The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-04-08
NO, 494.
- r. From the kansns Tribune.
OUR STATE ORG ANIZ ATION.-PRE
DENTS PROCLAMATION.


Kansas. Itscfses well to shoy the futtcring
in the slaReif Propaganda, produced BY the
action Of The " 6ple Of Kansas. The present
Administta.iSh is the mere instrument of the
Slave PoSerh the hands of Southern men.
Whatever it,dbssis bht the Behest Of Slavery
when itspcaksi it but utters the voice Of
Slavery ahaa#hen Slayerysfemands protec-
ton against tfi5 People, of Kansas--when it
urges the gtasident'to bring the influence Of
of his'pdlitie!ir power to thwart our movem ns
lit shows tlst our strength is greatly feared.
II is butanl lNtlfiission that the Territorial atl-
thories ate ilt'tDlcito compel ns'to bow the
neck 70 the 'itaAe enietmc!its OF foreign ustrp-
era, braggad9sias and bulics. Time was
when our Barb 9tboxes could bc overrun and
our rights frSdicn down; but such outrages
can no longtit BE prcpctrate'
The President evidently intends to throw
tho blame ofthc, disturbances upon the FREQ
State men; Bslt'it-eannot be done. The out
RACES pcrpetrated by the Missouri rufIians ara
too woll known to the country. The present
Free State moyement--thc organization of
the State Govcrmnent-was the, result Of
outragcs too intolerable to be borne by men
born Frec-men.
1t has been heraded to the world by tho
Slavery Propaganda, that the Pro-Slaverv
men were vastly in the majority, and that
their opponents were hut handful Of coward
ly "negro-thicving Abolitionists and Yankee
Paupers," and that it was represented that
one Of the half civilized, scmi-human intru
ders who volunteered to do our voting, could
whip any five of us. The events Of tho past
six months must prove to all sensible men tho
base fnlsity of all such representations. In
tho larger portions of Kansas, the officers Of
the bogus Legislature are doing no business.
In the counties where they have tried hardest
to administer their ''aws," they bavo totally
fcilcd, and the officers are "hissed" out OF
town, or sneered at by the boys as simpletons
who imagine themselves "clothcd in lttlo
brief authority" which they dare not attempt
10 exercise High minded and honorable
men let debts 90 uncolIected rather than usa
such officers. So little are tho laws regarded
that not half our citizens have any idea Of tho
County lines fixed BY the Legislature, and
many of them do not know what name that
infamous body has given 10 their own locali-
ties. Although Topeka is in Shawnee county
and Lawrence in Douglass, we never hear
men refer to their localities by Counties
Frequently man says, II live in the First
District" referring to Governor Recder's
divisions of the Territory but never, 81 live
in Shawnee County" That would be paying
too much respect to the Williams who trampled
down our rights. Such is the universal re-
probation of the acts Of that infamous plan of
usurpers. This dsrcspect of "thc laws" SO
enraged some of their executors that they
made an attempt to show an example near
Hickory Point by arresting Mr.. Branson; but
he was rescued, and then camc the famous
foray from Missouri, which SO disg.acefully
retreated. If the opponents Of Slavery arc
numerically so weak, and physically so cow
ardly as represented by their opponents, how
came it that the call Of Gov. Shannon failed
to rally over fifty men Of the Territory, and
that tho bells were rung and the ruflians
rallied in all the western towns of Missouri To
put LIS down; and that even then, their mill
tary leader declared that less than six thou
sand men could not take Lawrence, add re-
treated in disgrace? How come it that the
President must issue his proclamation against
us, and declare our action reasonable? Is it
not because it eminatcs from the People, and
is likely to overthrow the mere shadow of n
Territorial Government which remains here
IL we were n cowardly minority, the various
Sheriffs and Judges could proceed unmolested
and strike us down in terror. Such is not
our position. Tho People are numerically
strong and doubly strong in the consciousness
that they are right, while the woud-be des-
pots who attempt to execute the enactmcnts
Of the Kansas Missouri Legislature know
themselves to be the wrong-doers, and trem
bic at the Indignation and contempt of tho
People.
But some-say, "what shall we do r.
Go straight forward, The President may is
sue Proclamation or two against us; but he
can do nothing further. We arc not in rebel
lion against the United States authority
We have been trampIed under foot by our in
vadcs. They are the traitors. On the
thrticth Of March they organized armed hqr.
des who forcibly elected the People of KaiA
sas from the ballot-boxcs, and violated the
Kansas bill. Thus far they ''levied war; a
gainst United States authority. We arc
ready to cooperate with the States OF tho
American Union in sustaining law; and when
the nulifying hordcs of Missouri shall be seen
trying to overthrow the Government Of the
United States, and to hang its Chief Magis-
tratc, the people Of Kansas will be found rib
lying in support Of the Uuion. If Pierce can
make treason Of that, let him do his best
against us. The Kansas Legislature has but
ond duty to perform; and that is to pursue
the right-to organize, and pass sound. coIi'
scrvativc, liberal and enlightened code Of laws
which may be proudly contrastcd with tho
base cnactments of our prosecutors, . Let us
act the part of true friends Of tho American
Union 10y showing that we have tho will, IL
not the power, to bc'frccmcn; and We may
rely upon it, that, whatever corrupt Presi-
dent may do, the Peoples Representatives in
the American Congress, willsncver condemn
us; and tho time of the presents Chief Magis-'
tratcL-as weak as be is wicked Eill soon
draw to close. a
TRAvsIENr You've GKSrLEMES.-Girls be-
ware Of transient gents; never suffer tho ad-
J~ossos of N stronoer rccollcct that one rood