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

the Lccompton convention. Ills IN
situations that he was in league with
Governor Walker in his late move
ments are base and utruthful and as
such should be regarded by all.
Speech OF Gen. Lane upon tho Lecomp-
ton Constitution.
rs,,ow Curzsys IL feel very happy for
the opportunity of addressing the people OF
I.avenwor,h. never seek the opportuni-
~ Of speaking. but am always ready to lend
nv voice where the good Of Kansas is the
oliect. Gentlemen, We have come to the
Ia, move on the chess board of Kansas pol
;,;cs It is the last move and the greatest
move on this great political board. Gen
,lemen. this last act Of the Pro slavery par.
~ ia consistent with all their former acts,
only This is the last and altogether the most
J.snera,e. II stirs up all our blood, and
we hardly know what to do in this trying
time have stood here Oh Kansas soil, and
sseu fraudulent legislature forced upon us
bv neighboring States. have seen inva-
sion come pouring in upon US have seen
crimes in every shape committed upon the
settlers of Kansas, but this last act crowns
them all in eillainy and fraud; and | speak
here in Lcavenworth responsible for all that
,nav say. That these villains who have
comemit,ed this last great fraud have for
feited their lives TO an injured people: that
crime is 50 hellis that these outlaws have
lost their claims upon the American people !;
that constitution heaPed upon us Is awful,
dispraccful and damnable in all its FORMS
| cannot express my contempt for 1t IN Ian
ruape half severe enough, when think OF
the consequences it may bring about.
OF their constitution Even tie youngest
slave in this Territory will,remain slave as
long as he or she may live. But it gives
YOU the liberty 10 say by your vote wheth
or there shall be more slaves in Kansas
Thus Kansas is "a slave State to-day and for
ever, unless you contrive some means to de-
feat this constitution made by those blood
hounds at Lecompton. Your fathers call
upon you to rise, and preserve the name Of
liberty which they give to you; and if you
vote for that constitution at all, you vote for
Slave Constitution, for it is written
all over with slavery. ] say here tonight
that these men who made that constitution
a backer set you cannot find out Of hell
You may commence at JOINS CALHOUN and
20 down to BAT JoSEs, the hero of Oxford.
and b.acker villains ca1not lie found
Truth, they know not what it means.-
Honesty they don know has an existence.
saw to you as American countrymen and
friends, you will be dscharing a holy duty
to yourselves and to the country which
YOU love and adore, even il you are com
relled TO crush out the authors Of that con.
s,itution ! say the President at that Con
yention, John Calhoun who is covered all
over with crime-upon whose tombstone
should be written (if ever he should diel
'felon ielon felon us the dictator Of
STEPHEN A. DoU0LAs. don't wish TO say
that Douglas will favor this constitution
but if Calhoun should say so-allhoueh |
never would believe him in any thing
else-I should be constrained to believe him
in this; Tor don't know which | would
trust first, Calhoun or Douglas. These
men who framed this constitution have sen
arated themselves from all honesty and
from all honor which existed in that party
There are honest and true prO-slavery men
who left that party in disgust when they
saw the poisonous fruits of that Conyen-
ton. Calhoun and his party number to-day
less than two hundred men. Men. did I
say No, friends We have Williams in
that party who understand how to make
up election returns; and is not Calhoun
able in more atrocious frauds than was even
perpetrated in the last electionsl l told
amember OF that Convention last night that
We will head or behead them am not 90.
ing to advise war or bloodshed here to-
night, for perhaps there is no need of that
We have now got the goats so separated
from the seeep that We can easily kill Their,
without committing crime for truly be.
lieve If God should show his special prov
ince tonight We should see in these starry
heavens his hand commanding us to EXTERN.
inc these damned Williams. The whole peo.
pie of the civilized world would all applaud
US, while the women Of Kansas utter praises
to Heaven that their virtue was again safe.
They went to Lecompton, and PLAYED
cards, drank whiskey and made this damned
constitution. Why the very grocery keep.
ers at Lecompton have got rich by these
devils, and are now going down to Lawr-
ence and investing their money in city
lots. ] do not wish to advise YOU what to
do but ere long We will have mass con-
yenti0n here in Leavenworth city or Law
renee of all the people OF Kansas We will
have Union Democrats, National Democrats
Conservative Pro Slavery men, and all
who are opposed to the last trick played
by these id outlaws There are men
who wish to trust this to Congress. or wish
to head off the constitution in some other
peaceable way. There are speakers here
tonight whe will differ from me, thinking
am taking too severe course But to NV
own feeling nothing Is too bad for these
id sons Of b-a know Governor Wal.
ker himself will do all in his power to Gee
that Congress will reject this constitution.
He viii act in any course the people Of
K'A will edopt to defeat this hellish scheme.
and, mind you, these black hearted Williams
viii not have the United States troops to
guard them. Now if the people Of Kansas
choose, apd il We only. had hefeelings of our
fathers had in their perilous times, and cold
have Tie Ams noble spirits which actua,ed
thm-l ny Ne could raise such . etorm
- 49, Indignation - would drive
49, - <nhioS bom Kaaaas lone before
1 ~ - - "a 1hdrQ easlitstioe
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