Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-20

in the habit Il seeing with their own eyes,
SD II hearing with their own ears before
giving uttersncs 70 their opinions
But Gov. Walker at last made himself
heard and by conduct coninnatory Of his
words made The cou.try understand that
he represented in Kansas, the sosereignty Of
the United States. and not the cabsl or the
council Of any faction whatever He claimed
to speak and to act in the name and in the
spirit Of the President, ani TO count upon
the firm and unqualified support Of the sd-
ministrstion in whatever measure or sug-
gestions should seem TO him necessary t.
the completion and honorable pacificstion
of KansaA II Yves but natural that Gov
Walker, on taking up this position, should
find himself suddenly conspicuous mark
for the assaults Of all the unprincipled and
unintelligent fanaticism Of the nation. He
had been attacked by the press of South
Carolina, by the 0nventions Of the Democ-
racy in Georgia and Mississippi, by meet
ings in Alabama and in Louisiana. At the
came time he has received nothing but slurs
and slights-nothing but insolent imputa-
tions and impairment inuendoes from those
journals at the North, which profess to rep
resent the extreme Northern sentiment
But be hes mot been deserted The Admin
istration, through it, best recognized organ,
the Washington Union, has come forward
10 indorse his opinions, and to promise sup
port to his policy The Government Of the
United States may be said, indeed, to have
offered an official rebvke to the audacious
factions who have dared to assume that the
supreme authority of this free country is to
be prostituted to serve the purpose Of any
body Of fanatics whatever. Mr.. Buchanan
has taken up position which he may be
sure that he will rally to himself the sup
port of all the peaceful, orderly, and patri-
otto citizens Of this country of all sections.
We do not believe that the Conv entions of
Democracy, socalled, in Georgia and Mis-
sissipi-that the Charleston Murcury and
the New Orleans Delta represent the great
conservative body Of men by whom the pol
icy of the south herself is to be finally de-
termined. We rely upon whatever of in
telligence,s Of good faith, of honor and of
love of country is to be found at the South
or at the North, or the prompt and positive
humiliation Of that sectional spirit which is
prepared to sacrifice the peace Of the nation
and the order of the grea: Territory, to the
scheme OF few frantic partisans. We do
not 50 far despair Of the Union Is to sup
pose that any considerable number of re.
spectacle and educated men at the South
are willing to accept Mr.. Atchinson as
representative of Southern Republicanism
or to lind in the straightforward and con-
sistent course Of Mr.. Buchanan and Govern
Or Walker, in regard to Kansas, any argu.
ment Of treason to the South"
Treason to the South" Have we come
to this Is loyalty to the Constitution--is
fidelity to the oath which binds an American
Chief Magistrate TO fair and manly dis
charge Of his duties to all sections Of our
country, to be construed into treason to
one section? The Southern men who use
this language-the Southern presses which
reproduce it. are the worst possible enemies
not Of the Union only, but Of their own PEG.
pie; and in the name Of that American ma
tionality which we all love and revere, we
call upon the sensible, candid and farsee-
ing citiaens Of the South to come forward
and silence these false prophets who misrep-
resent them before the world, and are de-
luding them to their destruction.
0OINGS-ON IN IOWA.
The PowEsHEIK ExHUTIoN.-We gather
some further particulars Of the execution,
by the mob, at MOntezuma, few DAYS
since. They are from Mr.. Castle who is
brother of the man who was SO cruelty
murdered, as also his wife, about year
since. Mr.. c. was in this city yesterday,
and communicated the facts to a friend
He saw the execution, but took no part in
it. He says that the chain Of circumstan-
tial evidence against Thomas, ia so strong
90 to leave no room to doubt his guilt
One Of the horses Of the murdered man 10
now in this city, having been sold here,
with the other property stolen by Thomas
The mob was several hundred strong, and
men, women an children, to the number of
hundreds, witnessed the execution approx
ingly. The culprit was taken by force from
the Sheriff. He was hung up and let down
three times, in hopes of extorting a confes-
sion, but without effect lie died without
sign. He had threatened the life Of sew
eral citizens, in case of accquittal, and there
seems to be no doubt but that he was
hardened wretch, unfit to go at large OF
his final conviction there seems to have
been little doubt, which renders the execu.
ton still more inexcusable
PoLK.-H c. Rippey is no longer connec-
ted with the State Journal; Porter 4 Hedge
being sole editors and proprietors. The
Journal suggests the goth day Of Aug for
convention ofthe Amalgamationists Of Iowa.
Place, Iowa City.
A little son Of Will Tomlinson was badly
burnt few days since, by the explosion Of
powder flask.
PowEsHEIK.-Not drunkard was seen at
Montezuma on the 4th. The day was cele-
brated by an Grafton from Mr.. Jenkins, a
Pie Mic, &c.
The residence Of Jas. L. Cook was robbed
Of silver ware. clothing, DC, on the 9th.
BURRs.-Stock has been taken for the es-
Enlistment OF bank in this town. It will
probably be consumed under the New Con-
stitution
RAIL RoAp MEETING At WArERIoo.-The
counties Of Polk, Hardin, Story, Grundy,
Marshall and Black Hawk, met in Rail Road
Convention at Waterloo, and formed per-
manent organization for the new road pur.
posed in that section Of the State. A. p.
Hosford President of Directory. -Repu6i
can.
The County Seat Of Chickasav county
has been removed from Bradford to New
Hampton. f-r ss.a.s-,
~ Some funny fellow says that happi-
nes y pig with slippery- tail, whom
everybody runs after, but nobody can hold.