The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17
'bs 7fsfalo Of Freedom.
WELCOME 2 TO MR.. PARRoTr.
Bis Reception al Lawrence.

Lawrence IU1I uou 2uAhIbo u. ARRO1Iy
ogr worthy Delegate in Congress, would
suiye in our city on Saturday last, an
informal meeting was held, and COM
mittee was appointed to make suitable
! arrangements to receiye him.
About three o'clock in the afternoon
our fellow citizens, under the direction of
J. G. HASKELL, as Marshal, accom- panied
by the Lawrence Gornet Band, the re-
tOubtable STUBBs, a body of cavalry and
large number of persons on foot, re-
eeiyed him at the river From this he
vas conducted up New Hampshire street
to Henry, down Henry to Vermont, down
Vermont to Berkley, and from the latter
TO Massachusetts,, and thence to the steps
Of the ELDRIDGE HOUSE, where he was
received with nine hearty enthusiastic
cheers from the immense numbers who
had collected from the country and town
to" Welcome Home" their first legal rep
resentative from an eight months absence
at the national capital.
E.S. LowMAN, Esq, received him in
behalf of the people, and addressed him
as follows
Mr.. LOwMAN's SPEECH.
The pleasant duty has been appoint
ed me to convey to you the gladness of
the people of Lawrence, in meeting you
Oh this occasion, and to give you, in their
behalf, word of welcome on your return
hOme from the field of your duty. We
greet you as friend and fellow-citizen.
We welcome you as the eloquent defend
erOf the principles of SELF government, and
the champion of the rights of the people
1 We thrice welcome you as the first legal
and true representative of the people of
Kansas in the councils of the nation.
Sir, the people of this Territory, for the
three years next preceding your election
IS their representative in Congress, were
not only overridden, outraged and oppress-
ed here on their own soil, butwere shame
inlly and wickedly inisrepresented in the
national Legislature. The same force that
irampled upon the rights of the people
and usurped that Government which
righuully belonged to them, prevented
them from choosing a true representative
Of their opinions and their interests. Up
to the time of the opening of the session
Just terminated, although the cause of her
people was ably vindicated by the friends
& OF freedom from other parts of the Union,
Kansas bad no one in the national coun-
Gil to speak in her behalf, who knew her
3 people, or felt the bitterness of Their
trouble, or the weight of the oppression
that was upon them, or who could com
Pfehend their interests and utter their
ASPIRATIONS. That was a happy turn in
the history of the Free State struggle,
which eliminated in the participation oi
the people in the October election. It's
result was no less than the utter defeat oI
their oppressors, the overthrow of the
Hsarpation, the establishments of a Govern
nent Of the majority, and the election o
att representative to tell their grievance:
aud maintain their rights in the Legisla.
tive bcdy of the nation.
With all the fraud, forgery and villainy
which was practieed in this Territory tc
cheat the people of their rights. theil
Humph here was complete, but that rem
aaht of Missouri vandalism which had
outraged and oppressed them. threw them.
selves into the arms of the national ad
nlRlstration with a fictitious charter II
'Aelr hands, besought the General Govern.
meht, to give to them that success which
uey were not able to achieve for them
selves; asked that this charter be thrus
upon the people and they subdued to az
ghobie compliance with its wicked pro
Visions; that Administration more prone
evil than to good. accepted these over
'ples; and then commenced that struggl,
W supremacy between the solid prinei
pes Oh freedom and sslf-government, ant
,ne dogmas of the slave oligarchy, which
aA' made memorable the session of th.
congress just closed.
That struggle, sir, was q desperate one
" me one side were the virtue, integrity
-4u Patriotism of the Republic, and OF
@' o'aer the servile elements of corrup
4 anscrapulous Administration. Th,
'aanplons of the right, contended agains
aus but they were invincible in th,
iortress of justice. They carried
'aufeis nom the field. The enemiea
"se Institutions were vanquished, ana
IAasas redeemed. And in this triumph
n' over wrong. of the principles 0
\
se democracy over fhedoctrines of des
s,, s'n, this victory of freedom owe
s' the maintenance of the integrit,
: me Constitution against the scheme
,s ~ 'aa'sues of a party, there is some
more than the disenthrallment o
people of Kansas. Sir, it has clef
, %ek OF executive nsurpatiop, out Q
= sa Is now bubbling The pure stream
= PEACEFUL revolution which will cleans
government of all uncleanIiaes
eofFnpaon, and restore it TO it
~ aAi health and vigor and it ha
:. sa 10 It's very foundation the eitade
s'asesy. and viii slowly, but sarel,
a'as i. until ne. one stone skal