Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-08

| eannoe live on the coil With those black
hearted fisnds ] would drive them frco
this place 10 night and brand them with req
hot iron upon their foreheeds villain, viiiasn,
villain, 20 they would be deep Disgrace
wherever they might 90. Oh, my heart re-
volts when think Of their acts in days gone
by. They have used this language tons
and carried It into effect, and DOW We viii
ace what effect it will have at the other hand
Of the horn. Gentlemen, it was bad enough |
when they robbed us and plundered our
property, when they drove women and chill
dren down the river, when they killed our
ftiends and relatives; but now, when We
have elected our Legislature, our Delegate
to Congress, and the people, by their votes,
decided Kansas TO be free, TO have q lew
id rascals try to stuff their peculiar insti /,
tuition down our throats, then, ! say, 1t Is
time to arise aud do something for ourselves,
and show 10 these recreants to humanity
that Kansas shall and will be free. Gentle
men, do not believe the people Of Kansas
will crafty this party SO much - to keep
away from the polls They will be there.
every man Of them-they willgo TO the polls
and pole those who attempt 10 vote. II
had my way, though, ! would send JACK
HESDERsoS and the rest Of these scoundrels
whero they would never breathe the pure
air again. Here HENDERSON being present,
said. "Oh. Jim. dry up Jim" stop that,
LASED LANE proceeded All. Jack, you
have gone far enough, you have trampled On
us too much already, and now we have got
you fast and mean to hold you. and your
! lives are in danger every moment you re-
main in this city. You are outlaws and vii
lains, every one Of you. Here he was in
terrupted by some one undertaking to put
HENDERsoS out, but quiet was soon restored
and LANE went on A high official said to
me to-day "he should not be surprised if
on any morning he should wake up and see
them dangling from some limb. hung there
by an outraged people" | then asked him
ifthe United States troops would not be used
to protect these men. He replied, -" No. the
troops will not be used t. protect these vii
lains or their nets" Why, thi k you that
man CALHOUN will remain at Lecompton
much longer? Why, they are sick Of him
even there, and if he stays there much long
er | would not insnre his life. These men
who formed this Constitution were the men
who committed these outrages Summer be
fore last. They deserve death for those acts,
and they deserve a thousand deaths for fra
ming this Constitution. Ifyour Convention
winch Is U IuecL sOOIl, ucCiuco uIOH SOiAS
to the polls, go there and see that no one
, votes who is not an honest voter. Guard
against the returns sent in to CALHOUN
Mind they are not similar to the Kickapoo
McGehu and Oxford returns, and with fai,
vote they will not get two hundred votes
and will forfeit my hat if they get single
vote South OF Kansas river. We owe it u
: or rselves and to our ancestors that we should
l1ns,, A~S |, Co.
self, | should think it duty l owe to my
: self and to my God if forced every man o
them to leave the Territory before the cleo
! ton, and so brand them that they may new
!, er deceive any other people on the civilized
- globe. You may say Lane you are excited.
say, ought We not to be excited Have w
not suffered enough to excite evtrynrve II
;, our body? Have We not labored three year
;, !, to build up Kansas free and glorious Stat
= for ourselves and children? ard after W
E have it within our reach, to have these us
: urpers by fraud ard violence to institute
" villainous project, running our best interest:
:, Should We not feel like taking these vi
= - lains by their very life from them ! fee
- So cannot help it. DO the best you car
T. Put their vote down as small as you cal
:, and yet We may be defeated. For myself,
- zee no way of getting rid Of that Constitu
= ton but by force Yes, apply force to thes
:, usurpers, and only TO the men who. by thei
- votes heaped this knavery upon us. You
who voted against the Constitution, l III
= ready to respect. But the others ought t
- be put to death. II there is any peacefr
remedy to overthrow this Constitution ther
81 is no man in the Territory more ready t
u adopt it than your humble speaker. But
AZ l. al, e al,
~ E~.~----o ~, 49, -.~~i e-:"~ sho.,,
a. death. JACK HENDERSON and EAsToN grun
a. BILE because would put them to DEATH
h Why, there Is not "a moment for the pas
two years but what they would gladl
p have hcralded IN their papers, JIM LANE
o. dead!' Look over the list of men VIII
! voted for that Constitution, land have
II here in my pocket and you will find ever
g man of them murders, thieves and yilaint
= CALHOUN, although he has lain behind tn
r. curtain, is perhaps more guilty than an,
t, man in Kansas, not excepting JACK HENpEr
!, son. Judge JoHNsoNs opinion is to let then
- go. and live, and decrease the vote as SINAI
as possible, and let the finger Of scorn poin
! to them always. | would let JACK HENpEr
|, son and EAsToN live always, if it was no
> necessary TO put them to death but if it j
Tor the peace and prosperity of Kansas +
kill them, | say cut their Threats now-an
! | will not advise others TO do what | woul
!. not do myself and will not ask to sta
! away, but will gladly join in the act. TIL
!. time has come for action, and have AWAY
believed that We should never have peac
III Kansas until these helhounds were drive
II from our midst. | have only one objection
:. to killing them, and that is they are not fl
! To die. Wouldn't JACK HENDERSON he
& pretty subject to be sent off for trial befor
= just and high tribunal. and | say he
> the best man among them, and moreoye
say he and the rest Of them are set of on,
i, laws TO the human family, and say get ri
Q oil them before the election. They hay
4 done enough Drive them out, and Will
. you are Going it here in Leavenworth W
: will take care Of the rest Of them. Men ,
a Leavenworth, if have said anything her
to wound the feelings Of any maa her.
~ save these devils, ] would ask your pardor
:, AS for these outlaws, don't care a fie abou
|, them. If JACK HENDERSON, CALuory q
" tAsToS should cross my path would phoo
I them down like a damned dog, for they ar
II not men, but cold black hearted outlaws
70 Others will now speak to you, but will diffe
M IN my views. thank you, and hope yo
N will listen to them as to me.
The Senatorahip.