The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-07

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AEssas ED,roas:--you probably are in
formed that the Kansas Bogus Legislature
have psssed an act eating convention 10
form State Coastit u,ion. that the Governor
vetoed the bill because Of It's man''est in
justice to rec State men, and thai the Leg
islature then passed II over the Governo''s
head. The tree State men have just held a
Convention in which they resolved TO take
10 part in this election. TheR reasons are,
6rst. that the whole business IRAN fret 20
last 10 In the hands OF men who were Meth
er appointed BY the Governor nor elected by
the people, but who are the mere tools and
appointses Of this Bogas Legislature, Sec
ond, thar this bill has been framed With the
e>ident sesiga OF giving class Of men a
Chance 10 vote who have q nominal reef
denee in Kansas, bit who have Soaa sds
residence in Missouri Third, that il is de-
signed 30 shut out the spring emigration
Iron the iree States. Fourth, thatit gives
no indication Of an intention 10 submit the
Constitution to q vote OF the people. Filth,
that the men Ahe control the business have
already given Demonstration that they
Twill stop at no amount OF ffssd that may
b. necessary TO carry their peiuts. And
slxth, that Congress having paced no en-
sslinS act. this Constitution willreslly hsse
NO more authority than the Free State Con.
s,i,u,ion already submitted 10 Congress,
| You may therefore expec, that next win.
ter when the Democratic parry have ma.
jorisy in both Houses Of Congress. Kansas
will apply for admission Is slave State,
or rather the pro slavery party will apply
| do not predict the result. The South wall
hardly consent that the petition shall be re-
fused: they Will hold on TO power in Kan.
sas With the clasp Of q drowning man. aud
yet do not think il viii be quite safe for
Northern Democrats TO accept for Kansas
p, o slavery Constitution when such Con.
stitu,ion has been obtained BY such Trans
paren, and notorious frauds.
But whsieyer may be the Issue Of this
business, / assure you that We shall re-.
ceivs the result, with TIE most phloso2hi
eonposure. AZ soon as Kansas becomes a
State, the assoluts control OF all It's affairs
must Immediately isli into the hands OF free
State men. This fruit 50 tempting 10 South
Carolina ndllifers will prove bat the apples
of Sodom. Pro-slavery men in Missour.
give the matter up, and admit there is no
hope that Kansas will be slave State, A
few days since one Of them said, they
"mlght as well give the ID Yankee
their way, for they would have il any
how"
No language hss,et adequately described
the wrong and injury slavery has done to
the poor whites OF the South. In very ma
ny cases their highest earthiy ambition is
cornneld. 4 corn crib, log stable with
gaping chinks, . horse, dog. { gun,
drove of hoss with long legs and shouts, and
log cabin with no window and with no
light save What comes down The capaeieus
chimney or comes in at the door. Very
many such dwellings are the homes OF
the poor whites enisrslins rom the
FAR South. Not long since a widow that
lad always lived in house siihout win
dow, said she "did not like window, they
looked 40 cold"
What you will ask must De the intellec-
saai wants Of the people vh1 can 1--we in
,sucn dwelling orra,her you will excla i'm,
what mora dsselu,ion. has bsen y rought
amoag the men ef our own race to,maks
Them .csps6ieeoi living in such ! csbditioh 7
fhe ssroke Of sl.vsty. is liss Eacal u
the torpedo. fldsadsas "a siassnbs alls
the powers ot' ssviets wen avert
the calamity Of plaadne - E.asss sn iasti-
luton Ina, sdesAsehss sads atsmoss kses the
iamily ofjshe smastsss ~hich thus Dc solstess
the hsnk ofthe poor man and makes hin
The victim Of ignorance, the slave Of his
own passions and the tool Of ambitious and
designins men. and tha, makes the slave
population : nine Of gun powder that msy
explode .. the touch Off siagls spark Of
Gre. y
Il IL indication .si isr-ssems saaaeiv AID
ssnsyolencs ii, tss-Nsffh thai she -ssads To-
s.sak %sll cfaasted ana en,erprhing nj Ia
andscppIies them with means tbs, the en-.
ergy, power and in.e llgencs Of freedom
may be contrasted with the shiftles.ness,
thrif,ls.sness ard Ignorance of slavery.
4 dotno, think tbs, after the prs.en.
spring any further contributors in the say
Of charity should be sent to Kansas, Any
man who cannot make his bread ought no.
TO stay here. There is ys. ons kindness
tina, the frss State mea in Kansas need
Money should be loaned 10 them to enter
their claims, not withou: iateres., ,bu, v ,h
good security and a, such rates Of Interest
Is those who lend the money can afItd to
take.
A free State man named Coz was shot
lew days since 10 this nsigbborhoei while
quietly driving mis- team along the road in
consequence Of some difference about a
claim. he, 80 expected TO recover. Anotn.
sr murder was Committed at Mt. Pisssan,
about ten miles from this. no. ling since.
You have probably heard how Shexsrd, the
aDpoiates of the 0ogussau,hortie. for the
omcs yoi Sheriff Of Douglas county, had his
braj6s shot OUT after he had spi, in the Gov.
errors faceana stismpted toshootJ one.,,he
G6vernor's privhe secretary These are
some Of the bitter fruits OF that institution
which makes the carry ing and u,ing o + dead.
ly. weapons the legitimate business ofthat
class Of men whose example gives aulhori.
y, popularity aud respectability TO any
practice, |, is an unspeasabls calamity
that free State men have been driven to the
use Of this last srgume ut. With an abiding
faith ,hs. We shali yet see The esd Of these
evil days, I remain very truly your friend,