Freeman's champion., 1858-03-04
Kapzas Poitics, &c.
VOICE OF THE
Unbribed Kanzas Press
SENTIMENTS OF THE MASSES.
The PcopIe True to Freedom and Hostile 10
Slavery, Tyranny and Corruption !"
70. Epery Form.
DOWN WITH THE 0L1GARCHY
From the Topeka Tribune.]
STAND FROM UNDER.

We do not apprehend that there is
much danger Of any of our readers
being swindled by the great humbug
Minneola !" They ore too well
posted in regard to the origin of that
Infamous piece of rascality, which
the Territorial Legislature have at
tempted to perpetrate upon the peo-
pie, but which has thus far been
fruitless. The people have reserved
the right to Judge for themselves of
the acts of those who were chosen for
their servants. and their verdict will
be given at the coming election, in a
manner that cannot be mistaken.
The absurdity of locating the fu-
ture capital Of KAnzas at a point
which has once before, in the early
settlement Of the country, been select
ed for o town site, and afterwards
abandoned, shows at least the absurd
ity of the movement. Even had the
plan originated in the pure and I'M
biased motives of the best of Legis-
lators, the people would have enough
to condemn, even in this one act, how
much more now that we know the
manner in which it was done. We
will not attempt to give the whole
plan; suffice it to say that most OF
the members left Lawrence with their
pockets full Of shares.
What abSurdity for them to at
tempt to smooth over the fact by ar.
guing that Minncola is central; who
ever made himself so Supremely ri
diculous as to attempt to argue that
the old pro-slavery town of st. Ber.
nard, was central p a town not over
forty or forty-6ve miles from the
west line Of Missouri; even the first
bogus Legislature, which came with
in a few votes of making it the bogus
capital, did not pretend that it was
its central position that they were
looking at, but on the contrary, its
convenience to their homes in Missouri,
was the powerful argument; and
how much more central is it, now
that it has been revampod and called
MinneolaY
Again, this honorable body attempt
TO say that they wished to open their
hearts and be generous to the Olsen.
ffranchised counties. How very libe.
.ral, irdced, to drop the old time.
Ihonored towns Of 0sawatomie, EN-
,poria, Topeka, and fifty others, many
aof whom have been staunch sentinelt
for the Free State party during the
feudal wars, and attempt to build W
"a pro-slavery town, which if inside
the nineteen counties at all, is not tc
exceed three miles, all for few towE
shares. Will the people pardon sucl
,insults, ssush chicanery, even in q
body calling themselves Free State
iIt might have been pardoned in oul
.enemies, but never in men calling
themselves friends, elected to the
posts. which they have abused, by
our suffrages. =
No sooner had the vote been takon
locating the Capital of Kanzas al
.Minneola, than a charter was pre-
scented for a railroad from Kanzal
City 10 Minnoola, thus avoiding
0nindaro, Wyandott, and all ou
Fiver towns, the result of which would
ibo to carry the products Of that por
aion Of our State to q foreign town il
preference to building up o city with
In our own borders, showing conclu
.sively whose capital will build tn,
railroad, whose capital created Min
nicola. and whose money located thu
Capital Of Kansas.
T" II any OF our readers wish to spec
,ulpte IN Minneola shares, we woulc
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