The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-03

uOouc0 III utckoi vOso Anu W uuiusy Ok"A
one. and The Cab;nsf at Wsshirgton fecoS
tie Jresd! Aud, " make sure Of plant.-
tions for slave-drivers, all the Trust Laodl
Of the Indians arc rushed into mn, ket. and
the Reserves arc IN secret psrceled Out "
the oppre~on Of the people And tie CAB.
insf al Warrington kaop these facts, but CON-
nive ut the infamy!
Gov. Gsary has rendered bis resignation.
Why Because, being unsustained by the
Government, his dni,s d,shonored, and the
troops withdrawn, the position was no long
or one in which no could s,rve the people
nor act crvdiAbly 70 himself.
Last September, President Pierce va,
s,rely troubled ut the condition OF things In
Kansas. Last September. President Piercs
assurod the writer that hs had selected q
man Ia send ~ Klnxss Who wouli admins
ter justice b,tween the c'ntcndiny parties.
President Pierce complained last September
that he could not believe either faction ia
Kansa: each alleged against the other pre-
cisely the sAne cri nes. He knew but on,
way " ct ut the rsll state Of the case, IL,
must send In man without any party bii'
whatever: Q truly National man. knowing
no South, no North. no East, no West
The testimony OF such y man would 30 un
inpeschable. President Pierce said, more
over, that no Was determined that the peopL
Of Kanass should have one fair election, IL Il
required the whole military force of thu
country to secure Il The people Of Kan
su arc about getting this fair election nov
-two-thirds vi them being ostracised In I'D
vance of their coming in, and the votss o
n suficie.t number Of the rest being neutral
i.sd by the introduction Of an illegal yot'
frvm Missouri. And the Cabinet of Mr.
Buchanan say that this Is all right. Blu
what viii they do With the testimony Of Mr.
Pirrce's unimpsaehsbls yitnersf This Ma
tional man, this just Governor, returns irou
Kansas with cart.load Of broken Givern.
m.nt pledges: returns from Kansas, wher'
his life was hourly In danger irom the s,uis
usn whose hands are not yet cleansed froir
the crimson Of Free Sties men blood upor
them returns from Kansas and tenders hi
resignation! Whyf Twill answer why
and IN doing %, answer The Washington
Uaion of to-day. Cor. Geary tenders ~!
resignation as protest against the iete Ad
miaisiraiion. and as a test Of the present one
"Northern fanatics" do not ask tor "Gov
Geary's thanks "Northern fanatics
b,k bsyond CIV. Gary - the FACT behind
him. The Uaion IN " not understand the
meaning Of Gov. Gesrys resignation, bu
the people do. They BE In is tho protest
ofan honest man against the usurpations d
power and the corruptions Of party! Al
such the cuuntry regards IL. As such th'
world will regard Il. And may now adj
that its acceptance by the present. Admins
tration will bc virtual Inducements Ut th,
historic inEimy Of the late Administrations
a yir,u | in,lorss,nent Of the long catalogue
or blood and fratricid,l crimes which have
blackened and redeemed the annals Of un
happy Kansas. twill be an Endorsement
of the murders and house burninss and
slaughter which have tracked il settlement
an Enforcement Of every cruelty and every
inflmy Of the past and pledge and Y
prophecy of every atrocity that is u come
In short, 1t will b. u declaration Of war BY
this Government against its people; pro-
elamation Of war against the North; new
demonstration against ia civil and religious
liberties: an announcement Of the triumph
uf faction Of the triumph Of Southern 30.
ce.~lonism against Northern Patrio ism.
saw these things, and make and pro.
claim this issue for purpose. find here
at Washington the man who shot down the
brave and noble Barbour. Cen. Clark
makes M conce.lment Of this atrocity. |
find here the representatives OF the bloody
men who murdered Dow, and Gay, and
Bufam--tbs representatives Of the whole
fraternity Of tsrrorists who have signLlizcd
their hold on p,wcr nv crimes the Must ma
livnant and vill,nics the must detestahle.-.
There men arc hero as the representatives of
K;,n.,s iuterests! Are here "a lobby and
lov-roll. and threaten and intimiiate-ars
here Ia oyerawe the Govsrnm nt-are here,
in short, u carry their punt. These men
are the personal enemies oi Governor GeIry
These men are t,-day represented IN the
present us they were in the late Cabinet -
To ths~e men l. Gov. Gsry indebted for all
the e,nhlrnlssments thrown in the way oi
his Administration They are his sworn
foes. and nothing short Of his political an.
utilization will serve their purposes. And
these and such like are the custOdians Of the
internal peace o'the country-she director,
Of its governmental Judgement, and the toad
sa,iatters ut the ear Of its governmental con-
science. The acceptance of Gov. Geary's
resignation Is their victory-a demonstr,,,
ton anew, and u proclamation anew Of their
power In this contest Gov Geary IL nothing
and no ,nan II anythins-it Is the princi.
pie. IL !. not whether Gov. Gesry shall
nturn to Kansas, but whether any upright
G,yernor shall he maintained there. IL
,indiclte the principlc-to rebuks the fac
rion-to irown down the bold and bad men
who have determined to rule Or ruin-it ID
necessary, however, that Gov. Geiry should
he rcturned. They have made the Issue dis
tinctly on him; and thus, and ~, 1t must
be met by tho Government.
We shall know Of what material Mr.. Blu.
chanan is made. The country will present.
" be given to understand how gro { "nig.
,er Is in the Cabinet. predict il o,n.
impotence. I predict that Gov. Gearv' d
resignation will be accepted-faaiiy-not
now. Jcems can't screw himself " the
mint nc once. Several turns Of the jack.
screw will b, required. jams Vas always
o,n,titutionally weak in the hack. I'm.
doubtedly Mr.. Buchanan would like " have
Gov. Gsiry return to Kansas; that Is, Mr..
Buchanan the indiv dual; but Mr.. Bucban.
An "the platform" has nothing to siy about
IT, The actual decision oil The question rests
with the spirits underneath the platform and
with the diclltors above 1t. \ hypocr,ti
cal tender Of the place may possibly be IN vie
% the ex.Guvernor. but COUPLED with such
conditions ~ u make il the bit,erest iruny
-oupled with conditions that m4n pos-
.ssins spark Of dignity, honor. humanity
or patriotism can accept. No sine and up
right man can promise Ia eniorcs tho infer
nal en.,ctmsnts hich disgrace tho statute
hooks of Kansas No Governor Possessing
AN ounce Of -li-r~pect, can onsnt u hs-
come u participtor IN the Wholesale swiudle
and william y on the Shawnee Reserve. As
matters now stand justics u tho people,
who are the actual soverclgns, involves .
vr,latiuu Of governmental Instructions aud
obligations. A Governor OF Kansas 10 70.
ouirod To serye both God and thedeyil No
man ever attempted this without making a
.l...lr. ..ol tha I..vil aIsuvs ,v.t.