Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-30
Abolition False hood

The Black Republican Abolition
party of the North is one grand SHAM.
TWAS organized by sham politicians,
adopted sham platform, and nom'na-
ted a sham candidate for the Presidcn-
cy. II is kept alive by sham reports,
coined in the brains of sham editors;
that continued excitement upon sham
issues, may turn tho attention from the
monstrous shams, which they employ
to cheat the people with. History is
ialsified, events distorted, and individ-
uals misrcprcscntcd, with an cffrontery
as brazen and as ilnpudcnt, as that Of
the highwayman. Kansas has been a
perfect mine of wealth to this gang Of
scoils- hunters. Located afar off upon
the frontier, where railroads and telcg
raphs do not reach, and from whencethc
true statement Of events is long in OBJ
tanning the light, Kansas has afford
cd the bold traitors of the N. Y. Tri
bune, material for excitement almost
without precedent in history. While
everything remained quiet there, with
not ripple Of disturbance upon the
bosom OF Society; the Tribune would
coo.ly publish most horrible tragedy,
which had not a particle Of truth, and
no foundation in fact; and then al
the small fry fusion presses, and aboli-
ton preachers, would, and do Shrek
for freedom, and howl about "horrible
outrages" which never occurred. Now
the tables are turned, and the Adolf
ton horde are committing the "horri-
bic outrages". Among the number Of
these perversions was one in the n. Y.
Times in reference to Ely Moore, for
merly of New York, but now OF Lee
compton, Kansas. Mr.. Moore replies
to this libel as follows.
LECoMPToN, June 20, 1855.
NV DEAR Son: Your brother rec eived
. letter from you night befnre last, by
which perceive that have been rep, es.
ented by certain bogus correspondents from
this place, Of the New York Tines and
Tribune, as having been engaged in tarring
aud f.athering melody, whom l know
not, and also in firing pistol at some in
dividual, equally unknown to me. Oh
course, neither you nor any other Of my
story, bu, on the contrary, know il to be .
braxen-faced falsehood. The fact 10,
have not had a pistol in my hand since !
have been in the Territory, for have moi
had an occasion for the use Of one. MOI
have had controversy with any human
being since my sojonrn here.
Ever since the commencement OF thu
Kansas troubles, ! have been freely and
frequently consulted, by men belonging Ia
both parties, and the whole tenor OF m,
course has been conservative and roncil. ia.
tory. have endeavored on all occasion,
10 pour oil upon the waters, and 10 smooth
NJ down aspe rites on both sides.
Tie truth is, neither the Times nor IN,
Tribune has any correspondent in thi.
Z place This ! know 10 be 50. The core
spondents ct those papers live in the city OIL
. New York, and undoubtedly a,e attached
I, those respective Offices. I cannot be
lisve that any man can be so debased $50
utterly lost 10 all manly feeling, honest,
and. truth, as 10 deliberately make such in
famous mis-statements as characterize al
! the correspondence which appe,rs ~ tn.
Abolif on paperS East. The only thinf
that can be urged in extenas3ioh Of thei
false representations is, that their fevsrisi
and fanaticsl imaginations represent 4
their weak and deluded miads that wha
they say in relation TO Kansas Affairs, i
'tfues IL not this liberal construction OF
part? Not being in possession Of til,
facts OF the case, they must, in order L
satisfy thelcravinss of their EMPLOYERS, To-
the terrible and sublimcIy horrible, need,
.ax their poor and morbid imae NATIONS. :
Unfo.tnlate correspondent! Wicked, o.
deladed editors s@@1sf1s
~ ~, Your father.
ELy Moo~v