Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-20
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There is Just one act of the national exec
stive, the performance Of which would imme-
diatsiy set all matters right. in Kanzas. That
is, the removal Of Wilson Shannon from the
Governorship of the territory, and the ap
poinsment of man like Reeder in his place.
In that case, by afFording him the military
aid, as well as the pecuniary resources of the
general goxsssament, in support of the laws,
according to the provisions of the Nebraska
Kanxas bill itself, the President might effect
ually put an instant termination to all dis
turbines. The rufian invaders from Mis-
souri,. whvse depredatory incursions into the
territory have produced all the difficulties
there. would quail With terror, the moment
they saw the arm of the general government
against them. 1t is only because their acts
ere counived at and approved by the powers
I, hat be, that they persevere in the perpetra-
tion Of such diHbolical schemes.
The nomination of Shannon, il is under
stood, is now before the Senate for condrma-
tion. Upon what principle any Northern
man in that body can vote to confirm the ap-
pointment of such scoundrel, for position,
the functions of which he has go foully per-
verted, we are at loss to conceive. Until
the deed is consummated, we shall be unwil-
ling to believe that a majority, even Of so
hunkerish body as the Senate of the United
States, can be brought to sanction SO infa-
NOUS an act. Let the name Of Wilson Shan-
non, with the threats and osths he has uttered
against freedom, and law, and order, in KAN
Gas, and his secret Vaccinations with Atchi.
son and mis- Missouri rufians, to subTert pop
ular rights and popular sovereignty" in the
territory, be thrown back in the face Of the
President, accompanied with the indignant
scorn Of every Senator, whosets any value up
on official integrity and official honor. If
Franklin Pierce can find no more decent per
son than Wilson Shannon to be his agent and
representative in Kanzas, then let the PTesi-
dent repair there himself, and head tht regi-
ments Of the invading rufRans in his own per-
son. A pretty 6sare he might cut there, with
Atchison and Stringfellow for his aids, provid-
ed he would NOT fcins in the attempt TO add
TO his military renown by any new display of
feats of horsemanship, in his illustrious toray
against the right of actual settlers in the ter-
ritory to the undisturbed management Of their
o wn affairs.
A simple Withdrawal of Shannon nomina-
sion, from the Senate, by the President, and
the notification of that funetionary that his
services are no longer wanted. is all that would
be required to rid Ksnzas of his infamous
presence, unless he chose TO remain. there to
CO. operate on his own individual responsible
fy, with his present confederates. But with
Governor of the right stamp there. backed up
by the general government, neither Atchison,
Siringfellow, nor Shannon. with their associ-
ate gang of ruf6ans at their heels, would pos
sess any potency for mischief. A man of half
the nerve Of old Hickory, or old Zavk Taylor,
would hang all such desperadoes as high as
Haman. 1t is such an officer we want in the
present crisir.
Would that we had an incumbent of the
Presidential chair, dispussd to treat the Mis-
souri, rufians as jackson threatened TO serve
the nulli6ers or South Carolina in bis time.
would that we had President inclined to
answer the demands of Atkinson and String
fellows, for the extirpatin OF Freedom in Kan
sas, as Gen. Taylor replied to Tooinbs and
Stephens of Georgia, when they approached
him to induce him to swerye from his po-
sitiOn on the compromise question, to crafty
the ultra slavery prOpagandists. Or as GEN
sral Jackson replied calhoun and MeDuffiie,
when they threatened 10 rebel against the
general government. The old dry bones of
Andrew Jackson, exhumed and paraded in
the White House at Washington. in all their
skeleton ghastliness, would have more eff
CLERGY for good in the present crisis of our ma
t;onal affairs. than the living body of Frank
lin Pierce, clothed in all the liueaments Of
animal vigor. Old Hickory never tainted
when the day of trial came stakeholder though
he was. With the present incumbent in
power. we can experimenting but success
sion Of Shannons for his official appointees.
Our only hope in that respect, is, that the
Senate viii reject them all.