The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-12
For tie Herald Of Freedom.
KANSAS CRY, March 7th, 1859.

AHsSAC NAA1p AAdASn I'LL 4OSS'
Mr.. EDITOR You must have most
wonderful people in your famous city of
Lawrence, and throughout the Territory
generally. During the first settlement of
the Territory, many of our people, believ-
ing that your New England paupers did
not exactly understand the organization
of government out here on the borders,
concluded to aid you in that object, and
elected your Legislature and gave you a
very good code of laws.
Your people seemed very indignant at
this, and for two or three years fought
with respectable valor against it. You
finally succeeded in releasing yourselves
from our kind guardianship, and set up
shop for yourselves.
You have now had control Of the con-
Germ about two years, and should take an
account of stock to see how much you
have made.
You complained very much against us
for passing an Act confning the use Of
speech within proper limits, but l think,
Mr.. Editor, your own experience has
learned you that you were almost as safe
under our rule, as under that of your par
tisans and friends.
You complained of us for "pressing"
your horses, and taking such property as
was necessary to enforce your laws and
keep your government in good trim-yet
you have been pressing one from another
for year or more, in southern Kansas,
and lately, in Lawrence, assaulted party
of men, taking from them their arms and
equipments, according to our most approx
ed style.
You vented great deal of horror upon
Gov. Geary for taking the arms away
from body of men who were marching
into your Territory, but when you disarm
party of peaceable men in the streets of
Lawrence, who were acting under the au-
thority of your Legislature, your people
seem to regard it, not only as proper, but
very funny.
You denounced us bitterly, for specu-
lating out of the location of the Capital,
but your own party seem to have followed
our example, at Minneola, and that place
and Lecompton, appear to hold the same
position in the affections of your people.
You denounced us for sacking Lawrence,
for shooting down your people and for
using our courts to prevent the execution
of Justice against our criminals, as you
termed them. You have managed to
sack Fort Scott, shoot a number of you
own partisans, and to prevent the punisb-
ment of your friends. Your Legislature
has passed an Act generously washing
from those connected with these outrages
Gas you would term them, if we had done
them,) all stain of crime.
You condemned our President because
he appointed Fred Emory and Clark tt
important offices, yet you receive, With thu
loudest applause, the person who killed
Jenkins, place him at the head of you
party, and your papers that denounce thu
: former as murderers, endorse the latte
as the purest of Christians, and best O
temperance men.
You hurled your anathemas at us, from
every town of yours on the Missouri
} river, because Titus caned Pomeroy fo
, saying something about him, yet yo'
think it-or some of you do-a mark o
bravery, if not of chivalry, for your can
} didate for Congress to cane your Topek
Governor for giving him jesse in tn
papers.
! We could have furnished any quantit,
of certificates, (or Titus could,) to prov
3 that he gave Pomeroy fair warning, bu
!. we know you would regard such thing
: as sham, and believe, if we had persol
= willing to commit an act so cowardly, tina
! such person would not hesitate to manu-
T facture his story in way to preserve hi
9 reputation.
:, Really, Mr.. Editor, permit me to cor
g gratulate you as being very fast people
t and 1 doubt not, from the experience c
: the past year, that you will, by comparison
D make our administration of your affair
: respectable. Truly yours,
: BORDER RUFFIAN.