Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-05

pie may obtain money at fair. rates Of m
terest 70 enter their lands. and To enable
our traders and mechanics to operate for
the improvement ct cur towns and coun-
try The hank bill which vas defeated
at the last session, by praadios- and sei-'
fislness, was admitted to he good Char
ter, liberal enough to indncs capital. and
stringent enough to preven, frauf, and
the pretence set up, tha, the Territory was
too new fora bank, wrs all mere petence.
for If we will ever need bank it will be
m the next two ~yenrs. ssFe~-reed capitafi
IN the Territory, and the people sean OBJ
tain il through a bank cheaper than in any
Otter way, and we venture the prediction,
that those who opposed the bank. when the.
want the PEOPLES vote again, they will be
afraid TO take the positions on the stump
they took in the iegislaturs. Those gen.
tlemen councilmen up in this region. who
yet hold their seats by law, and who de-
feated the bank, ought to resign, and let
the people speak out on the subject Y
The Governor seems to have incurred
the displeasure of some of both parties in
the settlement he made at Lawrence. and
some of our people, in and outof the Ter
ritory, are down on him as bad as the ab-
olitionists.s We think this is wrong. We
did not like the way in which the G overn-
or treated matters, and thought at the time,
and still think. that he had no business
there whatever. He ordered out the mi
laia, and required them TO proceed to
Douglas county, and surrender themselves
to Sheriff Jones, to aid him in the execu-
ton of tie laws. Sheriff Zones was the
man who should have commanded and
been his own judge of the mode and man
ner Of executing his duty as sheriff, and
should not have submitted TO his Exrel-
ency; hut the matter was taken in hand
by the Governor, and we have No doubt
but the Governor and Sheriff Jones both
acted III good faith, and whether it was for
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was serious matter III any aspect you
may view il; and, as we are satisfied both
ara good pro-slavery men, and acted for
test. we shall not abuse either, although
we believe different course should kaye
been pursued. We recently read a cireu-
iaI, issued by Judge Leonard Of S.. Jo-
eaYih r,af f-b -, h,,c u
in tolerably harsh language, and which
We were sorry to see. The Judge we
know well. and truer man 10 cur inte
rests does not live; but we think lie j.
mistaken in regard to tie Governor. We,
as yet, have never read what is termed the
treaty made blythe Governor and the Law
rsnre renrgadrs, and consequently cannot
speak advisedly. We have seen in the
abolition papers what they say was the
treaty, bnt we Lave seen SO many other
things published by them that we knew TO
De false, that we are not willing TO credit
anything they publish unless we know Il
20 be correct; and as some parts of i, thev
h"'S pdpiieilCd dic COBUUuiGtSu, we WOu!u
not be surprised If all they hare published !
turne out 10 be false. If the terms Of .l,e !
treaty are reported correctly by t:.e aloli-
tionis,s, when examined and understood
perfectly, do not prove Governor Shanno
corrupt by any means Tie most that ca n
be said Of il is that there are some useless
and unmean;ng conditions in it, and looks
like chllIs play. Blu. that TIE sbolitionisss
promised obedience % the laws, and a.sis.
tance to the Sheriff there is no doubt, atnd
Governor Shannon thought, under all the
circumstances, he had better take their
promises in that way than to let our people
loose upon them, for he well knew it would
be war OF exierminaiicn, and he thought
indulgence that time wcu.d be more to our
credit, and justly us in future if We were
forced to punish them summarily. 1t is
said that when men commit errors on the
part of mercy, they may be forgiven, and
we view Governor Shannon's eonduc, in
that light. So SO .A 80
Whitfield and Reader.