Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-12
WHO A11 IIoPoNsIILH,

WHO ARE 1IoPoNsI1L1i q.
The Chicago Press, commenting upon
come OF the latest proceedings of the Mis-
eouri mob, says, at may be well to bear in
miadz thst Senator .Atchison resides in
Plattsr County. We san hear nothing Of
his interpreting to prevent these lawless
procesdings. The Governor.of the State
does not choose to exercise hi prerogativs
to tina, end. Theinterence is plain that the
mob are countenanced il moi absolutely ad-
vissa and counselled by the former Of these
high dignisaries. It il a part Of the inevi-
table programme Of carrying out the work
Of making slave State of Kansas, the ini-
tial step in which was the violation of the
Missouri compact. The public should nat
forget Z moment where the terrible respon-
sibility hes"
Az, .that 10 the word. Remember where
the responsibility rests. The repeal of the
Missouri Compromise is the br each whence
oil these bitter waters have flowed. No
one 10 % foolish as to deny that the dis
graceful, if not alarming acts which are
now progressing in western Missouri would
not have occurred, had plghted faith been
kept, and compact which, under the cir
cuustanccs, was as sacred as any OF the
guarantees Of the constitution, been pre-
served inviolate. On Douglas then and on
his prcmpters-a and CONDUCTORS rest the guilt
and responsibility of these necessary con-
sequences Of the Nebraska act.
Yet, ia view of facts so undeniable and of
conclusions 20 evident. some OF the Doug
las journals, laundering about to seek ex-
cuses for the ensrmous evils which are now
apparent even to them, are attempting to
make the Abolitionists accountable for the
doings or the Missouri Woodworking by
Aboltionsts all who think Slavery a socia
and political evil, and who constitute at
the present time, at least four -6lths OF the
people OF The free States. But the poor
ness Of such an argument is only equalled
by the fceblcness with which it is support
ed. II. transparent absurdity can be seen
through by the weakest vision, and It can
hardly impose upon the feeblest understand
ingsa And, forsooth, even il they were abo-
litionists in the original sense Of that word.
had they not right to 60 TO Kansas
and had these Missouri marauders any bus
iness TO interfere: with them! But they
were no more aboii.ionists than are nearly
all the inhabitants of the North. The pre-
text is TOO fimsy to be further noticed
bussthe true attentions Of these incendiaries
are hest shown BY their treatment of Col.
Park, of the Parkville Luminary; he was
no @abolitionist, he was even Missouri
Shareholder, yet beeause he chose 10 speak
in tsrms becoming an American citizen, Of
the PREF ecss Of the conspirsters and ofthe
outriges in Kansas,-his press was destroy
Cd, his house burned to the grou nd, he him.
sell threatened with being hung, and for
ced TO Zee for his iife,-and all, because he
presumed to question the correctness Of
Dsvid Atchison's proceedings.
Away then, with the miserable subter-
fuge that sboitionism was the cause of this
ruthless tramp,ing upon the rights Of free
men, this most wanton destruction of the
great safeguard of repubicanism. The
whole programme ofth campaign was cor
cocted at the time of the passage Of the in
famous bill. The intention was to make
Kansas Slave State. 1t was foreseen
that some would 60 there who would vote
against the introduction. of slavery. 1t was
deseymined to put these down by force.
Forthis purpose and long before the cleo
ton, Atrhison resigned his Office of Speak
or Of the Senate and Vice President Of the
United States, and repaired to Western Mis-
souri for the purpose Of collecting and dis
ciplning his bands Of eut-throat rufians.
David Atchison wa. the author and execu-
tor Of these Kansas outrages. His face was
not seen in the mobs, but his hand directed
alltheir proceedings. All these outrages
resulted primarily from the Kansas-Nebras-
ka bill. and therefore Douglas and Atchi-
son are responsible before the people, for
he'infamous misrule which is now holding
"reign Of terror" over that unfortunate
territory.
81. Clair Flats.
The Buffalo Express of the 4th inst says