Kansas weekly herald., 1855-07-21
CO7saUNA's Letter.

to indorse every Abolition outrage-we
find published letter from the Abolition
puppy known as Conway to Gov. Reeder,
rendering to the Governor his resignation,
as member of the Council, and returning
the certificate Of election gwen him by
Reeder, in violation of every sense of JUS
tice. He tells the Governor that he is
lmpelled to resign the position assigned
him by what he believes to be due to him
self, q" to the sa,lctfy Of law e and to the
rights and dignity Of the people" 1t is
strange that Conway should have SO long
waited 10 do what he considered due " TO
himself and the rights and dignity of the
people," Why is it that he did not resign
after the electiona If his resignation was
due to the sanctity of the law, why is it that
he has been so long rendering it. 1t is
we'll known that Conway was induced to
resign his seat from fear Of revelation
and exposure of the vile schemes, and dis
reputable means he resorted to in order to
procure certificate Of election. If his
seat had been contested, it would have
been shown by his opponent that he had
committed perjury, by attaching to protest
sent to the Governor by him the signatures
of men who lived in different district
and were perfectly ignorant of his
schemes. Knowing this, Conway dared
not to claim his seat, and was constrained
from fear Of being convicted of perjury to
send in his resignation. His resignation
was not noticed by our Legislature, no one
of that body recognizing the right of Gov.
Reeder to have given Conway his certifi-
cate of election, when the returns indica-
red the election Of his opponent by plu-
rality of $50 votes.
In this letter we find the following par
agraph:
"It is a fact which has travelled the
circuit of the civilized world that this
Legislature has been imposed upon the
people of Kansas by force of arms. Those
who compose it, and those whom they rep
resent, and for whom they act, are alien
enemies, who have violently seized the
Legislative powers Of this Territory"
This is but the same vile and unmitiga-
ted falsehood that has been continually
circulated by the sly and lreacherous Abo-
litionists since their Waterloo defeat, in
March last. We have on frequent occa-
sions pronounced itinfamously it false, and it
has been admitted as such, even by the
honest and candid portion of the Abolition
writer's 1t is known by every one in our
Territory-although it may not be admitted
by all-that the election in our Territory
was in no wise carried by force of arms.
Most of persons have admitted that they
never saw more peaceable and quiet cleo
ton, and we challenge any Abolitionlst to
cite single district in which our men
were elected by force of arms.
To show the reasonable spirit Of this
contemplate little puppy. Conway, we SUBJ
Join few extracts from his letter. They
will show the kind of spirit which meets
with the endorsement Of the Kansas Tri-
bune, and other Abolition papers:
"Under these circumstances, it would
be either fraudulent or pusillanimous in me
to respect this as the Legislature of Kan
sas. am not willing to do it. Whatev-
er the timorous or the time-serving may
suggest or advise, shall do nothing OF
the kind. Instead of recognizing this as
the Legislature of Kansas, and participa-
ting in its proceedings as such, l utterly re-
pudiase and reprobate it, as derogatory to
the respectabilify of popular government,
and insulting to the virtue and Intelligence
of the age.
Simply as citizen and man, / shall,
therefore, yield no submission to this alien
Legislature. On the contrary am ready
to set its assumed authority at defiance ;
and shall be prompt to spurn and fransple
under my feet its insolent enactments,
whenever they conflict with my rights OF
inclinations."
We would say to Mr.. Conway that this
contemptuous, insulting, reasonable Ian
guage will, as sure as the rising of to-mor-
rows sun, bring upon his diminished head
that punishment which should have beer
Ineted out to him long since. We have for
borne with the utterance and PRONUNCIATION
OF such spirit long enough. Hereafter th'
utterauce of such words will be under
penalty of imprisonment. AS to Conway
threats OF spurning and trampling under foe
whatever laws p,ay be enacted by the LIE
sislature we assure him that if he does a
he threatens, it will be at the peril of hi
life. Unless he bows with submission
the laws Of our land he will be made to bo