The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-27
REPUBLICAN STATE coSvr.Tioy


No0otoK h8Ns soOux s6Vc0Sws
Cor. Sam ledary, Of Minnesota, former
~ known in Onio rs the most corrupt and
.npSsne,pled politician Of that State which
= notorious above all other. for It's rotten
political hucks'rrs has just made rcquisi.
tior On Government for large number OF
troop to make war upon tie Indians. -
The demand was very properly refused b.
;te Secretary. II. rghtfully regarded sucl
. requisition a. entirely unnecessary Now
docs any one suppose that Sam Medar.
really wanted these troop. for the purpose
dssignAeed3 Let Va see. The Democrat,
Of Minnesota are now engaged in precisely
the same object with their Border Ruftiah
brsthrsn in kansas--so establish the rul,
of the minority, and to crush the rights ana
powsr Of the majority. In Kansas, We be-
hold the spectacle Of large majority Of III,
people utterly powsrlcss, and under the dos
dsspotic rule Of . miserable little pro-sla.
very minority, backed BY their party adj
mirer, sympathizers and protectors Al
Washington. Tho infamous rule Of thi
minority demands that the majority shall
implicitly obey the claws" of 30 called
Lsgislature, which this majority wcr
permitted 70 hare no hand In framing.-
This Legislature was not even created b,
the citizens Of tho Territory. The grea'
ma0 Of its members were elected by ia,
Dcrder Ralsans Il : nsighboring State
The FREE State men Of Kansas wcre drive,
Ho~ ths polls BY forsign hordes of arme,
nsn, lsd BY such Democrats as Atchison
stsinglsllow 1 Co. This Legislature cstab
Hshsd code Of lava which no Eurvpea,
ssTot dArsd have attempted to enforce
90 which were disgrace to our countr,
and the agc. Some OF these laws were nj
forwards modified, and Others almost a. bat
established. That infamous Census Ac,
was among tho latter Cnderi, minorit,
ssssrly conssmptibls in its numbers, wer,
psrnistsd 10 form Convention for tho CON.
ssct,oa Of . State Constitution to govern th,
Dsopls Of Kausas The Free State mon re-
tasso to rscogniSe this or any other oct o.
IL bogus Legislature. Tney have rcfuset
% pay tAxss, or In other manner rscogniz,
sAis body - II legitimate creation OF Of le.
81 being. Cor. Walker has determine
that the great majority Of the people shall
succomb. lie has declared in substauc.
that the majority shall soi raa, He ha
called ont the L. y troops 10 crush TIN
nAJority-to prevent them acting a free.
nsa understanding the rights of ircsmcn
and determined to uphold thom. Wake.
Aoess by this display Of armed power I.
frightsn them into submission
And what do we zee in Minnesota W,
tAsfc lind the Democracy engaged just n,
reeklsssiy IN carrying cut their favorit.
psincipls, that the minority shall rule, when
tue Republicans are ii. tue majority. I'll.
people gave the Republican, tho majority ..
Delegates. They cmphatically declared
,has they preferrcd the Republican part.
sho0ld have the making Of the State Con.
ssitusios. The Delegates assembled At Oh.
Capitol. Tho Democratic Delegates, be.
sas.e they, tus minority, could NOT have III,
ssUlnisiag of tue Couvsntion---in which CAS-,
ssrsaia Democrats pretending to he Dole
onsss, bu: without 1ae slightest honest
claims IN the world for thc position, wouls
hare been given sesi.--rciiised 20 take thsii
placss with tas majority, and opened di.
vsoct Convention of their own, and hay,
saacs met every day, for IN hour or two
cstssGe Of the Hall, and gonc through til,
MOTIONS Of business .itaouf quorum. I.
retain tho Hall, the majority, sitting in reg
11As convention, with = full quorum IN.
rsgularly elected officers, have been com
Dellsd to remain in the Hall night and da,
30 cat and sleep there. This minorit,
Aevs time and again thrcatsned TO taM th,
Ill, but they arr not strong enough.
Nov % the point. Who doubts but tina,
1ean Nedary had few hundreds Of L. 5.
trsoSs 1t 81. Paul, he would not march into
u Hall, dispsrse this Convention, and cs.
tahaasA ther those shameless. representa-
sives Of the modern Democratic doctrine
- minority shall rule No Que can doub,
=. u was tor that be wanted the troops,
- shas, IN imitation Of Gov. Walker, woul,l
th9y hsve bern used. When before in Ii.
Nsoesy a these States and their territoric,
- Il sssn found neccssaTy to keep stand
~ asay TO govern freemsn7 WHAT other
- . Democrstic administration would
Asss dared quarter bands Of soldiers among
oss0eu 70 subject them 20 tho will and
deppeic domination Of minority. The
sns0 q Kansas and Minnesota are thus tsr
pnsAllsl. Both illustrate what thi. oodcrn
- eallsd Ds1ocracy rH do when il ha. the
Dswss, o. wAsait \ bsat on obtaining power.
~ isg viii ~ psopls submit to such In
1ngD scss7 H0w ling will Northern men
paGsnGly bsas To doainion Of the South,
o1Dssgh it, dosehlAcs pro-slassry rspressD.
e.1isss u ths NostA7 1--we are not a. de-
hassA slsvss n 1ind end action . the No.
Uses oC - Sosth sSs II body, We will rise
S@ aigha end hHi fFoa ~ thu terrible
De11eal ineubss. We win have IN election
- nsgt wssk. Lss - shsn strike blow
0e4ssdeo-a blow TIT dali b lsle to the
haAs = tais corrupt Democratic party.