The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-11-13
Tha WAY They Do Il.

I The Way They Do Il
We publish elsewhere the proceedings
of Mass Convention, held in Brecken-
ridge county, to appoint delegates to at
tend the Convention of last Wednesday,
at Lawrence. 1t is one of the best ex-
posures which could be made ofthe man
ner the radicals manage to control affairs
in this Territory. None but those who
have been watching their movements can
comprehend the extent of their wicked
ness. The five hundred voters OF Brock
enridge county are to be represented in
Delegate Convention at Lawrence. The
committee awarded them three repre-
sentatives. The wire-pullers, conscious
that if the voice of the people is heard in
the premises, conservative delegates will
be elected, who are opposed to disin-
tegration Of the Free State party, and
particularly to engrafting upon it, either
directly or indirectly, Republican issues,
choosing to defer tina. event until we have
a voice il national politics; so less than
half dozen of them-as would appear by
the proceedings of the convention referred
to-got together in private room, and
elected those of their own number as dele
gates. Certificates are made out in form.
Several days afterwards the people of the
town learn incidentally that delegates had
been elected. They inquire into the facts,
but are astonished to find that but two
men in Emporia, out of resident popu-
lation of probably two hundred, had any
knowledge of such a meeting. The Mass
Convention is held, which spurns such a
miserable attempt to control the people,
and they elect delegates of their own.
Lawrence, too, with voting population
of about 700, is awarded three delegates.
The people have been humbugged so fire.
quently with conventions and elections
that they take no interest in it. Not so
with the WIRE pullers. On Saturday last
they met in convention to the number of
''about twenty-five" as prominent actor
in that Convention, favorable to its action,
informed us, but in our opinion not en-
bracing so large number; and after a
spirited contest, they succeeded in electing
three radical delegates, not receiving to
the extent more than sixteen votes, and
yet they appear in the Territorial Con-
vention as delegates from Lawrence, and
as such, being good speakers, they expect
ed to influence the entire action of the
Convention, and fasten upon the Free
State party line of policy which they
desired all to follow.
| What is true of Breckenridge county
and this city, is probably true to greate
or less extent, of every county and town
represented in that Convention of ba
ker's dozen. A few men, frequently les
than half dozen, assume to speak TO
half thousand; and when in convention
from all parts of the Territory, they maxi
formidable body, and to resist their &C
ton is political treason.
We confess that we have no sympath,
for any such convention, and will not b.
bound by any of them, further than vi
believe the we'll being of the party, will
which we have been proud to act since it
first organization, demands; but we are nj
SLAVE to any party. 1t is not our inten
ton to be controlled by any junto, politica
: or otherwise. The slaue who does hi
masters will implicitly, and never call
in question an act of his, is general,
"well fed and we'll clothed" or, in tn
language of the lamented HENRY CLAY
"looks sleek and is contented and happy;
but he who has an independent mind, VIII
dares to use his own brains for himself
: and deports himself as becomes an indie
pendent thinker, is visited with trays an
stripes" perhaps sold into the cotton field
I of the South. A journalist is but slav
of the public, and as long as he execute
D the DEGREES of his master, it is well; bu
when he allows his own judgment to di
rect him, presto, change and the heaven
s assume blackness, the god of discord
S loosed, and political damnation is visite
g upon him! We can stand the penalty,
: need be, but we shall never be slave I
g do what our conscience does not approx
Q though thousand demons howl on o,
: track.