Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-07
BLOODsHED FOREsHADOWED IN
KANSAS

ANsSNSs~A
Rumors, vague and uncertain, at first, but
gradually assuming the shape of violent pre-
sumptions, and ever tangible facts, have dis
closed design of the Slave Power on the
freedom Of Kansas, which may we'll startlc not
ouly every friend OF the Slave, but every friend
of. civil liberty in the Country This design is
nothing less than an armed foray into Kansas
to dispossess, and Danish every Northern settler
in that territory, who will not at once and UNI
conditionally swear submission and fealty to the
Slave Power An extensive and powerful Sc
cret organization, it is said, bound together by
solemn oaths, is already forming or formed
along the borders of Missouri, to carry this bold
and lawless scheme into effect. And Senator
Atkinson who has avowed his intentions Of not
returning to Washington this winter, is more
than suspected of being the instigator and head
of this daring plan of planting Slavery by force
in that fair territory.
Among the conirmatory proofs of the exs-
tcnco of such an organization forsuch purposes,
is the following remarkable letter from con-
servative Stakeholder, which recently appeared
in the S. Louis Inquirer, one of the Benton
papers of Missouri, the Editor Of which, youch.
es, in the strongest manner, for the entire reli
ability of the writer
g.. