The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-17


The st. Louis Democrsf in speaking Of
the recent outrages pcrpetrated on the Mis-.
sour river against the Chicago emigrants
to Kansas. lakes the following correct view
Of the subject
"Their conduct in the premises seems to
have been characterized By no more violence
than ives necessary TO stor the travel Of a
great public highways river that bears
| the oil half a continents noble
stream that belongs to the American PEG.
| pie, and not to the fillibusters Of any coun.
" seat on it, shores. In this ne think their
folly has even surpassed their zesl. Can
they not see that the only effect Of such
proceedings is to divert = great trade. tina,
would otherwise enrich Our State, iate chan.
nels far to the north of Us, or far to thc
south OF Us, and thus isolate Missouri from
commercial and business relations with the
Balance OF the States of this Union, Do
they not see, too, that they are thus doing
much themselves to bring about the Ill
innate conflict of which they profess such
an aversion. Will they not see that while
acting thus they are putting themselves
out OF the pale of law, out OF the fraternal
circle Of fellow citisens OF agreat common
wealth; and out Of the regard and respect
of those who love peace more than suicidal
agitation Of the slavery question: What
right have they to constitute themselves
guardians of kansasi Who made them
masters of n~eighboring territory as sover-
eien in its rights as Missouri. By what
nigh commission do they thus seek to bar
ucade the tributary waters OF bali the con.
unenf, Shall the people OF Missouri who
know no king or emperor, submit TO the
miserable lording OF a lew such palsry polt-
ucisGs who find a profit In these outrages!
Never. we believe the true heart of the
conservative masses OF this State will teach
these gentry that our highways are not sub.
leet to their espionage, that our intercourse
8 no, the 6t object OF their mock heroism
The people will not tolerate that the future
wealth and standing, and social advance Of
Missouri shall be JeoParded, l.s credit de.
slroyed, n ais growth retarded, by suct
escapsdes as these, and mont wall discover
this TACT soones than the citizens of Lexlng'
ton"
1t is asked by what commission these
~maraoders have taken possession of the
Missouri river, and assume the power o fde-
cidlhg who may and who shsll not navigate
tina, national highway. Certainly, BY the
commission sent them from Washington
City. From the first, the power of the Gen.
eral Government has been Prostituted to
every demand Of Il . slsve-holdlng oiigarchy
and its borier-rufha an satellites. The inten,
of the Kansas Nebrasks bill was to establish
slavery in Kansas. But odious as was tina;
bill, il the President had been firm and hon.
est, such is the natural superiority of free
men and free institutions, that Kansas
would have quietly become a free State
without bloodshed and without any disorder
if things had been lett TO their proper and
constitutional progression. But such
course would have defeated the sole objec
OF the trainers OF the bill. Hence, all TIL
ouirages of the rufians. But if these out
RACES have been countenanced and encoura
ged BY Pierce, or rather by those who US,
him for their own purposes, the people o
Missouri are none the less accountable 70
permitting their enactment, and the st
Louis Democrat may well be aPprehensis'
Of their injurious results to the State itself
to ST. Louis, and especially to the towns Of
the Missouri river.