The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-28
What the Free State Men of Kansas Ask.

DeIoW we give couple oil extracts
from the Lawrence Republican OF the
18Th inst. They tell the whole story:
Let it be remembered that the people
Of Kansas ask and have asked for only
those primary, common and simple
rights which the Constitution guarun.
tees 10 every American citizen. Give
the people Of Kansas the plainest and
simplest rights which the people Of,
Michigan, or Ohio, or New York enjoy,
and there will bs no more trouble in
Kansas Than there is in those States
Give the people Of Kansas their plain.
est AMI simplcs. rights, and not sold.
ier will be needed in Kansas. A crush.
cd,a down.trolden, worried, q harrass.
cd people, wa stand before the bar Of
our common country and ask for our
rights.
So far as We have observed, every
press in the whole county condemning
the policy pursued by the Free State
men Of Kansas, uniformly assumes
that we may correct at the ballot box
all the wrongs OF which we com.
plain. This they ring in the ears
Of their readers until II great many
good and honest men, led away by
these Misrepresentation, really sup
pose that the people Of Kansas have
the same ready, unrestricted access
to the ballot-box "a do the citizens
of Ohio or New York.
Such representations arc Inherent
ly, radically and universally false.
1t is complete and unmitigated in
suit to talk to the people OF Kansas
about redressing their wrongs at the
halle. box, so long rs that ballot.box
is in the hands Of their enemies, and
hedgtd about by just such restric.
tons rs those enemies see fit to
make. There has never yet been a
fair election in Kansas held under
the auspices Of the so-called "reyu
iiaf authorities" The very election
for Territorial officers WAS controlled
as all the world knows, by Missouri
bowie knives and revolvers. At the
second general Territorial election
the ballot,box was hedged about by
degrading test -oaths, and an illegal
tax; and now, at the next general
election in October, most wicked
and infamous opportionment will
have completely disiranchised fifteen
counties OF Kansas, a six months
residence will thin out half the ranks
of those not disiranchised by the
,apportionment, and finally, a tax
more onSrous than any State ever
yet dared to impose upon her peo-
pie for any purpose whatever, will
reduce to a mere handful the mea.
gre remnant left by the action ol
the apportionment and the six
months residence! What perfect
nonsense and insult to talk of re-
dressing wrongs at the ballot.box
under such circumstances! 1t is q
. cruel wicked trasat! You might as
> we'll tell man to read after putting
his eyes out! No, no, o,.- tyranni'
cal law and order," democratic
despots dare not let us vote. VIZ
defy them to submit their proposed
Constitution to q full and fair vote
of the whole people. We defy then
to lot the whole people have a fail
choice between it and the Topeks
Constitution. We defy them to LEI
4 us have fair and honest election
this fall in October. We will agre,
, forever after to abide the result II
under the qualifications prescribed
: for voters at the first election by th,
] Organic Act, Gov. Walker will or
/ der an election, appoint the judges
Of that election himself, and thel
| submit the question Of Freedom o
r lSlavery--Topeka Constitution o
q Lecompton observation-disclosures
r to Congress and members Of tho T or
8 ritorial Legislature, to a peaceful ar
!. bitrament ct the polls!
+ We defy the Pro- Slavery party I
g accept Of this proposition. We def
' them to accept OF either or all {
! them. We know they dare no., "a
!. we know that nine. tenths OF the pee
! pie are with us, and against them.