The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-11
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AAFM 0hNOAEsAos 6UtASns
WEp~EsDAY HORHIH0, JUFE II, lsss.
TIE k1ETINa.
The meeting on Monday evening. con-
vened for the purpose OF hearing Col.
Lanes exposition OF Kansas AFFAIR.", was
the largest political assemblage that ever
met in Davenport; and it was characterised
~ an enthusiasm which deep but not noisy,
mauifes,ed itself BY applause only when il
wa. impossible for men having any Of the
attributes or feelings Of fresmsn, 70 remain
silent Sympathy with the wronged and
oppressed citizens Of Kansas, indignation
at the brutal murderers who have destroyed
the homes and laid waste the fields Of that
fair Territory, and contemP, .fof the base
and tresci,erous administration of Franklin
Pierce, by ,urns swayed the feelings Of the
multitude. We never attended a meeting
which more fully entered into the object for
which il was called, which wss more fully
Impressed with the extraordinary importance
OF that object, or more completely deter.
mined that il shall be successfully accom-.
pli.hed. And such 10 the character Of the
numerous and much larger meetings which
are being held all over the country. The
people of the Free States have been yield.
ing. forbearing and apparently spashetlc;
bat they are becoming thoroughly aroused,
and in their hands the miserable tools OF an
;nsoient bu; intrinsically feeble Aristoefaey,
will be a. 4 straw in the hands Of giant.
l, 10 the good fortune OF Col. Lane that
wherever he speaks in the Western States,
be addresses many among the dinerent audi
snees who have been Intimately acssain,'
Cd with him, and who have therefore i'm
plicit Conscience in the truthfulness of all
his statements. This fact has been men
u onsd to 10 by one of the individuals to
whom We refer. Col. Lane has always
been Democrat, and as one of the Den O.
cratic electors of Indiana, cast the vote OF
tina, State for Franklin Pierce. He there
fore not only possesses the right, but il is
peculiarly proper that he should expose the
gross crimes and fslsities by which the
present administration has covered itselt
with disgrace, and cruelty betrayed all the
hopes and expectations of the large majority
Of free people who placed il in power. Col
Lane demonstrated TO mis- audience, OF which
. large portion were Democrats like him
self, that leaders like Pierce and Douglas
have led fragment Of the Democratic par
" astray on the crooked pathway OF Cal
houuism and nullifcsnon, and that the true
portion of the old Democratic party we're
those, who still adhering to the doctrines
and teachings OF Jefferson, Madison and
Jackson, are now doing battle in defence Of
true Demoersiic or Republican principles.
I.is NOT necessary that We should al.
tempt to give the details OF Col. Lanes
speech. The Indignant tones in WHICH he
denounced the brutal assassins OF MnseuFi
We, ring in the ears Of most Of our readers.
The narrative which he gave Of the pro.
ceedings in Kansas from the commence
ment down TO the present time, not only
nos, essed ali the internal marks OF truthful.
ness, but has been 60 frequently eorroSora.
led in all its particulars BY other Witnesses
and its ma,erisi facts admitted sno justine
by the rufian. themselves, that those only
could pretend 10 disbeheve il who are at
heart on the side OF the ruthans, and sho
rejoice at or al least do not regret the muir
ders and rapine which have been committed
in Kansas, or the infamous proceedings OF
the drunken and blood thirsty mob which
enacted the iarcic4l though horrible parody
on the forms of civ ,liIed government.
After having heard the clear exposition oil
Col. Lane, our readers will never forget the
manner in which the sham Legislature Of
Kansas Yves constituted by the votes OF
armed bands Of drunken Missourians. 1t il
on that election that the wksle subsequen
controversy has turned. 1t passed aseriss
of laws which, il they had been as wise and
humane, a. they are infamous, would not
have been binding on the citizens of Kan
sss,-but because American citizens, nur-
tured in the love Of freedom and cherishing
ali the traditions and lessons Of constitu.
,ional liberty, refused TO obey the bloody
and deyi!ish code concocted by mob Of rob-
bers and murderers, they are accused OF
treason 70 the United States. The actual
citizens Of Kansas, and millions OF freemen
in the States, scorn charge thus sprupg
from stupidity and feroeity. The hT' as
saseins OF the slave oligsichy msy hang or
shoot down men in Kansas FIR daring to
question the holiness Of slavery, but they
have no, yet dared to prostitute even the
degraded courts which there represent the
judicial power Of tbe United States. by going
through the mock ceremonies Of trial FOL
treason on such ridiculous chsrges Col
Lane io!S US ths, he would shortly be in
Ransss TO confront his aecuseFs on this
charge Of treason. He may be murdered,
bur our sord Tor il be will never be public
" arrsigned. And the border rufhans and
their superior Officers at Washington CITY
had better be cautious about proceeding to
much further extremities. LIE, but the word
come back that the life Of Lane is in jsoPar.
dy from this humbua charge Of treason, and
the rush to the rescue from the Free Slater
would be instantaneous and irresisulIs.--
Any efforts of the present miserable admin
istration 10 restrain them. would be as met
fectual az the attempt OF q child 10 stay ths
progress OF an avalanche
Towards the conclusion OF bis speech Col
Lane stated that the House OF Represents
tiyes would soon vote for the admission O.
Ksnsar AZ q State, and that in the probable
non-concurrenes Of the Senate, the House
was determined TO make no more appropria'
tons for carrying on the Territorial govern
ment He was positive in making the state.
ment, and said there was not particle oi
doubt as TO its entire correctness. We re.
ioice that such is the fact II affords some
clue for exuicstion from the labyrinth in
which the country has been involved by the
FOLLY and wickedness of Pierce and his sdvi
.sr.. The popular branch of the nations
Legislature will be sustained in its action BY
an overwhelming majority oithe people, an'
;f !, sets itself resolutely TO work 10 yindi