The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-02
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press. We offered to sell at reasonable
price: but no trade was consummated.-I
J. [. V. Thompson was heard to declare
that the Press should be thrown into the
Missouri river, and It's editors hung
By tie way, we had opposed the ap-
poiHtmentof that corrupt man to the OF
fce of Governor of Kansas, and thereby
enkindled his wrath About the first
of march last, after Atchison had left his
seat in Congress and returned to Nilsson
ri, letters were said to have been received
in ParkFille, signed by D. r. Atchison,
stating that the State no longer desired
his services, but he had other duties to
perform individuals in Park
vile needed his attention. Indeed, from
that time rumors thickened that the press
would be destroyed; but We did not alter
its tone, nor believe it till the deed was
done. We have reason to believe that
the money was made up to establish the
Southern Democrat on the ruins of the
Luminary, and its.editors spoken TO be-
fore It was destroyed. r. 5. Kelley, Of
the Squatter Sovereign, received 500 at
at one time, and expected $3.50 more.
Besides, Atchison gets for them the pub
LEGATION of the laws of the United States.
Government patronage appears to be at
his disposal. His seryile tools, the Ex-
aminer, Platte Argus, Squatter Sover-
eign, and Kansas Herald-are the recipi-
ents. But they are ready the moment
they have obtained all the patronage at
the disposal of the President to turn
against him. Even now. mutterings are
heard. He will catch thunder the moment
he disobeys them.
How SO small party exercise SO much
control | cannot conceive. A hall dozen
members of the secret association, acting
in concert all over the country, get up
meetings, pass just such resolutions as
the leaders want, and the impression
goes abroad that all the world and the
rest of mankind are moving, when not
one in twenty are favorable to the move
ment. The meeting got up in Parkyille
that sanctioned the proceedings of the
mob, was of this character. All good
citizens in Parkville are opposed to the
mob and their action; they did not go
out to the meeting. Col. Summers, who
was wrung in as explaining the object OF
the meeting, voted against The resolu-
tons. He advocated resolution declar-
ing that the citizens of Parkville consid-
cred theirslaye property safe in my hands.
F. H. Mcdonald, w H. Miller, and j B.
EweH, are mere drones-blood-s suckers
on the community; they own little or no
property, and have done nothing to build
up the country; but they and few 9TH
ers, are the willing tools of their masters.
Are any of the presses in ST. Louis apol-
ogizing for upholding this association
Do they want to see the same state of
things exist in st. Louis, as the ''work
goes bravely on?'' Do they want to see
southern men refusing to trade with north
ern men, and northern men refusing to
trade with southern men, till confidence
is destroyed, and that noble class of bu-
siness men, both from the North and the
South, who have given credit and char
acter to st. Louis, driven by the force of
ciFcumstancesto New Orleans, Memphis,
Cairo, Alton, Quincy and Burlington?
Then farewell to ST. Louis and all her
greatness. Instead ofbecoming the great
mart of commerce, the seat of American
empire, she will dwindle down to the
little border town she once was. More
anon. GEO. S. PARK.
St. Louis, May 10, 1856.