The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-11


KAszAs IrExs-We have before US a late
late number Of the Herald of Freedom. pub
lished at Lawrence, Kanzas Ter. from which
We gather several interesting items Of intelli-
gence relative to the condition Of things in
that rapidly improving country.
y convention Of those opposed TO Missouri
mob rule. WAS held At Topeka. On the 18th
September, to consider the expediency Of
forming state government with view Of
applying to the next Congress for admission
into the Union a. q free state. This convsn
ton resolved 10 hold elections at the several
precincts of the territory, on the Cd Tuesday
of the present month, to elect delegates to a
convention to be held on the Esd inst, to
adopt constitution. DC. This election and
the other proceedings to be conducted with
all the legal forms as If authorized by law
All bona tide citizens who havs resided 80
days in the territory are to be eligible as voters
and none but those who have had residence
for at least three months, to be eligible to
seat in the convention. This is an important
move Of the citizens of Kanzas, and may in
the end result favorably to the cause Of free
DOM but it can not, we think, be successful
in Congress as at present constituted. The
Representative branch, fresh from the people,
may sustain them, but the Senate must be
purged still further of the northern dough
faces who continue to misrepresent their con
stituents. fawning all the while upon the
President, begging office, like hungry dogs
wagging their tails and looking wishfully in
their masters face, momsntarily expecting
him TO chuck them bone.
Governor Shannon passed by the city OF
Lawrence on the l4th Sept, without stopping.
On his return q committee waited upon him
and politely requested him 10 address the
people, who had assembled to hear him. He
abruptly declined to favor their request, and
soon left the place. Ii is said that his con
due, produced decided impression the
people. The fact that large majority Of the
citizens of Lawrence are free-soilers, will fur
nsh key to his actions.
The Post master at Atchison has common
returning frse-soil papers, directed to sub
scribers at his office, refusing to hand them
out 10 the proper persons. lie processes to
act under the late edct Of the mob legislature
prohibiting the circulation of 'incendiary pub
locations" This p Nj. is himself editor Of
the .Squaaer Sovereign one Of the most incen
diary sheets in all the land The post office
law imposes fine of FIVE hundred dollars
and six months imprisonment for refusing to
deliver any mail matter received at post of
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enforce the law in this instance? We'el see
Col. J. III. Lane formerly member Of Con
nress from this state, now a resident Of Kan
sss. practising lawyer for twenty years. and
regularly edmitted to practice in the U. S.
Supreme Court, applied for admission to prac-
tee in the U. S. District Court Of Kansas. but
refusing 10 take an oath. in addition to that
usually required. to sustain the acts Of the
mock L.giSlature. he was psremptorily re-
jected by Judge Lecompts. Thus it will be
seen that petty tyrants rule over the freemen
of Kansas, and will in all probability continue
to do so until radical change shall take place
in the political complexion of Congress and
the administration.
The election for Delegate to Congress took
place on tho LIST inst. Gen. Whitefeld the
pro-slavery candidate was Gle, ted by q very
large majority. ExGov. Resder was the
opposing candidate but his friends did not
turn out generally. A serious and fatal dis
turbance occurred at Leavenworth on the dsy
of the election. A set Of urcouth, drunken
brawling rowdies had come ever from the
other sida of tho r;xar and he fnra tho Nilsson.
ri mud was dry on their boots marched to the
polls and voted With rifles in their hands
dirks In their belts and bottles of whiskey in
their pockets. they staggered around the
polls cursing and swearing like incarnate
fends, threatening violence upon the id
abolitionists. The free-st men prudsntly
kept away from the polls, but the rowdie.
passing through the streets, attacked a peaci
BILE citizen because he refused to vote, threat
ening TO tar and feather him. He knocked
down one of his assailants and run up street
the rowdies after him. but finding they could
not ovsrtake him they commenced firing on
him; one ball went through his hat. missing
his head. and passed through the walls of q
clap-board house instantly killing child thai
WAS playing on the floor! Another quiet cisi
zen was brutally assaulted in the street
knocked down and stabbed The citizens, K
the number of about one hundred. then arm
ed themselves and pursued the murderou
rascsls. who fed to the river as fast IS thei
cowardly legs could carry them. They esca
ped TO the other side before they could receive
their mat daserts from tba hands Of an indi0
nant peoplel How long. oh. how long. shall
such conduct be tolerated and even winkst
at by the powers that be"