The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-08-20
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for the Wyandott Constitution. The
sham pleas set up by the Republican
press Of Kansas that all opposition to the
Constitution springs from the spirit o:
Border Rufiauisrn. are well understood
BY Eastern Republicans, who do not hest
tate to 1give the devil bis due" afer the
fashion of the especial correspondent of
the New York Tines" in the following
letters
WYAxDoTT. K. T.. Suudsy.(
s7Egsf - July 81. 1853.
If my early habits had not settled me
in such a sense of the proprieties of life,
that knew S lnday without the almanac
just as well as The famous Scotch dog in
the si''rv. who always tretted to-,he kirk
at 10 A N. every seventh day. should
he sure to-day of the sacred nature of the
morning by the extraordinary scene now
passing in front Of the hotel. The Dem
ccratic minority, and portion Of the Re-
publican majority, Of the late Constitu-
Iional Convention, Gt died in commissions
on Friday night are at this moment Sab
batically drunk within thirty rods Of your
correspondent, who, albeit disposed to
mind his own and your business. and al
so fortified with volcanic repeating pis-
tol of respectable size, and conscience
decenlly void of offense, is forced to ad-
nit that he prefers the shady side of Park
Place to this cradle of Western freedom
: / arrived here just in time to be indoc-
trinated into the mysteries of swindling
that determined the final result of the
Convention. Ii there has ever been any
Thing in our political history more dis
graceful to us as people than the~pro-
ceedings of this Convention, ! should be
sorry TO know anything about it. The
did issues of Slavery and Freedom, about
which We used to hear so much tall
.brieking," have quite died out Border
Ruffianism is at discount-Border Ruff.
fans being ''played out" aud The price Of
town lots absorbing the whole attention
of the Spartan mind in Kansas.
The Republican papers at the East will
probably he at great pains to persuade
you all that the admired disorder in
which the Convention broke up was all
the work Of the 'devilish" Democrats,
and that the issue really made was that
of sustaining the Administration or reject
ing its proposals All this is an error, not
to use stronger terms. / have no proclv-
tiles for the Democracy, as you know !;
but l don't think they are any more near
ly as black as they are usually painted,
than is the author of lies himself. Here
at Wyandott they have been contending
simply for the location of the State Cap
ital, with an eye to corner lots on the
future fine Avenues. The Republicans
have been doing the same thing precise
ly; and they have carried their point.
Topeka, known through all the world,
(thanks to Mr.. T. H. Gladstone as the
Marathon or Thermopyle of Kansas
Greeks Of freedom, has been selected
aud any martyr who has grass thereabouts,
may hope to make hay Immediately. On
the slavery question, the whole principle
has been conceded by the anti-slavery
m ,jority, who have refused negroes the
right 10 vote.
= This restriction was carried mainly by
the votes of Northern origin on the Re
publican Side +; the Southern Republicans,
of whom there are not a few sprinkled
through the Convention. taking a less
emphatic view of negro nOsdlngy. Both
parties ttUih charges Of corruption on each
other, and, 4 fear, Nth equal Justice. They
have swelled the State Legislature to
most inordinate dimensions for the sake
of conciliating certain prominent men in
the different sections of the State. who
are anxious to get into power at once.
*
Meanwhile, if there are any Of your read
-rs who still cherish the delusion tina:
Kansas is community of self sacrificing
heroes like the PuriIans, let them pre-
pare for astouishment, in the progress of
events, at the hands of yours, faithfully,
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