Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-30

Issm III peylnpest 0neesfe
Dsseusslon as Dmbu4ue.
We are pieased % Isasu from the Dabuqae I
papsp, thas M Davis - hsd 1ertitpde enough |
10 sussn0unt the domeasfc 1A5csi0ns which hare /
rscsntly oppreaeed hin, and stand forth as the |
the champaon Of the great principles which the |
people Of this disGr;ct intend he shall represent
and masnsA;n In The next Congress. Mr. Davis
might hays been excnaablei II he had permitted his
family misfostunes TO prevent him from appearing
- the public advocate Of the cause which he
has been selected TO defend. But he well knew
that the unscrupulousness Of the p,o-slasery
pastazAns would grant him no immunity from In
SUIT ana misrepresentation on that account, and
rather than the cause should suffer through his
mistortunes, he has determined to place his own
feelings in abeyance, and do manful battle for
the truth and the right This determination
viii increase the ardor Of his friends and the
friends OF freedom throughout the district, and
unlegs we greatly mistake the feelings of our
citizens 1t will also make his majority larger
than 1t would have been under other circum.
stances.
The Dubuque Tribune SAYS Mr.. Davis left the
sick bed Of his wife, that he might not be charg-
ed With avoiding the appointment that had been
made, and appeared to do battle for Free Labor
and Free Speech. Mr.. Letter commenced the
discussion, and spoke in defence Of the Pierce
administration, of the interests Of slavery, and
IN favor OF the Kansas bili--which he heretofore
| denounced, but which he now advocates as the
| sheet anchor Of liberty! We quote from the
Tribune -
| "Mr. Davis followed in an address Of three.
fourths OF an hour, more perfect, and more
effective, and more clearly defining the rights
and powers Of Congress and the Territories,
| than any to which we have been permitted to
listen. He carried the audience with him lby
whom he was continually greeted with the most
enthusiastic checring) and entirely demolished
every position taken by Mr.. Letter"
In his second address, Mr.. Letter, as is his
custom, ignored any discussion Of principles, and
made long personal attack upon Mr.. Davis, the
burden Of which was that some years ago Mr..
| Davis was an owner Of slaves which he sold, and
that therefore his opposition to slavery was by
pocritical.
after his close, Mr.. Davis replied that he had
owned slaves that he brought two negresses
! with him from Missonri-that they left him
that he did not know where they nor were, and
that he had never tried either to sell them Or
reclaim them, but allowed them to go and stay
where they pleased, and labor for themselves
This was regarded by the meeting as a very
conclusive reply, and will be SO regarded by all
who have heard or may hereafter hear the ex-
tremely silly charge of Mr.. Letter. Mr..
1
he was not in favor Of the fugitive slave law,
and it clearly shows to what great straits his an
tagonist is reduced when the very peculiar reia-
ton which our candidate had with the peculiar
Institution years ago. is now brought forward to
discredt the sincerity of his opposition to the
| extension oil slavery over territory rightfully
free. To our mind, and the mind of all candid
men, the nature of Mr. Davis former connection
with slavery, is the very best proof of the truth
fulness of his present professions of hostility TO
the aggressions ofthe baneful system. Of the
character OF the meeting, the Tribune says
| "Mr. Davis then closed the discussion with a
few well timed and home replies, and the meet
ing adjourned
We have never witnessed in Dubuque so no.
BILE, manly and general an expression of inter
! est in the cause of Freedom and Free Labor,
| and OF opposition to slavery extension, as was
evinced last evening. The advocates of Slave
ry and of bogus Democracy tremble for the re-
| suit.
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Letter las will be seen from
the nstice) will continue the canvass of the dis
trict."
| COOP LESSON TO PIRATEs.-Col Buford,
OF Alabama, who expended $4,000 in raising
| q gang of Southern vagabonds to aid in extend
ing slavery over Kansas has returned to Alaba-
ma
| When Gov. Shannon was at St. Louis few
days since, Rev. Mr. Field, of the New York
Evangelist, was there also, and stopped at the
same hotel with the Governor They fell unto
conversation upon Kansas affairs, and Governor
Shannon expressed his opinion of Col Buford's
company without reserve, and in rather strong
| terms. They were he said, robbers and as
sassins," and altogether the most desperate un-
principled set of scoundrels that were ever
brought together, The only exceptions were
few well educated young men, the sons of gen.
| uemen, who were disposed to behave somewhat
like gentlemen. but their ruflian associates were
| too much for them.--While at st. Louis, on their
| way to Kansas, Col Buford was robbed of Sl5,-
600 by some member of the company, and they
continued to rob him in various ways all the
way up the Missouri. Arrived in Kansas, they
with the Georgians and South CaroliniRns, were
enlisted in the United States SERVICE and having
assisted in the destruction of Lawrence, and
performed other similar service, Col Bnford
began to be anxious that they should make
| claims and settle on them according to the terms
| of their enlistment.
But they had no notion of going to work;
robbing the settlers paid better; and not one of
| them fulfilled his engagement With the Col.
About the time Col. Sumner drove them across
the border into Missouri, Col. Buford found him
sell literally cleaned OUT" and not cent re-
| NAMED OF the $4,000 with which he started,
and he had no more negroes to sell. The gal
liant and patriotic gentleman was disappointed
| and disguised, and few days before Governor
| Shannon arrived in st. Louis he passed through
! that city on his way to Alabama, "a sadder and
| q wiser man."
HEROIC MorHER-There was on the Inflated
steamer Northern Indiana, yesterday, lone
Mother with four children. Satisfying herself
that the destruction of the boat was inevitable
and that the wide waters of the lake was the
dernier and almost hopeless resort, the noble
woman coolly cast about for the best security
for her four little ones and herself Looking oy-