The Kansas Freeman from Topeka, Kansas • 2

THE KAN'S A FE EE MA We publish in this the The sagacious of one our best exchanges says State Legislature- Seldom in the annals of Ameri- Uaited States Seaatorv The Legislature will meet at this place on Tuesday next and one of the first and KANSAS FREEMAN. E. C. K. 10AEVEY, Editor.

"The alarming pre valence of ti can Politics has there been presen i country'the dire calamity of an arbitra-' meat of arms in that Territory, it shall be letween lawless violence on the one side, and conservative force on the other, wielded by legal authority of th. -floral Government. I "call on the citizens both of adjoining mob spirit all over the country, OMt important lubieeis that will claim A a. preamble and motto brought forward by Gen. Lane, and adopted by meeting held at Lawrence a few days since.

Our strictures were penned witheut seeing the preamble and motto and we frankly admit they were full strong for the ocaasion. ite attention will be that of the elect! on of spectacle thsn that which we now witness in the organization of the the worst leature ot tne times, n(j unless it can be effectually checked will soon reduce all the political prV lems ef the day to the simple ques two Senators, to represent us in the Senate ef the United States. The peculiar condition of the pecpl of Kansas demands the election of the best tion of Anarchj or a Depotic Got eminent. fotate legislature ot Ivansas, entrus- Sut to abstaja from unau-ted with the highest, functions inci- thor52eJ intermeddling in the locl con-dent to Government, A State or- cerns 0f the Territory, admanishiog them ganization, springing from the people 'lta rgrnic law is to be executed with and responsible to. them alone.

A impartial jusdee; that all individual acts Legislature assembling to exercise of illegal interference will incur condign the hich trusts reposed, seconded by punishment; and that any endeavor to men within our borders. Men of the first ability, ef known moral and political integrity and of uncompromising faith in the justice and righteousness of oar cause. In addition to tbee prertqaeites our all the olScers ef State, causes every intervene by organized force will be firmly Senators should be as free as possible old bonis," that is, nothing in their pat Freeman of Kansas to rejoice. It withstood. a a A.

Our paper is behind, like a cows MARIED Ob the 21st. in thUcitr Rev. H. B. Mr.

J. F. CtuuaU, this office, foraserij of Farview, Gaerneny co Ohio, and Misa Saia" Haazav, Uxmlr iir MarrietU, 111. 1 From the above notice, it will be sets that the publisher of the Freeman, Ut, UMifiKQs, has taken a partner. A cd from what we know, feel assured that hs can place the utmost confidence in Ut is utterly impossible to attempt for a invoke an gooa citizens 10 P.w by renderinff obedience to the laws; moment to continue a lorm ot Ijtov- 1 to seek remedy for temporary evils by eminent that is odious to ttie people.

-J rntl onA history or present position should exis, calculated te discredit them with any department of the government. They should go to Washington with the greet "Whkrbas, The unoffending settler, or Kansas have endeavored by means within thei power, to cultivate relations of friendship and amity their pro-slavery brethren in Missouri; And Whereas, These advances, instead of being met a spirit of conciliation, have been met by outrages the most brutal and degrading, thereby forcing us to tlie conclusion that the insbtution of slavery possesses within itself elements of injustice, intolerance and aggression, not only of the enslaved, but to all those who prefer Free Territory to Slave Territory elements which if onfor. ced, as the recent acta of ur neighbors show it their intention to do, can result in endangering not only our lives and liberties but the perpetuity of our glorious Republic, therefore- -Retlvedy That in view ef the determination on the part of the Slave Power, to destroy and take away the rights, which -J t-wsiui Thev will tnrow it on aud adont a fc repulse the counsel and the mstignations object in view, that of gaining admission to that is conremoii3 system TOPEKA SATURDAY, MARCH 1st 1856. Misrepresentation. 0 "We are sorry to find the late Proclamation of the President most grossly misrepresented both by the pro-slavery and abolition press.

The former profess to find in it a determination, on the part of the President to prevent, by force of arms, the organization of our State Government; and the abolitionists can see nothing in it but an invitation to the people of Missouri to inrade our jTerritory and to forbid our people to defend themselves against this lawless intervention; when the truth is, that the President proposes to carry out the provisions of the organic act in good faith, and to maintain "popular sovereignty" inviolate, while ho pronounces to be "under the Constitution fundamental to the whole structure of our initiations." What elso do we want admit that "popular sovereignty is fundamental to the whole structure of our institutions" and then defend that fundamental principle from any infringement and our case is made one, and our rights are -v-- of agitators ana ot cssoreaniztsrs: auu into the, Union upon the only principle byj interest and wellare. Ji. DOfiy 01 to their "country which we can claim it, that of the con-1 good and brave men assemblee here, tkejr prije jn its greatness, their apprt'cia-coming first from the peoplo of the cf tie blessings thej enjoy, and their Territory, boujedup by "an approv- determination that republican institutions ing conscience and the strong bond3 shall not fail in their hands, by coopern-of American Freeman. Though" it ting, to uphold the majesty of the laws might appear from the many threats and to vindicate the sanctity of the Con- stitutional, natural and inherent right of self government. With such men, with such a cause we can confidently look for success; but with mta of different character, our prospeeta are, to say the least of them, gloomj.

