Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-03-30

States, sis plain and ineligible, and
it is meant for the homc-bred, unen-
lightened understanding of our fellow
citizens"
How little have our Southern
friends, impulsive. hospitable and rash,
understood the character Of the Cover
nor of Kansas. Many have often
times said he will favor the South,
his sympathies are with the South,
but coming from free State he dares
not do itopenlyl Upon what reasona-
bic premises, upon what, rational in
duction of the Governors act and
conduct, could such an absurd hypoth-
esis be predicated. eve will yet
make aproselyte of him." said they.
Such proeelyte as they would make
OF the shrewd, calculating, and far
sighted Governor, would be to them
1.-TWO fold more a child of He'll than
he was before" The developments
that have already appeared in the
Executive character, are amply suffi-
cient to found a sound conclusion in
regard to his future course and in
tentions Impulsive. and unrehecting
peoplc-you have not scrutinized him
closely. You have misread and mis-
translated him; he has understood
your character better than you have
understood his. Affsble and polite in
outward manner, but cold, guarded,
and designing within-the external
manner of a man wholly engrossed
with self-aggrandizement, and the
steady accomplishment of his own
private purposes. Possessing many
qualities that go to make up strong
man, the Executive character is yet
deficient in one great essential-an
unfortunate infrmity Of purpose, and
weak nervous oscillation of mind,
are idiosyncracies with the Governor
Of Kansas. Governor heis-and would
be Senator hereafter! He is not with
out would play false; would
wrongly win; and yet he fears TO do it
boldly like a man. He is small, nom
pariel edition of Talleyrand and Met
ternich combined, without one spark or
seinctillation of the jackson Eternal
in his whole composition
Isolated and alone upon the Frontier
he stood; in the midst Of gentlemen Of
high official character and talent. the
great noncommittal was distant and
repulsive; for without the encourage Of
friends he dared not proclaim public
! ly that che was Free Soiler, and
would do all consistently with his
official oath and dignity, to make
Kansas free State" as, he had a
right to say, and right to do-for he
knew not what evils the passions of an
impulsive people, aroused to theil
highest pitch in an exciting contest
might hurl around his devoted head
No doubt in his midnight dreams his
Excellency saw his honor, Judge
Lynch. with his grave, judicial aspect
sitting at the foot of his bed, remark
ing with all the politeness of Richelier
to Baradas, that the Court had taker
his case under consideration, and tina
they did not believe "that the air o
Kansas agreed with them" But fa
different will be his position at thu
approaching crisis; he has made TO
himself friends far away from tn,
, Frontier; poweral friends on the hea,
t waters of the Kaw. His town sit,
is in the heart Of the military rosorvs
ton, beneath the gaping mouths o
the protecting cannon, and his aide-de
camp is already in Washington legal
J izing this unlawful proceeding. NJ
ugly provision of the bill can interior,
with his military friends; they hav,
, voted once, and they will vote again
the offending clause will be dead let
ter when his Excellency chooses to ex
ert his powers as the "Great Exponn
, der" of the organic Bill.
1t is now time for the South to rally
| to wait no longer with folded arms fol
"signs Of the times" but go to worl
boldly, fearlessly, theoretically, an,
with a sustained baoyancy of spiri
#; and fxedness Of purpose TO ensure hi
: great end. Southerners, you will hap
! tie in horse-pond. and tar and feath
era poor devil, who believes he j
doing Gods service when he persuade
slave to escape, and yet you vii
f look on supinely, when the whole in
stitution is threatened with extermi
, nation-and stand by and see witt
composure Paradisical garden mark
E ed out and dedicated as IN asylum
: for decoyed, stolen, and runawa.
a slaves. Big hearted but feeble hand
!! ed, you would look on, shedding tear
= of impotence and self-contempt.
Freemen Of the South, pioneers O
9 the West, "these are the times to tr,
c mems souls.' This is the twelfth hou
/. Of the night-birds of darkness are Oh
a the wing-the day will soon dawn
(! the battle will soon commence. ARGUS
and fight good fight; let the eagle
a OF victory perch upon your banner
Steady men! Forward
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