The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-13

editors, who have III good faith supported
the principle of popular sovereignty as ap-
piled to the settlement of the slavery ques.
ton in Kansas and Nebraska, and who, be-
licvng the administration sought in good
Faith to maintain that principle, have as
earnestly supported president Pierce, we
were not only surprised, but chagrincd and
d.Ssustcd and freely said so at the time,
at the announcement that Gov. Shannon,
the moment he struck the soil Of Kansas
after his appointment; 70 the executive OF.
fee Of that territory, had hastcncd to mike
the declaration, that he was ',Jyr siaregy u
hoa''S.' We were surprised and chagrlucd,
because, as we understood the principle OF
the Nebraska bill, the people of Kansas
were to regulate their own affairs without
the Interference of either government oil.
Gals or "bordcr ruflians,' and such de.
claration from Gov. S. amounted to SO d.
Feet foreign Interference in favor Of slave.
~, that, although VIC could not believe it,
yet it certainly .countcnanccd the chragc
which the fusion orators aud editors have
ever Since necessarily rung with draiynng
emphasis in our cars, that Gov. s was sent
there TO appease the Missouri ruIlaus, aud
if not to aid, at least TO tountcnancc them
IN their do: sns. We had at first no idea
that there was any mistake about the cor
rcctncss Of the report Of Gov. Shannon's
remarks at Weston, not imagining that
any editor or letter writer could be so base
as to manufacture such GlschoOd out Of
whole cloth. We confess, however, we be
gan TO have misgiyings when We saw the
full and correct report Of his second speech,
the one hc had made on meeting the mem.
bcrS of the Kansas legislature at Shawnee
mission. That speech was conceived in such
careful and guarded terms, that its whole
spirit was the very opposite Of the report
of the speech at Weston. There was no
thing in it even squinting at being in favor
Of slavery in Kansas. lie spoke omnou,ly
of the absolute necessity OF a government
of law and ORDER OF his determination to
= v.
promised only 10 enforce the laws Of the
territorial legislature "whilc they remained
in full force Oar suspicious of the false
hood of the Weston report were more than
strengthened when We saw the Washington
t"'oh dcnouncc that report a. garbIcd and
false; and when we saw, in the Washington
4. & H. II
ar, the positive statement, that if the report
Of the Weston speech was found true, the
administration had determined to remove
Gov. shannon.
But now, We have full and positive proof
Of the entire ialsity of the report Of Gov.
Shannon's speech at Weston, and the cyi.
dcncc to stamp it as miserable Islander. The
report Of that speech no sooner reached Gov.
;. than hcpromptly and cmphatically denies
the charge over his own i5uaturc. Tho Ohio
Statesman publishes the following letter
from Gov. :.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE Shawnee Mission, KT.l
september -, 1865.
My Dear Sir, have this moment received
q.
arans, me hat In3in ,,ro..,,,'r,' ,""aJ,
at Wc,tport, in Missouri, on nv way here.
Iherc i not word Of truth in this charge
1t Is Wholly AIse' In the lew remarks ]
,Icy cay. ms, oS'PI' ',; Il" 'l,{ - ',' M'IoIo
jcct Of slavery on the contrary | r,mark.
ed that that was a question | would not
discuss. Since | came here, on all Occa. .
;on.,y I'm lo.'o' g., wa, ''a''o'' ".''Ig '''e
mine for thcmsclycs-ond have on MI me-.
casions so stated. This report, no doubt, is
pHt IN circulation to Affect the eleatons in
u p'.;,'. c.,, '..ts you wa. S1'e
ton.
The HoaSas NyoH Of the 22d, strong
paper notices this charge, and
,t'' 80, .',.'''e '''e NY On 'n'a
'"' '''1"'' W.. a....
Col S,nrcl VoI,r,
TLus ,brp nv sir,,,Ic d,sL IF tLo non
is Ii,moupt.l rrhorscJ and do,rol;sLcl
the great run If G,sioois,n for the last tl,rec
month, Not lpo,y notIipy rp.ion mil. :
niolt couc,oyc or ono, d,v,igbt ,noc,;,,. If
tine isns has f,n,d hath ,bror,h - or,,o,,
and resolutions ,o make this tho louJ and
livc.lopc cry .,pcoJ,r ro,,o,od c,r hi. anti
slovcrv nrincinIcs and Sh,rro, on,,o;,,,oa
who declares for S,,vcrvm pcodnr r,cn. ,
local land s,ccu,,,or iho ro,,. vosoiI,o,i,,,
Governor. vino commissioned , ,cc;s,,,,rc
elected nv rrouI and oc,ol ,,i,, ,ho,r until
thew removed thc sc,t If Covcr,,rcr, from,
his Illegally gotten town lots. ia raised TO the
dignity of a hero and martyr and Gov Shan.
non is his cyecutioncr How that OH, ,you,d
boom, Alas, Poor Glsionism that cur 10 ;
now sniLcd Who, ,o,.. d,,;oo., ,.ho, o,,. {
(alschool can lac trimmed nm now ,,,, will !