The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-11-01

LbO hASoOull Ut VI u IulG uulty
contains a long and very interesting let
Ter fromiI lis Kansas correspondent. Gov.
Reeder addressed great mass meeting
of Free State men, al Lawrence, on Mon
day evening, the 9th ult. The Demo
Gratis correspondent says:
The room in which the audience as.
sembled was decorated with numberless
transparencies, from which l quote and
sutjoin half dozen inscriptions:
"The eve of our Disenthrallment."
Breeder and Freedom
"God speed the Right"
Remember the 3Oth of March"
Freemen to the Polls"
Liberty or Death"
Upwards of five hundred persons were
present. and the greatest, in fact the most
" ultra" enthusiasm prevailed.
Reeder made long speech which is
reported verbatim. He was received
with great enthusiasm, and, of course,
expressed himself very grateful. He
spoke in glowing terms Of the importance
Of the occasion, and said that the actions
Of the Kansas Free State men in the
present canvass were likely 10 undergo
not only the inspection of contemporaries
but of posterity. We quote the most in
teresting portions of this speech
am proud at this moment of the Free
Stste party, and Of the principles of ac-
ton which it has promulgated Itstands
in the position of rendering good for
evil. 1t says ave were born free white
men, and claim the privileges arising
from that condtion-the first of these is
The unmolested regulation of our institu-
lions--upon our Territory we want not
the blighting curse of slavery-we do not
dispute nor do we in any way wish to in
terfere with it elsewhere--we stand upon
the platform OF justice and equal rights,
and within the compacts Of the Constilu.
ton, and the safeguards of law. While
Missouri, in violation OF every right in,
stncl, by brute force robs US of the only
right which distinguishes freemen from
slaVes--not only by US, her partners and
equals in a great enterprise, but the sons
OF her own soil. Trenton, Princeton and
Germantown, not only the brave and har-
dy pioneers OF the West who have ever
been in the front rank Of progress on its
way 10 the Pacific, and thus opened up
the road through which Missouri herself
has been founded and built up; hut worse
than this, like an unnatural mother she
robs her own sons, many Of whom see
around me, who have come from her own
bosom, of the rights she gave them at
their birth, and would enslave them also
We proclaim by our platiorIn of prin-
ciples, that we demand the right OF free
speech, free suffrage, Hnd free govern.
ment that we desire TO build up here
another great republic, by free white la.
Dor, and TO exclude, as we have right to
do, the institution of slavery, which We
believe would blight our progress, and
our prosperity. We say 10 our brethren
of the Union, who differ from us, that
although we might deny their righttohold
slaves in the Territory, yet, in the spirit
OF Iiberality, we will find no fault that they
bring their slaves along, when they come
to enter into fraternal contest at the
ballot box. for determining the character
Of our institutions, and will recommend
that their slaves be in the meantime un
molested; and we declare that when free
institutions shall be established, the right
ofproperty which they claim in the slave,
within our bounds, shall be treated with
that moderation and charity, which should
exist between brethren of great repub.
lie, who differ in opinion. Applause.
This is our position, end now let US
contrast it with the opposition we have to
meet, as exhibited in the Pro.slavery leg
islation o! the Territory; That legsa-
tion represents our opponents but | will
mol libel the pro-savery men Of the Ter
rilory BY saying that it represents them.
1t represents only those of our Missouri
neighbors, who. elected them, and who
must be regarded as our principal, almost
our only opponents.
This Legislature have essayed to per.
petuate the power they usurped, havere.
fused US the privilege ol electing even our
most inferior officers, have taken away
from US the ballot box, or surrounded it
with odous qualifications and restrictions,
have brought officers from foreign State
to govern us. and in the omnipotence Of
their self esteem, have repealed the pre-
emption laws, the naturalization laws, the
Kansas Nebraska bill, and have ended by
invading the Constitution of the United
States.
Our Union has been too strong for
Northern fanalcism, or Southern nullif-
cation; for the fillibuStering after Cuba, as
well as Canada; and too strong TO be in
jured even when tho weakness and the
wickedness of pusillanimous and faith
less chief magistrate may misdirect its
energies and prevent and debase It's uses,
and my word for it, il will be too strong
for the assailants of he ballot box.
Thus far our prospects have at every
step improved. We know that our num-
bers have increased, our organization has
grown in strength and efficiency, and our
friends in all parts Of the Territory have
emerged from a state Of distrust and ST.
lent apprehension 10 the bold outspoken
cheerluness and willing, united effort of
sangujne and determined men. Enemies
have become friends, and friends have
become more united, cordial and eff.
cient. 1t needs the outside pressure