That we htve such material amongst judgment. Long life and much happiness to tht partiee, may they always be blessed with cean sheets" and "fair impressions" may the "bank" never be exhausted, bst have an abundant supply of "coiT rns there "farms' raw. of true love aad when "small caps 4 needed, may they be on jT. Pr eminatinc from the Slave Power jstitution. bached up by the highest Chief us none will deny, and could the Lgis- Magistrate in the world, the Presi- dent of the United States.

That the people of Kansas would be intimidated, but such is not tho slightest degree true, And this fact lature lay aside all ether considerations except the interests of the people of Kansas end look onlj to securing the services ef effective men, then indeed wouM our hopes be bright and our prospts glori as American citizens beloagto us, it i our duty to unfurl our banner to the) breeze, andadoptaT our A Free State Government in Kansas without delay, emanating ironi the people, and responsible to them; non-interference with the ii stitution of slavery in the St tea whrd ft now exists, and opposition te its further extension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused, the seal of the United. States to be affixed tojthese presents. Done at the city of Washington, the eleventh day of Febuary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six, and of the Independence of the Znited States the eightieth. FRAN KL FN PIERCE.

By the President, W. L. Marct, Sec'y State. demonstras to tho world the eminent LEXINGTON, UISSCUHI. AH grades of flour and meal on had and ous but if 01 the othsr hand, the Legislature should attempt to reward personal 1 frisnds or to punish personal enemies eecured.

How then, can thepro-elaverv cress understand the procla decree of Freedom American citi-zens enjoy. The President may find his anethames but thev fall harm- for sa! at all times, el 1 1 i mation to be issued against our pro without reference to fiftness or qualification, our cause will greatly prejudiced les3. The people are not with him. posed State organization, which rests xl, this "under the Constitution upon aad our success rendered at proble-fnndamental nrinciplo." roatical. The body of men assembled here at pressnt, styled the Legislature" of til? State of Kansas, will go on qui- Presidential Trickery President Pierce te infatuated ir his desire to secure the support and 1 apnroval of the Slave Oiifrat ehvt'and Circumstanced as we are in Kansas we certainly have no capital to invest iu mere peraonat rewards or punishments, but by all means we saouid make every effort tell etly to pass Iliws THE KANSAS FREEMAN 1 rCLISHE) ETKRT 13Y J- F- CUM MINGS-Aed i.

theOr-an of the -UUck Lw IVrt Sute Anti Abolition Party" iu Kanias- qniilr Tpoard to Northern Aolitkui8m and Somhera Nullificatien i ti ad rotate of Ste -hti id Squatter Soerei-ntj; yet, vrhn'trvt before the people cUiro it Its will ve fotni well filled wiili die Litest inforrcut'm fnm er-ry quarter of Kansas; while its diwai-aion will be conducted in a sjiiri: uf frJw independence! of the people of the Territy, fyntv ftf of the people of was riice in my pewer to hacfchot Generl Washington," Said a British soldier to an American, as the were discussing the e-vents of the great struggle at the concluding of peaCe Why did you not phoot him then?" asked the American: "you ought to have done so for the benefit of your countrymen." The death of Washington would not have been for their benefit," replied tho Englishman, for tly unconcerned and not anticipat upon the great question of that of re-, ing any disturbance whatever. The and will receive the condemnation of all hone3t and sensil le men, and at ti i i i I r.fi...ng tus pwiui nguMi ui thrcats ef the glaV0 power anJ the we have beea desooiJed of is hoped that .1 Ml 1 I the same time da but little for himself in the estimation of the South. Pro-slavery men have not been slow use the President for their own pur- me msrauers win late a proper view 01 this subject and that such men will be tract their attention at all. Thev act on the doctrino of popular sov E. O.

rropi.eu- elected to the United States Senate as ereignty, and themaxium, "Be suro we depended on him to treat our terms, is advance i 1. nrijinnprs lcindlrr anl hv TTarpnlj will reflect credit upon the people that they represent and that will work effectually and successfully for our ctuse. 1 1 1 1 -r, uusca, uuj win luvy ue, line uv nuiua you are right and go ahead. Both 1 cn his position of innuence and power houses were fully organized on the! I Oftu In G.irverf corner of We SOOner have Shot an Officer Of I Avenue end Fifth Street, up staire. while President of the United States.

