Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-24
EO tee Freeman Of Hgsss0s.
1slE Voters, be soas sgOasa. guard.

Lns As citizens of Kansas, the undersigned
deem it our duty to warn the qualified vo-
tiers. Of the Territory against 'the insidious
character of a circular addressed to them by
a s'Committee" OF the friends of the Hon
ROBERT ]. .FLENNIKEN, offering him
las candidate for Delegate, to Congress,
at the election to be held on the 29th inst
This Committee after speaking in
high terms Of Mr.. F. as recent citizen of
Pennsylvania, and greatly extolling his
fitness for the distinguished position to
which. he aspires, proceed with all appa-
rent sincerity to deprecate the introduction
of the question of free OF slave labor into
the canvass, aVerring that our Delegate to
Congress will have no duties to perform
connected with it, and ssshould be elected
only with an eye to his value, efficiency and
influence in procuring the Legislation
which we so much need to advance the
prosperity and improvement of the Terrific
ry."
Fellow citizens, be not deluded by these
oily professions of this self-constituted
s.Committee" of the friends of Mr.. Flenni-
ken. It is known that his chief reliance
for support is upon the ABOLITION
VOTE in the Wakarusa settlement, and it
is known that those Abolitionists were lit
orally shipped from the New England
States for the avowed purpose of ABOLI-
TIONISING KANSAS, with the ultimate
view Of the more effectually assailing the
institutions of our neigboring States OF Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Texas.
Itis known that Mr.. Flenniken receiv-
ed assurances, before he became can
didate, from some Of the chiefs OF this self
same, abolition settlement, that they would
give him 10G0 votes: This, then, is the
capital upon which he starts. and upon
which he mainly bases his hopes OF success.
lis known that Mr.. .Flennilen's .predi-
lections are decidedly opposed to slave la
Dor, OF to the institution of negro slavery as
it exists in the southern States. This much
he openly ayowed in a public speech at the
Salt Creek settlement On Tuesday, the 18th
inst; and announced his determination to
cast his. vote, when the question came be-
fore the people of the Territory for their
final decision,s in favor of Kansas being a
FREE STATE It is known that every
man of this Committee, . with perhaps a
solitary exception, whose 5antecedeAts are
all aIlti-slavery, is avowedly opposed to the
institution of domestic slavery in Kansas,
and upon him, it is believed, pro-slaueyy
principles hang very loosely.
It is further known that great efforts
We're made to induce Pro-slauefy men to
sign the circular. Several gentlemen of
our acquaintance were appealed to and
earnestly solicited to sign 1t, but IN vain.
They were not to be. caught In a gull-uap
so transparent boo5f =.t'. 20
What, then, becomes Of the boasted evil
denee Of sincerity offered by the Commit
tee ''in declaring that some of them '.are
men and some Pro-sLavery Sen,
yet they are llunitedinthe support of Mr..
Flenniken2' Are not the facts here stated
rather s.the best evidence" that their fair
professions We're made to delude the urisdds-
peti1g voters, Of the Territory into the srlp-
port Of bfaeandidate entertaining anti-sIaYery
vieNs2l q, iaiaqa 81 S'.vodlss{ actsCe 3..,1
sattffa Il IS utterly atisl impossible bI that Mr. can
go te Congressfasithe fayorite of both par
tiess sI1issown POSITIONS fixed and known, /
and even were it totherwise, the well known |
views Of his friends and supporters, point /
qlr is x to his Whereabouts, Thus
are this f-eonstitlited COMMITTEE con, /
demned out of their own mouths, for they I
tell us that sat acotfld iljiSct a deep anjarg
lt5os, oas interests to etsct1d Delegate to Con-.
gress eaon thiss issue. s. efisa4ssss44 ssss ~
With these facts before you, fellow-citi- |
zens Of Kansas, we respectfully submit that
It isan insult to your. understandings as In
.elhgent freemen5l Ito attempt to pass Mr. |
Fleniiiken off upon you as the candidate
5f both the pro-siavery and anti-slayery men
an insult we doubt not you viii indig-
aantly rebuke on the day of election.
1t isnot our purpose to discuss the mer-
rs of the question Of. free or slave labor
here. Our object was merely to place the |