The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-25
KANSAS CORRESPONDENCE


country, for it did seem as though Kansas had
been forsaken by both God and man. But
thank Heaven there is a great change about to /
take place. There is good old proverb, which
says everything comes right once in seven
years. and l think the septenary period is |
close at hand for the people of Kansas have at
length, after suffering all the indignities whichl
men could suffer, risen in their might, and
declared that they have rights, and they deter
mined to see if they cannot obtain justice at a
higher court
= The Free State party held a convention, a
short time ago at Big Springs, at which there
were present about one thousand persons, from
every section of the territory. Gov. Reeder
was almost unanimously nominated for Con-
gress on the first ballot, and then received by
acclamasion, in the most enthusiastic manner.
His nomination gave some dissatisfaction to
some of the Squatters in the remote portions
of the territory. The fact of the matter is
this, Gov. Reeder has had so many calumnia-
tors, and SO few to defend him, that many of the
Squatters are impressed with the idea that he
is a corrupt man. ], myself, opposed his
nomination in our convention, but as soon as
learnt the true state of the case, / became his
warmest friend, and there is now no man in
the United States, would sooner see in the
next Congress than Gov. Reeder.
He has been prosecuted man, and it be-
hooyes the people of Kansas to yindicate his
honor, and with it their own. The conven-
ton decided on voting on a different day from
the one specified by the Missouri Kansas Leg
islature. By doing SO they have prevented an
immense deal of blood-sheding, for the people
are determined that the same outrages, which
were perpetrated at the two former elections,
should not be renewed. AS it is we have
things fixed, Gin vulgar parlance) con the dead, /"
and every illegal vote cast on last Monday will
be known. The pro-slavery election passed
off very. quietly in Doniphan county, and if
the other portions of the territory had done as
we'll as Doniphan, we would have had no room
for complaint, but it was not so. A friend
who was at Leavenworth tells me that at least
one half were from No. We sent two men
down to Atchison, and they state that the
other side of the river was lined with horses
and buggies, and the ferry boats were doing a
land office business. But that is all in our
favor if they only knew it; it is just what we
want them to do, and if the whole State of Mo-,
had voted we would have been better pleased,
But am pleased to know that the State O
Missouri is opposed to the outrages being in
ficted on US; it is only few border counties,
with Platt county at the head, and even
they are beginning to see their folly, and there
have inevitably lost Kansas to slavery, by
their interference with her rights and priyi-
leges, and they are dropping the political
demagogues, who have led them on, like hot
potatoes. The st. Joe. Cycle" one Of the
warmest pro-slayery papers in Mo-, and a
staunch American organ, came out a few
weeks ago and denounced the action of the
Legislature or "Rump Parliament" as il
! termed it. in the strongest terms, pronounced
their laws, too cruel to be put in force and
some of them unconstitutional
Compares them to dog who has to be
chained when he becomes too fierce; SO with
the laws, being too cruel can never be put in
force. Mentions among the rest the law;
which take the right of sitting on jurries from
two thirds of the inhabitants of our. territory
And the one making it penal offence to write
as am now doing. s s. Ie i.aa erxgas
Thaf ConO,,occ mill az nc o,,,
for justice, feel assured; it Will be presented
, to that body in such a manner that they can.
not help lending us helping hand. However
illegal our course may appear, at first sight
it was founded on necessity; it was the only
course we could pursue. To defeat the pro-
slavery party in Kansas was and is no difficult
matter, In fact there is no pro-slavery party in
Kansas (this fact, as strange as it may appear
to you, was leeH proven at this last election, J
d but to defeat q powerful State is q herculean
job which our infant territory, cannot at this
time well undertake, But improbable as il
lmay appear, there viii be more votes polled
on next Tuesday for Gov. Reeder than Whit
field received from Missouri and Kansas both
The Free State party intend to be verycarefnl
! that none but legal votes be deposited In the
ballot box on Tuesday next ..ss
i We had large Free State Barbecue at
Doniphan on the 10th of last month, which
was wei attended and passed eff in a very en-
I thusiastie manner. a9ss b
The people are waking up to sense OF
their danger, meetings are being held in every
part of the territory, and the people show by
n word and action that they are tired of the yoke