The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-20
nehLerislaturs.

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This body is IN session again, and Gev.
Robinson has delivered his message with
as much solemnity as if he were reallyin
earnest. They are following up the regu-
lar Territorial Lesislature-some of the
members holding seats in both. They
are dogging the regular Legislature, i'm
portuning them to repeal the entire bogus
code of laws, and adjourn without pass
ing other laws in their stead. and permit
the Topeka Government to go into ope-
ration. 4
We begin to believe that these fellows
are perfect monomaniacs. We did think,
at one time, that they were trying to do
what was right-that they opposed the
Pro- Slavery Legislature, because it was
fraudulently chosen; and that if fair
election could once be held, they would
be satisfied. But their actions forbid
continuance in this belief. We now have
a Legislature Overwhelmingly Free State,
elected at the regular time, which cleo
ton was participated in by all parties, and
the body is recognized as proper and legal
by the General Government. They can
BOW pass any and every law that Free
State men could desire or demand, and
could not be controlled by the Governors
veto. What more could any reasonable
man ask? Yet we see men asking this
Legislature to give way to body which
every person knows to be illegal, and
whose acts would have no more binding
force than the resolutions Of any public
meeting. Is not this proof sufficient, that
it is not peace they want, but opposition
to the legal Government at all hazards?
1t is revolution and discord they want,
which is to assist political demagogues at
distance, who care not the snap of a
finger for Kansas or her people. They
are determined that their pet schemes and
notions shall prevail, or that there shall
be no peace. Such carrying ON as this
will have a tendency, more than any,
thing else. to induce Congress to force up-
on us the Leeompton Constitution, and
they will have some show of reason for so
doing. When they see a body ofmen,
pretending to represent the entire Free
State population, opposing body and
Government elected as legally as any BODY
possibly could be, will they not conclude
that their opposition to the Lecompton
Constitution is in the same spirit, and
that they are determined to oppose all
law?
We hardly think they will succeed in
blufing off the Legislature, although they
will make desperate effort to do so.-
And we have the unwelcome task to per-
form, of informing the Free State men Of
Doniphan County, that their entire dele
CATION in the Legislature, with single
exception, favor this outrageous clique
Mr.. Graham is the only one who stands
up for the right, and truly represents his
constituents. 1t is thought that his col
leagues will attempt to crush him here
after. But the people will endorse his
course. He and his colleagues were elec.
ted in opposition to the policy of the To-
Ipeka clique, and the great mass of the
Free State men of Doniphan County will
sustain him-the people of Doniphar
! County cannot longer be blindfolded by
such tom-foolery, if we may Judge o.
the balance Of the County by this portion
of it.
We protest against the people of tn,
States, when referring to the Topeka Gov.
eminent, calling it the Free State party
They are not the Free State party, and tina
party is in nowise responsible for any o
their actions. The Free State people o
Kansas are peace-loying and law-abidin:
citizens. The Topeka Government is
!. clique, who are endeavoring to sway tn,
Free State party, and use it to furthe
J their desperate schemes. The Free Stat
party are the people who have twice tri
umphed, within the space of three months
in opposition to the policy of the Topek
clique, who oppose peace and law, AM
destroy allot-boxes, and whose policy,
successful, would utterly destroy the Ere
State party. The people, ere long, viii
, arise and rebuke them in manner tina
will forever silence them.-Whate Clo,t
Chief.