, 1870-07-08

Of Hmbet On the prsiries; bis Interference
WITH the VARIOUS rascally propositions to annoy
the Blaokbob settlers, and his constant regard
TO Iniisn adsSzs and the transportation auh-
ing his term. Kansas is now getting more
Immigration relatively than any other stats OF
tho United States. The next censsm, Il Ia be-
lieved, will entitle her to four members OF
CONGRESS. No man has been more faithful to
her fntcreste than Ross. He was one OF the
earliest settlers there, and he worked with his
own hands to quarry and hsul stone for lis
house, and VIXEN the war came he took up
musket amongst the boys.
s0NE OF ROSS rALas-
Here are come Of the public utscraucea OF
this young and strong Senator:
One Of tho very ea.liest OF ali the public
men OF the country to advocate suffrage
amendment was this unobtrr,sirc, thoughtful
man, who made speech Oh it as early ~ De-
cember 20, 1866. thus placing him nsen IN the
trout line Of unconditional retorners, anu
G6's5os 6siose Kansas RANK win Massachusetts anu
.ft Esmy own deliberate aud Settled conviction
that thorough, complete read1ustment Of the
Of t 81 taose sIatss e. u y
parts, can never be SECURED until the ballot shall
hare been placed in the hants Of every losal man
tn those communities, whatever may hare been
his previous condition, or what his coior."
u do not share the fear expressed By some gen
temen, Of the effect Of precipltat,ug mass OF i2-
y 5ys ae bass rae
as feryent anu enduring as the white mans, not
wtthstandng the iamentable fact that he wls to
speIed it. ne has ever been IN enthusiastic lover
OF our neg, although totally unable to read or
| comprehend the cahatlsiic device inscribed
astronomy, even. to comprehend the fact that the
north stal POINTED e liberty although be and and MS
ene E1 a pef stl psns sos%n s assa
from learning II from books.
"Where win 5ou draw line Of demarkaton
| which shnM rule out such men Us thest7"
On the 24th OF March, three weekH after
Grants Inauguration, Ross, who had every
thing to lose by the passage OF the Tennre-of-
Office bi1I, ingenuously came forward and adyo-
Gated it's repea1Eau act Of merit for which the
PRECEDENT proved to bo upgrataful- The Send
tor sRid tAus:-
political power Of the State has been assumed and
exercised quite lsastTcusiy to the Liberties OF
the people by tmpertous anu Irresponsible legls;a-
cur own c1nntrJ and cur own day.. How far have
we escaped that, chaos md confusion, and that
eniire destruction Of personal and political
bic and aii.poEerful Legislative majority,
which characterizcd the most salEulaafT popular
revolution q iAode1n lines How How long has & Il
! with public denuuct8i0n and scorn for an honest
difference OF opinion upon grave tssue7 How
ionE hns u nsen snes some o. Us He5H faoe asfV w
fatt5ullcss ilatc for daring to thwnrt the nncfIna-
.iuns Of revolqtionary Jantn, aud stem .aeyas.
t.ltluK torrent which Was sweeping our country "
destruction? .
II am sorry to say. Mr. President, that, peraon-
eci1iive with tic uarestricted power q re1nova!
duflpE recess, hut rather everything to 1osei Yet
It rgat ard snaf ne sh9nla I1 naYo +
nature"
| Six weeks after Grants Inauguration, a dis
cussion took place between Ross and himself
about Kansas appointments, which, being mis-
represented. led Ross to speak as folowh:
"Gencral Grant seemed to my promise 10 be q
great, magnanimous, mastcr mind. That hope
anu belief, though somewhat shaken by recent
sustain the Administration anu The party which Ii
represents, With becoming zeal, and with such
abit g possess 'csugse yss have n faith ~ m
Or 70 lis acknowledged OF of,cl3l
,eadeEs has never been and naver shali
ana anal do 50 henceforth. 4 combination OF ny
g Ts e o . potles IT,
when believed TINT other Objects than the
by. and fear the President has been deceived
Into giving that combination hls powerful nd.
MI President neither CONT nor Saqn aas con-
OF those Hhose Judgment regard. Will rot cry
for quarter oIler the feet Of poxer. or abate one
upon me. ! will support the Administration inst
~ long asst commands my confidence as repre-
sentative Of the free principles hare sustained
In a speech delivered February 8, 1869,
Ross came thus cheerfully, and with clear,
lucid, symmetrical oratory, to the front rank in
faIor Of general suffrage amendment:
"Thc dsst great aBd sufficient reason whf the
negro shou!i be admitted to the right Of suffrage
La all the states, u that It Is right
tns es!!os he Is !hs ia a1ays q ? nqSi n
11c Fcotn4 He ls p0Wcrless to secure the redress
| Of any grievance which society may put upon
bis liberation from physical sefVitude which does
not appy With equal force LII favor Of his enfran-
THUS il is that that gigantic rebellion. before
whose awful front the 6toutcst hearts lualled and
the t1rE1est lips grew pale, has been oyerru1el to
iar higher purpose than n Mmany had dreamed d oi !;
the malcontenta who for generation had
been plotting the destruction Of the rep1b-
nc, net merely 70 demonstrate 70 ,a,' ssc
can principle Of government, but to cr5stall!ze
aud so1llify us into a complete, compact nat!on-
al1ty: ti!e medium Of more enlarged I md perfect
| joycd- It has demonstrated The TACT that the
power and usefulness Of human government rest,
s nna t Ma PnJ snase M p' ce
class which may happen TO- nredominate,
but with oil the people; that no part,
jtf Jet i It's isxs. Gun ibe denied iair sud equal
participation in the exercise Of its functions.
W'ihon. detraetlng from Its efficiency AID en-.
These arc etaiwart words, and they have
been listenod to with ret pcct. The people OF
Kansas. so far from striking down this man,
WHO had tho moral courage to refuse to do q
servile thing ought to pu. Ross i'acl: in lii
scat, and be proud OF him. GATH.