The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-06-04

leans forward, pants, ana seems mucu ca
hausted. He is. 1t would be folly to
suppose that he is not pacuum persona
ied-idle to search in that "aching void"
for anything but wind.
At length he rallies sufficiently to
speak.
The "cave of the winds" is in labor, the
CESSATION is accomplished, the hour is
come.
Lifting his right arm upward and stick
ing out his index finger, and with pecu-
liar and inimitable leer, he pours forth
gust after gust of the most sublime and
effective oratory.
Itseems as if the very vital ofrhetoric,
The very bowels of eloquence were to be
ripped out and torn in pieces.
Hear him: "War has actually begun.
Why will you stand here and talk about
voting for officers under the Lecompton
Constitution, thinking thereby to defeat
it, when your brethren in the southern
part of the Territory are already in arms.
Il is the duty of every man here to rush
at once to the scene of the contest, and
shoulder to shoulder, with Gen. Kane and
his able associates, Capt. Corvus and
Others, drive back the invaders of our
Territory to the State from which they
came. l would sooner cut off my right
arm, than cast vote for any officer un-
der that Constitution"
You see the effect is tremendous. An
enthusiastic gentleman springs upon his
feet and calls for volunteers to depart i'm
mediately to the scene of action, and re-
inforce Gen. Kane and his brave COM
rades. Gun stands on tiptoe, swings his
hat, and discharges volley after volley of
applause. Even the sedate GalliniPper
pauses in his buzzing and biting career,
comes down from his dignified and lofty
fight, hovers around the great vacuum,
and finally perches lovingly upon his
shoulder.
He speth the battle and the blood afar
off, "the thunder of the captains and the
shouting"
Another messenger arrives. 1t is Rev.
Gen. Whitebeard. He speaks and con-
firms the words of the redoubtable Colo
mel. But the mantle of oratory has moi
fallen upon him. tits useless for him tc
follow in the wake Of SO much eloquence
1t is like the pattering Of few small
drops Of rain after big thunder shower
or like the rumbling talk of Widow Be-
dotte after grand peroration by Henry
Clay.
He concludes by saying that "the mer
need the necessaries of life-guns and
munitions of war of all description" and
hints Significantly at the condition o
their stomachs, as well as his own, by
saying, Il divided my last biscuit with
some Of these men this morning, and have
rode eighty miles without hardly getting
out of my saddle, to bring you this start
ling intelligence
The vote is taken-it is, Of course, de
cided that men shall not vote for Office
under the Lecompton Constitution
Thanks to intrigue, aud to inifnitabl
strut and buster.
Another day has arrived. Gen. Kan
is in the street laughing over the rus
which has been employed to control thu
action of the convention.
Sly approaches the General and the.
move off by themselves and converse
Let us hear:
"We must break up or defeat in som
way this cellar kitchen convention o
that will defeat us. What say you, Sly?
II am with you there, but perhaps
cannot be done. If they nominate
ticket, and that ticket is elected, or rathe
if the bogus constitution is passed b
Congress, aud we become State under i
no matter which party triumphs in tn
election of officers under it, we must pu
in operation our old plan"
"That is my mind; they may take tn
oath of Office if they like, but they sha
never 60 beyond that"
"No, let them be all removed the sam
: night; there will then be nothing in th
: way. Kansas will be a State withol
officers; the troops will be no longer
the way, and we can thus set the Topek
} government into immediate, active an
energetic operation. Is it not so,- Ger
eral?"
! "That is the plan. We have that rem
edy when all others fail. rely on yo1
: sly, to make choice Of the proper ind
: viduals to lead the enterprise. You kno
, the details Of the plan; the efficient ID
: mestic force is always ready, and Il
money win not be wanting. The Juds
. will raise five hundred dollars"
5 "Good. I have thought that for Il
case Of the Governor, Grabhorse woul
be good selection, especially if the Pr
s slavery candidate is elected; the distan'
5 is considerable, and he. Grabhorse, is
a good rider"
D ~ approve your choice"
e II will look around and find another
lead the movement against Lecompto
: BY the way, General, how did Grabhon
9 carry himself at the Squatter Court? T
5 was Judge, you know"
"He carried himself admirably. Hes
: there with the utmost GOODNESS and gray
Il ~. trying cases, with an old volume
|. Tom Paine's Age of Reason for Ia
: book"
"very well, did he give general sat
e faction2s