The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-09-29
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A Vile Forgery VIII
go SON Shannon In Kansas. sisiS

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SON Shannon I'm Kansas. sisie
Theifusion papers are making great cry
over reported speech Of Gov. SHANNON. on
bis arriyaiin Kansas, in which it is said he
advocated the establishment Of slavery In
that Territory This infamous forgery, it
appears, was got up for the purpose Of fading
disunion, negro suffrage Chase to a few votes
in Ohio 1t turns out, however, to have
been an infamous forgery, and the perpetrs.
tors deserve the imprecatons of oil honest
men during their future lives.
The 81. Louis Republican contains true
report OF what Gov. Shannon did say, and
it speaks oritself. Chase and his fusion,
disunion allies must be hard run when they
have to resort to SO bold forgery to cheat
the voters Of Ohio with their despicable seu-
timents. ..
The 81. Louis Republican, an old Wing
paper, favors the introduction of slavery into
Kansas, and would not likely have cores
pondents to report false speeches against it.
self. AS an evidence of how things are done
out there, we can but state the substance Of
letter we received few days since from a
young friend from Ohio, who has been par
TALLY through that territory. He says he is
doing what he can against the establish
ment of slavery there, and seems 20 think
ifit was not for the abolitonists who have
been sent there by the Emigrant Aid Socie.
ties, the friends of free State would stand
much better chance. He assures us that
more than one-half of all the terrible stories
sent from the territory to the E0stern States,
are never heard Of until they get back through
the Eastern papers, and then they only create
laughter aud contempt; rendering the friends
of free territory ridiculous and weakening
their cause. In full proof Of all this is this
vile forgery of Gov. Shannon's,s speech. The
advocates of slavery in Konsas can we'll aE
ford to have such enemies as these lying, for
ging fanatics, as they are really the greatest
friends they have got in the Union There
is fatality about all euch false and rantihg
fanatics that never fails to defeat their OBJ
jects. They are doomed in all they UNDER
take, and may be truly named the run into
the ground party:--Statesman.
rC6rrespo ndehce OF the St. Louis Republican,
SHAWNEE MANUAL LABOR SoHooL,(
KANSAS TER, Aug. 8, 1856.
To-day his Excellency Governor Shannon,
arrived here accompanied by a large num-
Der of citizens from Wesport. The Hon. o.
H. Browne, welcomed him in the name of
the citizens OF Kansas in the following ad-
dress; ..,.. . Ftas. s,A.st e.,'V
Governor Shannon: In the name of the
people Of Kansas, / am proud to welcome
you to our prairie home Coming from eve
ry State in the Union, from almost every
civilized country on the globe, the people Of
Kansas have mingled their sympathies, and
combined their energies to protect our in.
fant Republic. Kansas the offspring ofMis-
souri,, the hope and pride. Of America, will
ever initiate the excellence and rival the
beauty of llustrlous parent. Whenyon
grasp the hand Of our pioneers, you may
trust your honor in their custody. With
them, the gentle pressure ofthe hand attests
the cordial Welcome of the heart..'g We have
no Catalines here--no lank and hungry
Italians, with their treacherous smiles no
towards, with their stillettoes-7no assassiRs
of reputation. Here man walks abroad in
the majesty of his maker, lie breathes the
pure air, surveys the beauty and reaps. the
products Of nature. His heart expands with
gratitude and DEVOTION The morning pray
4 er is heard on every hill-the evening orison
| is chanted by the glad tenants Of, every val
ley and glen. What earthly power can re-
tard the progress Of such a people! They
must be great great in their triumphant
destiny--great in all the attributes Of sover:-
eign power, In the name Of such people,
welcome, Governor Shannon. .i -s ,ji.
i To " Nhch the Governor, with much mod
esty and dignitY,zreplied in the following
manners: ,sWT fgH 81 bic @sT "t"'
SIR. For the very frienily reception !
have met with on the present occasion,
beg leave to tender you, and through you to
the scitizens of Kansas you represent, my
thanks. In entering upon the duties OF the
responsible office to which | have been ap-
4 pointed, it is highly gratifying to me, to
find so much good feeling prevailing among
the citizens Of the Territory. Coming, as
you do from almost every part Of the civil
lied globe. with different manners, customs
and modes of thinking. it must be expected
that there will be somea conflict of opinion
in settling the policy which is to control the
destinies of this Territory. But while We
may differ in opinion on questions of public
policy, the object Of all, tits to be hoped, Il
the same-the advancement Of the best in
terests of the Territory. BY respecting th'
opinions and even prejudices Of each other
and acultivating social feeling, we viii
soon harmonize, and learn to act togethe
4 for the benefit and advancement of our high
;. ly favored country Looking tmany Of th'
public papers in the State, one would b
i lied to believe that Kansas was the scene o
|, Ilawless confusion and disorder. No create
} error could be committed. Twill not crit
! Icise the motives that have induced these I'm
!. founded representations, but will say--be
! cause / believe tito be true---that there i