The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1857-08-06
A Y3QughEaCe Complete.

/ We cut the 1olloWlng specimen OF S"F'
vile submission to the Lords Of the lash,
from the Warren Ledger Of the p ult.
at will he seen by reference to anoth-
er portiQa Of this paper, that the fanatics
of Kansas have undertaken to kick up
another muss, and Gov. WALKER has call
ed out the United States troops to bring
them to a proper understanding Of their
position. We hope he will use all the
power at his disposal and check this rank
treason at once. They have been pro
tcctcd in all their just rights and have
been assured that every man Of them
should have the privilege Of voting on the
new Constitution This is enough, and
| if they desire q row, let them have il
with United States tEoops, in just sGcl.
shape az thcy wish,
There Ras time vhen the Lleager was
edited with Il considerable degree of man
iincss; but now, we doubt if more pli-
ant tool Of slavery exists in the state
Judging from the above. Napoleon him
self, could not ask for 9 paragraph more
thoroughly scryile to his power, than the
above is to the Power Of Slavery. Why,
what have the fanatics Of Kansas done.
that has brought down on them the army
Of the United States? ? This question is
answered in the following paragraph from
the Kansas letter Of the \. Y Err. Past,
under date of July IS.
"The trouble appears to be this the
LAWRENCE people-or rather some of them
wish to adopt charter tor their city
government, without the aid of the lcgis-
lature, state or territorial, and this char
ter i. TO be Submitted to a popular vote.
Our redoubtablc Governor considers this
treason, and forthwith issues his high-fa7
lutin pro4unciamento by which all rebels
are threatened with determination if they
unite in any effort Of the sort. The
United Statea troops are ordered out, and
General Harney tells them to bring in
that d--7- traitor Robinson, dead or
alive" This thing is easier said than
done. The whole matter will turn out to
be tempest in teapot
is not that beautiful way to cstab-
iish popular Sovereignty? When the
people undertake to adopt a city charter
by popular rote call it crank treason"
and order out the army of the United
States, and command the soldiers to
charge with bayonets on the voters who
attempt to approach the ballot-box. Such
is Buchanan Democracy. If it had the
smallpox, .Jeticrsonian dcmocracv would
be safe from the coutagion, it Is so far
above it.
This Warren echo of Federal power,
says the people of kapsas have been pro-
tcctcd in all their lust rights We
should like tc know what rights Bnchan-
an Democracy deems it proper to oonsid,
er as belonging to the people,
Their property has been stolen, their
printing-presses destroyed, their Govern
ment usurped, and their citizens murdcr-
ed, and not single one Of the notorious
criminals engaged in these barbarous
crimes has been punished, or even kept
in jail to await a trial
Says the last Herald Of Freedom, it.
self an apologist of Walker:
"a pro-slavery man by the name of
Lyle was killed at Leayenworth, at the
municipal election, few weeks ago, By
Mr.. HALLER, who did it in sclf-detense.
Although there was not particle of eyi-
dencc showing prcmcditation on the part
Of Hallcr, yet he was refused bail BY lie
compte, because the crime he was charg-
ed with was murder. At best it can only
amount to manslaughter, which in any
Srate is bailable offence Pro-slavery
murdcrers are not only bailcd, but re-
warded with the most responsible Offices,
while Free State men, guilty of the small
est infractions Of law are shut up in pris-
/ on"
That is the way the Gust rights" of
the Free State men here have been Sc
cured to ;l,em.
"Pro-SlaYery murdcrers are not only
"bailed, hut rewarded 'ciM the most re-
"spoasiHc Q!ices," and the Packer press
of Pennsylvania approve and defend this
rcwardlnc of mQrderers in Kansas. Men
of Potter county, pass these facts from
farm TO farm, as YOU swing the scythe
and follow the plow, aud when election
day comes, let the ballot execute a farm
cr's will