Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1857-02-24
Geary and Lscompte.

we see Dy teie2Ta pnlc GISpatch, that
Judge Leeompte's defence had reached
Washington, and that the President had
stated 10 the members of the Senate thar
if the statements made by the Judge were
substantiated, he, the President. would re-
call the appointment of Mr.. Harrison.
thus restoring and justifying Judge Lee
compile. If the dispatch be correct. we
feel perfectly sure that we will no: be de-
priyed OF our Chief Justice, for we know
him Well enough to be very certain that he
would never, to secure or retain any office
whatever, make any statement which was
not true to the letter, and which he would
not be abundantly able to subssantiate.
This much being granted, what is TO be-
come of his Excellencys Will the Pres
ident retain in an office. which requires SO
much judgment, as well as legal know
ledge, such an ofieious and tyrannical III
terIneddler Kansas is now In a state of
quietude, and We want only an honest, in
telligs.t man for Governor--one who won't
attempt impossibilities, but be content to
see the laws administered by honest and
impartial officers-o4e srko has not a Pres
identical candidate TO carry on. his back. as
our present Executive imagined he had.
and we will not care where he halls from.
provided always that he is an oid-fashion-
ed National Democrat, such man as Ex-
Governor Ransom of Michigan for in
stance. We do hope, and believe, that
Mr.. Buchanan will disembarrass the De-
mocracy of this Territory of such a clog
as John w. Gcary. In all sincerity and
candor we state, that we desire nothing
more than a fair, honest. and impartial
administration Of matters III our Territory,
and no matter what the result may be po-
litically, We will be The frs, to acquiesce.
We have our opinion.as 10 what that re-
suit should be, and we will labor fasirly
and honestly for ii; but If we are defeat
ed, We will Utter "a not one word of nlsr-
MUIR Every Un;on-lovins man, every
man who desires a continuance of those
blessings guaranteed to US by faithful
adherence to the letter and spirit Of the
Constitution, from one extremity of the
country to the other, desires that the scenes
enacted in Kansas during the last two
years Should never reeur again; but there
are not in allsour broad and any men who
have SO much right TO, and who do go much
deprecate these things as the National De-
mecracy, the old law and order party of
Kansas Territory. They, besides ma wing
the same nigh and noble reasons for this
feeling TINT others have outside the Terri
tory, now that calm reason has had time to
resume its sway, appreciate more than any
others can, the ruin and utter wrefchsdness
which must ensue, should this state OF
things again recur. For once more let
those noS 'extlnguished fires Of civil var
be rekindieG, and the history Of the two
past years in Kansas woald be but as e
spark, to the fires which would blaze from
one end Of our country to the other. tall
our nov proud Republic would be hope
less ruin, prey to the first spoiler who
would take us. IS
Give us then, some honest, straight-for-
ward, sensible old Democrat for Governor
and our word for it Kansas will no more
be field of strife or contention.