The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1856-12-27
Government.

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It is an axiom in ell civilized coun.
tries, that "the right to govern must
arise from the consent of the governed"
1t matters not what may be the form
of government. or whether the chief
ruler is called King, Emperor. Sultan,
Calf. or President, the right to rals is
derived only from the eoasemt Of tie
ruled.
This consent is essential to the peace
and quiet of any people. For. when
attempts are made to override the pop
ular will, then come tumults and civil
wars. All revelations in this coun-
try, OF in Europe, have been caused
by attempting to enforce laws upon
the people to which they objected. or
in setting rulers over them contrary
to their wishes. The American Rev
olution was brought about by both
these causes. Laws were passed for
the colonists without their consent,
and officers appointed to enforce them
against their will. Opp osition to the
laws only aroused spirit of greater
determination to enforce them, till
armed men were assembled in vast
armies on both sides, enc determined
to enforce, the other to resist them
The people finally triumphed, as they
always xiii In. such cases. soosser or
later.
The reasons which they set forth
for going into seven years war,
were SO similar to the evils under
which the people of Kansas are suffer-
ing, that, with a change of little
phraseology, we should suppose they
were written expressly for us. We
make the following extracts, leaving
to others to change a word where
needed:
When long train of abuses and
usurpations, pursuing invariably the
same object, evinces design to reduce
men under absolute despotism, it is
their right. it is their duty, to throw
off such government, and provide new
guards for their future security. The
history of the present king of Great
Britain, is a history of repeated inju-
ries and usurpations, all having in di-
rect object the establishment of an alb
solute tyranny over these States. To
prove this, let facts be submitted to a
candid world.
He has dissolved representative
houses, for opposing with manly firm
ness, his invasion on the rights of the
people.
He has INSTRUCTED the population
of the States.
He has made judges dependent on
his will alone for the tenure of their
office.
He has sent hither swarms of Off
GERS, to harrass our people and eat out
their substance.
He has kept among US, in time OF
peace, standing armies, without the
consent of our legislatures.
He has combined with others to
subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to
our constitution, and unacknowledged
by our laws; giving his assent TO
their acts of pretended legislation;
For quartering large bodies of arm
edstroops among US
For protecting them, by mock
trial, from punishment for any murders
which they should commit on the in
habitants of these States
For cutting eff our trade
| For imposing taxes on US without
our consent:
For depriving US, in many cases, Of
trial by jury:
For suspending eur own legisla
lures, and declaring themselves In
vested with power to legislate for u
IN all cases whatsoever.
| He has abdicated government here
| by declaring us out of his protection
and waging war against US.
] He has plundered our country, burn
our towns, and destroyed the lives o
our people.
;, In every stage of these oppression
we have petitioned for redress in thu
most humble terms our repeated pc
titions have been answered only by re
peated injury. A prince, whose char
acter is thus marked By every act whicl
may define tyrant, is unfit to be tn
ruler of free people. We must
therefore, hold him as we do the res
of mankind-enemies in war, in peace
friends.
The picture is SO perfect that ever.
freeman viii at once recognise it.
The slaveites, who are the aggres
sors, and who represent the old tories
, will, no, doubt, call this an incendiar.
document, and advise that We shoul'
be again arrested for treason for pub
fishing it. But, if our advice coul
reach them and their petty officers
who are quartered amongst us. againi
, our will, and who have annoyed OF
citizens for the last six or eigi
months, it might do them some goot
as well as serve to quiet the countr
and restore harmony again to our d
vided people. We advise every of
Ger in Kansas, who holds his Office b
arbitrary power, to resign at once, an
join the people in establishing goo'
wholesome, Republican Governmen
Kansas will never be an oligarchy.-
It viii never be 3 monarchy. As
must, of necessity. be Republic.