That such will be the result, we have i 4th most of the State oui- our own. -E liO RE 'or taa ST We are atroniilv reminded of thr ne doubt unless some unholy combination be forujsd by the extremous" nd we would caution the honest and unsuspecting against tho wire working and man cera sworn in, and the wholeinach inary of a State Government set in motion. No earthly power can prevent it. It is the work of the character: J3u; when his term of office shall expire, he will be abandoned, as an in-stiumentof no value aside from that which his accidental and unmerited position had conferred upon him. His last trick appears in a recent tr-Hic cf abolitionism bj 1 fil? ft Of ft IpJJO from.a I Ik (llBuIllJ 0 1 il 1 the foil euvering of professional politicans whose Proclamation.

message on Kansas matters, an ab. object is personal ngrandis ments without reference to public good. Squatter Sovereignty. Whereas' indications exist that public stract 0f wnich may be found in an- tranquility and the supremacy of hw in I Qther column. The inconsistency of Again persons residing out of the Territory but near its who contemplate "armed intervention in the affairs thereof," are warned to desist under the penalty of having employed against them, the 44 whole pewer of the General This is all we ask we do not propose to resist the laws, but to resist lawless invasions' aad the President poposes to employ us the cal Militia" to rid ourselves ef this "unau thoriztd intermedling with tht local concerns of the Territory.

Now can this be anderstood to be forbid the people of the Territory from defending themselves' or giving aid and comfert to the Border Ruffians" and strengthingtheir bends and inverting them to farther violence." Our State organization contemplates no armed resistance to the law," nor do we propose te "direct and control our political organization by force," hence the proclamation cannot applv to it. Wo have formed a people have adopted it and under it we have eleeted State officers and members of the Legislature and we have appealed for admis sion into the Union, all this we do by the authority of popular sovereignty. Our Legislature will meet in this city on Tuesday next and should it proceed immediately to the enactment of a code ef Laa and the rganizatior of a complete State Government, it could to no violation of the organic act or the laws and constitutien of the United States, nor jet of any of the Territory, as nothing cn be found in the Constitution or any of the laws forbiding the same, but on the other hand, the Constitution, the bill of rights, the organic act and the fundamental principle of Popular Soveieignty all clearly authorize it. Hence we contend that we are not the party against We are surprised to see that our difficulties in Kansas arc constantly 1 Territory of ansas are endangered hig trickerJ and the infatuation with I by the reprehensible acts or purposes of i uie reprenensibie acts or purposes cbange: "She no head, and cannot think no heart and cannot feel! When the moves, it it in wrath when she is anid ruin her prayers are cwr-e her God is damon her communion it lath; her vertgnce is her decalogue i written in the book of her victims- and if she atops for a moment in her inftrnal flight, it i upon a kindred reck, to whet her vulture fanga for a igore tanguniary desolation. attributed to the passage and provis THE VudnigK'Ml pre; -te pi.bHt:f.

at rat tfi tiAj mt December inL at Friri Kjaa valjr per, beariuf the UVe KANSAS STATESMAN. In conformity wlia loKf trUV.tliti tM.ae, brii-fly, tu ih Iti uu tHt m4 STATESMAN wiil Le co4 Having litcxl'-d our rTairnt beMI 'iKinMtM counot be iixtiiTrreot c.ucefu:jf chsraetrr ih invlitulioiiB winch nixjr upot. Lr tmi Regard ing Uvetj um iniuiicLje to the ban of the country, oci ttw-rij. rfeii-arly, we tbrnll apptise Ms (ooiig i' ducmg auctt on rray wf aud fncis fruin O-. Ut lime, a we tnay coucei id be tncl pr: t5 or this end Aitb wnn-t we nhaU ef.pt ap public ar prirate, or ny moTetr.eai would, directly or tudtrectlf faterfeie a iUi tb and dornetic relations of our Siiei er Territonea.

We have the oaaat implicit cobSd'-aca ia. the ioleUigt-nae aud awTereiaBty of the peobi, B.i b-liTe thftn Iu ly capaMa regulating their owa affairi ia their own way. A pepi t. be Tlrtuoaa a happy must be a rn-t Ptp4 a People in whun Is TeatodU, a ja pnvilege ot the KJecttT Franchiae, to be aecura in U. ivoetsKiD of their freedom mutt be' a-.

