The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-22

ries have recently been urgently de-iron- Of
directing the attention of their reader iro'n
Kansas, and have ridiculcd those Rciniitiran
papers which are It'll .llr'cknG for Nan
sas.- In this, these re layer, Journal
are simply doing theit ,1iiA n organ, aia
TOOLS of the Buchanan administration. Then
MASTER are making tho Last desperate stroa"
10 establish slavery in kan,a,, aud tAcs'
minion, Il party are blin,li"ldns the eye.
III the pcotl, - they may not see what i
going on Til, affairs Of kansas. 81 Gar u,
the slavery question : concerned were never
IN a more critical condition than at this mo
.nent. and yet fully nineteenth, ii il, citi
zen, are Free State men For weeks til,
Governor of Kansas has stood before I'll,
young city Of Lawrence with large bod,
IL paid troops. lie has qnartered this stand
ing army among free people, among i,atr
ican c.,.-eas, quietly engaged in their bu-
nc,s occupations, TO prevent them eNhibiine
any open indications that they ar irccinci
in the enjoyment IL free thought, free .l"cciI
and free action. And this j. by the consent
of the Buchanan administration his 60.
ernor il the instrument and creation VI the
Administra,ion-th these ,roops belong Ia the
Government 4 few days ago We Published
the news that two hundred indictments
have been found asains, persons IN the
neighborhcod of Topeka, tina; >iN free stat,
men have been arrested by dfaIyoas. and
that Gny. Robinson j. Ia be- tried for usurpa-
tion Of office because he accepted an o,lce
10 which the !#oi,l, elected him.
What are these indictments for-wlat i.
the otfcnce--whcrcin the crime They ar.
indicted for refusing To- recognize the law.
Of bogus Legislature, which they as ciii.
xens OF Kansas were permitted To have ne
hand in forming, and many Of whose mem
hers were border rnfiians from Missouri.
In fact the Legislature was the creation II
the very lowest strata Of citizsn, of Mis-
souri,, who had no interest in kan.a, farther
than u make a slave State at IL. Their
laws were disgrace to the age AMI
10 the American people. Cn'ier them
crueltics and outrage. were pcrlctratcd
which we venture u say have mad no
parallel in the last century in ths
realm Of n civilized and christian nation
Although somewhat modified, those laws
and the acts under them. dl-iranciii>c large
proportion Of the citizens Of Kansas, hut
only those VINO are opposed - slavery
These indictments are agalns; mcn who's,
heart-beating, for freedom ar, too strong L,
stilled at the bidding OF the infamous
ac Of the bogus Legislature. The game oi
i4.s. ing and prosecuting the Free Stat,
i.-a -, asain been commenced, with the
only difference that this time the policy !
being carried out by the Buchanan Admin, :
tratlon. Tac last time tie iniainy wa nn-
der Pierre We call attention To the fol
lowing results Of the ob~eryati n,s ot a gen
tlcmen thoroughly pasted in Kansas affair,
furnished TO the Chicago Pea. We inasse
no apology for the space occupied by tia-.
IL must show Republicans that the same
must continue 10 exists - long a. the pro-
slavery party IS IN power. Inc Press says:
The late news from kansas shows the de
termination of the President Ia back up fli.
fianism. We trembie for o,it country. ",
have information der |. direct. from I'll,
Blue Lodge, that the present administration
i pledged To n.aAc Kansas a slave State
AMI deprive Free State men Of their rights
that the programme oi operation has long
since been hxci up at Washington and j.
slowly and cautiously being carried out
The most si'ecsous promises will he made IT,
the Free State men Ia induce them 10 vote;
but finally Mr.. Buchanan will dctcraainc
that none shall vote but these wI.a wer,
enumerated in tine bogus census. and TIL
vote on the constitution viii * lett onlr g.
those who voted for the constitutional d,ls'-
gates 10 tue bo.ll. convention. lin. hts
been determined Oh IN secret council nhilt
various movements and counter movement
will be made 10 kicA up dust anil blind tin
eyes u the country to their real designs
In the meantime they are drawing the coll,
closer and closer around the Free Stats men
Of Kansas. They must struggle Ia rear
their homes in the wilderness Ia shelter
their little ones. They must struggle for
their rights and liberties. Will the country
look quietly on and see this administration
back ruffians in crushing them IL the earth
The design Is to get mp nm excitement UNI
der false colors. Let us glance al few
things that are ominous.
In the first place. Jcilrics lceompte is ~
tanned - Chief Justice. The Free State
men have no hope TOR justice fran him;
they never get i. The pro slavery men ca
pect to be cleared they never have been
punished. Fugit. who shot and -ea,,el
Hopps, was not punished, although h. often
boasted Of the deed. The Blue Lodge ar
secretly sworn 10 protect each other in mi,
outrage against Free State men. either A.
0ebccrs, Jnrymcn, or judge. or. II need he
with their money ar hy intec ri arms
Judges Lccompte and Cato are IN elc,e aiIil-
iation with them. The courts, then. are safe
tor ruoRanism. Secondly: The apponte...
70 land Offices IN Kansas are men who's.
hands arr still reeking with the blood el
their ksllow citizens. In all disputed clam,
the prD-slaycry men look for the advantage.
II Il sole for the homes Of frcemcu 10 be IN
such hands
Again: The plan is still To hold 10 tile
advantage gained by taking the bogus Gen.
sus, whom many of the Free State men had
heen driven away, and before tue emigration
81 the present season had arrived, and tl!en
secretly throw in voters from the ~ont4 oil.
will claim residence obtained Ia i.rn,sr a..
rays and NIX II up with tue begu. a,he,al.
II this were not tue scheme, hew i. il tAat
Atchi,on writes t. CO. Apaeu. Baker thai
the majority u tile voter. Of Na,,,a. arc
pro--lavcry lie LAS fall knowledge oil tls
iact that nlne-tenths OF the real citizens 81
Kansas are in favor of maxim, il Il free State.
Hr knows where the voters will come FROM.
Secret wires arc being pulled.
Societies have been formed al Ncstport
aac other points TO take claims in Kansas.
Al eonditions were that they should Jon
C. sosicty, register their Nance, and ~ oll
" sae land IN February last, ~ "a 10 be lie.
~ voters under the bogus statutes-aud
nave their names in the census, and hold
shsm selves In readiness To vote when called
O. Thousands went over. They will swear
~ each Other, get taeir land and vote fJr
u pro-slAvery constitution. Tie Land oil
or understand tns programme and vii.
give them the land thus they will yet ,ay
!or dsfrsnding sreemcn of their iu.t ri.at.
by swindIing the United States Through ru.
Ian of1cials.
Ten thousand ireemcn emigrated 10 KAN !
- last spring, and gave her security and
0nne0 kssfoie ni..n x.sna - I. a.. ~