The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-05
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DeSeIteu tiie rieo DlaeS pdaes, NonC
over to the Border Ruffians," Joined the
National Democrats" &C., &c. These
expressions have been applied to us by
letter writer's and by partisan press, ev-
cry day for the last three months.
The proof produced to sustain these
ISLANDERS, is, that we advocate voting at all
future Territorial elections, till the Free
State party obtains the political power
and position to which it is entitled by its
numbers; and also, to discontinue acting
under the State Government until some-
thing practical can be accomplished un-
der it. The case stands thus: The peo-
pie of Kansas framed Constitution for a
State Government, and asked to be ad-
mittcd into theUnion under it, as State.
There was Territorial Government es-
tablished here by Missouri, existing at
the time, but not in force, as the settlers
repudiated it. The Territorial authori-
ties asked to be furnished by Congress
with power to enforce their laws.
The people of Kansas asked to be adj
nlittcd as State, that they might manage
their own affairs, and exercise the powers
of self-goyernment in their own way. The
case was before two entire sessions, and
was finally decided against the people of
Kansas-and Missouri is furnished an
army to enforce her laws. We thought at
the time that the decision was unjust, and
we think so still. Nevertheless, it was a
decision made by the highest tribunal of
the country, and to which we are under
obligation to submit, and which the Ex-
ecutive has the power to enforce, and will
enforce, whether we are willing or unwil-
ling
AS soon as the decision was made
known, we said, suspend action under the
State Government Immediately, and take
up the Territorial Government. But our
opinions were forcstalled by the action of
the Convention held in March last at To-
peka. We were told that this Conven-
f ton was called in order to ferestall pub
lie opinion, before the news of the final
action of Congress could reach us. The
result of this partizan action has been to
lose us the June eleetion-the present
Constitutional Conyention-and a Free
State Constitution.
Had the people continued to follow the
same leaders to the extremes to which
they wished to so, we should now be in
the midst of civil war, or subjugated
province. But we bolted, and the people
bolted with Us. We regret now that we a.
lowed the officers under the State organi-
zation so far to influence us as to prevent
us from voting at the June election. Had
the people all pitched in'' then, as they
would have done. had they not been de-
ceived by the leaders. we should now have
a Convention of our own choosing, and
soon Constitution of our own making,
instead of this miserable pro-slayery
abortion, which the U. s. army is prepar-
ing to guard at Lecompton.
The only general Convention which
has been held, to determine on a course of
action for the Free State party, since the
decision of Congress against the people
of Kansas in March last, was held on the
26th ulL, at Grasshopper Falls.
At that Convention the position of the
Herald Of FFeeiepa was fully endorsed, as
our readers will see by the proceedings
published in to-day's paper, and the sem
ior editor placed upon the Territorial Gem
tral Committee. We viii simply ask our
enemies whether the whole Free State
party have sold out to Walker? or turned
pro-slavery? or National Democrats? or
done any other mean and disgracefal
thing? and we request our friends to note
the answer. Ten to one they viii say
'This is Just our policy. We have been
advocating it all the timc.D OFF you
had waited little longer, for the lead
ers to have thought of il, We would have
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