Kansas weekly herald., 1855-09-08
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HIS .arvivaz At Sha,oae -1fssssoa. HIS
: Cordial Rscsptioa and lis Patriotic
s. Speech.
! Eov. Wilson Shannon erived at Shaw
s nee Mission On Monday last. and was joy
,Efully received by large number Of our
citizens. We1earn he is in excellent health
and looks wen The following interesting
|report Of reception has been furnished
5 fns by kind friend for which We tender
him our grateful aclsnowled edgments
SHAwrEE MIss1os, K
Il Sept 4, 1866.
.Nsssrs. Editors =: Having received in
formation on last Saturday that aGovernor
s Shannon would make his first entry into
Kansas Territory, on Monday following,
we held asmeeting yesterday morning to
take some measures for hisxeception at the
! late scene of the Kansas Legislature.
Il Gen H. J. Strickler. was called to the
Chair. G. H. Grover appointed Secretary.
i After some appropriate remarks made
! by the several persons present, the Hon.
10. H. Brown was requested TO deliver
lsal1tatory address to the Governor on his
arrival.
! About 9 o'clock, A. M. His Excellency
made his appearapce, escorted by num-
8 Der of our late Representatives and citizens
. Eof Westport. We assembled in the Gov
ernor's room, whereupon Mr. Brown de-
liyered the following address:
s1~GoYERNoR SHANNON: In the name of
the people of Kansas, am proud TO well
come you to our prairie home. Coming
from every State in the .Union-from al
most every civilized country on the Globe,
the people of Kansas have mingled their
4 sympathies. and combined their energies to
protect our infant Republic. Kansas, the
offspring of Missouri-the hope and the
pride of America, will ever initiate the ex-
cellence, and rival the beauty Of her illus
trious parent. When you grasp the hand
of our pioneers you may trust your honor In
their custody. With them the gentle pres
, sure of the hand attests the cordial welcome
of the heart. We have no Catalines here,
no lank and hungry Italians with their
treacherous smiles-no towards with their
stilettos-no assassins ofreputation. Here
man walks abroad In the. majesty of his
maker. He breathes the pure air, SURVEYS
the beauty and reaps the products of Nature.
His heart expands with gratitude and de-
yotion. The morning prayer is heard on
: every hill; the evening orison is ehanied
; by the glad tenants of every valley and glen.
!, What earthly power can retard the progress
of such people? They must be great,
great In their triumphant destiny, great in
all the attributes of sovereign power. In
the name of such people, welcome Gov
Iernor Shannon.
To which Governor Shannon replied, as
follows:
;. SIR-FoT the very friendly reception /
have met with on the present occasion,
beg leave to tender to you, and through
j you to the citizens of Kansas whom you
represent1 my thanks. In entering upon
, the duties of the responsible oficeto which
q have been appointed, it is highly crafty
ing to me to find so much good feeling pre-
2 vaihng among the citizens of the Territory.
81 Coming as you do, from almost every part
81 of the civilized globe, with different man
ners, customs and modes of thinking, it
must be expected that there viii be some con-
flict 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
/ it is TO be hoped is the same-the advance
+ ment of the best interest of the Territory.
f By respecting the opinions and even pre-
, iudices of each other, and cultivating a So
! cial feeling, We will soon harmonize, and
s learn to act together for the benefit and ad-
yancement of our highly favored. country.
l Looking at many of the public papers in
the States one would be led to believe that
: Kansas was the scene of lawless eenfusion
: and discord-no greater error could be COM
mitted. ] will not criticise the motives that
= have induced these unfounded representa-
f tions, but I will say, because believe ito
I be true, that there is not more law-abiding
f people IN the United States, than the great
r mass of the citizens of Kansas: There is
fnos State in the Union where person and
Iproperty are more secure than in this Ter
2 ritory. That some Irregularities may have
!. taken place In the heat and excitement of
ria first election, is true; but they sink into
. utter insgniicance when compared with
"A the bloody riots that have characterized the
e elections in some of the States, and the
i lawless mobs that have disgraced some of
!. our large cities. While the latter have
: received hut a passing notice from the pub
lie press, the former have been held up to
: the world Rs enormities without parallel.
e This is all wrong and calculated to Preju-
: dice the best interest of the Territory, by
. deterring large and respectable class of
= a or,1:<rrarafS frf,t17 osf ms
duly appreciate the warm and gener-