Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-10

The 81. Louis Inteii,srncsr is paper
which for it's general conduct deserves the
.,esiee. Of Ill the patriotic aud right.minded
pserle in the country. We do not now al
Jude particularly to the course which J, has
purued in regard to the affairs OF Kansas.
xAnrsA or that il 10 entitled TO high praise;
but 10 al questions which asa public jour-
,sl;st Il il required to discuss, it seems TO
10 ,ha, Il is more anxious to be right and 10
freed the path Of duty, than to make all it's
sayings and actions subseTsient to seif.in-
tercs., BIZ watching the smiles and fro~rs
cfa 6rkle. q prejudiced. or an easily excl
ted community. I. 10 doubtless sustained
Ia thi. praise~orshy position BY the app'e.
b.tion OF many good citiseas. but Il evinccs
nc Ordinary deer c Of moral courage to PEI.
e;stently condemn and expose the prevalent
and Characteristic vices Of the community
ia which i, is placed.
In rcsen, article emitted, .Lax'ty Of
iusnee in the South tie IatQirhefr very
ahly and Il - y sxps sas the fefiorab e
,mmunity from the penslties OF crime 'Sisch
4 enjoy cd by bold. wealthy and powerful
criminal. in TIE Southern States. This
immrni,y is greater than tina, witnessed in
.cv other region Of civilized Chris;end, N,
and. rays the Inteaisenoer, powerful,
blood thirsty desperados may rove the
a,reets Of our cites and towns for years, 70
The ;srror of society, committing perlodi-
c.Dly their deeds OF b.eof. and with one
hand holding well-flled purse, and lie
a,her resting on the shoulder CT sharp
,.ux.r. laugh to scorn all the efforts CT
poor, crippled ard hamPered justice to ever
take him."
II then goes on TO say that in the South
,uurdcrers and manslsyers are to be found
in every village, town and ne'aEoofhood'
goinp ., large, and ever re7dy to add Gnoih-
erto ,hei, list of victims. II eontras's the
u,ea, difference between the eases OF Pro-
fesssr Webster and Matt. Ward; the high
no.it;on and numerous friends Of the for
;. mer could no, cave him from the gailows,
!. .but the latter. who committed crime
equally henicu.. and more cowardiy' was
turned loose fron the clutches OF the law.
a. an innocent man.
We quote the conclusion OF the article
and csrso, bu, express the hope as well as
The eouvie,son, tina, ruch candid, as well as
iorcible and truthful presentations of facts,
Xi,lhss tene6eisl eject upon the Peo-
NJ, 10 whom they are addressed. We
make no in,imstion 10 the original causes
9Th. evils which afee, aud demoralize
southern society, nor have we any disPosi'
fiof, 10 deny that there are-sieos of mon
Ser mar nitude which work incaieuiSbie
evil aud suffering a, tic North. We link
however that the journals Of the latter sec
tioo of the country are more coura geous n
probing and exposing the sins of the social
system. and it would be a happy thing ior
on, southern fellow. ciiizens, il they bad
many mere papers which dealt as eand'd!y
ana fearlessly with the intricate problems
Of ,ocisldeveloPme n; as does The St-.Loui'
Inh!Seneer;
AT The South. II il can be proved that q
n,eslayer is in the habit Of carrpsn9 reap-
oos. II Is 40 much in his favor, as il is re-
.ardea 90 precluding the presumption OF
;.m.li e prepense''- though j: ought TO he
recorded as an eyi!encp..of rerTe'ual in,en,
10 Do wrong. The man who, in a p ACE
HE community, hGbitually wears deadly
w,snops. 10 always ready 10 commit crime,
and eter:sh,s constantly malice towards
.1n,e member fsocie,y. Yet the first thir 2
ATTEMPTED by the counsel Of cnlpit a..
aligned FOR using weapons on IL How man
.to pruye that the criminal always carries
= runs. That fac, ought TO initiate against
In; for though any one Is jus'fia lie in t.
t'rc PRECAUTIONS 10 protect himself, when
bic lie or liberty is threatened, no man has
/. right TO defy and bully society, ever. hour
81 he DAY and every day VI his life, with the
pri.t ola pistol in his breast pocket, or the
rr.t-udng hit ofa bowie knife at HE waist.
How lang will il be before there shall he
built upa public sent nent amongs, DC that
vii torcs judges, jurors and courts to run.
i. Il criminals whore guilt is patent aad pa
p.blei Public sent ment can do much 10
remedy the evil we so much deplore-nny,
public sentiment is The only agency that
can do il. Can any enc doubt that Il re-
cen, trial in the Circuit Court in III city
would have fcsult.d far differently, and
,ess satisfactorily, If the press had held lie
peace at the bidding OF the lawyers, and the
lLjic had not WATCHED tie progress Of the
aaa;r. Let the press ARRAYS sr' ak out
fats. tina. portion which wont b ye its
r ou,h stopred--and and The pabiic aiuays
y a.ch such triuls, in future, and Cur word
1Jr il. the courts will c5m, near.r doing