The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-07

The great Democratic party has ever
boa.ted Of it, sympathy for the oppressed II
III climes and nations.
Its wide reaching benevoIence has EN-
traced the scrf Of Russia, tho peasant Of
ireland, and the creoles of Cuba. Hut never
las the great deep Of its loving heart been
greatly moved ~ IN its sfIcctionate ycsrn-
ngs for the success Il the cause of free
lom" in Hungary in ls+s.
How cloquently the organs Of the party
defended the gallant Magyars and with wha,
vehe,nencc they hurled their anathemas at
the House Of lIapsburg, must still be fresh
To the mind Of every reader. And when
the noble kossuth came among us to plead
his nations cause, and by h. c!oInencc
moved our hearts to sympatbize with his,
these same Democratic mouth-picces were
rlamorous in their enlosies and loud in prom
iscs of aid. IN 1853 they were willing 10
.i,k war with Austria rather than surrcn-
Ter Martin kosta to those who wished 10
onsign him to the dungeon ~ v,olator Of
austrian lower law"
But among all these defenders d liberty
.,o one took moro determined stand or
placed himself more clearly ON the record
than Robert j. Walker, the present Cover
,or u Kansas. In 1851 Kossuth emerged
southampton, England, where h. was pub
icl, welcomed in lengthy speech by Mr.
Walker, then our Minister nj St James
ihea Mr.. Walker'- ssmpatbies we're with
The r,olatof " unjust lac and against those
who were seeking a. cypress ~ unjust law
Ih,a Mr.. Walker could acknowledge . that
governments derive their Just power from
The consent of the governed, and hence
received Louis kossuth A. an apostle Of lib
crty, not ~ a rebel To his government.
Scarce six years has passed away and the
friend of liberty 10 kossuth has become the
l,etraycr u liberty 10 thousands of Amer
an citizens Of Kan M.
Gov Walker wen, IL Kansas knowing as
well ~ he knew his name was Walker that
the so-called Territorial Legislature Of Kan
.as was a base fraud. forced upon the cit-
lrns IL Kansas by armed hories from Mis-
our. He knew IL was not acknowledged
~ the people NJ n rightful law making
hody, and consequently had no " just pow
r." because not .'derivcd from the consent
i the governed llo knew this because
The evidence was 50 plain, 50 complete tina,
he fact was beyond dispute.
Yet in the face Of this he determines TO |
ompel the citizens Of Kansas TO receive a.
egal that which they know 10 be both lie
al and unjust. To-day the military power
i these United States is being employed 10
hrust on free Americans the most odious Of
III despotis,ns, and the Democratic party
applaud the deed and glorii, the despot.
To do right is always safe" and had
hi. been done in Kansas az the acts of the
,ngus Legislature would have been swept
way, new Legislature elected By the poo
lie Of Kansas convened, aud peace would
ave been secured without any standing
rmy
The last two months has demonstrated
'eyond all cayil that the Free State men Of
sansas are law-abiding citizens any body Of
aen who can patiently endure the presence
4 threatening army week after week and
make no resistance, must have the grace Vi
'a'ienee 10 an extent not often possessed by
nortals.
But there Is point beyond which pa
fence ceases 10 be . virtue, and should the
reetnen Of Kansas be pushed beyond thar
'oint and civil war be again launched On
hat Territory, the guilt will lie AT the
loor Of that party, and those men wis al
ways loud in dennnciation Of European
tyranny, are ever ready TO encourage tyran-
ny 1t home, and have no word of defence for
those OF their own hcsh and blood. descend
ants Of common ancestry, who are being
crushed by worse than Austrian despotisn,
,n soil once soleinnly dedicated to Free.
lom. Yours, Ac.
Ackicolt.