The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18
The Editor Va. II. Correspondent.

In q late NUMBER OF the n. ]. tribune,
the editor takes occasion to express him.
selfas mot sharing the regrets of his-Kan-
sas correspondent" because of the defeat
of legislation at the Topeka Legislature.
The editor, in the following extract, takes
precisely the same position which the
Herald Of freedom occupies. 1t says
"Things are now working so well, the
seed of liberty watered by the blood of
the martyrs, IS roofing and spreading so
finely, that we are disposed to be for a
while walters upon Providence, and not
to interfere too forwardly with natural
development SO much according to our
wishes"
What more have we said Or done? Or
what have We desired but to let matters
remain and pass along quietly until the
future shall develope itself? 1t is fayorite
expression with Mr.. Benton that "The
world is governed too much" Small fry
politicians, are always laboripg TO keep
the country ''in hot water" hoping that
in the upheaving which shall follow there
will be chance for them. Mr. PHILLIPS,
very excellent man, by the way. well
disposed, and who thinks he would not
Misrepresent afact for the half of Kansas,
under date of June 14th, writes from To-
peka to the Tribune:
''Lieut. Gov. Roberts, who, at the July
and January sessions left the Legislature
to its fate, appeared, and for the whole
week presided over the Senate. This
sudden devotion to the cause was striking,
but as he, both in private and in the Sem
ate, declared that the less we can do the
BETTER it was evident that the design of
furthering the work was not the chief no.
tive in prompting his action. 1t was so
with one or two others. They used all
their influence to lock the wheels. Wheth-
err they had given pledges to certain par
ties that certain action was to be prevent
ed, or were under bonds for other reasons,
can only be guessed"
After speaking of the various bills
pending before the Legislature, and their
defeat, says
"On the heads of one or two persons
rests the full responsibility of the defeat
of these measures. Accident gave them
more power than they should have had.
They would have defeated the other
measures, but were driven to Welding
these points. The Indignation this time
serving policy created you may imagine.
Still, SO much was secured. The work of
Legislation was begun. Means have thus
been adopted for clothing the State Gov
eminent with new vitality, and the people
have the means of securing ere long
what the trucking Of politica1hucksters las
defeated now.
Il wish l couldn't think that Gov.
Walker had not a small representation in
this "rebellious" legislature.
Whatever was the alleged motive in
the parties who thus connived to weaken
the State organization, the real object
was, unquestionably, hostility to it. Il
felc naea haze been played acith By induce
n'eats he'll out that they might he electeR Ter
fitorial Delegates merit FaN, prorqRed the
State organization tcas sufficiently aceakenea.
For this a .fsao ambitious, tiougstLess men are
aspiring, and in the short-sighted, IRA
tional hope, would stultify themselves.
and jeoparadize the best interests of the
community
We have no comments, as each reader
will make them for himself. 1t must be
apparent, however, that the letter-writers
have become the censors of every lead
ing man in Kansas. To them-.he letter
writers-we must apply for information
how to act, and what to say; else rest under
the inputation Of desiring office, or being
in the service of Gov. WALKER.
How long will the people of Kansas,
and the Union, tolerate body of men,
born on foreign soil, and secretly hostile to
our institutions, to mould public opinion
for US?
Every man who chancest TO have an in
dependent mind, and manliness sufficient
to exhibit it, must be borne down bv
these political CORN Grants. W. Y. ROBERTS.
Esq, the Lieut.. Gov. elect under the To-
peka Constitution, has never resigned his
post and caused his letter of resignation to
be published in all the Republican papers
OF the eastern States, that ne might &C
eomplish some private end, and when this
end was attained, withdrew it again, and
assumed the functions of the office; and
yet the letter of Mr.. Phillips seems to
censure him for coming forward and FILL
ing his seat at the session of the Topeka
Legislature.