Freeman's champion., 1857-07-16
Governor Walker VS.. Lawrence.

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a mares nest. The people Of Law
renee, getting sick and disgusted of
being without legal restraint organl-
led sitycharter. AS sttheyhad no
business to apply to the oogrs Terri
torial Legislature to grant them a
charter, and as our State government
refused to grant them one, they deem
ing it inexpedient owing to certain
contingencies, to allow organization
of municipal and local governments,
the people of Lawrence resolved to
adopt one for themselves. That they
had right to do this, Governor
WALKER himself will not ques-
ton. 1 lie knows, as well the people
whose rights have been 80 ruthlessly
tramplsd upon, that the Territorial
Legislature, which he endeavors SO
emphatically to assure us is recogniz-
ed by Congress and the National Ex-
ecutive, was imposed upon us by
means that stand unparalleled in the
records Of history for stupenduous
frauds and brutal and inhuman vio-
loncc. These people who are so au-
daciously deprived of every vestige
of their rights, are citizens of the
United States-citizens of this free
republic descendants of those men
whose blood flowed on the heights Of
Bunker Hill, on the plains OfSaratoga,
at Yorktown, and other memorable
places, that these people might enjoy
the sweets of Freedom.
Does Governor Walker imagine
that people inheriting the spirit of the
patriots Of rs, can be trampled un-
der foot like dogs? Does he for a
moment entertain the idea that the
people of Kanzas uW euer recognize
the bogus Territorial laws? If he
does, he certainly cannot base his
opinions from our past conduct
Governor WALKER may cast into oui
faces as often as he pleases, the fact
Of his deriving his authority from Mr.
BUCHANAN to mako US submit to the
bogus laws it will avail him moth
ing. If he can take no other course
than that which he threatens to do sc
long as he remains Governor of the
Territory, then let him resign
There is no excuse for him to be con.
tinually throwing the responsibility
of his actions upon the National Ad
ministration. Governor GEARy saw
that it was impossible for Governol
receiving his appointment from thu
Administration to mete out justice tC
the people Of the Territory /; so HI
resigned. Gov. WALKER can do thu
same. If Governor WALKER en-
deavors to carry out his policy, ther
will be such an earthquake in thi
Union as will shake it from its very
centre and the responsibility vii
rest upon him.
Governor Walker knows that tn
conduct of the Lawrence people
which he denounces as treason, is il
perfect accordance with every princi
pie of equity. He knows thei
situation, knows their wants, know
that it is impossible for them, 8
long as they are possessed with tn
least vestigc Of the spirit of men, t.
institute any other course to secur
them than thatwhich they have adopt
cd. He knows very we'll that if
; man, as high-spiritcd and as susccp
tiblc to the honors apportaining to th
dignities of men, as himself, wer
placed in similar positi on, he woul
do the same, What can be his reat
on, then, for resorting TO such des
, perate and tyrannical proceedings a
would have been discroditable 10 eve
George the Ill, which he threaten
to do in his ukasc, which we publis
in another column, II the people {
Lawrence will not desist from the
undertakingG We think his condut
can easily bo accounted ior Cove,
y nor WALKER Us a man small in stat
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