The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-12-25
Fete of ths lGoycrnors Of Kansas


EiscgGo Gostrnors have already been
sacrificed at the shrine Of ''bleedipg
Kansas, and still she bleeds as pro.
fusely as eyer. Reader went out as
a representative man, from the Dem
.octstic ranks;i his reign was expect
ed'to, be quite propitions, but his
conscience got the better of his
Democratic" prejudices and "Den.
ocratic'' education, and lie espoused
the cause Of the Free State men and
was in consequence removed. lie
was succeed by Wilson Shannon, who
totally dcstitne Of both positive and
negative qualities, was entirely inn
potent for good or for evil, and was
also soon laid on the shelf. Next
GeAry was sent out, positively eharg'
ed with Democratic thunder, and
supposed to be invulncrablc as to
free State appliances, but when he
came to survey the field and learn the
trne state of the case, he went over
to the Free State cause, and was
compelled to resign. Now comes
the Buchanan dynasty, which was
to work such miracles in healing the
wounds OF "bleeding Kansas" and
President Buchanan was so deter.
mined to secure men who would Ger.
taiply carry out the pro slavery pro-
gramme, and not be susceptable OF
Free State influences, that he eappoin-
ted as Governor and Secretary Of
State, Walker and Stanton, two ol
the ablest statesmen in the South
Well, how did it oventuate? Why,
Mey were not long there until tkey
became imbued with Free State sen
tlmcnt, and were brought in conflict
with the "national Democrats" In
the absence OF Walker on a visit to
Washington, Stanton, as acting Gov.
ernor, issued proclamation, calling
together the newly elected Legisla,
ture. For this be was immediately
removed by Buchanan. Walker,
who occupied tie same position as
Stanton, reading in the fate of his
companion his own doom, il he at
tempted to return to Kansas, very
prudently resigned. Thus in the
space Of some two years, have five
Governors of Kansas been summa.
rily disposed OF. Forney's Press, OF
Philadelphia, which now sustains
Douglas, properly likens the career
OF these Governors to the messengers
of Saul, which in Bible history runs
as follows;
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sands Saul sent messengers to take
David: and when they saw the COM
pany of the prophets prophesying,
and Samuel standing, as appointed,
over them, the spirit Of God was up.
onmcssengers gf Saul, and they also
prophcsied. And when it was told
Saul, he sent other messengers, and
tAey prOphesied likewise. AhdSaul
sent messengers a0ain-the tAird time,
aud they ,propesied Also. Then went
he also to Rains, and came to great
we'll that is in Sechu; aud ho asked
and said-Where are Samuel and
Davidl And one said: Behold they
he at Najoth, in Hanah; and the
Spirit of God was upon him also,
and he aosnt on and prophesiea,u until
he came to Nsjoth, in Rama. And
ne stripped OIL his clothes also, and
prophesied before Samuel in IKE
manner, and lay down naked all
that day and all that night. Where
fore they, say, b Saul also among
tie Prephetsf ID
The fact is, the people are now be-
giping TO find that the statements Of
the Republicans in reference to the
ontrages in Kansas. are stubborn
facts, which will stand out in bold re-
liefin the history Of Kansas, when
written by the faithful HISTORIAN
We are pleased that, even at this
late day, they arc getting their eyes
opened, , - 1',t' \. - - :. .l ,' ~, s'i