Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-29
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At the time OF our present "fit'ns
!, ia n notorious fact that there ar
thousands OF adult males in III" tree
States suffering mos, intensely. II J.
no, Of the inclemency OF the "ea'h'i'
j, IA not from pinching cold Or g'plnA
hunger, that they are afflicted, and '''n
pelled to battle their cheeks IN ~'"'1
inc tears. 1t is "a deeper, dean''ef
..use than that which may affect the
bodily senses. /, is an incnrab!e maj
adv. ''for who can minister to " 'n'"'
diseased T.
4 series OF sudden calam't'es have
overwhelmed their souls with unh'ter
able grief The election OF bn'haha'
wac the first frightfnl calamity The
stunning effect OF that catastrophe
comb have been removed had not the
"unlucky star Of Fate" turned all the
,e.uperatiye an,idotcs to gall and worm
wood. Firstly, Coy. Gearl, oil Kansas
with malice aforethought, pcrverseIN
wickedly, and with intent t" Ipnre AMI
harmthe fallen Republicans, did restore
ueuce and quiet to "hlccdlng Kansas
whereby the said FRcpuhlieans We're
cheated and dctrauded ont Of II large
stock OF fresh "ou,rages then and there
the special property OF said i"p"'''-
cans. Secondly, the wicked, nhnma"
and barbarous "oligarchy' oftlc SOUTH
IN the uoase Of Representatives 'h'h
and there being, and upon the molten
of one Orr, of South Carolina, dld thci
and there wound, strike aud Kill. with
malice atorethought, one certain beng
called the AFRICAN Slave Trade, which
.aid being was the property OF sad lie
publicans and was used by them N the
cause of agitation, and by the labor and
skill OF which AFRICAN Slave lradr,
they then and there expected to reap
large profits. rewards, emolnment'' amt
honors. in the domlnions Of | m'ic
Sam.
Thirdly, the cruel. malicious, and EVIL
minded lanes Buchanan the interests
and rights of the said Republican,. not
regarding, bu, designing and intend
ing to injure them in their trad" amt
profession, viz: that OF slavery agitation
did write, print, publish, and ra''Se
10 be circulated, the following scandal
ou.. malicious aud deialna,"iN matter
10 wit THE people oi Territory
like those OF State, shall drchr ~
themselves whether Slavery shal! %
shall not exist within then limits,
whereby the said i;epHbaf"nN have
been injured and detained !" Their GOO
name and business, they having pr"
claimed that it WAS the doctrine 81 The
Nebraska act tina, the people IT Ia
Territory had no right BY law q eN
clude Slavery from Kansas until ih,l
formed State Constitution and were
admitted into the mon.
These various acts and ,l"!ug> IN 'h'
premises have taken away all mat'rlai
for agitation, and thrown ont Of en-
ploy large number ot"woo growers
aud filled their minds with the drcpe-
CONSERVATION. and the ( loomi,>; tore
bodings oil evil. Kansas Free State
the doctrine q, seli-goverumcnt settle
for all time, the re-opening oil I'VE Slave
Trade killed by Southern a>>aNs'n-
Oh horror Of horrors What " II Ice
come OF that rampant ARM OF k"puo
licansf
To be more serious, let lis enqmr
why it is that the Aboliiionlsts OF tn
North and the Disunionist iirc-eater
of the South, 80 completely haunoli1
in constituting the Nebraska ac, y
the South small faction claim tina
the Constitution carries Slavery mt
the Territories and that the settle,
can make no law excluding Slavery 5
long as it remains Territory. Gre'
lev says the same thing as follows:
The Nebraska Act was INTENDED teeivc and pra
tt,aly doe give any single STAKEHOLDER power I, ca
~ Slavery into Territory, white denying to all y
other people of said Territory power 10 shut Il ont.
We uGsa,rstand every Territory to be now legally
Nave Territory, and ~ having become or to beco OF
pgaetically one whenever any slaveiolirr sees M
tnD GAves thlther, no matter low uDanniousiN y
people may protest WAen IL comes 10 forn,
State Coasliistisa, having the requisite p'pnlau
and permission, the late Territory, now state, N
escis1e sisvery.
And so exasperated is Greeley b
cause James Buchanan and the Den
ocratic party do not 50 eon>'rne Il
Kansas act that he gets out of brea'
raving! The Democratic constructs
puts, an end to all 'niggerism and Sc
tional strife, and that will Kill the Ii
publican party; so Greeley, with &c
AdamA Brooks, Tombs and othe
South, agree upon construction a
verse to the very doctrine of self 90
eminent, merely to keep up the aslt
ton. James Buchanan has put an Ell
to agitation upon that subject by q
ing ~ hin construction OF the act.
All these fruitful subjects of nigg