The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-26

LIZ CLAIRE, July 81, 1856.

Dear Sir:--Searce one
short month ago, that paragon Of truth and
veraci,y, the estate Democrat" published
to the world what purpOrted to be an &C.
count OF great rau6eation meeting" in
this city, a, which, by the united eloQusnce
OF Judge Barrett and MIR. Bearsley, and by
the unanimous adoption 4. .. just fourteen
votes) OF those decisive resolutions, read in
such stentorian tones, &c, the poor anti
Pierce, anti Douglas, anti-slavery men
were completely overwhelmed and annih.
lated.
We might have supposed that after such
rout, the Black Republicans might be leit
to die without farther molestation; but the
slavery extensionists are merciless set
they delight in seeing the agonies and suug'
giles Of those who are helpless and defence
less. Accordingly, last Saturday evening
our city was visited BY the eonquefing ne
roe. attended BY the Davenport brass band
and : eoodly number Of the faithful, evident
H. calculating on grand demonstration
ahi.h would smother and extinguish all re-
mains OF political heresy.
Ats o'clock the meeting was srganiIed
in front of the "Bratton House," and Mr..
g, S. c. Dow was ;,troduced to the audi
ence. After preliminary remarks, Mr.. d.
addressed himself to the task of giving his
hearers true account of the troubles in re-
gard to Kansas. Mr.. ID. said, Nobody de-
MES that the Missouri Compromise was real.
~ repealed by the legislation OF 1850, this
every one admits; the kansas-Nebraska
&C, only did in words what was done in sub.
stance in 1850. Hence the legislation OF
1854 was right. There would have been
no trouble in Kansas bu, for the N. E. En-
grant Aid Society, they organized to send
men TO Kansas-for what. To settle! To
make their homes there, Ts 60 to Kansas
az you came to lows, No, no, but for the
express purpose of making it Free State
and nothing else. Here was the cause OF
all the trouble Next. Gov. Reeder was
appointed; he convened the legislature AZ
Pawnee, an open wilderness, not house
near; the legislature had to meet in their
wagons. Complaints had been made Of the
haste with which the Legislature passed
their laws; how long would you have taken
10 enact laws if you had to meet in your
wagons TO do ii, The whole question in
repsrd TO Kansas turns on the question:
was the legislature of Kansas legally con
| s.i,uted body, Undoubtedly it was. True
some OF The delegates were elected by Mis-
soarians; this was wrong, very wrong; bu
this only occurred in seven districts, an,
some of these were contested, so that onll
three of the members of that body held thei
seats Illegally. Would three illegal mem
| bers invalidats the whole' Assuredly not
Well, they must NEE, where there wer,
some houses, &c, so they moved to th'
Shawnee Mission.
well, you say they made bad laws
| Certainly they did make one bad law, viz
the one forbidding to speak, write, or pub
lished, &c, in regard to slavery. Tha
vas bad law, and unconstit utional, bu
that lie no excuse for resisting it, the way
open to set i. aside, by due course of Law
carry it to the Supreme Court. The Liquo
| law OF Iowa was thought BY many to be
bad law, yet no one would justify armed re
sistancs to it. If that course is wrong i
Iowa it is wrong in Kansas"
Did Mr. Dow suppose that his audienc
were destitute OF common sensea Did h
think for one moment that they could NJ
see the difference in the binding force of
law passed by Legislature fairly electe
and in direct reference to the law in que
lion, after the subject had been thorough
discussed by the people, and finally Apr
we'd by popular vote, and that of la
: passed in mad haste by band of rufian
But to return to Mr.. DIS. remarks.
.You have been told that no one can vol
unless be pays dollar-a dreadful thin
Why the fact 10 that in many States . ms
must produce proof that he has paid his pc
ak before he can vote. In Maine the I,
is dollar and quarter. Why don't "
send men armed TO Maine to deliver the
from tyranny" Mr.. D. forgot to say tn
this was the only condition, without al
proof Of residence in Kansas, real or inten
+ ed, being required.
.bus particulnr in nPdar RI
!. your readers may understand the kind
sophistry by which the slavery extensio
. lists hope to conquer aud carry this State
Buck and Breck.
Mr.. d. closed with eulogy of the gre
Democratic party, which could have mat
Iowa slave State, but didn't; could ha'
carried slavery to Nebraska, but didn't; thu
love liberty, hate Abolitionists, and stick
:. the Union.
Mr.. Johns was particularly troubled b
cause the Republicans had nominated N
Rusch, German who was excused by Jud,
Tuthiil from serving on Jury because
could not speak enough English, again
his friend Mr.. Dow, an American, &c.
AT The close, three cheers were given
Fillmore, three tremendous cheers for Fl
mont, three grosn ms for Buchanan, thr
cheers for Dow, good speech and b
:, cause, three cheers for Johns and a b
cause, and three cheers for the band. T.
Buchanan men found they were in wal
:. quarters, and doubtless returned to Dave
port, satisfied tia. old Buck v i'll stand
chance in this region. We hope that if G
administration friends visit US again, th
will pay out another $50 and bring I
:, band with them, as we are always glad
hear good music, especially when we c
dance without paying the fiddlers.
Yours for Fremont and Dayton,
AGRIcoLA.
PHILADELPHIA, July 81, 1856.
A. SAspEss, Esq, Editor Daily Gazette: