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Free Kansas.

FLU huiSuS
The Missouri Republican publishes ex
tracts from Gov. Robinson's message to
the Free State Legislature OF Kansas.--
The Republican says that it fills eight
columns Of the Herald of Freedom--that
matters o. local concern occupy good
deal Of it. The organic law, the Presi
dents recent procla ma ton, and the rens
ons leading TO tie formation Of the bogus
State Constitution, are discussed and Sc
forth at great length
We quote from the Message this inter
estins passage:
1t will be RENE m bered that skeleton
Of government still exists in our midst,
under the Territorial form. and although
this was but the foreshadowing of a new
and better covenant, COLI sion which 1t
should be carefully guarded against. A
territorial government is transient in its
nature. only waiting the action of tie
people 10 form a government OF their
own. This action has been taken by the
people of Kansas. and /, only remains for
the general government TO suspend its
Territorial appropria tions, recall its Off
GERS. and admit Kansas into the Union as
sovereign Stale.
The reasons why the Territorial Gov
eminent should be suspended and Kansas
admitted into the Union rs State, are
various. In the first place. it is not q
government of the people. The exeou
tive and judicial officers are imposed up
on the people by distant power, and
the officers thus imposed are foreign to
our soil, and are accountable. not to the
people, but TO an executive two thousand
miles distant. American citizens have
for long time been accustomed to gov
ein themselves, and TO voice in the
choice o. their officers, but in a Terrific
rial Government they net only have no
choice in choosing some of their officers
but are deprived of a vote for the officer
who appoints them.
Again-Governments are instituted
for the good and protection of the gov
erned, but the Territorial Government OF
Kansas has been. and still is. an instru-
ment Of oppression and tyranny unequal
led in the history of our Republic. The
only officers that attempted 10 administer
the laws impar,ially have been removed.
and persons substituted who have aided
in our subjuga ,ion. Such has been the
conduct of the officers and the people of
the neighboring State. either intentional
! y or otherwise. that Kansas TO day is
without single law enacted by the peo-
pie of the Territory. Not man in the
country will attempt TO deny that every
election had under the Territorial Gov
eminent was carried by armed invaders
from an adjoining State, end for The pur-
pose of enacting laws in opposition to
the known wishes of the people.
The Territorial government should be
Withdrawn because il is Imperative
The officers Of the law permit all manner
oil outrages and crime TO be perpetrateG
by the invaders and their friends with i'm
punity. while the citizens proper are nat
urally law-abding and order loving, dis
posed rather 10 suffer than do wrong
Several of the most aggravated murders on
record have been committed, but as long
as the murderers are on the side of the
oppressors no notice is taken of them
Not one of the whole number hns been
brought to Justice. and not one will be by
Territorial officers. While the marauders
ore thus in open violation Of all law.
nne-tenths Of the people scorn to recog
nize as law the enactments Of q foreign
body Of men. and would sooner lose their
right arms than bring IN action in one Of
their mlsna med courts. Americans can
suffer death but not dishonor, and sooner
than the people will consent TO recognize
the edicts of lawless invaders as laws,
their blood will mingle with the waters
Of the Kansas and this Union be rolled
together in civil strife.
Not only is the Territorial Government
the instrument Of oppression and subju.
CATION OF the people. but under it there
is no hope of relief. The organic act
permits the Legislature 10 prescribe the
qualification OF voters, and the SO called
Legislature has provided that no man
shall vote in any election who will no,
bow the knee 10 the dark image OF slave.
~, and appointed officers for the tern, Of
four years TO see that this provision is
carried out. = Thus nine tenths of the cit
/ iIobo otc duu ucOdIfcu iIOtH
acting under the Territorial Government
| if they would.
Even If allowed to vote, The Chief Elk
ecutive of the country says he has no
power 30 protect the ballot box from in.
vaders. and il the people organize to pro-
tect themselves, his appointees intimate
that they must be disarmed and put down;
hence. whe ether allowed to vote or not.
there is no opportunity for the people Of
the Territory 10 rule under the present
Territorial Government. Indeed, the
laws are so made and constructed lha, the
citizens of neighboring State are legal
voters in Kansas. and of course no u.
States force can be brought against them.
They are by law entitled to invade us and
control our elections. s
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