Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-10-27

hodies OF men from an adjacent Stale ,nva-
ied tie Teri'ofy, took POSSESSION OF ne
pc Is, deprived the actual settlers OF 10 .
! ight ot suf gt and perperaird gross olt'
RACES upon such c,tizeas a. professed poiii
cal sediments dissereeable 10 the invaders
| BY threats and lawiess violence, they sec
| ured The electi of majority OF The tnsm.
b-rs u the Legislative Assembly many Of
whom were then. and are now citizens OF
iho,hee state. Bs this Assembly a code
If Laws was enacted. unparalleled IN the
istory of legislation laws pr ipably IN
cuhsi ltutionsi, aud winch 10 man WITH tie
! .pir't OF 8 freeman could obey without per-
SOFA, di,hOnor AID 4 violation Of ms con
,cIeGcs.
| IN thu condiiton Il things, an without
INV attempt 10 repri violence, tie prop'e
| 4 Kansas sought peaceful remedy for he
wrongs that had been perpafraisd, bt form
,ng a State Constitution, eiechng Sia,e 9th
| IS a sovereign State.
/ Although the Constitution OF the taitvd
States declares thai treason shall consist
only 10 lrvying war" yet man holiing o
commission under the seal of the Uni.
states, ard exercising the office of Caief
Justice Ia that Territory. has declared tn
the persons who accepted office under -
state Constitution, are gnii OF treason
! Under his Instructions the : te Once S
have been indicted, arrested, ana j de
NED them, under thu pIetente Of ! .dic al
p oce, dings. bat without afr al or he ri g
! ,fauy KIND An armed posse has inv1ted
the town of Lawrence. and destroy 4 prin
ting presses, private buildings and lei.
! Humdn YES nave bee sacrificed, proper
| y 10 a iarge amount, has been destroyed,
| tiyeus have beeu jrven from the Terfito
! ~ BY violence, ami anarchy ami disorder
everywhere prevail.
! Amtug the Sufferers have been former
/ n ut Iowa, who went 10 Kansas l. ~
spirit OF prepagandism, but With the 'o'e
| ion r becoming 2. manent reside ~
hat Territory. Tht.e of them hays ~
'aln BY arms -eli 10 nave been placed "a
Federal officer H. he hands Of ba,, =
lutaws from a remote state. Some hti,
| Deen compelled TO dee from the Tertlia !
or 40 pirnc. save that Of having enigr.tr.'
rom . Free State while others renlin
hece, stripped of their property aud up
real TO their fellow ci',zens Of lewa fuf
ympa,h, AID protection.
Ia my conviction, their appeals should
/ ,ol be ~ vain They went 70 Kansas. rely
! ng upon aud had right 10 expect q e
I tfOtectlon Of ta- General Government. In
I thls eSpcc,atIon they have been disappoih'
| ri Citizenship has been virtually denied
hem. Their rght L. defend th.mselve-
I md 80 keep ard brar arms" has been in
/ frlrged b. the act of the Territorial officer ;
/ tho have afrs;ed from them the mems Of
! tefence Whit putting weapons OF offence
INTO the hands of their enem es They have
been oppressed by code oflaws unrqualeti
N atrocIiy III modern times. The charac-
/ ter and conduct of The Territorial judges
ave shown that an appeal TO the judicial
| rihuhai i worse than useless.
The Central Government having failed TO
| perform lis duty by rto'~c'lng the people of
Kan as ~ he enloyn en' Of their right~.it Is
manltes'iy the rilht OF the States 10 aiopi
measures 10 protect iis former c,'ikens If
the people OF Iowa are not permitted 10 en-
Joy the rights OF citizenship in hat Territo
u, They retain helr former citizenship IN
thin State, and sr- IS much entitled IL pro
lection FROM the State while upon the pub
lie domain, as they would be il the Gefrt /
Government failed to protect them n for
eign country.
I While | write, an army raised ~ N,
State of Missouri, is MARCHING into kausa.
With the ssowed purpose of driving ou' II
those citizens of the Territory who emiara-
ted from the Free STATES, and who expo
preference for a Free state Cou~;ifi,iloe.
Ano'het armed body 81 mel have ulscsd
II emsriv-s Oh the einIEran route froro tt.
STATE or Iowa 10 prevent Al the point al =
, hayoEet any further emigration from ~,
State
The state Of Iowa cannot b. ~ lniii',l
eut Specta .. Of ,hese acts IT iawi.s yio-
lence. She demands thai her e,fla.n- ststl