The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
Shareholders and Kansas.

government has equalled in outrage aud
alarm the whole conduct of the present
administration relating to Kansas.
First, as to the daring repeal of the
Missouri Compromise measure who'll
ly their own, proposed by them. and car
ried by them and few doughfaces. Af-
ter obtaining allthe advantages which be-
longed to the South, they say, 'Now We
-will annul the contract and seize upon
the rights of the North" and they do it
after hard struggle, by small majority,
and this after having lulled the North in-
to silence on the compromises of 1850,
which the South had proposedas fnah-
ty. This is specimen of their honor
and faithfulness. But say they, ''Weare
desirous of establishing popular sover-
eIgnty-the rights of the people to choose
their own form of government" Let US
see how they do it. No sooner do free
men, in favor of freedom, begin to settle
in the Territory, than the people in the
border county Of Missouri call a conven-
ton and pass resolutions that they will
lay violent hands upon and expel every
northern settler who is opposed to slavery.
This is published in the newspapers. On
such threats being copied into other pa
pers and held up to public adherence. the
administration papers poh at it, and say
it was only meeting of few idle fellows
who had nothing serious in their inten-
tions.
But secondly, time is set by Gov.
Reeder for an election of members of their
Legislature, in their various towns and
districts. And now whatd do We witness?
An organized armyof men, consisting of
many regiments, raised at great expense,
armed, equipped, and prepared with am
unition, bands of music and rations for
regular campaign, who march into a
peaceful Territory on the day of election,
drive the lawful voters from the polls,
take fercibIe possession, put at naught
all rules and regulations of the lawful cit
liens, and cast their votes for men in IA
vor of slavery, in direct opposition to the
popular will.
Who heard of an outrage in civil
government which would compare with
this? Here is open, palpablc, defiant
treason-war made ON the government
of the United States! What next? Sub
stantially this: On hearing of the num-
Der and complexion of the votes in the
various towns and districts, as they come
in, the pro-slavery papers exclaim: "Glo-
rious news from Kansas-the administra-
ton sustained by immense majorities!"
Then follows ali array of the votes pur-
porting to be ten to one in favor of slav-
cry, and amountiDgin seme of the towns
to about three times the number of all the
men, women and children.
What boldness in outrage! What
open treason Whata shameless Illus
tration of the contempt in which they
hold their own professed principles-the
right of the people to choose their own
rulers, and. their own government and
laws, and all this movement is headed by
former member of the United States
Senate, favorite of the present admins
tration, who undoubtedly acts from good
understanding with hisparty;a and is well
assured of their appreciation and support.
The people look on this movement
with astonislrmcnt, and wait and wonder
what will come fit. They want to see
what President Pierce and his admins
tration viii do. They have seen and
heard what Gov Reeder has done and
said. He was appointed by President
Pierce as man who has been well known
as faithful supporter of the adminlstra7
ton, but also to be honest, capable and
peculiarly fitted for performing the duties
of the station. The voters of the Terri
tory are well satisfied with his honesty,
uprightness, faitiifulness and fitness Tor
the office. But he and the inhabitants
are invaded, overcome and conquered,
| by horde of organized, armed enemies
from abroad. They could make no re-
sistance They look TO government for
protection of their rights-the dearest
rights of freemen-the right of choosing
their own rulers and their own govern
ment, of which they had heard SO much
and SO often.
But nothing is heard from government
mo military force sent forward-no
proclamation of the President. Is it pos
sible that the President of the United
States intends TO pass over unnoticed SC
iagraut violation of the laws of the
land enacted BY his own administration
to the faithful execution of which he
and they stand SO solemnly pledged, and
that too, when such an omission mus
be sure to brand him and his partizan.
as the most consmmmate hypocrites p
Surely it cannot be forgotten that wher
a poor fugitive slave, preacher of the
Gospel OF Christ, had gained the liberty
which God had given to all men, by flee
ing to free State, that this same Presi
dent Pierce was ready to employ all tht
murderers and gamblers that could b.
found, and to- call out large military
force, al any expense to government, ant
at the jeopardy of human life, because
| the law must be enforced at any costa
any hazard
In this last mentioned case the wire tel
egraph was in requisition; message
were transmitted from Washington Cit,
to Boston with the speed of lightning
But in this case slavery was concerned
and all this mighty energy was exertet
to take freeman back into bondage
But the other cause.-The making outrage
Gus war upon the citizens of Kansas re
lated to liberty-to destroying the dear
est rights of freemen-;he right of self
goyernment-the right efselecting tHei
own Legislators, the rights of whole peo
pie about to become State. It IS thi
which is treated by President Pierce an
his administration with SO much indiffer
ence and such entire neglect.-Besso,
Telegraph.
AsTHoNT BrRSs on HIS Way NEsT
waRD.-Anthony Burns, whose arrest a
a fI,0if;ya slave IN RoSfo1 caused so nucl