The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-12
cooa :, Invent.on.

eTCo1 II AAN~LGclAs
Redpath is z genius in his way, and
great at invention. Here are specimens.
Writing from Lawrence to the Aisscc.:::,I.
Democrat, under Iase Of August II, he
SAYS
..(4avernor Walker was in town on
Thursday afternoon, and remained clos
eted with the editor of the Herald of
Etss,5ona(his Free State crgst) some three
or four hosls. a Free State Territorial
Convention-to organize party within
the Free State party-was to be held near
Prairie CITY, on Fridry, and in this
scheme, of course, our isothermai Tailey-
rand is deeply interested.
"Mr. Brown, having received his in-
structicns. left Immediately for the coun-
try, to prepare the way for the morrow's
convention.
"Thc meeting was nominally called by
a number of gentlemen whose aspirations
for Office, under the State organization,
were summarily snutfed out by the pop
ular vote.
"These men suppose, if they can sue
coed in inaugurating, or helping Walker
70 ihaugurate, a new policy, they will be
drifted, If it succeeds, into the eHvied
chairs of the present leaders of the Free
State party. 1t IS an eEror-for the same
servili.y of character and mediocrity of
intellect which made them what they
are, would inevitably keep them 81. under
every change of policy or circumstances.
"i'he convention was simply mass
meetipg-packed-of Free State Hunk
ers and disappointed Office seekers.
"W. Y. Roberts-defeated IN bis aspir-
atinns for the Governorship and United
States Senatersbip-was unanimously
chosen President. G.. W. Brown-the
most unpopular man IN hansas-Walker,
perhaps, excepted-was chairman OF the
committee on resolutions, and wire puller
in general.
"There was a free dinner prepared
some say at the GoUesno7's e1pesase-
''The resolutions suhioined were sub
nitted to the meeting after the Republic
cans had gone home, and at dusk, when
debate ON them was impossible"
Further down in his letter, he says
'Mr Brown hates Gov. Robinson be-
cause Robinson exposed his intended
treachery. When Ii the ''Camp before
LecOmpton," from which he dated so
many of his ''Yours for God and Liberty"
letters, Mr.. Brown, terrified at the proba-
bic and unpleasant prospect of involu J.
tary gyrations in the atmosphere as . re-
ward for his supposed reasonable, services
TO the Free State men, offered to Dir. Jen-
kins, his fellow prisoner, 10 reooenfEs Re
eo7iditg Of pe I5JriGoT'iai la,cs, if Gov.
Shannon would pardon the traitors out.
Jenkins spurned the base and cowardly
suggestion. Robinson was approached
also. but Indignantly declined to save his
neck at the expense of his manhood =
TrGe to his nature, Brown has bounded
him ever since.''
How did Mr.. Brown propose to "recog-
nize the Territorial laws?" Bt taking
possession Of the ballot box, and welding
it TO get possession ofthe Territorial Leg
islature, and, by using the Courts, to pun
ish the rascals who were running riot with
life and property in Kansas,
Will not those who contributed their
money and labor to feed Mr.. Redpath,
when he was in attendance at the Gen.
tropolis Convention, thank him for his
very complimentary notice of that dinner
There was free dinner prepared,
some say at the GoUe7nor's erpease." And
who said it? Some of the letter writers,
or other persons of his ilk, who accompa-
MED him from Lawrence to that place, on
that occasion, and who remarked, while
partaking of the sumptuous repast which
the ladies ofthat place had prepared: at
is stated that Gov. Walker furnished
$500 to get up this dinner, but don't be-
Eeve it cost over $50"
In another letter, the same writer gives
the following very handsome notice of
the Herald of Freedom. Wee commend it
as model in It's way
"The Herald of Freedom &c. w. Brown.
proprietor } has limited circulation, and
still less influence in Kansas, but the acci-
dent of its destruction by the BorderRuf-
fans, and the energetic system of appeal
ing for aid adopted by the editor, obtained
for it a large outside circulation. 1t is
running down fast. 1t is Walkers Free
State organ. 1t is antagonistic to the To-
peka Constitution, and is becoming quite
popular with the National Democrats
An abolitionist is an assistant editor,
while member of the bogus Legislature
is constant aud favored contributor! 1t
| Is the organ of the Territorial Know No.
things as well as of Gov. Walker"