Mghteaed to deU rosiae fr Ibemaelr a the beaHrK thai any ropoaed neaaora may ba upon the ions of the organic act. All our difficulties have originated in and grown out of the fact that provisions of that act have not beon carried out in persons, both within and without the same, who propose to direct and control its political organization by force. It appearing that combinations have been formed therein to resist the execution of the Territorial laws, and thus, in effect, letter and inspirit. That act guar antees to the peope of Kansas the subvert by violence all present constitiuti- Tht Louisville Courier pays tht following tribute to the occupation of the farmer: "If a young man wants to cn- which he beseeches the South, is seen in his indorsement of the illegal Legislature of Kanias, wliich Governor Reeder, controlled by an enlightened couviction of law aud duty failed to recognize. That Legislature was elected by invaders from Missouri, and was, with one exception, composed of violent Pro-slavery men; and hence President Pierce thinks it was, for all practical purposes a lawful body.

On the other hand, he says, the recent Convention in Kansas, which formed a Free State Constitution, was composed of a party, and not the people; whose acts he regards as "contrary to the principles of public low, the practice under the Consti i iun ana me piavp. rity of the State ibh "1 a UUStnCSS ttiat Wlli insure tl tueh insMtimoBa of lewranir na w.ll ct- tribute raoAJ ll.e hi'h XJucdiioiiMl ii.lrr-i KifcJ hini, in middle life, the greatest a- enal arid 1 gai authority. It also appearing that oher persons, inhabitants of re-mo States, are collecting money, engaging men, and providiug arms tor the same purpose. And it further appearing that combinations within the Territory are endeavoring by the agency of emisaries and otherwiso, to induce individual (States of the Uuioc to iuterietie in the affairs thereof, in vioiction of the Constitution of the United States. Vnd where as all such plans for the de great American privilege of self-government; and had it been executed wo should have had no difficultv.

It has been disregarded and we have governed, not by ourselves, but by a lawless mob fiom an adjoining State in utter violation of right, reason, the Constitution of the United Siates and the principles of Republican Institutions. Hence, tho Executive, and not the law, is accountable for all the consequences that have or may result. We like to see the saddle put upon the right horse let the responsibility rest on the shoulders of the party who is justly entitled to bear it -Let justice be done, tho' the Heavens' clination of ihe future institutions of tution of the United States, aud the Tie riht uf every u.au worship Gud in accordaoc with the d'CmUt of his own conscience aha1 be ir (he ablest manner of which we are aapahi. dip'i tion i mnradiy. acati' gdgoeiiiDiati the Suiraoaan alwaya endeavor to cultivate la lha hearts aud minda of tee peuple.

The flatteries men ahaii qcj aedace, nor their Croa a( intimidate at from the enteriainnent of such opimoaa as we may tea proper to any fcf the great queaiiunaof pnblls polity, that may redvota tu the honor, or enhaace I Utereau of eur Totff American State. Term Two Dollars per annum la advance. Addrea K. O.K. GARYXV, Propreor, Pia Kanaaii.

PROSPECTUS TOR TUB KANSAS INTELLIGENCER WE Propeaa publishing a newapaper of tbs aboT. title, at the town of Wh tfieid. K. weekJjr. Terms-one dollar and fifty etcU, payable upon the race ion of the firat oumbsr.

It is U9ual for eat: or ia soliciting patrooas for a new paper, to set forth in a lengthy pr pectus its intended well as mants. all their political creed. This usual couricfy wt beg lesrs to emit on the present occsaicn. oclj ao far as to aay that design to reudrr ths vMrusv mm fiuf 1 1 A 1 the Territory, if carried into action from rule of right and common sense." within the same, will constitute the facts of This Convention Was composed of the insurrection, and, if from without, that of jboua-fide settlers of Kansas, as the invasive aggression, and will, in either President must very well know, and case, justify and require the forcible in- "for all practical purposes was a law-terpositioa of the whole power of the fri body," and would, doubtless, have General Goreraracnt, Wl maintain jWr, tr whom the Proclamation operates, bscause we are aot the people The question then arista who are described! Who have "controled" and who propose to control out political organization by force!" What "persons it had formed a Slave, instead of a the laws of the Territory as those of the Union. -Kow, therefore, Franklin Pierce, President of the United jStates, do iasue this my proclamation, to command all persons ergaged in unlawful combinations mount of leisure time, nothing is more sure than farming.

