Year: 1859

ED. HERALD OF FREKDoM-SIR In
your paper of this date, appears over the
signature of W. NJ. Morrow, from Linn
county, and entitled "Anothsr Fizzle," a
letter which puts false coloring over the
Republican movement in this section.
hope you will see fit to give place in
your sheet to what follows.


/ do not know who said Morrow is, or
what his politics may be, nor do I care !;
but do know that he isignorant of what
he writes about. or else he tells that which
he knows to be false.


A Mass Convention of Paris township,
Linn county, was called on the Gath
of February, by the regularly nominated
committee by county convention, held
at this place several days previous. at
which convention the county was well
represented. As I said, township con-
vention was called at Paris, on the Gath.
It rained almost without intermissioD, du-
ring the whole of that day this is suffi-
cient reason why there was not large
attendance, though as it was, there was at
least 30 present at the meeting. I was
there myself and took part in the meet
ing, yet could not say what the most of
those men met for; know that they
came together at the appointed hour; per-
haps they came as did Morrow, to find
something to blow about He says the
Jay Hawkers of Paris township, eight in
number, met in convention there were
about that number that took an active
part. About the Jaw Hawkers: there
was but one, If any, of the eight, that has
ever had anything to do with Jay Hawk
ing, tn ough perhaps that gentleman has
another meaning to the term Jay Hawk
ing. If he thinks it means those opposed
to slavery extension, slavery in Kansas,
he might with propriety call those eight
JAY -Hawkers. If this be the case, then
there are two parties here, Jay Hawkers
and Slave Democracy, and it will not be
difficult to tell which side of the line the
gentleman will be found.


One object of the meeting was to NOM
mate township officers; this we did not
do, from the fact that we had not the
new law" to act upon, and 1 do not
think the k7uo,Oing gentleman could have
given us the much desired information
We appointed township central commit
tee and six delegates to county conven-
ton, to be held at Paris on the 18th of
this month. The fellow enjoys himself
hugely over the difficulty experienced in
finding suitable material We, wishing to
have all parts of the township represent
ed at the county convention. did find
some trouble in our search for suitable ma
terial. Republican or Free State in the
vicinity of the town of Paris, the claw
and Order" were on the whisky side Of
the question. Had it been Pro-slavery
Democratic convention, no trouble of the
kind would have occurred the whole del
egation could have been picked up in that
town. ! presume the gent would have
been at their service. About proposing
the names Of Democrats, Mr.. Scotrs, (of
Paris) name was proposed. He declined,
and gave as a reason, that he had never
taken sides, as an officer, with any politi-
cal party. Then the name of Mr.. Dawson
was given. He said he was Republican,
but thought the organization premature.
The delegation of six was filled out, and
not one of them were Jay Hawkers, and
one of them acted in Russell's posse.
suppose this is the one that he had REFER
ence to, when he said "they could find
but one man outside the Jay Hawkers, to
act as delegate" could give you a few
ideas that got from this one outsider, in
regard to the action of the Linn county
posse, but will leave this for another
time.


The writer continues. "The speakers
on this occasion boldly proclaimed the
doctrine of negro equality, and endorsed
negro stealing and Jay Hawking in gen.
eral, and condemned all officers who
attempted to enforce the law, &C."


Let US look at it: One of the speak
ers did say, that he would feed the runa-
way slave, and gladly help him on his
way. So much for "Negro Stealing."-
JAY Hawking was hardly mentioned ex-
cept BY the same speaker, while giving
detail to some insults he had received in
and out of the town of Paris by the posse,
and in presence of the Marshal and bis
officers. No reference was made to off,
GERS enforcing the law. The gentleman's
hearing must be dull, or he has an extra
pair of ears to hear such strange things
l should judge that his imagination must
be predominsting characteristic.


"The Free State men of Linn county
are not going to participate with this
self-styled Republican party"-reads the
chronicle.


would say to Mr.. Morrow, to you, and
to the country, that the Free State men
of Linn county have participated in it,
Never has there been held in this county
a more orderly yet enthusiastic and fully
attended convention, than that held Al
this place, which originated the self styleo
Republican party" And never was {
convention held where the strength and
substance Of the county was so fully rep.
resented with as little of the rag, tag and
bobtail," which has been predominatine
feature Of some other conventions thai