The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-26
The Weston Mesting--1ts Proceed


We publish in to-day's paper. the res
buttons adopted at the Weston meet
ing held shortly after the destruction Of
the Parkvilie Luminary. The Platte
Argus interprets the resolutions to refer
TO the Occidental Messenger, st. Louis
Intelligencer. st. Louis Democrat, and
Jefferson Inquirer, and all other papers of
a ike stripe, which, we take, it for grant
ed, would include the Missouri States
man, st. Louis Evening News. Paris
Mercury, Democratic Lancet, Cape Girar-
deau Expositor, and perhaps Others
To carry out the resolutions it will be OBJ
served mob law will reign supreme all
over the State Not only that, but
drive from this State all who the meeting
decide to be Freesoilers, and which, if we
are not greatly mistaken, would include
more than halt, if not three fourths, Of
our citizens.
The readers of the Inquirer, which,
by the way, has larger circulation than
any paper in the State, outside of St
Louis, are, no doubt, well satisfied thai
it is Freesoil sheet, or its editor Free.
soiler or Abolitionist, as the nulli6ers
would have him. 1t is true, we have
never been disposed to give the Inquirer
the 'Jfre-eGting ckate, nor have We once
intimated we would raise. our voice in
favor of dissolution of the Union.
We have ever regarded the American
Union too sacred-and the liberties of the
people secured by it, too valuable to con-
template for a moment the idea of its
being Dissolved and broken up, into as
MANY pieces as there are counties. in this
State, as the leader of the nulli6ers and
anti -Benton's in this State exposed him.
self short time back. And for not do
ing this, we perhaps, have offended some
but be the result as it may. we are salts,
fed our course has been correct. We
have labored earnestly for the advance.
ment and interest of our great and grow,
ing State, and in addition, we have never
failed to defend her institutions when as.
sailed either by internal or external foes.
and those who delight in wilfully mis-
tating our position, are nothing more Oh
less than calumniators and slanderers.-
If any of the papers mentioned should
be destroyed it will not be on account
of their Freesoilism but their opposition
to the people of this State taking part in
the deliberations of the Nashville Con
yention, which it now appears, has ex
cited the ire of a set of reckless peliti
clans, in this State, and caused them t.
stigmatize the Inquirer with other papers
with the wolf-howl of Freesoilism.
We have never been the advocate o
mob law-on the contrary, we have al
ways opposed it, and the mob at Park
vile, only confirms US in the opinion tina
mobs are dangerous to the best interest.
of the people. Not taking into consid
sideration our own welfare, or safety
we ask if there are any who, in thei
calmer moments would contend for th,
destruction of the newspapers alluded to
and the hanging of their editors. W.
doubt if the citizens of Platte, would to
day, after reflection, endorse any such ,
movement. Theelection in Kansas has re
suited favorably to the views of our friend
on the western border of this State, ant
they should have been satisfied with tn.
victory, and not feel disposed to destro!
half the newspapers in this State, AM
drive at least one half of the citizen
from it.-Jeferson, No., Inquirer.