Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-11
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R"hert j. WI 81 as Gus,tnor karsas,
the lowing EXTRACTS from letter winch
he Is ole wlnle the Prs,.'enta' election " as
pehI.ng, IS Ihieic-tii z ami important. The
letter was dated September 80, 1856, and
addressed o the Democratic committee IN
! p, tsbur-t', p. Il was all elaborate re-
view OF The piincipal iop.e. Of the canvass,
and CO tanned q" following sen'er ces rela.
ave t. katsas:
III ttirq questions, as IIotid- - the Kan
AS and Nebraska al .honld be lett 10 tie
pope of HE Terriio,y in forming their
STAT en's iiuiup. 1t will be dste miued By
spil, tir at, Production. aud tn latte,
winch govern the Increment Of populations
iief', he Horil, aided by greatly suI,e-
nor a.'htets, by Eufoprd, hon-,l - ehnid.
rag etblr ants. hy the g.eatrr facility "
n"rs mnn', un'ne9mb@s! hy tie transport
oi slaves or he appfeheb-ioa OF tie l.li-
tadtc 60 '',tian ~!.re tai,rl have x. at al
Naui grS over tie Sou h - J." .eme
OF ne" Terri oriee. ..ifi si.eiti q" pe't CITY
saii>tei VA. he a.sicif. ws:..l, .e,,es lie
drte. Il tna;trn oi thus qnesnor. when ihfy
tecor'' sac . = - .lpri -. ''.s Iroi l.
# The I-rrit,rv Ihi- Is IRE kaIsa- te-
b aka h'l. rii,ls hon - rrvriiiDn -st-
so.utr nun itierlerehc, ~ Tie fe ',rai go'
hineu'. This lie de- rinr o. III son
- uii8a TN, IS ls.tt ta'r ~ b cia'e
,lga.ity II SGT % al ~ Safe, Is hich
lat a 'he i4unua'ion 81 Ne coat.deracy.
Hos i ''.,' constitutional tlghl, recognized
IN he - m ion Of new States, that thew
coroe into the ulion npon al equal
footing with tie other st.tes. IL all respects
whatsoever. But the equality does not ex
it. e other Sia'- aectde or come into the
Union, win OF without slavery, al ihtir
pie asura and Kaasas cannot 90 o
There is another reason not fese,urcre
adver'ed to.which seems,o render i. i'm.
practicable long 20 maintain slavery in Kan
"a. IT, all the slave Sta'es there /. large
maiori;v of voters wha ARE nou-sayehald
ers, but they are DEVOTED TO the institutions
South-they would defend them with ibsir
liyes-aud on TIL, question the South ale
q united people This class compn Of of
many small farmers. or merchants, ~ of-s-
sional men, mechanics oyersers ard other
industrial classes. constitute main', The
people OF the South. ard cheerfaliy Unite
In carrying GU. those laws asseuiiai il PR.
serve the Institution. Against > powerful
majority ard constant Gsitation. slavery
could not long exist in any State. u Is.
we'll known fact that this result >uld
hav. followed soon, in several OF the slays
Safes. bu' For TIE nnanimi,y speedily pre-.
dncei theerby the abolition agitatora and
iptermeddlers Of Tie North. Nov Kansas
is much dIvided on the question CT slavery
there there is o powerful minority there,
IL not majority. A party not neutral. but
bitterly hostile 10 the institutions and for
this. in addition TO the reason before given
| do not believe Kansas VII become slave
S'a.e.
The Boston Journal R-pub lean. )saysi
II Walkers official acts are governed BY
The views herein presented. and the princI-
PIE Of popular sovereignty is adminislereG
throughout with imparlis!iiy, the friends Of
free Kansas eau reasonably expect nothing
further of ,hs rev Governor in the ad.
vancement OF their own ideas Of the .rus
destiny Of the Territory.
"DREAps 1T LIKE A Doc "-In the Cour,
OF Special Sessions this.morning man ma.
med Smith was arrained for stealing dem (
John containing three gallons Of whiskev
8 Are you guilty or not gniity?" asked The
clerk. "Wsil. you en- Call it what YOU !
likes: ! tux the whiskey, that I admit, ard j
it too" "Yon took il without
lave, ,Iid Won no,?r ~ never wait 10 :.
asked when THAT articles round . "Yo.
dri' k all you cen Ce'?" "Iry ne and see.
Judge;s reckon I'm experienced in that
line a. trade.'' II think FROM your apnes,.
ancs Tia, no one will doubt your word on
that noint" Il can rrove character. If
any body doubts IT," .Nobody doubts
THAT. and twill be necessary 10 send Won
to the peniten''sry three months 10 get The 1
whiskey out Of YOU" "Can't stan, l..
Judge, I've lived ON the criiter for fifteen
, ears; it's been my meat AND drink. and
you'd better hang me and be done with il - /
at il pity, hut there's no help for YOU. II
will do you good to get SOBER" Wall IN
must I must but III tell you what 'is
Judge, pREos IT LiRs a DOG I'm. Y.
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