The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-11-07
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people.
LET THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD
TAKE NOTICE thatthey simply represent
the Border Rufiian OF Pro Slavery faction,
and are not in any sense the representa-
lives of the people of Kansas.
They were not elected by as many votes
IN the ,ahoIe Of Kansas Territory as were
returned .fiom one Of their oaOs precincts in
johnson Co., at the last election,i
So far from being the representatives. of
the people, and laboring as the servants,
they are assuming to be the masters of
the people, and fear to trust themselves
amongst them. They fear. because they
consider the people in a state of revolt
against their usurpations.
Like the despots of Europe, they sur
round themselves with troops, to defend
themselves from the wrath of the people
They call, and Immediately a thousand
armed men, with large park of flying
artillery surround them at LecomptoD.
They breathe freer, and now are pro-
crossing with their forgery. The people
of Kansas seorn them, spit upon them, and
spew them out of their mouth. They are
the filthy scum of base party, in Kansas
and On the borders, to destroy Republi-
can government, and substitute in its
place vile usurpation, of which they are
themselves the soul and centeri
The people want no Constitution They
wish to remain as Territory for two years
longer! But no the usurpers say it will
not do! ave will make you good
Constitution, and we will force you to take
it, We shall not trust you to vote on it!
You do not know what is good for
yourselves! We know; and We will make
you take it! If you do not take it will
ingly, and go to making fuss about it.
look at these troops! we will blow you
| to hill p"
o terrible very terrible! How the
squatters shake in their shoes. of course
the 100000 inhabitants of Kansas who
desire to live in FREE. STATE. are not to
be consulted in this matter, because their
few masters in Lecompton know so much
better what is good for them than they
know themselves "White serfsi' paul
pers!' blue bellied YankeeSl' id
abolitionists!' keep quiet, your masters
know better than you, what is good for
you!''
1t is a matter of perfect Indifference
to the people whether this Constitution is
submitted to their judgment or not, SO fan
as the ultimate results are concerned. II
tits sent off to Washington without their
consent, they will demand of the Governor
an immediate election on this very ques-
ton, whether they will be State govern
ment or not, or whether they will have
this Constitution or any other to live under
at present.
We demand now, of the General Gov
eminent, if they wish to secure and keep
good name IN Kansas, to free us at once
from these usurpers, revolutionists and
robbers, who have for the last three years
desolated our land and bathed it in blood.
Begin with the United States Court and
make a clean sweep, down through the
land offices. Indian agencies, and finally
this usurping Convention; then, withdraw
your troops to the borders, and the people
will see that justice is done to whoever
remains.
However much the people of Kansas
may desire quiet, and however unobjec-
tionable the means they may use to attain
it, they have invariably been thwarted by
these Border Rufians, who have as inva-
riably been sustained by the National
Democratic party in It's new crusade for
slavery. Whether right or wrong-wheth-
er in favor of the people or against them,
they have controlled the National Execu-
tive at Washington.
The result has been to make Kansas a
most intensely anti-slayery State.
Look at the National Democrats who
came here sound on the goose" and who
have since been forced to take position
with the Free State party.
Gov. Reeder and his friends, Col. JAS.
Fl. Lane and his friends, Gov. Geary and
his friends, Judge Conway and his friends,
and muItitudes of the oldest and 6rmest
of the rank and file of the Democratic
party who came to Kansas full in that
faith. all gone-hopelessly gone from that
party forever.
And where now is Gov. Walker? who
sustains him? Read the proceedings of
the Democratic meeting in another column;
and also of the Free State meeting held
last Saturday at Lecompton.
When Gov. Walker first arrived in the
Territory. he made speech in Lawrence.
in which he said he would see that justice
was done to the Free State party.
Gov. Robinson replied that if he did do
so, in less than six months he would be
compelled to leave the Territory on the
underground railroad, as every other Gov
ernor he'd done before him. Gov. Walker
has made the attempt, and if he had not
fallen back on the people, the Free State
party, for protection, this notification,
Border Rufian, Pro-Slayery, National
Democratic faction would have assassinat-
ed him or forced him to fee long ele this.
Whether Gov. Walker and Secretary
Stanton have sufficient character to secure
the ear and retain the confidence of the