The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-10
Republican Resolutions.

The following are the resolutions which
we're unanimously adopted by the Repubi'
can meeting Of last Friday evening They
speak the sentiments of the large maiorit
Of the people OF Davenport and Scott coun
v.
Resolved, That the recent attack upon
Charles Sumner, Senator from Massachu-
seits-in the Senate Chamber OF tina Unteti
States, by Preston s Brooke member o.
the House OF Representatives from south
Carolina was an act OF unparalleled alroel-
iva bloody, violent and brutal assault,
made without provocaton, and which no
proyocation could Justly, and richly merits,
and we trust will receive without reference
10 ,rty or locality, universal aud indignant
condemnation.
Resolved, That this cowardly and infamous
assault for words spoken in debate, was a
pslpable violation Of the rights Of citizen.
a gros. iniracton Of the Constitution Of the
United StateS--of the privileges Of parlia-
meatary dlseussion--of the right. Of soye'
reign State OF the Coniederacy in the per-
son of a Senatorial representative; -~in view
OF which we do most earnestly request our
Representative ut Washington TO use bls
utmost efforts to effect the speedy exPulsion
OF the sssailant Of Sumner from the seat 70
Congress- which he now dishonors and dls-
gracea
Received, That as friends Of Freedom
Freo Labor-Free Soil Free Men and
Free Speech, we do most heartily sympa-
thise with the Free State men in Kansas IN
the sutP rings and prosecutions TO which
they have been and are being subjected Tor
their noble and seif-sacriheins efforts to
keep tn virgin soil OF that young pioneer Of
the West, free from the curse and pollutions
of African Slavery. Hence, We hold in Ut
ter adherence the conduct oil the gang Of
Border Ruff ans, headed by Atchison and
Stdngiellow; counssiled, countenaneed and
supported By the administration OF Franklin
Pierce, who have attempted to establish
md execute by force and fraud, system Of
Laws more cruel and barb rous than IN It o!
he tyrant Draco;-l.aMs denying The right
% cazeas Of the United States 10 d!s ass the
lueston vi slavery ,--deeiirin mat man
.,loa who darss " exercise the IadiieaaoIe
right OF Tree speech on that ~ jet and Wis.
lung upon MIN mol less than t"o Years m
prisonmenl in the pententIary.
Resosced, That we feel deeply aggneved
and wronged in the aets Of violence and IN
dignity recently and formerly offered by law
less nobs I'll Atehi-on, in the Territory OF
Kansas, to the person OF Pardee Butter, Qor
some years res pected reaident Oh TINS Weir
ty aud personally known 70 many oil us as a
worthy, honorable and inoiTenslye citlzen)-
for no alleged crime, but while exercising a
right to which every man is entitled, and
while peaceably returning to MS family (aI'
ter an absence OF some months), and thai
we regard these acts as gross, and lawleSs
outrsges offered to the person and eonsttu-
tional right of an American citizen, and rs
the out croppings OF settled policy 10
crush ou5n freedom, and "subdue The Tree
men of the north, for the detestable purpose
of extending the area Of Slavery and estsb.
fishing il in Territory now free.
Rssoirsd That as iree niea, LOVING tree
dom. we can reyer Willingly consent that
the South shall ever reap any advantage
from the great political wrong which she
committed in the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise; thence, now and at all times here
after, we will in all proper ways resist the
admission OF Kansas into the Union except
as Free State, with Free Constitution
ResoGsa!, That the eminent, and oalJ
vital issues presented by the 80 colied Dem,
ocrauc party are the extension Of Slavery
the corroboratina oil the Slave power, aid TIE
augmenia o It's patronage, That Us Re
publicuns we DO accept the Issues thus ten
dered, and thing for freedom, We have &c
fear OF the decision which the people OF thl
whole Union viii make rs 10 the anlagonls'
tic claims of Freedom and Slavery.