Freeman's champion., 1858-03-25

branches. mat Legislature nas re-
served thepower toremove'me at any
time. The moment that the adark
clouds which now obscure our horizon
disappear, that moment will my COM
mand be surrendered to the people.
The acts complained Of in this in
solentpronunciamento were Of an Off
cial character, SO signed and publish
cd. Its auther has chosen to make q
personal matter ont OF these official
acts, With him rests the responsible
ity thereof. aah tj rir-4 Hsa ss1l o
| am willing to submit my actions,
past and future, to the judgment Of
the peoble, confident as am, that
they will never accuse me, as they
do justly charg one j. w. Denver,
with having, in violation Of an official
oath and public duty, endeavored to
throw obstacles in the way of laws
deemed necessary for the protection
of the rights of the citizens Of Kan
zas; and that they will never say Of
me, as they do truthfully say of one
j. w. Denver, that by miserable
pretext, discreditable to any man
the excuse Of "a sluggard, and the crime
of soldier, to wit: that he slept when
on duty, he is endeavoring to prevent
the settlement of the Kanzas imbrog'
lilo by defeating the Constitutional
Convention movement. ,n
They will never accuse me, / fee
sure, OF harboring the ridiculous opin
ion, advanced and maintained by one
j. w. Denver, that a coordinate
branch of Legislative Assembly car
sleep, while the other is in session,
but will testify that | have frequently
stated'that | have known the President
ofthe United States, the highest exec
utive officer in the Republic, to sleep.
lessly occupy for several successive
nights the Speakers room in the Cap
itol, in order that no law of Congress
might be lost to the people for wan
of his prompt action.
One j. w. Denver, a mere exec
utive officer, charged with the execu
tion of all laws in this Territory, hal
arrogantly usurped and ruthlesslJ
trampled under foot the Legislative
department Of The government OF {
free people, and in violation ofhis off
cial oath and duty seeks to unite il
his own person, and thus control, th'
power OF the sword and purse Of th'
people to crush out their liberties
Truth, justice and manhood require
that the villain should be unmasked
| pronounce the charges he has pre-
fered against me utterly untrue anc
calumnious, and his acts toward th'
people of Kanzas perfdious and ty
ranniral and 1 do arraign one ~. W
DENVER" BEFORE THE COUNTRY
AND DO DENoUNCE AND BRAND HIM Al
a cALUMNIAToR, PEnJuRER AND TYRANT
/To the people of Kanzas 1 hav'
this to say: one j. w. Denver cam
to Kanzas a proiesSed dueliSt-hi
hands reeking with the untimely she,
blood of his fellow man---having VOL
from his friends the soubriauet @
"6utcher,"-a fit appointee of tn
oligarchical Administration, whicI
disgraces the nation by its crimina
efforts to enslave a Free People /Fo
base political purposes he has %ugh
J. an excuse for a difficulty with me
and out of public act, done in per
formance ofmy imperative duty, ha
fastened a personal quarrel upon me
AS personal quarrel, it is privat
property. You require rest and peace
and | respectfully demand that ther
may pc no interference on the part O
my friends. a ..,'srr
He has assaulted me, not for indi
vidual action, for Ihave never see, hin,
but for official action, and as q Rep
resentative elect of that great and NO
BILE party whom he and his master
have sought to enslave and in tn
spirit Of that party, as an humbl
member of it, | hurl back his accuse
tions, and bid him and his master
defiance. ~#/
...... ..' J.H. LANE. 4