The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-06-26
The GrasshoppeT.


is before US, at Grasshopper Falls, by J. A.
CoDY, editor and proprietor. The paper
has FIVE columns to page, and presents
very fair mechanical appearance. We
make the following selections from its
columns
STATE Oh TERRTToRY-WHICH WILL
YOU CHoosE.-What the Administration
and its adherents intend as chastisenae,st
of the people of Kansas will, in the end,
prove a great blessing They threaten
US with exclusion from the Union as 9
State for years to come, unless we viii be-
come as corrupt as themselves, and ac-
cept the bribe they offer. If we have a
just view of the moral qualities of our
people, they ioathe nothing so much as
bribery, and hate nothing 30 much as
those misereants who would thus corrupt
them. There is not man upon the soil
of Kansas, unless he be Border Ruf6an,
that does not spurn the vile attempt.
There are, indeed, some reasons for q
State rganization-so1ne advantages to
be derived from an early admission into
the Union as State. We might, in
this way, rid ourselves of obnoxious
Governors, corrupt Judges, and host of
other officials, not of our choice, and
whom we hate, and whom nobody but old
Buchanan would impose upon Us.
But we honestly think there are more
good reasons in favor of our remaining
in territorial condition for 8 few years
to come. The expenses of maintaining a
State government, under the most eco
nomicaI administration of it, are enor-
nous and burdensome to the people. No
sane man would estimate the expenses of
State Government at much less than
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
per annum. And this amount must be
exacted from the hard earnings of the peo-
Pile. And for what2 To satisfy the
cravings of the political Turkey Buz-
yards iufesting every State in the Union.
While Territory, we get rid of this
enormous taxation-we throw the bur-
then upon the General Government It,
and not the people of the Territory, must
pay all the expense of its administration.
The Government must provide State
House, construct roads; btild bridges; and
do thousand other things which the
people would have to do under State
organization.
The citizens of every new Territory
are without means, as compared with those
of the old States. They have plenty to
do in providing for their own and family
wants. They have nothing to spare, to
feed the political cormorants hovering
about them and crying for prey.
We shall resume this subject at no dis
tant day.
To THE PEoPLE.-If Legislators are
corrupt and betray the confidence oi
their constituents,-if magistrates and
Judges fail to administer justice-if any
one in office neglects the duties OF
his station, the fault is, in most re-
spects, your own. 1t will not exonerate
you, to say your appointees have betrayed
and ieopardized your best interests. To
be sure, you are not guilty ofthe breach o.
faith, but you are responsible for eleva.
ting such men to Office.
Our Territory abounds in aspirants to
Office. 1t would be strange indeed
if there were not many seeking fol
political preferment, who are destitute
both of the moral and educational quail.
fcations necessary to the discharge of the
| legislative and official duties. The mos
dissipated, unprincipled and vociferou:
demagogue in the community is the of
fee seeker. You should ever have you
eye upon such man /; and the harder hs
tries to foist himself into Office, the strong
er should you oppose him. We rarely
ever saw man anxious for office, worthy
of promotion. The only true way is te
make no pledges to such men Ito tel
them, you are too busy to attend to sucf
matters, and that his qualifications viii
be considered in the primary meetings
And these primary meetings, emanatin;
from the people, should always be pune
tually attended 1t is in these meetings
that the qualifications of men for of
fee should be freely discussed, anC
where judicious selections only can b
made.
RecolIect the Office seeker is designing
and exceedingly fertile in political in
trigues. But most generally, he gets hi
associates together in some secret corner
and there plots and forms schemes t.
defeat the objects of the primary meet
ings. Always be on your guard agains
such characters, and defeat them ii yol
can.
DEPENDANcE UPoN MIssouBf AT 4,
END.-Itis impossible to estimate wit
precision the amount of money paid by tn
citizens of Kansas to those Of Missouri
since the organization of the Territory
: Our groceries, clothing. bacon, lard, cat
tie, horses, mules, sheep, swine, fioui
J meal, buckwheat, and oats, have nearl
| all been purchased at the most exorbian
, prices, Of the people of Missouri, and nc
, a sentiment Of gratitude has ever escape
their lips towards our people. IL W
, were to guess. at the amount of none
thus expended, we should not lay it a
| less than one million dollars. In additio
to this, is the immense mercantile trad
in English goods done at st. Louis
| amounting to million more. After th
next harvest our people viii be wholly in
dependent Of Missouri in Whatever W
need to eat, drink or wear.
We may continue to bny at ST. Loui
some of the heavier kind of grocerie
but as soon as the Hannibal and st Je
seph Railroad is completed, in 0cteb,
! next, our trade will be with Norther
; cities. -
A finer prospect for rich harvest
: all kinds of edibles was never presente
to any people than to those of Kansas
: There viii be a saperabundanee of a
, kinds Of grains and vegetables, unle.
: some unforeseen calamity happens. In
: few short years, when her slave popui,
: tion is .emsncipated, it is highly prob.
. bic Missouri will be IS dependent upo
US, As we heretofore, have been upo
her. 50 ~ a
WHEAT-SUeAR. The spring an
!, winter wheat of Jeferson County leol
extremely well. If this be = fair shoy