Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-31
From tho sausster Sovereign Of Angus. 81.
Great Ixeitsmsnt IN Atehisen An Abolition
Preacher Shipped on q Raft.

Butler arrived in town with view of start
lng for the East. probably for the purpose
Of importing fresh supply of Freesoiers
from the penitentiaries and pest holes OF the
Northern States. Finding it inconvenienl
10 depart before morning, he took lodging
at the hotel, and proceeded to visit hume rous
portions OF our town, every where ayowipp
himself afreesoiler. and preaching the fouIcsi
OF abolition heresies. He declared the re-.
cent actions Of our citizens, in regard to y.
". d. Nelly, the Infamous and unlaw full
T proceedings OF mob-at the same time
stating that many persons in Atchison, W no
were Freesoilers at heart, had been intimi.
dated thereby, and feared to avuw their true
sentiments; but that he (Butler) would ex.
press his views, in defiance Of the whole
community.
On the ensuing morning, our townsmen
assembled en- Daasse, and deeming the pres.
ence OF such persons highly detrimenta TO
the safety Of our slave pFoperty; appointed
a committee Of two 70 wait on Mr.. Butler.
and request his signature TO the resolutions
passed at the late pro-slavery meeting in
Atchison. After perusing the said resolu.
tons, Mr.. b. positively declined signing
them, and was instantly arrested BY the
committee.
Alter various plans for his disposal had
been considered, it was finally decided to
place him on raft composed Of two logs,
hrmIy dashed together; that his baggage and
a loaf Of bread be given him; and having
attached flag to his primitive bark, EN-
blazoned with mottos indicative Of our con-
tempt Of such characters, Mr.. Butler was
set adrft on the great Missouri, with the let
ter X. legiby painted on his forehead.
He was escorted some distance down the
river by several Of our citizens, who seeing
him pass several rock-heaps iii quite skill.
full manner, babe him adicu and returned to
Atchison
Such treatment may be expected by all
scoundrels, visiting our town for the pur-
pose Of interfering with our time-honored
Institutions, and the same punishment we
will be happy to award all Freesoiers, Abo-
litionists and their emissaries II this should
prove insufficient to deter them from their
das'ardly and infamous propensity for negro
stealing, we will draw largely on the hemp
crops of our Missouri neighbors for supply |
of the article, sufficient to afford every Jail
bird in the North necklace twelve feet in |
length
With confidence we appeal to the Squat !
ter Soveregns Of Kansas, to know ii our |
slaves shall be tempered with Will they |
allow the Greeieys and Stewards of the
Northern States to nundate our broad terri |
tory with the scurf and scum collected from
their prisons, brothels and sink-holes OF
iniquty Is society, composed of such in
gradients as these, proper school for the /
morals of your children Are such men fit |
companions for your daughters! Such wo-
men fit wives for your sons
Squatters Of Kansas, If ever the eyes of |
the ord were fixed on political contest,
they are gazing on you now. Your brethren
of the slaye-hoiding States have placed their |
cause in your hands. They have declared
Kansas the Thermopyle Of the South, and
YoU the Spartan band, that must defend it
from the foul invasion OF Northern fanatics.
They have crossed the Rubicon, broken
through all restrain, and forced us to the
final issue. Our rights are trampled on,
and we cry in vain for redress. We are
now battling for the very existence Of our
Institutions We have found the Federal
Constitution which they profess to reverence
s, highly, impotent and unable to protec,
us. Their pledges are all broken and worth
less, and now only two alternatives remain.
w must cltner HEdiH euuuiit W SpHip'o-
mise with party possessed OF an invinclble
majority. a party whose every act has de.
clared them perjured, or We must rise, un.
animously, and drive the foe from our midst
In order to accomplish this end. no mercy
can be shown, and none is needed.-Let
your action be as mmutable as the Medean
law.
Citizens Of Kansas, can you hesitate
which course to pursue! II your self esteem
IS insufficient, your interests are enough to
decide you. Ifyou hesitate now you are
lost Your brethren of Atchison have taken
bold, manly and decided stand. Unsssis-
ted they pledge themselves to purge their
town, and it's vicinity from the polluted pres
ence Of Abolitionism. Without your aid,
more they cannot do. Give it Us, and Kan.
sas shall soon claim her proper place among
her sister States, in Southern Republic
II the Abolitionists seek war, it shall
come, and sooner than they wish: and if you
are good men, and true. it shall be "war to
the knife, and knife to the hilt."
The New York Epenin9 Post speaks OF