Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-09-28

AS to the Legislature that recently ad- +,
iourned, at the Shawnee Mission, he regarded L
it as legal assembly (cheers) and thought t
that the objection to its power grounded on \
its removal from Pawnoc, was pucrilc as ,
every Legislature enjoyed the right of remoy
ing the scat of government at pleasure. The !
Executive and judiciary of the Territory had !
acknowledged the Legislature as legal body, |
and SO would he (Good) lie regarded
their laws as binding on every citizen of the
Territory, and would use all his executive
power and authority to carry them into Ell
feet. (Chcers.) lie said he did not intend
to address them on the various questions that
divided the parties In the Territory perhaps
he did not understand them ; and he had not
expected to speak on this occasion. 10 one
subject, however, he would alludc-slavory.
His official life and career were not unknown
to a portion, at least, Of the citizens OF Kan
sas. lie had no intention of changing his
political faith. lie thought, with reference
to slavery. that as Missouri and Kansas were
adjoining States, as much Of that immense
commerce up the Missouri, which was al
| ready rivallng the commerce between the
/ United States and some European countries,
must necessarily lend to u great trade, and .
/ perpetual intercourse between them, 1T would /
he well if their institutions should harmo- /
nizc--as otherwise there would be continual |
quarrels and borders iouds. lie was for |
slavery in Kansas. cloud chcers0
After thanking the audience, the new |
| Governor withdrew.
The y. Y. Erming Post, comments as fol
lows on this speech
We publish a report to-day Of Governor
Shannons speech to ms iriende at Westport.
The means ty which these men procured
their return to the legislature are as profit
gate and brutal as the bloody DEGREES which
Governor Shannon tells the people of " est
port he goes out to enforce. We hear from
the territory that the people Of Kansas are
determined not to submit to them, and that
they will give him an opportunity Of salts
flying himself whether he has the power Of
fulfilling his threat. Is there any man IN
the northern States who does not sympathizo
) with them in this manly resolution Is there
any man, worthy to live under free govern
ment himself, who would refuse his contribu-
ton to the means by which these gallant men
! may he enabled to defend their liberties
against course Of violence and usurpation
e which hardly degns to cover itself with the
thinnest mask Of legality
Governor Shannons intellect seems to be
of much the same quality with his political
: honesty lie tells the people of Westport
Il that Kansas ought to be Il slave territory be-
: cause Missouri, lying contiguous to it, is a
9 slave State. By the same rule Ohio should
be q slave State because 1t lies on the hOr-
S d.rs of Virginia and kentucky. BY the same
It rule illinois, lying next to Missouri, should
d be slave State-or we might reverse the
4 obligation, and say that Missouri ought to
abolish slavery because she borders upon two
/ free States, illinois and Iowa.
y A KANzAs correspondent of the Boston
T. Atlas, writes as follows Such have been
ID the ouragcs committed and attempted by the
lie slave party in Missouri and Kansas, that
m Who raj ssnIlv in favor n1 sln "a
II ry have changed sides, and are now the
4 warmest advocates OF resistance to the doings
II of the shawnee schOoliellows. Free State
. principles were never 50 popular here as now
IL and the political wcathcrcccks have caught
s. the breeze and are now nearly all pointing due
G. North, while pro slavery DULLES are being
siemccd throughout the Territory, and made
to eat their own words before they ret cold
oil Free State men, in districts heretofore sup
n to be rroslavery have been counting noses
er and are agrecahly surprised to find them
-. selves largely in the majority. People arr
taking sides in earnest. and it will not 90 &
u mob citizens much longer for being Ere,
ee State men Thi, rousins of the people at
Id this time, is i'll part owing to the outrage
a, Of the ruTians and in part to the sense Of Sc
~ :, curty afforded by the sympathy of the North
Ne in the shape of Sharpn's rifles, and the like
ir The belief that the FREQ state men will b,
sufficiently armed to protect thcms.yc
ID, against all who can be induced to come from
' Missouri or elsewhere, has made, in IN,
re judgement hundreds Of Free state voter
* in the Territory.
ly The fire eaters in the Territory nbou
~ giving up the ship. Even the squattc
Sovereign is calling Justly for help iror
Ia Missouri to save their sinkin, hopes, aud "
en- shall have no more trouble uIi"ss non
of another invasion, which is loudly threatened
There Is one way. and only ore. to proven