If he has an independent turn of mind, let him be a farmer. If he wants to engage in a healthy occupation, let him till the soil. In short, if he would he independent let him get a spot of earth, keep within his means and shun the lawyer, be temperate to avoid the doctor, be honest that he may have have a clear conscience improve the soil so as to leave the world better than he found it, and then if he cmnot livehappy and die contented, there is no hope for him." It is stated that the JJissourians engaged in the invasion of Kansas, expects to get $2,50 a day from Congress for their services, and also each a bounty land warrant. An editor at the dinner table being asked if he would take gome pudding, replied in a fit of abstraction, Owing to a crowd of other matter" I am unable to find room for it. War and Love.

War nd.Love are strange compeer War ehede blood, and Lore abeda tears; War has spears, and Lore has darts; War breaks beads, and Love breaks hearts. residing without the Territory, but near its bolder contemplate armed intervention in the affairs thereof Who contemplate an "unauthorised intermedling with the local concerns of the Territory etc. one who is at all convsrsant with the political history cf Kansas can fer a moment mistake the party described and upon them let the denunciations of the Proclamation fall. We publish the proclamation in full ie another cJamn. Ceatropolis.

We had a description of this beautiful city site prepared, but it being mislaid we defer remarks till next week. We may however, say, that should Topeka, by any means, fail in securing the Capital, their, Centropo-lis is our We are about establishing a Branch Office there-see prospectus. r. t-- Ci-We take pleasure in calling attention to the Card of Messrs. against the constituted authority of the aubj-cts, our ability will adr.iit.

We shall arran through Correspondent report the settlement an4 properuy of tfcs d-I-feient sect ons uf the TVrntory. In politics we are decidedly anti Uvry r.d aluill an itaiediuie cramxatioii ti State Crovernment. We haii adrecate tbe right ef ih people sad the political conduc: of pubitc officers. J. li.

CHAPM Witfield, Nor, Ed. fc Vrop'r. Free Stato Constitution. But the South does not want a Free State of Kansas, and so the President ignores the Convention already held by the people, and in servile submission to his Southern masters, proposer to give Slavery another chance, by recommending the holding of another Convention in Kansas, for the formation of a State Constitution. We expect henceforth, that Mr.

Pierce will contir to prostitute his official position, Southern favor; Territory of Kansas cr of the United States to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes, and to warn all such persona that any attempted insurrection ia said Territory or aggressive intrusion into the same wiil be resisted not only by the employment of the local militia, tu; also by that of any available forces of the United States; to the end Straved. from the snbttcriber about the 9th cf Ag McG Bro's. of Xexington, Mo and tf it be possible for him to ob- The lour manufactured at their Mills is superior to any we have, kad since'our arrival in Kansas. rT nacn in vsrvi 1 1 1 rvn -i Jen a 0 Hs3 bv e'n A any more Southern er We uudestand that the ice has Tint Wedding in Topeka- We publish today a notice of the marriage in Tepeka, that of the publi'her of this paper, and we hope that the good example of Mr. Curx misgs and his amiable lady will be followed by the young people ef our city and in this connection we must be allowed to say, without fear of successful contradiction, that there is no city, town or outage in the Union that can furnish a greater proportion of intelligent and accowplished ladies and more whole eouled aid stout hearted yosng nen than fast, an Iron-graj 2irs, sixteei nnuM 8B'A, ear.

old, som ontlie fwehe' ind feet, with -bsui should en eo- rather lar head, m1 a sauJi. acar vccr tba left eye. Any gittng fornati( of ths abore will be libsrally rewarded, or reee: tJB dollar by deliTering her my resUence in Tspe-ka. Tf (Ke. 24 DA XI EL TURNE- Taken Up On the 6th by the suhaenber, Mart aboet aerenteen years (Jd.

flea bitten. ot22. tf pEOWAhD APAifS. E. Cancy, Seal Estate Broker, has a number ef broken up in the Missouri River and also en the Ohio and Miisissipi and that, considerable damage has ben done to Steam Boats on those Rivers.

1 1 tthe means, he will not nesitato to and citil nnta cf all peaceful and law abiding inhabiunu of the Territory. Vovm meaner feats iu his career of If, in any part of the Union; the rury degradation. of factica or fanaticism inflamed into dis- We understand by late arriva-a regarded of the great principles of- popu- ftera Kansas City, that Gov i Shanona lar sovereignty which, under the Consti- appSintment as Governor of Kansas Ter-tutioa. zr tundamantHl in the whole struc- rit 0rv been confirmed bv the Seaa Ure of our bsiituUona, ie to brieg en the mila that he if expeeted to arrive tc. JC3Wendll Phillips sara that no Yankee is satisfied with truth, unless you can prove to him that it is worth From darknesscometb.

light, as our DeviUsaid, when looked in the eity of Tepeka. ight or ten per wank Lets ia the Citr fcr eale (Seo fthf ifikkeg..