Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-06-11
KANSAS POLITICS.
spe.ci of uoa. Henry wiIs-. at Topeka.
Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.

IN our city yesterday afternoon. Although
his coming was wholly unexpected, it wa
soon known that he was in the city, and
movement was made at once to have hin
address the people. Several gentlemen i'm
mediately waited upon him at the Topeks
House, and paper was circulated which re-
eelved the ready signatures of our citizens
urging him to remain over night and adj.
dress the people. He consented to do so.
although he had intended to return to Lee
compton that evening.
AT the hour of meeting, the Hall was
filled to overhowing by the ladies and gen
tlemcn of the vicinity Many could not
obtain admission to the Hall, and were OBJ
liged reluctantly to retire without hearing
the Senator.
Mr.. Ross, Editor of the Tri6uae-the on
ly Free Stat, paper that was not suppressed
during the troubles of last year,-prcsent-
et Senator Wilson to the audience. He
was received with hearty and enthusiastic
cheers by the entire assemblage of ladies
and gentlemen.
Senator Wilson commenced by thanking
the audience for the honor they had done
HIM, and for their cordial greetings. He
had come to Kansas on no political mission.
he had no alviceto give the people con-
corning any particular mode Of action
lie hal entire confidence in the fidelity of
the people of the Territory to the cause of
Freedom, AMI in their capacity to decide
for themselves the best modes of action to
secure the objects they had in view, anu to
vindicatc their own rights, without inter-
ference from friends OF foes ont of the Ter
rtory. H. ha come to the Territory to
see the country SO cherished in the hearts
OF the lovers of Liberty. and to SIC the
people whose heroic endurance of wrongs
and oUtraycs hal won the affection of the
men who loved Justice and Freedom and
loathed wrong and oppression. lie could
assure the mcn-aye the women of Kansas
that the people of New England, of the
great central States, of the West, cherish
ei In their bosoms the profoundcst admira-
ton for their self-sacrifcing consistency and
devotion. Around tens of thousands Of
Christian iircsides, prayers daily ascend to
Almighty Gol for Kansas AMI til, pcople
OF Kansas. They livel in the alfe ,tions and
memories of the people Of the North, and
were born, IN the prayers to tn, Col Of
Peace, Liberty an jnstic, The fields o.
Kansas, viii h hal been pressed by the
heel OF Border Rufianisln and red,lenel bv
thu blood of Barber, Brown, Hyatt. Phillips. |
Buflmaa, All many otter victims of the
han of violence, were dear to tn. lovers
OF Ficciom--the people OF Kansas who
had rcsistci agTession. adhere to principle,
and endured outrage, were enl,areI to them
by thonsanI associations iii. paoplc off
tae North having failed before the nation !
to secur. Kansas to Free lom by National
Legislation. looked nov hopefully to the !
pso1lc o. the Territory to secure the a II
mis- ion Of Kansas rs Free State. To aid /
in ths work they have contributed tens OF /
Thousands Of dollars, AMI encouraged the;.
brave sons AMI noble daughters TO leave
their houses, i farewell to the llaunts OF
all the associations OF kindred
AMI friends. to come to tn, new lanl and
endure the privations inciilent to new
country, TO restore these glorious fields and
Territory, once consecratel forever to Frc.-
dom for all men, TO freedom again. The
hopes, the efforts, the sacrifices, :hc
prayers OF the people OF the North, he felt /
confident, would he crowned bv success
The heroic devotion, the enduring constan-
cy, the answering fidelity of the men and
women of Kansas, would save her, would
yet overthrow the infamous code imposed
upon the Territory By an armcl usurpation,
it was gccognizcl, sanctioned and
upheld by an administration that had inst
passed away AMI its SUCCESSOR Kansas
wa c)nsccr.t 1 to Free lom. The Slave
Power looked upon the beautiful fields
with hungry eyes; Congress, in obedience
to the will of that power. opened this glo-
rious land, the fit abode of toiling freemen,
TO the blighting footsteps of the bondmen.
Hordes of lawless invaders poured over
the Missouri, seized your government,
forced upon you hateful laws, established
slavery. supported their acts 10y armed in
rading legions, Redeemed your fields with
,looi and illuminated your skies with the
light ofsacked and burning aboies of free
men. TIE government recognized and :
low sustains the usurpation. But ali the :
leeds of violence will ANONYMOUSLY fail.
n spite OF all the acts of Border Ruff
ianisin, in spite of the efforts of political ,
'ower, in spite of all the seductions of Office,
he freclnen of Kansas will win glorious !,
They had already settled the !
uestion-settled it by their fidelity, devo- !,
ions, suflerings. Thousands of men, with
notives as pure and aims as lofty as ever
waved the heart, of the Puritans, had
ushed to these fields, and BY their intelli-
ence, their strength and their fixed re- a
olive, had made it impossible to continue d
avery in this fair Territory. Border
'uffianism may do its worst, the Buchan-
n administration may reward with official :. :,
ositions the men from whose hands the ), ),
pots of blood will not out. but all efforts -
power, all Establishments and seductions
i'll fail to psrpetuate human slavery in d
.ansas. a cunningly devised plan. which r
osed against the actual settlers of the sa
Jason, tho ballot boxes, which has enroll
| men beyond the Missouri on the other an
lie OF the line. a plan so carried out that tn
> people are made powegless in the choice
Delegates to the Convention, will not m
,compIish the object OF making Kansas in
AVE State. All, all of the appliances ca