The Kansas Herald Of Freedom

Don't like it.

Pate, of the Star of Empire, is evidently not well pleased with Gov. Walker's inaugural. In his last issue he says:

"If the Governor is not misunderstood, he wants the Convention to submit the Constitution they make, to all the "bona fide inhabitants" of Kansas at the time of voting. That is nonsense, unless he means by the term bona fide, those who are registered. For there can be no other basis for the Convention to go on, than the census returns, and the roll of registered voters. To submit the Constitution to a set of rebels who stoutly denied the validity of, and are every day nullifying the law calling it into existence, is doing what no sensible man considers right or just. The Governor, in effect, says to the abolitionists: 'You should by all means vote at the coming election; but if you don't, it makes no manner of matter; just vote on the Constitution, and if you are able, then it is time to kill it.' Such is the plain meaning of his address, and so the rebels will understand it."

So it seems that nothing short of an unconditional surrender of Kansas to slavery would please the fire-eaters. We cannot, however, accede to their wishes or cater to their tastes, so they must make the best of it if they can. Chevalier Pate will be compelled to seek some other field in which to display his military prowess.