The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-19
For TIE Herald Of Freedom,
MoNEKA, March 7th, 1859.

Ed. HERALD OF rREED0M-DEAR SIR
In the late issue of your paper noticed
communication signed W. NJ. Morrow,
that purports to be an account of Repub-
lican Mass Convention of Paris township,
held at Paris on the Oath ult., which l
desire to notice, mainly because it places
the Republican party here in false posi-
ton.
The writer Of that article appears to de-
light in the fact that there were but few
in attendance, styling it ''fzzle," and
prelude to a grander fizzle and signal
defeat" in the future. The call for the
convention was made few days previ.
Gus, but circumstances over which the
Republicans, or Jay-Hawkers, as friend
Morrow styles them, and the Democrats or
other political parties, claim to have no
control, precluded the possibility of any
thing like fair, not to say full, attend
ance. The day was one of the stormiest
of the season, which at least is a sufi-
cient reason for the paucity of that con-
vention. Had the weather been any
thing like fair, I anticipate that our friends
pleasure-taking faculty would have been
little else than gratifed. That the mem
bers were not posted as to the officers to
be elected, was no fault of theirs, and the
probable reason why Nobody would tell
them," is because ''Nobody" knew.
I come now to notice the charge that it
was composed of "Jay- -Hawkers," that
they could find but one outside of the
Jay -Hawkers who would consent to be-
come delegate to the convention, &c.
Now friend Morrow and myself do not
understand the term "Jay- -Hawker" alike,
or he would not have made the statements
alluded to. From a personal acquain-
tance with a majority of those present,
and of the appointed delegates, I know
them to be no apologizers for crime, or of
the violent acts which have been COM
mitted on both sides during the recent
troubles. Not one who went from this
vicinity has ever identified himself in the
doings of either of the parties, preferring
to stand aloof, knowing that violence
generally leads to violence, and is pro-
ductive of more harm than good. We
have our sympathios, however, more for
the principles for which the so-called Jay
Hawkers were ostensibly contending,
than for the method in which they con-
tended.
/ believe that more than three-ffths Of
the voters of Linn county are Republi-
cans, and that the next election will show
this to be the fact. / believe, also, that
the opposition will do all in their power
to make the public believe that said party
are all Jay -Hawkers, which is as far from
the truth as it can well be. There are
many Republicans who never have en-
dorsed, and probably never will endorse
the actions of Montgomery and his asso-
ciates, who will, nevertheless, do all in
their power to organize and maintain the
Republican party here, believing that the
principles on which it is founded are well
calculated to preserve the honor and in
tegrity Of a free government.
As to the NEGRO equality" and negro
stealing" propensities of those who parti-
cipated in that meeting, have nothing
to say they alone are responsible, not the
party. 1 would, however, propose ques-
tion, viz {: which is the greater thief, the
one who robs the negro of his rights and
brings him into the condition of absolute
servitude, or the one who helps him to
regain his liberty and his rights?
In connection with this wish to no.
tice one other thing. An attempt has
recently been made to have the post Office
at this place discontinued, based upon the
false charge that the postmaster was in
the habit of OBTAINING certain mail matter
not belonging to the Office, among which
was the Herald of Freedom, and that Mont.
gomery was allowed to abstract such pa
pers as he saw fit. Think, however, that
the plot will not succeed. A remon.
STRANGE, numerously signed, has been for
warded to the General Mail Agent, who
will doubtless see that justice is done q,
soon as he learns the facts. The trouble
is above here somewhere. Our maili
have been very irregular this winter. Al
one time large amount of matter wa
collected at Osawatomie, for the want o.
proper conveyances for bringing i
through. Yours respectfully, Us.