The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-03-26
GOV. GEARY.

Fer Register Of State Land once,
w. H. HOLMES.
GOV. GEARY.
News fron Kansas Of the resignation Of
Gov. Geary, will be found upon our first psge.
On his way home he called at ths Office Of the
Missouri Democrat, and In long converse
ton with the Editor, gave history Of his adj
nin!stration. He disclosss some facts which
will not do much towards assisting President
Pierce to regain the favorable opinion Of his
eountrymen. Gov. Geary says he went to
Kansas relying upon the solemn and emphatic
promise cf the President, that he should be
assisted and fully supported in the govern
msnt Of the Territory, but that 30 far from
thsss promises being fulfilled, be has been
compelled to use large sum Of money from
his own pocket, and he has had but little az.
sistanes from the army. He also says the halt
Of the outrages committed upon the free State
settlers have aot been told. He especially con.
demns the Territorial Judges for their gross
partially.
There 10 IN interesting moral in this affair OF
Gov. Geay. For more than year, there
have been told throughout tho length and
breadth Of the Country, many stories of
wrongs and outraees committed upon the free
State settlers Of Kansas. We have heard Of
robberies, p.urders, arsons and outrages Of
every description. We have heard that there
was deep laid scheme for conquering Slave
~ 10 Kansas, and that every species Of oppres-
sion was to be practiced to consummats it,
The people throughout the North very natural
" felt deep sympathy Tor their oppressed
eountrymsn in Kansas, and seemed about to
rise ~ one man to rsbnke The Administration
and the Party which permitted such wrongs to
Be co united. But the Admininistratien see
Ing the doom which was impending. and pro-
foundlY d.eading the condemnation Of the
honest EASES. resorted 20 the expedient Of de-
aging the stories which were told Of Kars>.
ou,rages and sufFerings. They were called
abolition lies" and the PEOPLE were told that
they were gotten up 70 affsc. the Presidential
election, to s.siSt in electing the Republican
ticket Obliged to acknowledge that there had
bsen disturbances, they were laid to the &C.
count Of the free stats men, to the unjusti6a-
bic interference Of "agitators."
Many northern men believed this denial; e
nough to defeat Republican candidate for the
Presidency. Prejudices against the free state
men Of Kansas were sngendered, they were
called sgi!ators and traitors, and charged by the
Administration orators and presses, with being
the sole cause Of al the troubles In Kansas.
Gov. Gsary went 10 Kansas certainly not IA
vorably disposed towards the free State men.
In common with the supporters Of the Ad-
ninistrstion he was prejndiced against them.
He disbelieved the stories about the iliquities
Of the border rufians, and when he went there
be considered them his friends, and they ex-
pseted that he would favor them. But Gov.
Geary was determined to deal out justice and
impartiality, and It was not long before he came
in conflict with the pro-slavery men. They
were determined to rule or to ruin. We have
seen the issue. In default Of the promised
support Ut the Administration, Gov. Geary
has been compelled to resign. And be It re-
numbered that his troubles have not been with
the free State men. He has not word OF
complaint to utter against them. II il the pre-
slavery men and TIE Administrator Of Pres,-
dent Pierce, which he blames.
And now we shall see whether there 10 any
eandor and deceney, lett in the sham democr4-
ey. We shall be willing to admit that they
were sincere, in believing the FREQ State men
Of Kansas to have been blameable, II they
win come ont now when the evidence 10 un-
doubted, of the oppression and injustice Of the
pro-slavsry men. The democracy have wrong
cd them deeply. They have stigmatized them
- traitors. They have slorisd in their SUI
fsrings, and laughed At their Complaints
WIN they now do them simple act Of JUS
deer Or win they furnish still further evil
dsnes that they are the cowardiy, tongue tied,
ssrvile tools Of the slave oligsrchy7