The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-02-12

winter without attention or trouble. rFom
meteorological tables that have been kept
in the Territory for some years past, l am
assured that, on an average, year by year,
the number Of days in any one year, du-
ring which the thermometer indicates
temperature below the freezing point du-
ring any twenty-four hours, do not exceed
forty five; and of these forty-fve days,
not more than twelve in year indicate a
temperature below zero during any por-
ton of day Such winters are but
healthy, desirable and necessary changes
of temperature; they are merely periods
necessary for Nature to change her garb,
and after brief repose, come forth again
in luxuriance and beauty. And again, in
the neighborhood of our range of longi-
tude, the 109th, extending from north to
south, We find continuous, desirable and
fertile country, from the center of the Brit
ish possessions down into Central Amer
lea. And here is the settled portion of
our Territory, on these most favored
ranges of latitude and longitude. Here
are our settlements and our homes, Just
midway between the Atlantic and Pacific;
midway between the wilds of northern
Canada and the tropical regions of the
Gulf of Mexico. Then who can doubt
that glorious future awaits Kansas? The
energy and wealth Of the people, with
such aid as Congress cannot long postpone,
will secure the completion of Railroad
to the Pacific, on the central route; and
already men of enterprise and wealth are
working for the construction of the great
Northern and Southern Central Railroad,
from near the corners of Iowa, Nebraska,
Missouri and Kansas, due south to Trini-
ty river, and thence to Galveston on the
Gulf of Mexico. From here to Calves
ton, Texas, is only six or seven hundred
miles "a distance that the iron horse can
travel in twenty four hours "a distance
that will not preclude the people of Kan
sas from enjoying the luxuriant fruits of
Cuba and the West India Islands, all fresh
and rich-a distance that will not be be-
yond the reach of the present generation,
as market for the countless productions
of this, then rich and prosperous State
Well may the citizens of Kansas feel
proud of their country, feel satisfied with
their location, and, encouraged by the Sue
cess of the past, mite their energies, their
hopes, their minds and their wealth in the
preservation ofpeace and order, that the
goal of prosperity may be reached by all
and our descendants feel pride in the
names and history of the early settlers Of
, Kansas.
The Governor complimented the city
| of Lawrence, and especially the men
whose liberality and enterprise had been
G so fully manifested in SPLENDID hotel
! and stores that any eastern city would be
proud Of
S To the ladies, some gallant remarks
/ were addressed; but as the Governor wa;
: away from home we will not report them;
, especially-well. never mind. The ladie.
0 were pleased.
x To the members of the Legislature the
: Governors remarks were courteous, firm
e and dignifed. During the past thirty
? years, he had not spent a winter without
= being connected or intimately associated
f with legislative bodies and proceedings
e and he would remark, that during thai
4 time, he had never spent his time more
r happily, nor with better state of feeling
= between himself aud the members, thar
e during the few weeks of his association
: with the members of the Council and
J, House of Representatives Of Kansas Ter.
g ritory. All intercourse thus far had beer
: courteous and friendly. He could not i'm.
: agine a possibility that would render il
S otherwise. He was too old politician
!, not to feel tolerant towards political oppo
S nents. He understood to what extern
a political action might be safely adopted
!, by partisans, and would be the last man t.
v find fault with political opponent TO
e taking advantage of all proper circum
e stances for party benefit. Mems mind
!, and the electoral revolutionary characte
J, of our institutions at large, warranted
v such a course but the same federation o
S opinion and action should be extended il
:, return. The events of the past SHOULD
: have no influence in perpetuating persona
o animosities for the future. There is 81
}. silvery lining to every cloud" From Kan
# sas the clouds have either passed away, O
e are yielding, towards the setting sun, I
: golden effulgence that even now is draw
: ing hither thousands of worshippers at al
o omnipotent shrine! So let il DO. TIL,
d whms and follies of the day will die out
= and in the memory of future generations
i only the grand results achieved will b,
e worthy of notice on the page of history
: Bearing this in mind, he hoped that eacl
: branch of the government would carefully
discharge its duty, and discharged nobly
/. For his part he had been sent here for
n certain purpose-to accomplish certain
4 object, and no effort on his part should
: be wanting, to accomplish that object
Not based on merely sordid motives o.
!. scheming politicians, was his policy laic
down; not for the sake of accomplishing
temporary political triumph over any
A party, or any faction, was he sent here
8 He came as q representative of the nation
at large, to preserve a unity of feeling
| and unity of interesk hatwaan Iba ,aorl.