The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-08
Original Correspond
Ennsions OF a Disappointed ofHcs-
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Ed. HERALD OF FgEEDoh Aware,
as am. that By the exposure now made
of the contemplate mobocratic faction.
of which, / confess with shame, have
heretofore acted on the Missouri frontier
- am placed in an unenviable position
upon the maxim that the ''the biggest
rascal is the first to turn States evi-
dence." Still, actuated by the belief that
the best reparation can make for the
injury have done to society, the princi-
pies of republicanism, and particularly
the rights of the actual settlers of Kan
sas, is full and fair exposition of the
knavery and oppression of the banditti
that has assumed, under color of law, To
reduce them to the abjeet condition of
slaves. And first, it is true. as has been
repeatedly asserted By Free Soil presses.
that the body of men recently assembled
at the Shawnee Mission, in said Territory,
and which has just adjourned, was COM
posed. mainly. of foreigners to the sod
OF Kansas, and whose actual residence
was in the State of Missouri. In Illus
tration, / furnish you an anecdote OF an
occurrence at the Mission, just on the eve
of the adjournment of those political
missionaries An acquaintance of
member, who, when elected to represent
the Fort Scott district, resided. If he does
not still reside. at Lexington. No., ap-
peared at the Mission and enquired for
his friend. He was asked elf he enquir-
ed for the member from Fort Scott 90
His reply was ''Fort H-ll II wish to
see the member from Lafayette Co., Mo. :"
Secondly, it is now generally con-
ceded that the election was "A fraud on the
autual inhabitants of the Territory, and
that this Legislative = body was elected
by Missourians. Pardon another illus
tration. The Lawrence district was
known to be Free Soil. A body of from
FIVE to six hundred Missourians marched
upon the town, armed with guns. pistols,
bowie knives, aud two pieces of cannon.
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rear guard, at convenient point some
two miles from Lawrence On their ar
rival they cast about for. suitable can
dida;e, one, who, while subscribing their
schemes would disgrace his ostensibte
constituents. This man (?)-tliis crea-
ture was certain person called --,
formerly waiter and ostier at the
Union Hotel, in Kansas, Mo-, from
whence he was dismissed by the propri-
etor, Free Soiier, because of the inces-
sant and impudcnt expressions of his
% ultra and rabid abolition sen
timents. 1t seems, however, that when
this army appeared in sight sud-
den change was effected in the gentle
mans "a eie9s. When within hailing
distance, this chap, whose enunciatory
apparatus is, by the way, somewhat ir
regular and defective, owing to the alb
scnce of Il bridge between his nose and
mouth, gave gutteral utierance To- the
following announcement '1yente-eng
Inge 'ro-layry y 'od." So tie army
elec:eI him to represent Lawrence.
As glaring, as odicus-aye, infamous
as his perfiAy appears, will show that
his eompeers were ofequal turpituds Iu
the first place, if they concede the exist
ence of a federal government, which
would seem from their Legislation, matter
of doubt, they have, to say the least,
shown no manner of respect for its enact
mcnts.
In the second place they have perpe-
| tra;ed upon the citizens of Kansas ie.sis-
lalion the most invidiously partial, dis
eliminating and oppressive, and which
tie brief lucid intervals in tI;eir drunken
debauchery failed To palliate or render
>ufferable in the Judgment i all honest
men. But We, their Missouri constitu-
ents, might have pardoned these enormi-
tics, inasmuch rs we were not the doomed
objects of tEeir vengeance, and only suf-
lered in the good opinion of all right
thinking men from our relation to that
body-of which most of US are now
heartily ashamed-had our representa-
tives remembered TO whom they owed
their little brief authority But so
far from it, every railroad company, joint
stock or town company proposed to be IN
corporated must embrace in its members
majority of this Legislature. But,
worst of all, they have the modest del
icacy to appoint themselves to nearly all
the offices created BY them during the
session. In this closing act of treachery
they have disappointed the just expecta-
tions of those hardy veterans who served
last March In the army of invasion, aud
whose unparalleled suferings aud servi-
ecs in upholding the principles OF squat
ter sovereignty should have been aPpre-
ciated and rewarded. But no. The
/ judgeships, the prosecuting attorney
ships, commissionerships, sherilialities,
DC, were all monopolized by our SER
wants, and we who did the fighting aud
/ .'cavorting,' and TIE swearing { when the
/ Judges of election required it. which was
seldom, are left to starvc at home or en-
list in any fikibustering enterprise that
may hereafter offer.
| In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, regret to
! say that Atchison, Stringfeliow d TO.
are dead as herrings in Missouri, and
that the conservative pro-slavery party
here is ashamed of them, and regard
themselves reuetlef, and repudiats their
policy and tactics iat,fo.
/ lONEOF THE ARMY OF INVASION.
FIR tie Hsrald IF Freedom.
Claims for Emigrsnts.
OTrAsA, X. T.. Aug. 80, '55.