Squatter sovereign., 1856-12-09
genus.
For The S4uatter Sovereign.
Missouri Eenators,
Kansas TERzIroRY Dec. d, '56.

sHcSSTS. 601foTS
In several papers il
Kansas and Missouri, have seen articles
and communications In relation to the elec.
ton Of Senators in Missori.
Feeling deep interest in Kansas mat.
tiers. and having taken an active part in
most that has been done to prevent Kansas
from being abolitionizsd, and knowing
that the Interests of the p.o-Slavery party
IN Kansas may be greatly benefited by the
election of the right sort of senators from
Missouri, ask to be heard in few re-
marks. through the Squatter Sovereign
knowing it is extensively circulated in
Missouri, and you feel some delicacy in
speaking cut on your own hook, as your Se-
nior editor is a brother of one of the
gentlemen. who is highly spoken of as
likely to be one Of the senators elected
frem Missouri.
The time is near At hand for the assem-
bling Of the Missouri Legislature, on which
will devolve the most responsible duty
that it has had to perform for years past.
Not the simple fac. that it has to elect
faco Senators instead of one but because
it has to elect two men TO fili her seats in
the Senats chamber at time, which of
all others, requires that men of eractlu
the right kind SHOULD be selected. I
presume that in the State there are hun
drsds of aen who In mere point of talent
would do no discredit to the State, or to
the place. But at this time salen, alone will
not do. Missouri has been traduced, and
her people slandered and abused from one
end of this continent 10 the other, and
even England has had her hirelings( Glad
stone, here to coneoct lies about her, till
even In the South q suspicion rests upon
her. 1t Is emlnently necessary then,
that she should have at least one Senator
who is otaonly able to stand up before
any tribunal and defend her honor and the
honor of her sons; but must be one who
is intimately acquainted with the whole
part which M issouri has played in all this
matter; one who will not apologise for
what she has done, but who can Justify
her, and acquit her in the eyes Of any one
but place hunter, or abolition fanatic
I have sat in the Senate chamber and
heard lie after lie poured from the blister
ed lips Of Hon. Senators about Missouri
and her sons, and could almost have wept
10 anger, because there was 10 voice there
to defend her. Mr.. Geyer, willing enough
and with talent sufficient, yet. he knew
nothing of the facta, and hence could say
nothing. Missouri, with all her interests
tied up in the fate of Kansas. must have
q man there to look after and defend those
interests. hesitate not to say thet there
is not ia the whole State of Missouri an
other man who can fill the place we have
described, at this time, so we'll as Gen.
B. F. STRIEeFELLow, Of Weston. I
presume that no Lawyer in the State in
any Of the Courts where he has practiced,
from the Supreme Court down, stands
higher, IS an accomplished, and astute
lawyer, and courteous gen,lenan.-as
politician, although not hacknied, yet per-
fectly familiar with all the affairs that in
terest the West. and for the zeal devotion
and success which has been shown by him
for the Missouri interests in Kansas; the
curses of the Abolitionists from [ M
don. and through all the Abolition States
of this Union is sufficient guaranty
Nor need she be ashamed Of General S.
In any field, his education, talent and
standing as an able lawyer, fit him for
any emergency IN which the honor or in
teres,s Missouri may place him,
I therefore hope and believe that Mis-
souri will feel 1t to be her interest to
place Gen. S. where be can so well serve
her, and at the time do so Innch for her
interests insKansas.
Marshall Co., K. T.
SPECTATOR.
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