The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-06-27

The Eleetsa.
The late election proves what has so
often been affirmed in the Herald Of Free
dom, to wit: that there is no pro-slavery
party in Kansas Territory, and never has
been. The pro-slayery party lived in
Missouri, and came to Kansas TO vote.
They came with their leaders, and voted
into Office whom they pleased, and then
returned to Missouri, leaving the United
States to defend the officers so elected
from the vengeance of an outraged pop
ulace. We know the facts and re-assert
them. No bogus officer dare attempt to
enforce the so-called laws of Kansas Ter
ritory without being supported by United
States troops. The people had no hand
in making them, and they will not exc
cute them. Gov. Walker sees this, and
he knows it to be the vital element of
squatter sovereignty; consequently, when
he is called on for troops to aid officers in
enforcing laws, his reply is, "If the people
made the laws, they must enforce them
themselves. If they did not make them,
they ought not to be enforced"
That they did not everybody in Kansas
knows. One fact viii illustrate many of
a similar character. At the first election,
called by Gov. Reeder, in March, 1856,
Gen. A. II. Coffey was citizen of Mis-
souri,, and lived in Pettis county; Jas. Fox
lived in Kansas, on Sugar Greek. These
/ two men were candidates for the Council
-Coffey, pro-slavery, Fox, Free State.
Coffey came in with his Missouri voters
and was elected; while Fox received q
majority of the actual settlers votes. In
consequence of this, Gen. Coffey has had
scat for two years in the Legislature Of
Kansas; and although gentleman ofun.
exceptionable manners, moderate in hi:
views, and has formerly filled offices o.
trust with honor to himself, and satisfac
ton to the government, yet this usurpa
ton is none the less reprchensible. Il
is rather worse, from the fact that bette
things were expected from him. But nov
the bubble is burst. The fraud is appar
ent. The dust and noise of conflict ha
subsidized, and this famous Pro-Slavcr.
party, which has been trying for thre
years to rule and ruin Kansas, has explod
ed. With all the aid of the sympathiz
ing National Democracy, they have polled
in voting population of $4,000, abou
) 1,5OO votes.
The explanation is simple: The Presi
, dent took up the leading Border Ruffian'
/ and appointed them to lucrative Office.
, This supplies them with funds, and graft
: flies their ambitioR. The Missouri horde
, counties, which supplied the men an
means for carrying out the schemes of th
, leading demagogues, are exhausted, an
E are now suffering as badly as Kansas, IL
| provisions and the ncccssaries of life.
1 The sensible men of Missouri, who neye
Joined the run on Kansas, have again til
. control of matters, and Kansas is left I
D take care of her own affairs.
| We do not suppose there is one perso
e in the Territory, or in Missouri, who e1
r poets it to become slave State If evt
D rything is quiet, and, from this time fo
S ward, the people are allowed to have the
own choice, it would be preferable to r.
main Territorial government, under til
: United States, for two years to come, tina
Y to push State organization. Then, whe
! we get farms opened, and the improve
ments made, we shall be better able
] pay taxes and support a State govern
ment. We shall also be better acquainte
with each other, and know who to sele
for officers.