The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-29

AHe lOhO"IES McnoTial ITOm TIE meE.
chants of this city to the Chamber of
Commerce in st. Louis, presents faith
full view of our difficulties here in
commercial consideration. St. Louis,
if she is wise will profit by the ideas
therein expressed:
To the Chamber of Commerce at st
Louis:-While all American constitu-
tions regard government as based upon
the expressed or tacit consent of the
governed, and the supreme power of
state as residing in the people, it is not
essential to pure democracy that its
powers should be delegated to executive
or Legislative agents, but exigencies may
arise wherein the high moral trust may
be exercised by the sovereign people in
conserving ;heir own rights and liberties
in the absence of official agents.-Such
an exigency has now arisen with US, in
which the supremacy of the popular will
must be recognised, for securing our
own happiness against foreign abuses
in defending the right and repeliing the
wrong.
You must be already aware that while
without an outward, operative govern
ment Of our own, while we are weak in
numbers, wealsh, and all the requisites
for the administration of justice, our soil
has been repeatedly invaded by armed
bands, as well as organized armies from
your State, who. without provocation, or
! the slightest pretext, have murdered our
2eaceable citizens, destroyed our ballot
boxes, pillaged our property, blockaded
our towns and threatened them with
demolition and their inhabitants with
death, and that it has been only through
the most unparalleled forbearance, in some
instances. and manly defense of our in
herent rights in others, that we have es-
capped most deadly civil war. Recent
reports have come to us that there is
another extensive organiztion in your
State which is preparing for future at
tack upon our towns, aud that recruiting
officers are moving to and fro enrolling
men in the several counties, who 90
through with daily military drill for the
same unlawful purpose. We have COM
mitted no crime-yiolated the interna.
tional faith towards no State, but have
ever sought to maintain the sanctity oil
the most peaceful relations towards all
men.
| We came to Kansas because we be,
lieved it possessed the most inviting cE-
mate, luxuriant scenery now open to
emigrants upon this continent. We
came to build up for ourselves and our
iehildren beautiful homes, where. as the
inheritance of free government zoe and
they might enjoy lifetime. hssing our
hearts filed with the pleasures Of domes-
tic Joy. We have been educaked in the
schools of peace. and nothing would be
more abhorrent to our natures than to
see the smoke Of battle curling over
these lovely prairies, or to feel again the
smart of those grevious outfages, with
which some of your people are said to be
Ithreatning Us. These considerations.
igenIiemsn, PromPtus To address you IN
; commercial capacity.
We have chosen residence in Law.
Irsnce, from It's unrivalled situation upon
1.-The only aavigable river in the Territory
Ian indispensable requisite in building
lup a large commercial city. We have
Ierected suitable stores for wholesale
land rstsil traie, and have already Sc
cured very catering business with the
Iinierisr country. Although it is bul
little more than twelve months since the
Iirst store vas erected here, yet we have
already pail 70 your State over 500. .000.