The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-23

TN the next page W. publish t."s. Walk
cr's recent Proclamation, which Wa crowdct
ont of yesterday. Gas.tt. lie declare III
determination to enforce th, laws II the h.
gus Legislature, and tries a. ifieh'.n Oh,
people Of the territory hs de-irnat,ue theil
attempt to exercise the principle - Squat
ter Sovereignty in organizing local iowa
government a. treason H. declare
them in state Of rebellion and sas.
"a rebellion iniquitou- AMI niece. salily
involving such awful consequence. ~ tt,ri
before di--racei any are ~ cpaniry.
tan this he tile same Walker referred 4
in the following telegraph ,iispatci. from
Washington. which must have brcii sent
about the time TIL. long proclamation wa,
written.
.The President la. recently received A..
suranceirom Gov. Walker, That NIL the cloud.
which hung over Kansas affairs were di.pet
led, and the publication uf the Tcrr,tor,
would be accomplished.
He has called out .uo 'mtcd State traap
who were t. march 10 Lawrence IN Thur.
day last 10 force the people T. submission
Hut il il hard IL believe that Walker cau ..
so inconsistent and ill, HE salatlan II
all this, probably j.. hat b. dee+ mot intend
- disturb the people but thai lis design ].
to retain the troops III kan,as a il i well
known that very hostile feeling exist. b.
tween him and the leading l,r" slavery Dem
nsrat- Other assign tie present movement
a. mere preieNt it tho administration ~
back om iran the L tab expedition W.
conclliatc The pro. slavery men IN kansa. anal
~ IL. lerti,r,, who ara hecainln. Walker
hltteresi enemies. and a. snaihe the South
which ha- recently been sltuper.u. IN IL.
abuse IT him Notwithstanding tho threat
uning dispatch Whiel. las been rulllsl.l, W,
are inclined t. think that The whole affair
will end in pa. Tie chicseo Tfib4.t, ei,c.
the following statement If fact" a. a. the
cause of Gov. Walker movement al hi
tin.
At the last session. Of the tciun-lcgi.laiurc
native rutlians aided hs Missouri mob,
without the concurrence Of tho l,coplc II
tue Territory charter was granted nns
asked, to the citizens of Lawrence, under
which they were gractonsly allowed the
privilege OF organizing q city government.
X has been long known, both by the friend
aud foes Of the Free STATE cause, that Ia the
acts Of that legislature the people. nnt side
VI handful of Pro Slavery fanatics, ac
knowledge no obcl,ence--ihat they IT, not
recognize tine validity of that baIy-and
that they will not be hound hy it, enact
mcnts, except where they are compelled BY
force, and that they then submit under PR.
test. This being their position, they re-
fused 10 accept the preferred charter bai
1t the same time being, A. tie, arr. really
without law or government If any >erl
they proceeded, In obedience 10 the slaetrine
oi popular sovereignty, to frame charter
TINT would supply the necessities ~ their
case. For this purpose several preliminary
meetings were held, nj which accredited
repre- sentativcs Of the people were prcsent
The draft of charter wa male, Diseased
and amended until II VA satisfactory and
adequate, and n last step If va submit
tel e. the tel u popular vote. and wa
adopted by decisive majority I'll. loll
stood for the charter. los against the char
ter, -. According To- the pr,Y,sipn- II mat
instrument mn election Of officer uas held
IN Monday, July 18th, aud tn candidate.
namsi ON the ticket submitted hs a com
mttee II citizens ior that purpose. M.re
elected almost without opposition They
arc:
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Geo Futi, Hrcok- " Woodward, TAU.
Jenkins. 1.o. w IIutsAGnsua
f1F MassAa.~s w. Esdroage
II Asssgsgts-J. Beywr, Morrow 4 W 4l8ef
tS JHsfes Etwari Clark
fssr Treasury Islanba. Hoxa~hy
Here We have popular sovereignty ID Il.
earliest and most natural deselapenlsnt--
not THAT popular sovereignty which, pevmlls
= majority T. cnslasc a minority. y hlch j.
the doctrine of the now abandoned NJ.
braska bill.