The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18
For tae Eerald II Freedom.
An Old Settlers View.
PorToATwoMIE CREEK, Z. T.(
JY,lv 1877

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July 4, 1851.
Mr.. BRowN-DEAR SIR:-We are AZ
ways glad to receive your Herald Of Free
dom, for in it we find a healthy morality
and sound public policy. The Free
State party, which attempted to ostracisc
you at Topeka, has cut off some OF our
most valuable members in this vicinity
The Free State men in this county Can
derson) who take sides with yoss in your
views of the State organization. compose
at least four-fifths of the inhabitants. The
other fifth have cut US all of, and cali US
bogus AS large majority here are new
corners, they would prefer to have this re-
main Territorial government for some
time to come, till they get their farms
opened and become acquainted with each
other. They have come out expecting
and desiring peace, and they know this
new measure now proposed by the leaders
of the party is calculated to get up aIloth-
er disturbance for political effect. We do
not all see alike as to our future policy,
and so the most Jealous party seeks to cast
odium upon their cooler neighbers by call
ing them bad names.
do not see why few men who hap
pened to be here first, and obtained no.
toriety by being elected to Office, should,
in consequence of that fact, control all our
affairs forever after, and also hold all the
offices.
consider the State organization dead
by its own Constitution. Last January,
when the Legislature met at Topeka, therc
was not quorum present, and of course
no business could be done. The Consti-
tuition provides that the Legislature, with
out quorum, shall not adjourn over two
DAYS. But this Legislature, without a
quorum, adjourned over six months
Nearly all the old members who have any
respect for the ussges of law and custom,
refused to attend. In getting new men,
bers, some novel methods were resofted to,
which it is not necessary to expose at pre-
sent. The Legislature met again in June,
and passed laws. Will the people sus-
tain such proceedings? Think not.
The people are not acquainted with all
the motives which have Influenced the
leaders to take their new positions. /
will suggest some of them.
The State organization, when in exist
ence, issued large amount of script; no
one knows how much, except those inter-
ested. The people do net know, and can
not find out; but it probably is over $780,
coo. If the old State organization can
be galvinized into new life, all this will
be redeemed. Large salaries are due our
State officers, Say from $1,000 to $4,000
| each, which will also be redeemed if the
present new movement is sustained by the
people. But deeper incentive to labor,
with some, is, that they may still have the
management and control of funds which
have been sent to Kansas to aid settlers.
1 have been reliably informed, by persons
who aided in doing it, that Massachusetts,
raised and sent $4,000; Rhode Island,
$4,000; Horace Greeley, by the Tribune
fund, over $4,000, and much more has
been furnished by others. 1t is not known
by the people of Kansas that one-tenth
part of this money has been distributed.
No statement has been made by those who
received it, and no committee of the peo-
pie has been invited or allowed to exam
Inc accounts and see that all was satisfac-
tory. Ought such men lenger to rule US?
| 1t is known to common fame that certain
prominent public men were at loggerheads
for some time, because one of them had
received funds which he refused to ac-
count for. These men suddenly became
friends, and no explanation has baen given
to the public concerning the money. The
question is, how much did the uneasy man
| receive to quiet him? Men who have
been deeply interested in the safety of
Kansas for tho last two years, and who
had raised and contributed funds to aid
her, are utterly confounded at the state of
things they find on arriving in the Terri
| tory.
In this region we go for new men, new
measures, clean hands, and new C0nsti-
tuition, voted on by all the people. The
new population is equal In every respect
to the old, and they feel deep interest in
all that concerns their present and future
welfare. Why not give them a chance
equal to what we claim for ourselves? A
clique which is willing TO cut OF all the
old citizens who have been through all
the troubles and was, while they ran
away or lodged the danger and watched
the dimes, ought not TO be allowed to gov
ern Kansas.
came here in the fall of "a; have 81
ways acted and fought with the Free State
party, and now am pronounced bogus, be-
cause am satisfied with Gov. Walkers
offer, as containing all we have ever be-
fore demanded, that is fair election
If we do not get it, then ] shall be will
ing to fight again.
You can do as you please about pub
fishing this. Some think it is not prudent
to expose our friends. No dishonest man
can be my friend; and, besides, ! sm tired
of being ruled By demagogues.
AN OLD SQUATTER.