The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-22

Raoa xAuoAo.
GREAT MEETING AT DIG SPRINGS
WALKER TURIN TRAITOR.
lCssssspeaAsass Of Chicago Tribsss.l

lCsssssposAsass Of Chicago Trtbsns.
TopsxA, X. T. June II. 1857.
There was great meeting yesterday Of
Big Spring. some ten miles from THE place.
The cii,aeGs of Lacompton and Tecum.
sch (the oaly Pro-Slavery towns leR In
the Terri,ory,) turned out IN mssse. but
were out.numbered by the Free State men
i've TO one.
A little sfter two O'Clock Gov. Walker
took the stand. and Ike a base coward
abused the Free State Legislature and the
Topeka Constitution without stint. The
evening bs.ore, he had spoken Iairly TO the
citizens OF Topeka. but when out Of their
hearing. heaped upon them ard their policy
The most scurrlous abuse. lie even went
so far ~ to saw. that though the Missouri
invasion might have been wrong and unjust
the idea Of enforcing . code Of laws, under
the Topeks Constitution, upon the people
oi Kansas, would be far more villsinous.
Stanton followed Walker. and spoke
against time. in order TO prevent Jim Lane
from speaking, whom the crowd were rest.
| less TO hear.
But the Secretary vas out OF ammunition
and Lane got the stand.
The General made one OF the best
speeches that ever heard him deliver. took
down Walker 10 most satisfactory manner
and sustained tho Topeka movement righ,
stroagiy.
The speech was received with great en-
'busissm. aad the pro-slsvery-ites grew
very melancholy and serious.
| Walkers apvstacv has created deal OF
indignation hereabouts. and his accomoda
ing his views and sentiments 10 differeB,
occasions and circumstances has not had u
| tendency to increase Confidence in his in.
tegriiy. For one | an completely dlsgusi-
Ell with the Llliputian demseogue. and
| teeI satisfied that his aim end desire Is to
distract ard divide the Free State psrty
without any regard to the best interests Of
| Kansas.
Quite an incident occurred during the day
| which Is too good to be lost
Attorney General Weir. hsviag become
somewhat nervous aud excited, asserted
thai the Free State men were 4 Get Of Id
towards.
Judge Smith, man OF fifty years and
more, overheard III. EXPIRE sslon, and pro.
cisimed IL islse. Weir didn't like the lie
direct. and told the Judge that his age alone
protected him from q ihrashing. "Th.B
take thirty years from NY age" replied the
Judge . and meet the - though ! were
twenty one" Weir 6nding that he had q
msn to de sl with, backed out ingioriyusly
BY asserting that the Judge ives surround
ed by friends; to which the Judge promptly
replied that they could 90 on. alone on the
prairie and Egh IL out.
This worr,ed the Attorney General stili
more. and he finally vamosed in . most
cowssdiy manner.
After Lane had finished his speech, Pr
rim tried 10 make his old and stereoty ped
address, but the people having heard il two
OF three tinee, lett the house with . rush,
aud Perrin found himself without On audi.
| ence.
TIL. events OF the day have been quite
significant. Walker has sho~n his true
coioss-proved hi nseli . traitor and a.
apostste. Stanton has sunk himself evel
lower III this be possibly than ever in IN,
public estimation. The plot aid sche M,
VI the Federal Administration have bseI
developed aud the people have shown them
selves - true - ever To the principles ~
which they have 80 long struggled.
Three times three, say i, Tor Free Kan.
sss and the Free State Iart, thereof.
JusIus.