The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-11
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REPUBLICAN, MEETING.

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REPUBLICAN, MEETING.
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
citizens Of Davenport and Scott County,
assembled at the Court House on Monday
evening 9th inst, TO hear Col. James H.
Lane Of Kansas, were called to order by sp-
pointing John L. Davies Esq, President
Dr.. r Olshausen Vice President aud Tn.
Guelch and ]. T, Lane Secretaries.
Col. Lane was then introduced by the
chairman and was received with tumultu.
Gus applause. He proceeded at once TO ex-
posethe monstrous frsuds and villainies ofihs
Border Rufdans on the que, and peaeeable
citizens Of Kanzas. He said the people Of
that Territory went there believing that un-
der the principles Of the Nebraska Bill they
bad right to make their own laws and to
mould their own Institutions. He himself
bad been Member Of Congress and voted
for that Bill and 60 understood its principle,
but |. was q sham and lie Tbs admin
istrstioa Pro-slayey party said to the peo-
OF Kansas, make your own laws but you
must make them to suit Slavery, or we
won't admit you asa State,-this was the
commentary and construction which the
party put upon popular Sovereignty, and
when they said popular Sovereignty, they
meant Negro Slavery. He had ieen
member ofthe Democratic party ell bic life
and his father before him. He made hun.
dred and odd speeches q. Democratic Flee
tor Of Indians for Frank Pierce in 1851,
and had right TO talk thus Of the party
Their platforms up to 1852 all contained
plank OF opposition TO the extension Of Ella
very, but fragment Of the party had been
chained to the car Of Slavery and every
man who did not cry out Hossnna TO Sla-
very, was Black Repub licsn and an Abo-
ltionist. He claimed still 10 be true
Democrat, standing upon the true old Dem
SSlekN NhN NAAN DNAASNEhN
cy denounced him as sn abolition lecturer,
because he was opposed TO the efforts TO
make Kansas a Slave State and denounced
the administration and Ito myrmons for
unfolding the Border Rutfsns in those Of.
forts.
Col. Lane had copy Of the laws enacted
by the Bogus Legislature, and read some
Of those laws.--one Section imposed PEN
atty Of ts0o years Imprisonment, in the psni.
Tertiary for kidnapping white baby into
slavery, and for kidnapping negro baby,
the penalty was dsath-who were the Mig |
ger worshiprers' He said there wrse from
1000 to 5000 Missourians who csHs over
into Ksnsas at the first election, and one
portion surrounded the polls at each district
and guarded it while the others voted. ~
The evidence of all this would soon be laid
before the country. He said the people OF
a large portion Of whom had been
Democrats and had voted for franklin
Pierce, had already drawn up ten memo.
rails setting forth all these diaboicsl outra.
ges. and sent them TO the President, but he
never had taken any notice OF them, They
had appealed in vain for succor to the Pres
iden, and the Federal officers He gave q
thrilling narrative ofthe cruel and bloody
murders, of Dow, Barber, Brown and others
and Of the inuumsrsbls outragss psrpetrs-
ted BY these inhuman monsters upon ths
citizens Of Kansas, merely because they
dared to say that Kansas ought TO be a
Free State,
But We cannot give more than msssfs
sy nopsis ofthe mastery and stirring speech
of Col. Lane, The meeting was one Of
the largest which has yet been held and
the speech occupied two hours, but was
listened to with those same feelings with
which our fathers listened in the times Of
the Revolution, and was frequently inter.
rupted by heartfelt shouts which made the
wekiu ring,
A Committee of 1--WE, consisting of Cha,.
Leslie, TIL. Olshsusen, j. F. Dillon, DR..
J. NJ, Withsrwax and ]. D. Patton wers
appointed an executive Committee for Scott
County TO help make Kansas Free State.
Col. Dickey and DR., Cutler, from Kan
sas, addressed the meeting in confirmation
ofwhst Col. Lane had recited in reference
to these outrages, and said that the people
of the Northern States had never heard the
half of the monstrous wrongs and indigni-
ties which the citizens of Kansas had en-
dured. This meeting created an influence
which in ita deep and earnest tone will
long be felt in our city. Col. Lane has
done good service here for Freedom. AL.
though there was no effort made TO raise
funds ut the meeting or to solicit emigrants
to Kansas, after the meeting adjourned,
1900 were subscribed at once by two Of
our leading citizens and more than dozen
volunteered to 60 TO Kansas.
Tho Committee will wait Upon our citi-
zen. and give them an opportunity OF con-
tributng material aid for our neighbors in
that devoted Territory, The means will
bs expended by our County Committee at
home, and none need have any fears of its
no. being appropriated to the right pur-
poses. The meeting adjourned with three
dssfsning cheers for Free Kansas,
John l., Davies Prest.
DR. 7. Olshsusen V. P.
Tn: GueIiehl Sec
J. r. Lane