The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-27
General 1afeiiiaepce.
Trouble for Gov. Shannon.

A petition is in circulation addressed
to his Excellency. asking for an extra
session Of the Kansas Legislature, in or
der to consult in Legislative capacity as
DO the propriety of fixing on the ways and
means, the time and place for a Pro-
slavery Convention, in order to make a
Constitution with clear re eognition of
slavery by the constitution of Kansas
Such move on the part of a very few
insiders, with a far larger number of
outsiders, may make an impression up
on poorly advised Executive in regard
to the public sentiment and the feelings
of the squatters of Kansas. The Gov
ernor may meetthe wishes of these petit
TONERS and issue his proclamation,
and these worthy modern aw-makers
may come together under the hospitible
roof of Thomas johnson, at the Mission,
and then they may debate, consult and
adjourn to Westport, and go back and
feast upon the same old oil cloth, and
may then get their pay if they can, aud
pass whatever laws and resolutions they
please but they, after all this, fail, aye
signally fail, to make out an answer re-
sponsive to the allegations already made
by the independent Squatters of Kansas
against the previous legislation. The
cut is vital, and too deep for any Exeeu-
tive adhesive plaster like the one sought
by this new petition move on the part OF
these Observation-Disclosures chaps from
the hills and hoHows outside of kan"as.
The Governor may soon begin to
believe. that he entered his now
ghonle by the back door. The only en-
t. aaee by which he could have come into
Kansas. WITHOUT stopping or bowling his
venerable head was by a landing on the
soil of Kansas. We have the gratitude
to believe had his E1selleney consulted
Democmts-men who were OF he party
that gave him the gubenatorfss. char o.
Ohio, his seat in the las Congress. and
his important official position IN Tbs
Territory, the advice, the counsel, tet
fidelity OF this same democratic class q
citizens who have elevated the pieseai
Executive of Kansas to every post q
honor and profit, with one exception
which his Excellency has ever had tho
honor to attain had he landed at Leayen-
worth he could have found national, con
sentative, prudent Democrats to advise
with, whereby he could have learned
the only true and safe position to be
taken by an Executive officer of Kansas
Had his Excelleney planted himself up
on the principles OF the Kansas-Nebras
ka act, all would have been well; blu
the Governor passed into Kansas amiC
the thickest and widest uncurbed fanst
les that ever assumed to direct public
affairs in any law and order community
claiming to speak for Kansas, and there
corts, watchful of his every move. The
effect OF all this is convulsed and great
ly surprised Cabinet, from his pledges tt
enforce laws of which he knew nothin.
laws that were doomed to fall of theil
own weight, by reasons of their conflict
ing with the Constitution of the United
States, which he had just sworn to sup
port-laws that were not in consonance
with the freedom of thepress, free speeci
and sound public opinion in Kansas
We have, up to the present time, forbornt
to express our opinion upon the hasty
PRONUNCIATION of his identity with the pro
slavery faction around the environs Of
Westport. We fully believe his Excel
lency, together with MIR. Pierce, anc
other noted politicians of our country
have remained, and at present still re-
main ignorant of the true state OF public
sentiment iu kansas.-IerritoriaL Regis.
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