The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-24
From tae Philadelphia Times

The repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
in 1894, was sprung upon the people with
aut notice, and in violation ot all the
pledges given BY the President. aud was hur-
red though by the united votes OF the
south and OF their subservient aorthern al
lies. The politica storm which followed
placed the Presidentin a wo!nl minority
and presented the san spectacle OF man
lust elected by the votes OF twenty.se,en
States, rejected and disowned, not only by
the ptopie Of the United States hui by his
native State OF New Hampshire, who regard
him as traitor to freedom, EE8
Ry bargain made aiW ashington. Kansas
was formally surrendere ed 10 the slagehold-
mo leaders Of Missouri, who poured an arm
ed force OF five thousand border rutians into
the Territory, drors deay from he polls The
resident sotcrS, took possession 81 ihenl, and
elected all The members Of the 7srritorta
Leeisature The infamous aud outrageous
acts passed by the Missouri Legislative body,
we shall not stop to enumerata, nor shalt
We enter into the details Of the savage tres,-
ment of the Free State settlers, their wives
| and families, by the ferocioua satellites of
the slave aristocracN Of Missouri.
| la all the atfars OF Kansas, tho arm of
| the government has heen raised 10 put
down freedom and extend slavery, and the
| last act OF the present Governor is TO
authorize the celebrated Colonel Titus. the
leader Of the border ruffians and horse
| thieves, "a raise o battalion OF his former
/ followers, to secure the sscendency al the
slave power in this devoted Territory.
Ii Is clear, therefore, that the intention Of
President Pierce, aud the Buchanan mem.
berS Of the Senate. was from the beginning
10 make Kansas slave Territory and Il
slave State And to carry out the original
bargain and complete all the arrangements,
and the Imperative duties Of MI. Buchanan,
the nominee OF the slave power, and is
bound TO dc all its biddings II Il morally
certain
4 /. That the repeal of The Missouri Com.
promise was the direct result Of a bargain
between the slayeholding lesders Of Me
souri, and the President and the leaders Ia
the Senate.
2. That the direct object of this repea
: was to deliver over Kansas, bound hand ana
foot, 70 slavery.
3, That, as a part Of the original plot
tha territorial elections were TO be carries
20 ! an armed invading force tom Mis-
suurj.
That the Missouri Territorial Lsgsla
ture, elected by force and fraud, we're Il
ass the laws 81 Missouri at once, and re
ognze slavery, b. punish ug as fe!on!
all attempts to deny IL existence in Kan
: 5as,
That the Government At Washington
,sas to recognize it and all its acts, and car
~ them out at the point OF the bayonet.
6 That this was done originally By Cos
shannon, and now BY Governor Gesry, VIII
! srresting and imprisaning ire State mer
, bat not even touching a single hair Of on
border ruffian's head.
; ]. That BY organizing battalion 81 boz
! lee rutfians raised BY Col Titus, who ha
been prime leader in all the atirays and At
2 taeks upon the innocent free State men an
. their property, Governor Geary has virtual
{ ~ given over the lives OF all the free whit
citizens If Kansas, aud of their vii an
+. families, TO the care Of men who respec
= neither age nor sex. and TO whom tarTtn
il aud testhering and scalping are familiar %
r yupstipus.
u What confidence can be rePosed IN sac
d an administration, its officers or agents, q
,; a anY one engaged ia The cruel and neis
1 rious scheme OF cnslaying free Kansas .
* what confidence can be placed in the pes
rni nominee, who 10 bound By the no. sol
ID emn pledges 10 continue this inlernh sys
ie l2m OF prescription, torture and murdT!