Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-22

Ma q q Il., 10 SO, eo.slssty tfroosk 4,
ifs lsmsnted the evils Of slavery; vhoss
lssires we're sverst0 sesurs . leo thot
bat should secure the equality eod ua-
Qnsstionsbe right Of liberty u evssy
hild Of earth. Mere then twenty year, so
4 made . visit to Aoolecellot | rsosmbee
BsGsrson's glorious declaration. that An men
IRE created free and equsl, that they are en-
lowed with certain inaiiens bic rights. among
which are life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness. That governments are instituted among
men f.r the happiness Of oil the governed"
remember his priceless words of wisdom
aud inimitable beauty. that he tremb'sd when
he remembered that God 10 just. and that he
should never do any act which should take
sides with slavery.
I have recently Travelled over the free
States. have contracted the desolation OF
the slsvs States with the lite and activity o.
the free. Your Tree schools aid seminariss 81 |
learning; have studied them oil with th:'ii' !
ing interest. Holy spirit Of Freedoml Free |
speech, free thought. freedom Of the press
has long been bsnished from Virginia. and q OF
until recently has 1T dared 10 breath freedom
in the Old Dominion. 1t is not so now, thank
God. We have now four weekly Republican
papers, one daily, and two tri- vsekies, tor the
purpose Of advocating the election OF the Re.
publican candidates for President and Vice
President. (Applausa) I thank you, fellow
citizens for This kind expression. have been
inquired Of whether ehall be permitted TO
live there. l am sure intetd TO be there,
and 10 fight tho battles Of freedom. We don't
expect to carry the State for freedom now, but
we are satisfied that the seed thus eown will
blossom to greater and more glorious resur-
rsction. Applause believe that slavery
is the greatest curse and hindrsnce to wealth,
population and the means Of e iucatiOn, under
Leaven. an . farmer. and when decided
to become such, let me tell you determined
that the sweat Of unpaid labor should never
poison ny fields Applause So employ
eight native Virginia families TO work my
fields Some paid cash, aud some labor. for
while trav cling through the North,I had made
up my mind that men would labor better for
cash than they would for the lash. l have
from amp one put in the bins ready for market
Under slavery the father and mother has no
claim to live With the child Of their love. but
| it is separ ated from them, and sold into dis
tant elavery
10 1854 Mr.. Mason camc home from Wash
ington and said that they had repealed the
Missouri Compromise estriction in Kansas. and
we must get up companies and 20 into Kansas
! aud make it q slave State or the Yankees would
make it free. For this purpose he requested .
| neghbor of mine to draw up subscription to
send men into Kansas. Tnis gentleman asked
me whether l thought it advisable 10 do so. !
replied, You can do a. you please but III new
er aid to extend slavery by any act OF mine In
to Kansas or anywhere else My children or
yours may one Of these days. in the revolu-
lions Of society, become settlers in Kansas, and
| hall 10 1f
a free State, for by slavery you drive out free
schools. thrift and intelligence. ! believe in
educating the people. II free You will find
district school houses scattered over the whole
State. while 10 the slave States there 10 none or
but few, from the fact that the population IL
too widely dispersed. l like to see them rise
from splitting rails to be President of the
United States. Applause and cheers.
Well, my neighbor got in the same way OF
thi king with my self, and refused to have any.
thing to do with the subscription and gave his
reasons 1t soon went abroad that had be q
using incendiary language. Another neighboT
called on me- and told me that he had heard
had been using incendiary language "The
people over the river say that you desired to
give ycur children land where the black man
could not come. This thcy consider as directed
against the institutions Of the COUNTRY" Ia
every man l talked with gave my reasons
So you see was committing the same offence
every few days.
Well, gentlemen, let me tell you the finale oil
; this company of Senator Macon. The comps.
nv was raised, and under the command Of
Young Shersrd They took the cars to 60 into
) Kansas at Hsrpers Ferry. You know some
shiu4. "S Hqrnf1.'s .Eerry-:!ts ibe Aa4aeu nla6s
Applause. They went into Kansas to driv.
) the Yankees out; they thought they coult
. drive them like chat before the wind they
found John Brown already there they bscam,
convinced tibet he had consid cradle pluck and
} that they could not drive the Yankees an,
more than they could dive the devil Well
you are all familiar with the scenes enacted
there Sherard's company pitched in," and
after numerous conflicts Sherard got killed
and was brought home in bis coffin. His death
happened in this wise: After the returns o.
the election, tit was at the time candle boxe,
were in such demand,) Sherard called on thu
Governor and said. Governor, l called to pe,
my commission az Sheriff." The Governor
replied. II do not think the returns satistseto
~, and at present l cannot grant the commits.
sion" Sherard became violent and demand
the commission, when the Governor rose TO
leave him and Sherard spit upc1 him The
people became indignant, and called meeting
to express. by resolutions, their condemns til on
Of the indignitv to the Governor and the man.
ner in which the election had been conducted.
While reading the resolutions in came She-ard.
stop reading those resolutions; the FIRST man
! who dares read those resolutions 10 q dead
man" and pulled out his pistol. man by
the name Of Jones was reading the resolutions !;
Jones did not exactly stop reading. but drew
his postol; Shersrd cooked his pistol TO carry
his threat into execution, when he was tired
upon and killed. lie came back in his coffin.
When they came back they did not say they
could drive the Yankees. but they said these
accursed Yankees we're Gevils inesrnate.
| [Cheers.
Nov. gentlemen. do not wonder that Sen.
| ator Mason thinks there is great propriety in
| investigating this ansas-IIsrper's Ferry mat
ter. He is responsible for the whole of it
do not approve Of this way Of doing any thing,
but the natural consequence Of the company
being cent into Kansas was that John Brown
should return the compliment He did 90 at
Harper's Ferry. Senator Mason thought that
he was going to bring out the fact that the
Republicans throughout the country we're
with John Brown. Well, he found ont that
John Brown purchased his pistols Of Colt .
Democrat, and his pixies o. another Democrat
Mr.. Underwood concluded his remarks by ex.
pressing his qualification At the enthusiasm
which prevailed along the line Of the road from
Chicago. Wherever they had canr on they
brought it out and gave q salute. And if they
had none they loaded anvils He didn't re.
member ever having been fred ct with an an
vii before.
Three cheers were given Tor old Abe Lin.
coin, when Mr.. Kellogg of Cone. took the