The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-01-31
The Hstaie Of freedom.
lawrence, saturday, jan. 81, 1857
ma oovernor's Message.
KANSAS, Jan. 10. 1867.

r,rroRs HERALD OF FREEDOM
p,-mit me to express through you the
,..rre which the Governors Mes
pi0a'b has afforded me. Though /
ssss ss always felt q lively interest In
ns'. .nnual message from the execu-
.as Inc Of my own native State. I have
.,s saver read one which afforded me the
h' h'.;sf.ction-I may say ezaltation-
sL s;cb Gov. Geary's has caused. He
W. spoken like a man who had
nasbiug nas to conceal, and who felt a
nm Nv. nTide in what he has accomplish
~ y since coming to the Territory
We do not mean to say that we ap-
',ore n of all that the Governor has
ta;J but we wonder that he has said
90 fem things that we disapprove, and
90 many which we heartily coincide
We have a guaranty in this mes
SAGE that our sovereignty shall not
l. infringed in any particular. So
Free State men will no longer have
an excuse for staying away from the
nolls. We are to enjoy, without let
or hindrance, freedom of speech, free
dom of the.press, impartial hearings
in the courts-in short, We are prom
ised full protection in all our political,
civil and religious rights. The Free
State man, or men. who are not sat
81 witb this message, have some
ends to answer besides those of jas-
t;re. And if pro-slavery men are
not satisfied, it win be for like rea-
son We would gladly share in the
Governors confidence that the Legis-
q Isture will heed his suggestions, and
w;ne from the statute book all laws
tbat do not command the confidence
and respect of all good citizens; but
it's the habit of men who can accom-
nli,b difficult undertakings, to "hope
al things, to believe all things"
noubtless many viii complain of his
evotism. We do not consider him
iSstly liable to the charge. There is a
wide difference between him who
spends his strength in boasting whai
he can perform, and him whose wind
is as good in battle as when sounding
the trumpet that calls to battle.
Saws the Governor: "The repeal oi
the Missouri line, which was restrie-
ton on popular sovereignty, eonse.
Grated anew the great doctrine of self
government, and restored to the people
their full control over every question
Of interest to themselves, both north
and south of that line."
That the Governor is wrong in this
PARTICULAR, we do not for one moment
hesitate to declare. Whose soyer-
eighty, we ask, was infringed by the
act which excluded "slayery and In
voluntary serYitude" from the terri
tory north of that line? Let the Gov.
enor answer if he will. If not, le
him cease to complain. What he say:
of the restoration of lost rights, evi
IDENTIFY results from including but 1
81 partof the people, in the phrase which
he uses to designate those who reside
north or south of that line. All tina
the Governor says about patrols fol
s. the safety of slave property, the sup
preston of free speech and free press
s. is not consistent with his idea of pop
lar sovereignty which allows men t
make slaves Of each other. If mel
have the right to enslave each other
81 they have most clearly the right t
enact such laws as viii protect then
in that right But if it be wrong
as the Governor hints, then the peopl
should be allowed to "uncloak error,
81 either by speech or press.
81 We are unable to see the equal jus
tice which the Governor tells us sha
actuate him in all he does. when /
arrests 10l Free State men who Wei
acting in violation of his proclam'
81 ton, and disbands or dispossesst
27OO pro- slavery men. Perhaps the
may be as great difference betwce
81 those parties, as there is betwee
those who have the right to enslav
and those whose duty it is to be eI
slsved We should be glad to be il
formed on this point.
This is all we find to complain of
the Governors Message; while the
follows long string of recommend
tions and suggestions, which cann'
fail to inspire all good citizens
Kansas anew with hope. ShouI
q Congress make the liberal appropri
tions which the Governor has aske
for this Territory, the citizens he
would not only be placad on an equ
E footing with those who have settle
other Territories, but we should emit
the benefit Of rapid settlement induce
+ BY advantages which other Territl
"a mes have waited years to realize. w
think the Governors request tn
Congress should send a commissic
here to ascertain the amount of dan
ages sustained by the settlers, vi
e encourage many who had almost d.
SPARED of ever being able to accom-
plish their long cherished idea of S
curing q comfortable home, whe
themselves and families could enjc
the well-earned fruits of patient tei
We say to all who have suffered u
justiy--take courage! No admin
FatioR will ever regret that it d
Justice to Kansas. Should all th
the Governor has asked be done f
Kansas, We shall soon enjoy the a.
vantages of the older States. Visi
nom this to the Atlantic States W
Be frequent, while the vast amount
tsyel between the Atlantic and P
etc win enrich as BY purchasing
f ost6t Of trade and commerce from Il
nest central State in the Union. It
amount of beef. hides, mutton, WOO
pork and grain. which this State {
De win furnish, is almost beyol
computation.
That rood citizens of all parti