New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-04

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~ "a ~ Determined opposion TO Governor eieary,
tbe Governor demanded his removal from '"'
diseraced. 49, ,ho sooord
On the frs, Monday in January, lS1. the seconu
20 T. ;.la,rre convened at Lecompton A more
srscefnl session could not have been c0hoeNeu MOI
enid body Of men have been oilnu NOR o'i,ery
oonosed 70 the views and cenvic'ohs % tno sreo-
State party TheirlsgiSsiiSG% nosaoctpg link with tie
sn,cnepts Of taat frs; odious aud illegal body which
;nausuraed reign Of terror IA Kansas, ana winch
sesd bghtng derHita.So over nv ysn Gnvar 11T
nearv s,rove 10 moderate their fury and allay their
rsssions To no purpose did he veto their outrageous
nsnsures Insepsbe to the dictates Of reason, and
deaf 10 the pleadngs OF justice, they had yet the mpu
Ssnce 10 believe that the actual residents OF Kansas
voud be forced 10 acknowledge their legality as
legislature and the binding force OF their snactments
God forbid that such another Legislature pouute the
sol or faint the atmosphere of that Territory!
The Pro-Slavery Convention that met at Lecompton
on the 18th Of January Outgr0wth OF this rot
ten and pestiferous truuan ugly but natural eHcLes
c,Dce The Address they coined - 700 p.5p~'t ~
counterfeit 10 pass current, and adds bur anoueI "
the formidable list Of crimes Of which the Law an"
Order party" " National Democracy OF nan:as s,
have been guythe crime OF fasehood ana ~ -.
On the 4th Of March, Governor Geary sent on NE
RESIGNATION TO Washington. His reasons ior .S aIo
only too well known. The faithiessnesT .no
Federal Administration the hostility OF tle ~ no
.he inactivity OF the Military the rei1Sa' 70 Ioo'
Ieesmnte the want Of funds and the Development OF
Conspirs oies against his life, compelled nun ~ uecnho'
Is statements prove the desperation vi ,1e lio'
Slavery Leaders who have long disturbed the peace
- tbe Territory and must convince even the most
skeutca that the half Of what the freeSate citizens
have suffered has not yet been written II II were
but possible for every Intelligent elcctor OF our coun
,ry-either from the North or South-to come OUT
here and examine for himself listen to the accounts OF
those who have passed through the merry ordeal OF
two years residence, and learn from personal oDser
,aton the truth Of what has occurred ioud snd deep
would be the indignation against the Pro-Sayery
party.
Nor were the invading Missourians and Southerner3
the only opponents with which the free-Stae men Oh
Kansas were compelled TO contend. In defiance OF
protests and petitions and memorials OF the Congress
tional Committees report and detailed statements,
Esubstanated beyond the shadow of a doubt, Demo
cratic majority in Congress has not only refused to
grant the Free State men redress, but gone
far in the madness Of party zeal as to rdcule their
prayers to admit Whitfield, the bogus Delegate, aud
to refuse TO adopt the Topeka Constitution, which
had been Endorsed by fully threefourths of the resi-
dents OF Kansas
Z On the 10th of March Free-State Convention as
sembled at Topeka and adopted platform, whlch
Twill be found appended to this Address In Una. pat
Horn il will be seen that the FreeState men reluse 10
Vote for delegates to constitutional eoaVenuon
under register act which passed the laSl 3osns
Legislature. Late developments. nave proven sn9
wisdom az fhs policy for, by the lists oil quanhed
leecor. returned by the shcrfs OF the dlneren' VV
aties thousands Of Free-State voters nave po "a
Ignored while the names of numerous LOU, aut
lnlythical individuals are entered as quahheu ooot
lors" All the machinery of the election Is 70 DC CON
ttrolled by Pro-Slavery partsans ana Woiu DC sur
rdal for the Free-State party 70 60 ,o a.
3tIe face Of such Odds and with Their pas,
] Although the present Federal Administrator owes
Lite success to the impression that Pfevaled at se
North that the chief Executive WOulu use MS ihur
ence and authority toward securing the freedom VI
Kansas f such should b. the will OF the people, we
can see a. yet indication OF any such Pohcy on the
mart of Mr.. Buchanan; aud with moderation, yet
itmness we emphaticaily protest against air reter
appointments that have been made in the Territory
selected az they have been from the most guilty ana
obnoxious Of our Pro-Sayery opponents.
Both President Buchanan, III his Inaugural ana
tGoyerpor Walker, in his letter OF acceptance, have
lpledged themselves TO obtain an OPEN honest ana
independent expression Of opinion from the bona tde
t. residents of Kansas" We look to see this pledge
Redeemed and feel satisfied that If II Is, the next Del
erae 10 Congress and the next Legislature of Kansas
Twill be prominently Free-State, and that, with a
lFree Constitution, Kansas will come into the Union.
AT the Municipal Election in Leavenworth CITY,
held Monday, April 13, Free-State Mayor was
Ielected by a majority Of 1874 over all opponents.
This is the frs time in the history OF the City that
flair vote has been obainedi and the result may be
Sras on a. the question Of Freedom or slavery
| Having thus denneated the course OF events that
Ihaye transpired in demonstrating shown now the
lFree-State party though embracing more than TWO
thirds of tho actual settlers, have been deprived,
through fraud and violence, OF any representation III
legislative assemblies and OF any voice IN the enact
ing Of laws or the selection oil Ierr'ot"l olh's an
bsng threatened with the enforcement ana ADOPTION
of Slave Constitution by Congress, for hansaS-we
nopea with the deepest sincerity and earnestness to
the Northern people, without distinction OF party or
creed to aid in averting such National caIimiy'
We ask but that Congress may adopt the Topeka
Constitution which has already passed the House or
that both il and the that will be adopted by the
PoSlayery Convention in September be returned 10
the People Of the Territory with an enabling act pro-
yidng for fair and honest vote OF the 60Rd de resi-
dents We ask than thls-we can ask no less.
| None are more devoted to our Union and our Con
stuton than the Free-State citizens of Kansas For
the institutions of country, none can have deeper
or more loyal attachment. But we believe the purity
of our government and the integrity OF our institutions
can only be preserved by the admission OF Kansas as
Free State And such we are convinced, are the
| convictions of large majority OF our populshon'
Though the past yoceul with the wrongs and oppres
sons 70 which we have been forced TO submt-though
the marks Of tyrannous hand with which we have
been scourged have not yet been eaced-we oan Tor
get it all and forgive if simple justice is granted us in
the future.
We wish but that the Slavery or Freedom of Kansas
may be settled for all, by an honest aud legal
vote of the actual residents, in accordance with the
principles Of tho organic act
From our new made homes in the distant West, far
from the comforts and covenences OF settled soeety
yet struggling amid the hardshps and dthcutles CON-
cidept with border life and suffering from the tras
and sorrows TO which have been particularly SUB.
ccted again appeal to Northern freemen TO STAND
by us in the dark emergency that threatens our future
tprogress and prosperity. Let Northern Representa-,
Hives be instructed to support righteous prayers aud
tClams and let the People in their sovereign capaoty
trsng in dignity and might cheer us with their active
tsympsthy and earnest cooperation.
Il Thus will the schemes and plots of political dema-
pogues be oled and the freedom of our new State be
tsttained To the cause and for the principles which
Have become endeared and sanced through our sui
iferings we acknowledge an upwaverng devotion.
iStrong in the confidence OF truth reliant IN the sE-
Icerty of our PURPOSE we cheerfully unfold our
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