New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-14
KANSAS.
RYCEpriOs on GOVERNOR SHANNON

f,,,..,,.s.sos Il 'bs ~. Lsui' Democrats
W,grpoHr, No.. Fr.iav, Aug. il, 1854
80 WiIs1n Shappou, Mr.. Rsadefs snsc~sass
,,,,y.d a. Ka,s,s Ciy Ibis mo Mig, " ne siss1@
As,iba Jee,f General and Mr. speaker Sui ,gfss-
low Nsssv W-ueTSon, eddie, frban, kses.
Hair m d oftss Karsss rCslaors, en'er-n bsf ~ 80
,tnt.d lie wharf, for the p"rp"cr o. re'u'n,re ae"S
Jt.v met ard were int oJuced N the Sev G'vrs~
on hoard zLo s1fsGed them. ! believe, hst ne 90
Llely 20 prov. % .hbcieot and cordial coopersssf
with ibe fegustors as could have been selee % treS
The Fee" stsie.; even If I'D. D" A'cni.oo or ss
os dew ted eiscple had been the elector insteh u
the Prsscent o. tie In ted SAGE.
Ah'r DIM or COMMITTEE. rsides's OF We-tpert
accompanied by acting Governor Woodscn and t~0
ihr'e ms n beers OF the Legislature, role down -
kaDtBs City, visit . the Governor At the Amsriosa
Hoi,l, where he pot up and invited him ~ rotsfn
with ihem lie rode with them to westpor.
in tbc eyenrr he vac serrnattd, and called out -
sddIess fhe sudience who bad gathered around tks
~, rs OF the botcl. He appeared.
he stood on the very fpot whert family nauo-
safe-a dsmegoeue-diy tDe-had stood few ~cees
\. orr ard peeed to the lowest passions OF the rab
bic in order slbef, that Atcbison night b~ esecsed,
the I piob saved, and "a los; world converted 70
"God." That step, too, had supp rted the porey
form mo r1rors pun ih'endsS/ OF IL. IL. asonSos.
CEN Whitfield tioc II also.
Cav. Shannon began bis remarks by theaking The
audience for their courteous reception u gaaneG
linn he SAID not because II wss personally nat eraee
hui because il showed him tnat they were no. d.. osee
IN decide OF bis Gticial career IN advsnce sno go
Jir, thar he ugbt 7, " on "YOUR aid IN enfesvWteg
to overcome ole ac.s which he was awsre exsseh, oss
hopsd were not irsuImourfaoe Vore-i~, ~
shall have orr adj He regretted 10 see, IN cerAis
pertons of the Territory, dHpoeirnn To nuuuy u
nIsus heh have b. en- enacted by roUR Legislatace
Ttis was r revolutionary movement "Rlch was gwoS
" TO be- d, pored. He rprenec, ne said INA, DC u.s.
arrived TOO late 10 form the acquaintance OF me ns
ters OF TIE i.ccislatur. He knew notbing ot INC
ieus,sfss hy them but from 'he ability and pstno'
ism OF tie penen en- who composed u, he doubted eot
lat they wee wise and judcious But even u icy
were not wise and juicious, open resistance ana s
6csion of th, m not the proper way 70 oeiess
heir proyisoIe If they were unconsttu ioua', tne~
were courts 70 appeal to- which had been crested ~
The IurpOe6 Of dtcdrg such quTtons. az W "
Legislature that recently adjourned NJ the Sn"snco
N.s.on be regarded n az q legal assembly, lCpeosk
and tbous b. that he objection 70 us power. groua"ee
On iis r,uoval ON Pswpe~, was puerile "a evocy
I4eisa,ure tpio,ed the nj hi Of removi the Seat o.
Government 1t pleasure Inc Executive anu ou.t
ary of the Territory had ACKNOWLEDGED tie les'sla-
ture a. legal body and so would he l9oodl. lie
reps,ded their laws rs hi d. on every cinsen ot We
Territory and would use all hi, Executive poser Aos
authority 10 cary them toto effect lCh+ersl ucsaN
be did lot intend to Ijnss them on The various qu~
,ior b at divided the par IN he Territory; perhsPs
Re do not Il, rstand them and ne bad no, exPecss
TO spesk on this oc 'sson. To one sugect, ho~ev~s
he would 81 ude-Slayery Ills ofhc'ai ME asd cafer
were 70 unknown 10 a portion, at lesst OF the ou-
zers of krnsss He had DO IN enfion oil changiox u~
toliiicsl faith He thought, with reference 70 osveys
that as Missouri and Kansas we're adJol Jog Sea~el
"a
icb Was al eady rv alDg the commerce be'wees tnS
Tnit.o States an some Europeao coun'n must ocer
esssrily lead TO great trade, snd perpetnai interoen
between them il would be well II their instltutous
slouo h,rmopize-ss oiherHise, there would ,e oen-
tipual srrels and border vudp lie nos tor o0serI
tn Kansas [Louc cheersl. AMER tosnkng ths ea~'
epee the new Governor withdrew
Gen. Whitfield spoke next. His speech, to use
Dutch phrase, was wore rs bad; was IM .%
frior 10 bis aDtitoqueni address, 70 'ne ooscss
at the Shawnee Mission. .
Cries were raised for Gen. Bsrbee, but the gallant
brigBdier suddenly bolfed.
The audience then ahouted for Parks.
Col Hey mounted the etps. am requested 70
SOW iba, Mr.. Parks's modesty prevents him ho0
speaking. .y.u c.,.,
nothing II prevent you nom speaking"
Col II ay, with dignity; SSH, ! speak at the poine
Of the pen, or 10 reasonable gontemen-ncver TO -
excited clowd.'
TIE crowd happened to be In good humor, and
took ibis cut as Jest and obeered TIE speat.
You will observe that Gov. Shannon hnted that ~
npht REQUIRE the bid of Missoursts for the crowd
that he addressed composed OF residents OF wos
port and Westport ID in the State OF Mlssoun.
WI ether the Governor s aware Of ths TACT snow
NOT fut 90 know that he called the kansas lee ids-
ture when speaking to Mlssourans In Missouri yosr
Legislature. -
FxGoy Reeder has published in The 81. Losis
Democrat a review of the opinion Of ChiefJustice Ie-
c, mpte upon the veioty OF the la NJ passed by TOO
Kansas Legislature while sitting at the Shswuee o
sIor. 1t presents no new aspect of tho case on nv
see but give~ the Chief Justices argumenta thorough
wbitiliDg He closes o. follows:
"Howeyer may differ a. Ia the propriety OF an
op all it is due 10 the Chief Justice to say tcse
ifc in, oieIcy of bis arguments is to be ascbed not
10 bic wal Of ability but 10 the weakness OF cause
IL support Of wticb, az am convinced, no man, 81
whatever ability, could make an argument which e
would cost aty g'eat amount OF mental labor N
rmphantly 10 refuie