The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-15

NOAoOA oN1'N aA1 OpPOoO0
to ultraists. am opposed to fanatics.
They ale dangerous fires amongst US
This whole move is fanatical move
and am unwilling to yield to it. should
be opposed to becoming a serf to Grecian
tyrants; l should be opposed to bowling
under the Turkish yoke; Ishould be op-
posed to living under any monarchial
government; I should be opposed to be-
coming slave like negro slave. But,
sir, l would far sooner be subjected to
such slavery, than to such as the citizens
of this Territory are now subjected to-
slavery over the ignorant, over those who
know not what liberty is, is far less pain
full than over those of cultivated intel
lect, who have tasted the choicest fruits
of liberty. Blind my eyes to freedom,
take away all hope of the enjoyment of it
or else give it to me! Give me not the
name, but the reality.
"This House has the power to give the
final sanction to this move. Iforesee the
result. am credibly informed that this
House was pledged. months ago, to ad-
NIT those voted for at the March election.
l expect to be driven from this House.
l shall return home feeling that I have
been wronged; but / shall return content.
Content, did l say? Never! I shall
never be content with such injustice. l
have always prided myself in having a
love for my country. l have reverenced
her. have hoped earnestly for the pros
perity of the Union. l hope for it now.
if it can be continued on the principles
laid down by our forefathers. But, sir,
if this Union cannot provide for the COM
mon defence, promote the general well
fare, and secure the blessings of ofliberty to
ourselves and our posterity," then its OBJ
| ject is not gained If the people of this
Territory cannot enjoy those rights guar
anteed to them; if they are to be invad-
ed, insultM, subjugated, then I no longer
wish to hold fellowship with our sister
States. If our government will allow this,
then it is not republican government
The vote upon this report tells loudly of
the result. If our rights cannot be
maintained-if liberty cannot be enjoyed
If the Union cannot be preserved fairly
and honorably, then let it sever. And
should second Gibbon be called upon,
to write the rise and fall of the Ameri-
can Republic, he will give as the first
cause of its downfall, the institution of
slavery-the melting movers, the invad-
ers upon the Kansas ballot box.'
Mr.. Speaker Stringfellow said that gen.
tlemen interested in this matter could
speak as long as they wished to; but per-
haps itmight tend to shorten the speech.
es in some degree, if they knew it would
make no difference with the vote of this
house.
We have decided how to act in this case
butto satisfy gentlemen,we have conclud.
ed to indulge them in freedom of speech
VIM. Jesse, Esq, of Bloomington sait
he was Virginian by birth and educa
tion-had come to Kansas to live In fret
country--had been driven from the ballo
box, and insulted by the Missourians, ant
here he found it was not much better
He had not been permitted to state be
fore the committee the outrages of tn
March election. They would MT eliot
him to look at the poll lists of his owl
district, in which he could show then
hundreds of names of well known citizen
of Westport and Kansas City.
If they continued on in this way, he CAV
them to understand they would find
much more difficult to make slaves G
white men than of black ones.
Mr.. Jesse then gave detailed accour
of the election at Bloomington, as pull
lished in preceding chapter.
Mr.. Stringfellow said he could hardl
believe that Mr. Jesse was avirginian, AN
:. submit to all that without fighting.
= Mr.. Jesse replied that it was not tt
" late, yet. Ifthis thing went on, tRer
8 would be fighting, and he should have
.. .. hand in it. He did not intend to
: made slave, without struggle.
:. MIR. Ladd presented protest, signe
r by the Free State members, against Il
action of the pro-slayery party, as 70
lows:-
y We, the undersigned members of Il
al House of Representatives of Kansas TIE
,r ritory, believing that the organic act q
= ganizing the said Territory gives IL
'i house no power to oust any member fro
e. this house, who has received certiica
d. of his election from the Governor; th
an this house cannot go behind the electi
!. called by the Governor, and consider Al
~ claims based on prior election. Y
II would therefore protest against sneh pl
" ceeding, and ask this protest to be spre
It upon the journal of this house.
Mr.. Matthias replied that he consider
MS the Governors certificate of no aceou
its whatever. He held his seat here withe
ed certificate. He had been told there v
sse one for him somewhere. but he had ne,
he seen If, and did not care to. This bo
in had the power to determine who W,
pie members. and they would do so, whetl
he they had certificates from the Governo,
is not.
gn After spirited debate of several hO.
the majority report on credentials '
sb- adopted with but one dissenting voice.
ed An incident showing the temper of
IN House occurred on the Sd inst.
I Governors Message, by Mr. Higgins,
,ry Private Secretary, was received, and n