The Kanzas news., 1858-07-24

Reception of RI. J. Parrott at Law
rence---His Reply 10 the Feopies
/ Welcome.
Congress having adjourned, our worthy
Representative, NJ. J. Parrott. returned to
his home in Kanzas. The citizens of Law
renee determined to welcome him in "a man
per that would show their appreciation of
his noble conduct on the floor of Congress.
Saturday, the 10th inst was appointed for
the demonstration. E. s. Lowman, on be-
half of the people, received Mr.. Parrott in
a neat and appropriate speech, to which Mr..
/ Parrott responded, IN substance, as follows:
MR.. PARRoTT's SPEECH.
Fellosc CitiSeas:-I feel the poverty of language
to express nv feelings this day at the welcome you
have given me on returning 70 the home of my
heart and the land of my choice and if you share
in the happiness I feel in meeting you, there are
more happy hearts In Massachusetts street to-day
than it ever held before. Since left you, eight
months ago, important events have transpired, In
which you and have been prominent actors
How well you have performed your part, am here
to bear witness, and to inform you of the public
approval by the American people of the cOnstan-
ey, fortitude and courage which You have always
exhibited, and of your success In driving from
your soil some of the worst characters that ever
degraded your Territory. And hardly exagge-
rate when say that the good faith and conduct of
the whole country have been In your keeping
You have been trustee of the morality and the
purity, as well the ancient principles which
underlie the American Government
While you have thus preserved your credit and
your eonstancy, my own convictions of principle
have undergone no change, but, on the other hand
have rather been confirmed by the experience OF
the last few months. / have seen little difference
between the Democracy of Kanzas and the De-
moeracy of Congress, and that little, If posi- bic,
Is in favor of the former. / have seen in Wash
ington recklessness and villainy on the part OF
the representative Democracy, which would make
= even Kanzas Democracy blush; and am now
thoroughly convinced that SlGUeTy Is Democracy,
and Democracy is SLGDeTy, and besides this it Is
noahing. Contrasted with the conduct OF that
party, admire and love, and hold up to admira-
ton the nationality and devotion to principle OF
the Republican party And could not help con-
trasting the reckessness and Generalization of the
one with the independence and intelligence of the
other. Which Of the taco parties to choose bet.eee, no
KanzGs Freeman hesitate, in view of the light
now before him. For, from the one an electric
sympathy flows out TO this people-while the 9th
er, with broken treasury, g dispanded and divi-
ded party, hardly form respectable prey to those
who wish to restore the Government to its ancient
? and honorable principles.
When Lecompton was defeated, in order to nit
igate the stngs of discontinue and to assuage the
distress Of their fall to sweeten the bitter cup
pressed to their lips the English bill was fabaea-
ted. The night of its passage was signalized by
l revel at the White House, and with every de
monstration of delight Itwas proclaimed Dem
Ocratic victOry-frst, because the Kanzas question
was settled and secondly, because in of those
fits of delusion by which Prov idence drives bad
men upon their fate, they fully believed that, un-
der this juggle, Lecompton would be passed
But knew that the people of Kanzas would be
> constant to the cause of freedom, and have no
doubt of the result. And you are now fulfilling
what the people of the United States expect Of
you in regard to that bill.
have Il faka
in favor of that BILL and if / were to meet one.
should attribute his folly to alteration of mind
e and if his mind was sound should be afraid to
: meet him in the dark In August YOU will over
throw the infamous swindle; and the yicrory then
important it Will be to this people, Will have
wider effect and national signifcation-for it
will be but the forePunner of the victory which
/ viii be won in 1860 by the friends of Freedoml
e Permit me, before closing, to you of two
points of danger iii this eXigency. One of those
in being defrauded of the result of the election
You know the immeasurab1e capacity of your ad
versary for frauds-frauds continued from the be-
ginning. and will be until you drive the last un-
gOdly scoundrel from your soil And remember
, too, that there is power in Washington ready
now and always, TO stimulate the last desperatt
factlonlst to the commission of these frauds.
: Secondly, there is no feeling so much to be sus
pected in politics the feeling of security. There
: fore, I warn you, relax effort, cease vigi
lance, give up opportunity to defeat this bill
but go forth with your ancient zeal to settle the
5 last question connected with this contest.
: Again, fellow-citizens, I thank you for the dis
: dnguished compliment you have paid me.
4 Mr.. Parrott has been all his life a Demo
o crat, and acted with the so-called Democrat
! ic party until he came to Kanzas. He was
+ a member of the Ohio Legislature that elee.
ted Geo. E. Pugh to the United States Sen
ate, and he voted for that gentleman. His
party predictions were strong, and it was
feared by many that they would prove toe
r strong for the best interests of the people
which Mr.. Parrot represented. But it was
a mistake. He has proved true as steel,
) and nobly vindicated himself and the wrong,
> ed people of Kanzas. His honest heart
revolted at the Democracy represented by
: James Buchanan. Most truly and fervent-
ly does he declare that democracy is Slave-
ry, and Slavery is Democracy, and besi les
this it is nothing"
Mr.. Parrott has earned himself a place
in the hearts and affections of the people of
Kanzas. There is bright future before
him. May he possess The integrity to walk
firmly in the path which he has marked
out.