The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-05
post-Cmca unnecesearv.

SlDIe -afticle on TIE CoHtesiSu cieCi.on
case in Congress from Kansas. 1t says.
s.Whit6eld has one very great advan-
tage over Gov. Reeder He is backed
by host of government officials in the
Territory. They may be regarded as.
and they actually are. the retained agents
and attorneys of Whitfield. engaged to
aid him in making up bis case. 1t is 3
part of their reasonable service to pre-
pare any required number of affidavlts
and depositions. and the bills for the
same are discharged at the Federal
Treasury. The whole governmental
machinery of the Territory being in the
hands of persons OF this class, IL is OBJ
yious that Gov. Reeder has no chance
whatever of procuring any legal testimo-
ny OF the acts which support his claims,
except what may be obtained by the spe-
cial authority OF Congress. While the
people of Kansas are almost unanimous
in his favor, the salafied employees OF
the Government are quite unanimous
against him. From the Judges appointed
| by President Pierce, down TO the Con-
stables appointed by the mock Legisla-
ture OF Missouri Ruffians, the Office
holders of Kansas are for slavery and
Whitfield. Their services are gratui-
tous, at least, in behalf of Whitfield.
There remains but one chance for the
peoples representative. It is in the in-
deposition of Congress against Execu-
tive patronage"
To show how these matters are man.
aged, and to put the facts on record, We
beg the attention of the public to the
following facts:
| A few days ago. Mr.. n. B. BLANroN,
Esq, residing several miles south of this
city, ON the WakaruSa, received letter
through tie Lawrence post-office. direct
ed as follows: IN. B. Blanton, ESQ. :,
care P. H.. Lawrence, Kansas Ty." On
the upper right hand corner was printed
"Post-officc Department Official Bus.
iness," and signed, "H. King" It wa:
post marked, Washing on, March s.
1856, Free" On breaking the seal, Ell.
closed was found letter, the original o.
which is before us, and from which oul
compoSitor copies verbatim
p. 0. DEPARTMENT., APPoINT-l
MENT OFFICE, March 5, 1856
SRA letter of yours, addressed tC
a Mr.. Kinney, was recently laid before
the Department. and attention being thu.
called to your Office, 1t was discontinued
as unnecessary.
Lest you may not have retained a copy
of the letter referred To, am desired BY
the Postmaster General to send you 1
copy, which you will find herewith en-
closd. Respectfully, your obd't Sv't.,
| HORATIO KING,
lst Asst P. N. Gen.
| n B BLANroN, Esq. care Postmaster
Lawrence, Kansas Territory.
| Accompanying the letter of lst As
sistant Postmaster General, was the FOL
lowing, retaining the words, bad gram
mar. &C.:
BLANToE, K. T.. Feb. g, 1856.
III. NJ. kINNEY-Dear Sir 1t is ou
of my power to come down, and rs | an
owing you some, L wish you would sen,
me lie bill of what | owe, and | vii
send you the money by mail. Trul
yours, (Signed.) N. B. BLANTON.
t n. B.-Sir, | am informed that you
f people are preparing 10 march up here
whether this Is true or no-but the peo
pie here are preparing for defence. Now
Sir, | am not ashamed 10 tell my inten
ton, and that is. if your drunken sol
diers como up here again, and don't pa,
me for forty tons OF Lay that they burn
ed, and five head of beef cattle that the,
killed and eat, | shall take the swor
against them, and nothing but blood wi
satisfy me. Sir, | am considered b,
some Of your people as repudiator Q
the laws of the Legislature. That j
: true. l glory in repudiatiuy the con
duct of such body, that would gran
two charters for two bridges to be bull
below me-. and refused to give me char
ter for mine. or even any protection : an
sir. it | do repudiate The laws, it is non
of Missourians' business. And whe
people call me repudiator, they tell til
truth on me, for have done, and | an
still doing all that can to nullity all lhs
the Legislature has done. This is plai
talk, but justice demands it. If 20
are up in the Territory, call and see me
Ii the laws of the Legislature stand an
: are in force, [ am ruined. But ii lai
aside. my interest is secured. Coul
you expect me to sacrifice my interest
to secure yours /? No; have sacrifice
] enough.
l have not been in any of these mo
serapes yet, and do not intend to be. Bu
it the Missourians come up here again
and don't pay me the damage they hav
: done me, | win teach them lesson the
!. will not forget soon. Yours truly,
: (Signed, J N. B. BLANION.
Nh. BLANToE Is himself Missouri
. an. and for the writing of that letter. til
: Post-office Department declares that til
e post.office through which hundreds {
individuals had just written their friend
to mail their letters, is declared by il
highest functiona,y unnecessary"
!, What mattered it to the Postmasts
, ConnoI or his Snhordinates vhether M