Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-22

COmde smncA BY s1scis Oss y AsccOrd.
Gov. keedcr Of Kansas, like all the
unfortunate knavcs who have figured
~ the ecttcrs up Of the bogus Topeka |
Constitution, has left upon record, csl- ;
.lcncctie most damning, and testlmo-
ny the most cru@hin. against his re-
rcnt reasonable proceedings and IN
re,,liary speeches: IN his message t.
the Kansas legislature while he acted
a. the Governor, he explicitly avows
his warmcst appreciation Of the princi-
pies Of the Kansas l;illI, his adherence
of that destructive spirit Of Abolition
SIN which is now :" rampant in the
Black Republican party, 1T" work the
loal spirit If disord among the citizens
ii our common country" We annex
SO much Of the message asrefers to thus
subject commencing it t" the Ah"htIon
press in the other wing 81 this Block,
u a precious document for the use Of
/ is party:
"Thcrc are many specific subjects of
legislation, some Of which arc express
" referred u Won hv the bill "rganlz-
INC our Territory, and others spring
from the necessities "f our community.
Prominent among them is the qucs-
ton whether we shall build our govern
mrnt upon the basis Of Free or Slave
labor. Claiming a. We do the same
capacity for sclf-g"yernncn' ms our
fellow citizens Of the States, with a far
Greater, il not AN exclusive interest IN
the institutions and laws which are I"
exist anon" us-r"mpcllcd alone I"
bear their burdens and entitled alone
t., claim their benefits wisdom, Justice
and fairness would dictate that those
laws and institutions inside ofthc Con
,titution of the United States should
he moulded by ourselves !; stimulated
bv the absorbing interest we must fee
, IN them, rather than by the rcprcscn
tatiyes or citizens Of States. who are NJ
more competent t" the task than We
who have no stake with Us in then
results, and who would most inlig
, nantly rcpel any offer Of rcc'Proclt,,
:. from us in assisting I" manage tlcl
affairs. The pro, sion OF our IcrrI'"
8 rial organic act secures IA tins rig''l
0 and is founded in the true doctrines "
Repubhcanis,n. 1t may b" exercise
in various degrees, and III various way
!, and whenever it is called int" action
cannot kgitimatcly he attended wit
that excitement which is incident L
: the agitation "f the slavery qucstlo
in the direction OF an attack upon con
stitutional rights. An agitation Of tina
= kind, such Il, We have seen industrious
!, ly prosecuted in the past history "f"n
Q country hy the destructive spirit q
o .Iboi,t;onism, ran ncrer be pr"i"ct,'
y Of aught int erti, and is calculated I,
o an eminent degree 10 obscure the CID
:. rus of the past, to ~ork tie joni sI"r
a If djsrorm among the cit'-cns ~ on
9 ,.on coyu,,v and also 10 mar on
n brilliant future, II not 10 r"d""ger III
5 existence of oar cherished tn'o". g.
. want Of fidelity to the solemn compact
o of the Constitution, and an attack NJ
y on tho RIGHTS Of Estates. which are wlla
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