The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-25
WisceIiaqecps.
Mass Meeting al Minnoola.
SPEECH OF HON. NJ. J. PARROTT


The citizens of Minneola, Centropolis
and vicinity were favored on Saturday,
2Sth ult., with a speech from our able
and deservedly popular Delegate to Con-
gress, Hon. N. j. PARRoTT, and so far as
we have been able TO learn, were univer-
sally satisfied with the course taken by
the gentleman in his remarks Of one and
quarter hours in length. s-f 1;. sv
Mr.. P. reviewed in contrast the eondi-
ton of our people three and half years
ago with their present one we were in q
state of political chaos, without organiza-
ton, concert, or comparative influence,
oppressed by an unscrupulous foe--a ma
hgnant and dangerous enemy, fully Or
ganized, armed and equipped, in the field,
and aided by base and corup: admins
tration, with all the Executive power, in
huence and patronage attending. Through
this combination we, as a people, have
been obliged, and have sacrificed to the
shrine of liberty all save our honor and
our rights Of self-defence. Now, the
wheel has made a revolution. The or
ganization of the Free State party at Big
Springs, which admitted all within our
ranks favorable to making Kansas a Free
State-the Peoples Government which
followed-the vote against the Lecompton
Constitution in December-she. laying
hold of every tenure of power of the cleo
ton of State officers, in the event of the
fraud being fastened upon US by Congress
the perfect annihilation OF The English
proposition-were all stepping stones
gradations necessary to be taken, to place
US in our present position.
Mr.. p. then reviewed the English prop
osition, its iniquities, its objects, and the
completely of Buchanan National Democ-
racy therein, in their continued attempts
to tasten slavery on an unwilling people,
in conflict with the principles of the Or
ganic Act, and in violationo of every plight
ed faith given by the supporters thereof,
to the people of the Territory and the
Union. The party had basely pandered
to Slavocracy, until, instead of being as
they once were, great National political
organization, within whose pales t were an
honor to be found, had suffered sectional
Ism to creep in among them, and now
have not only lost their nationality, but
almost their identity, and brought disgrace
and contempt upon themselves and the
Nation. He had recently read of noted
Democrat in one of the Southern States,
VINO, in a late speech, had read Thomas
Jefferson out of the Democratic party
When such mon as Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Jackson and Polk are to be read
out of the Democratic party because of its
opposition to sectienalism, to make room
for Buchanan, Pierce and their co-adju-
tors, he, for one, claimed the privilege
having been reared Democrat, and reli-
giOusly believing the great cardinal prin-
ciples of Democracy to be true--to step
outtcih the Fathers of his cherished doc
times. rather than continue with this new
iangled=patent-elastic organization.
MIR. Parrot. spoke very clearly on the
subject of our admission into the Union
under the Leavenworth Constitution. -
Dome men who make considerable pre-
tentions to the moulding of public opin-
Ion, had given their views ON that instru-
ment, and expressed great hope of our
admission into the Union as a Sovereign
state under it. He, for one, must dissent
rom some of those expressed views
Ihe driving of the curse Of slavery from
Kansas, was the result of the cool, calcu-
lAilng and gradual workings of the sturdy
yeomanry of the Territory and of the
North, with the assistance of the solid,
conservative element of the South. At
no time have we been indebted to the
Gemency of James Buchanan for the boon
We now enjoy. Therefore any expressed
opinion to the contrary, that buchanan
viii withhold further objections to our ad-
mission into the Union under any former
constitution framed by any Convention,
direct insult to the intelligence, as
Well as the feelings of the people of Kan
and their friends. The elemency OF
Sames ,a Buchanan or his predecessor Pierce,
oWard US, has never been exercised
UaTs has been the labor, the suffering and
ue pnvAtions, and he who would wresi
! nOn .Ds us the victory, adds insult 10 injury,
suu s. pays but sorry compliment for the
ai 'eSiS and blood which have flown in the
1Ssnieyement of our present liberties. Mr.
IsVlewed portion Of letter writer
Sf ~ +. Conway, through the Lawrence
tSspu9hcan," ~ in which he, Conway, argues
-. s' 'ne small number of votes given fol
~ Le1yenworth Constitution at the cleo
\ i Hoa ioT its ratification, was no reason why
| iTtsaoald Il INC be rejected by Congress. Thai
n,,H ne Precedent was SO set, any election
;ru uio % defested by the people remain.
az home. That the Constitution
i,' isOula be sent to Congress in season fo
-. presentation to that body at its mex
'sS'Vn, and he could see no reason s0hl
e eshould not be received as State un,
ooa ~. IL The Republicans in Congress, o
aye aye iCould Be lOitb US; Old Buck and Ii
1sn York Herald'' had s1ithdraioa thei
'cs!0ns, the Democratic party wished t
Zig ~ aa OF US, as we are very troublesom,
r'Opie, and the South had given up 81