The Kanzas news., 1858-06-19
Douuh1aces.

| in The present Congress, that ga Yankee
dough-faee was at least an octave meaner
than any other man. True as Gospel and
he might have said the same with equal
truth of Norther1a dough-faces generally
It is the deughsfzses of the NorthHthe
things who are afflicted with sudden weak
ness in the spinal column when red handed
slavery threatens them; who feel their pock-
cts in danger when some fre-eater of the
South threatens splitting asunder the .sglo-
rious Unicn." if bis runaway ..snfggers''
are not caught, or he is not allowed the
privilege of taking the "dear creatures
with him when he travels North for his
health 1t is to these
Mean traitors, breathing northern air.
With nasal speech ana puritanie hair."
that we owe the present distracted state Of
the country. If Northern CongressmeH
has, stood boldly by the cause of freedom,
the slavery which has prosecuted the peo-
pie of Kanzas with fire and sword would
not now have existed. .Kanzas has been a
crucible heated TO white heat, in which her
people have been tested. Most of them have
endured the trial. and come out as .efne
gold.;;" but there are few who have pro-
ven to be worthless as dross, and without a
single virtue to redeem them from damna-
ton. Of this latter class is G. W. Smith,
Governor elect under the John Candlebox
Calhoun Leconpton Constitution. He is a
.smodern Esau," who would barter his own
and the peoples, rights for the "broth" of
Office. He is a political prostitute of the
most notorious character, without single
redeeming trait to his character. Unlike
Robinson, his private character is tainted
to pollution. He is gross, sensual and
drunken. This is the man whom the peo-
pie of Kanzas have delighted to honor in
times past, and who now, at the time when
their steadfastness to the great principles
for which they have been struggling is
about to be tested TO the utmost, falls down,
and cringing to our deadly enemies. ticks
the very dust from off, their shoes. He is
anxious to prove his conversion genuine. As
"Some poor wretch, whose lips no longer bear
The sacred burden of his mothers prayer -
By fear imPelied, or lust of gold entieed,
Turns to the Crescent from the Cross of Christ,
And, oyer-acting in superhuous ZEAL
Crawls PROSTATE where the faithful only kneel."
Elk Governor Stanton, all his life Pro-
slavery man, came to Kanzas as the Fede-
raj appointee for Secretary of State. He
came with the Southern feeling of hostility
towards the people of Kanzas, and their in
stitutions. Even he could not swallow the
infamous Lecompton Constitution, SO much
did it outrage his feelings from It's very in
fanny and tyranny. He rebelled. He re-
sponded to the indignant sentiment Of the
people by doing all in his power to fhwart.
the infamous attempt to fasten slavery upon
an unwilling people, although the loss of
his etoffcial'' head and a complete oatracism
at the hands of his political friends. was the
result His manhood revolted at the thought
of such infamy. He threw himself in the
breach and did -yeomah service in the cause
of freedom. Judge Smith came to Kanzas
from free State. He had all his life en-
joyed the blessings of free institutions
He sided with the majority in Kanzas, and
he was rewarded by. promotion. But such
promotion did not pay. He was prosecuted
by the slave power, and heavily did he feel
its crushing hand. His spinal column
showed signs of weakness. The people
saw it. His private character was notori
ously bad, and be soon found, as such dogs
generally do, that he had chad his day"
with the people, and like whipped spaniel,
he turned and licked the hand that struck
him. We were not surprised that he should
advise the people of Kanzas to riyetI
their own chains that they might haze the
pleasure Of ioosing them again 1t is in
keeping with his character. He could swal-
low dozen more nauseating doses than the
Lecompton Constitution, without turning
his whisky burnt stomach. But his recre-
ancy carries Its own antidote. Every body
sees through his late move in favor of Le-
: He wants to be Governor
There are few other public men in Kanzas
who would like to take the same course
But fear of the dreadful consequences will
make them refrain. We only wish they
had the courage to come out boldly that way
They ought to be politically damned, and
nothing would more surely do it than to
come out for the Lecompton Constitution.
Give us the worst typeo of a Border Rufian
Rather than him who, born beneath our skies,
To slayery's hand its supplest tool supplies"
Examination of Mr.. Lane.
AT the latest dates from Lawrence the
examination of Mr.. Lane, charged with the
murder of Gaius Jenkins, was progressing be-