Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-24

A. II. REEDER.
For the Kangas Herald.
Eae EJecsiom TO Com
gress--0Ur true POLICY.
The time fixed by the Governor for the e.
lee6on e6aE delegate to- Congress lsrapidly
approaching gIt is to be hoped that. when
it arrives, ar it will find every man at his post
prepared to4eKercise his elective franchise
in in sgch, s way asWill rebound to the welfare
ofs Kansas, ,fonthe present and in the future.
To every person who has cast his forttttsles
with thosefof this Territory, andltosall who |
contemplate doing So, his the first Election
tinderthe authority of the Federal Govern
ments isaf the first = importance. +, Ilsr
ritoryd is novt almost IN a state of nature
;GGneat though it estionably iial 9irl, All
the elements ofwealth and power, 'tl4eseseL-H |
ements are undeveloped; and can onlyibe
drawn dra sn forth and made available by the hand
.of.eultiVation and art. This isathe great
task, now to be accomp plished. We are to
Mresti this magnifcentlEng gin soil from the
domain of the savage and pfacezit s'besneath
the, empire oflocivilization.2 Of this, iwe
are incapable, by our own unaided energies
In its realization, we must be assistedby the
power and resources of the Federal Govern
ment. We7do not expeetstobe entirely built
up and supported by Government, bur we
may be amply supplied with all those pri7
mary facilities Of corninun alton and hiter-
coursesb and ofidisseminatingi giihtelligence,
Which lie at the bottom. of all national de-
-velopements We want our title secured to
the soil Upon which We W have planted our
homes and made our improvements; we
want pos. routes, and post Offices ). we want
rail roads; we want seminaries Of learn
ing; and these things we desire to obtain in
no stinted measure; but largely. literally,
bountifully. -e.s sov
1t cannot be doubted that we the peo-
pie of Kansas, stand in a, position, at the
present time, peculiarly favorable to the
most unlimited success in thus obtaining the
patronage of our government, if we but
act aecordingEto the simplest dictates of pru-
dence Those who control the legislation
of the Federal Government are divided at
this time, with reference to this Territory,
into two parties. One Of these parties ar
IDENTIFY cherishes the object of making this
Territory a slave State; and the other, with
equal ardor, and apparently more industry,
is bent onmaking it a free State. Both are
extremely friendly to the Territory, standing
as it now does in a state of uncertainty on
that subject; because each confidently ex-
poets, in the end, to have it on its own side;
one with itself. Thus a rivalry is establish !
ed between these two parties in the Federal
Legislature, as to which shall do the most for
Kansas which shall go the father in ex-
tending to it the. powerful patronage ofthe
Federal Government.
Now, it is obvious, that this state fittings
will continue just as long as the uncertainty |
lasts, which shrouds the position of Kansas
between Slavery and Freedom; and no lon
ger. Whenever it becomes known that
Kansas is to be either slave or free State, |
his benifcent rivalry win be destroyed
he motive for favor will be entirely oblit-
Grated, on one side or on the other, and the
'anl1est spirit ofopposition established in its
stead. We will then be compelled to orely
on the support Of one faction in
Congress for all the patronage we expect
rom the = ederal Government, and that
action may be in the minority. Thus we
nay be cut off from all assistance, except |
he most triifling and Intellectual.
What then is the unquestionable policy of
sHwho have atheart the paramount interest
# this Territory, in, voting, on the 18th Of
his month, for Delegate to Congress2-
No one can fail to perceive-it! It's to
Keep up that state Of uncertainty, as to
whether Kansas viii eventually be a free
II slave State, so far as that election can
10 it.. find this g,eqasifss Mat no Candidate
aaalaibe supported By TIE uosers Of Kofsssas,
chose friends are enclasf0ely prO..sfavery or
or scho has been put alposs the
rack as lie champion of e:fIer cause. We
egard this of the first Importance The
lairery question Should not be decided BY
he people of Kansas, untilitbecomes abso-
utely impossible to do otfHefwise. ~ This
Negative course is mperatively,sd demanded
y paramount considerations Of public veal!
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)ur discreet and. able c Governor has reala
zed, in his own mind, no doubt, the fBfce
f these very reflections and has been
tareB5 induced to defer, for. the present,