Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-05


caxaR1s ann kAxsas.
From an article entitled The Coming
Session, il, the December number OF P1i.
nam, we make the following extract IN re.
ssfson to the Ksnsae question. The CHIEF
merit ef Putnam, especially in ,imss HE
~ nrse,.t. Is the entire Independence with
,zs.,i.h i, discussss all questions OF. a social
or political character. In this respect we
think i, decidedly superior to any journal
hitherto published ia the country and we
90 .nnu, hu, hope that both the umeisness
and ,ru,hsulness Of the present article w'ii
have a good effect no, only on all prlva,e
nessons v ho may read il. but even on the
lec;sla,ors a, Washington city.
The writer agrees with the unprejudlced
p. on;n;cn Of the country, that he who believes
In the inalienable rights ofman, will neces-
ssrily pronounce the election OF The hrs.
territorial Legislature in Kansas, by armed
proce.sions from Missouri, oyeroearlng and
Srowbesting the actual residents Of Kansas
a. well as the judges Of election and only
allowing the settlers to choose single
member out Of twenty-five or thirty, sheer
farce and nulli,y. whicht The subsequent pre-
ens;ens Of Legislature, so imposed by one
community on ano,her TO establish slavery
i'm Kansas, and TO punish all opposl'ion
thereto as felonious. were not needed 70
cover with indignation and contempt The
election for the 6rst Legislature having been
thus violated and rendered null i, the
svstema,ic corruption Of the ballot boxes
~ Missourians, all the acts flowing from II
share the character Of theirsour and l are
emo more account than so much waste pa
~, The actual residents of Kansas having
hem thus deprived by foreign violence o.
organization contemplated BY Congress
.,eeerlv fell back on their natural rights
.l.c,inp Reeder as their delegate, and franz
,,.. free State consii.u,ion;-the neces-
..rv consequence of which is that Congress
IL bound TO sdmi, Reeder at once. and ADMIT
Kansas as State whenever her htness 10
assume that position has been shown. vi
Tho FINAL settlement OF the question, the
w,;,er ,ar..-"That the ultimate issues OF
this conflict will be such as humanity dc
t,tes ana Justice demands, no believer IN an
,u-neryadinp Providence is at liberty 20
Soubt: and any temporary advantage winch
nav seem 10 accrue 10 slavery will surely
be overruled al last to the signal adssnee-
mens OF freedom for all"
Having, By this preface, explained Inc
general tone OF the article, we give its con-
ciusion as follows-
..There are those who will view this cues
t;on with the iaundiced eye OF the partisan
and coolly calculate the probable influences
az : decision bearing this side or that, az Il
nav affect the chances of carrying the
.1emocratic," or The "American," or some
other candidate for the Presidency Let
shese he warned in timr, for the issue OF
freedom or slavery, for what il destined to be
The central and one Of tie most populous
ard powerful States Of the American Con-
federacv, is TOO grave and momentous 10 o.
the foot ball &c seli-seeking politicians. II
Is cf infinitely greater consequence ihan
the fortunes OF any asplrant, the triumph o.
any policy affecting merely Pecuniary inter
ests and contemplating none other than
commercial or personal ends. Whatever
800, az clione. or cabal, shall attempt to
nell Kansas into campaign capital. and
auspend its destiny on the chance OF secur-
iro more or less votes for It's candidates,
will ass,rel,y he taught that he has uncer
estimated the intelligence and resolution OF
this people. "Shali Kansas be free or
Slave Statelv is question which must be
suewered on its merits, leaving incidental
cansfauences TO time, TO destiny, TO God
The flag az freedom must be upborne by de-
voted arms: and whoever volunteers to serve
il, in the hope OF thereby serving himseii'
viii very surely be detected and banned.
but. let IL be agreed on all hands that the
liberties of Kansas shall first be secured
that the Presidency shall be an aftcr-fhought
and the way is clear for an eurly solution
of The difficulty. Let any party or iacuon
seek to postpone or eyade this decision
TO throw over the question OF the DAY. 10
await the issue Of the presidential contest
and abide the fortunes OF some favored aspi-
rant-apd that party. that faction VIII nave
reason to rue lis experiment on the pubic
patience. The Kansas question Is now ID
order-fo seek to postpone or shuttle II OF
wound he 4 confession at once Of cowardice
and treason. II would be TO thrust II in
eyitabIy into the presidential whirlpool and
conyul the whole country with ih1 throes
ofa needless and perilous sc .tlona agitation
But let Congress act promptly, feariessiy,
decisively, Justly, and the controversy VIII
h. forever settled: and the waves ofconten-
ton and irritation will speedily subside, CIV
ing place to coutentment, serenity, and
peace"
Jndee DousI.ts. who has been very i'll at
Terre Haute, is now conyalescent, and mas
stated toa friend that be expects to be able
to. be in Washington about the FIRST Of
Jsnuary.
The first snow ofthe season fell at Lcav-
enworih on the 10Th ult.
.,... 1880 1 "a i.toll;nenca lx..r,