The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-30
tn. M.sanx on Tus.s.r srsring.

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pursuance of the notice given the evening
previous, when it was expected that those
staunch friends of freedom, Hon. Henry
W1LsoS. Rev. JONI PIERP6ST, and Dr.
Howe, all from the old Bay State. would
address the assemblage. But, on the ar
rival of our newly appointed Executive,
the committee Of arrangements deemed it
expedient to invite him to be present. and
give him an opportunity, if he was so dis
posed. to make few remarks in relation
to the future policy to guide the admins
tration of affairs in the Territory, or upon
whatever subject or matter he might
choose. He had at first declined address,
ing the people of Lawrence; but at length
consented to deso, when he. was intro
duced to the assembled multitude as their
Chief Magistrate, and received, not with
Kisses. but with hearty cheers-an evil
dence of the good feeling existing here
towards those who seem disposed to vim
dictate the rights Of freemen in free land,
to see that the just and inalienable priyi-
leges granted by the Federal Constitution
are not wrested from us by fraud and vio-
lence. and the ballot box subverted to ig-
noble ends.
The Governor said: He had come here
as the Chief Executive, to exchange
friendly greetings with the people. He
had no design to discuss political ques-
tons, questions which had produced such
deplorable events in this Territory. In a
few days his inaugural would be publish
ed, and in that would be found full ex-
position of the policy he intended to be
guided by in administering the affairs of
Kansas, and in restoring peace and pros
perity throughout the Territory. He asked
them to give that address a. calm and dis
passionate consideration. I He recognized
no right but that of the majority, to decide
the sectional questions which had disturb
ed the Territory. Upon that basis he
should rest the administration of Kansas,
and it would be his endeavor to establish
that principle complete, so that the
difficulties now existing might be obyi-
ated in the shortest way. The people
the actual, bona tide settlers of the Terri
tory, and none other, should be allowed
the right of suffrage, and he would sup
port them to the utmost in the exercise of
the elective franchise. They should be
guaranteed the fullest possession of those
rights. At some future time he would be
pleased to address them more at length.
The chairman then announced that
Rev. Mr.. Pierpont would address the
meeting, and repeated calls rang through
the house, when the reverend gentleman
came forward:
"Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gentle
men:-You must excuse me for answer
ing your demand. / ought not to have
done it. There are others who should
have been called, and should have an
swered the call. 1t is hardly fair to ask
one man to drive two teams' / am a
minister of the gospel-that is my profess
sion. 1 am not a politician. The great
Mirabeau, one of the leaders of the French
Revolution, more than fifty years ago-s
man who knew more good than he did
once urged the expedieney, because of the
right, of admitting the jew to citizenship
1t would make man of him, for after all
he was more a man than Jew. Treat
him as a man, and you would make q
man of him. As he had said before, he
was minister of the gospel of peace; but
| if he could not be minister and MAN Al
the same time, he would not be minis.
ter.
A government has but one function t.
perform: to protect the people in the en-
| joyment of their rights, which being done
it is, in the language of the law, fl,lcta
o6icio-i. e., it has nothing more to do; bu
until it has done this, it has not performed
that function. To this end, power is del
egated to representatives. 1t was a grea
American principle, that taxation ant
representation always go together. 4
Rhode Island Legislature had no NOR
right to frame laws for Kansas than
Rhode Island tax gatherer had to coHec
taxes in Kansas, imposed by such Legisla
ture. 1t has given no money to supper
a government in Kansas. Govenmen
wheels must be oiled, and oiled with gold
or the machinery wont 60. There wa
not patriotism enough in any body o
men-and if there was, there is not prop
erty enough-to sit week after week il
council on the affairs of a government
without some pay.
As the Sabbath was made for man, an
not man for the Sabbath, so also was
government made for man, not man for
government; and it is the object of ths
government to shield him from wrong, +
protect him in the enjoyment of rights
Men should know their rights, and how
maintain them. A State was constitute
of men, who, having rights, and knowing
dare maintain them. When we kno,
our rights and dare maintain them, we ar
worthy the name of a Republic.
if the voice of the majority is heard
the census fairly taken, inspected ant
adjudged, Is your Governor has pledge
himself it shall be, it should secure hin
your fullest confidence; if he abuses tina
confidence, the fault is not yours.
He had probably travelled more thai
Imost men of his profession. He had BEEF
over the limited States. from north &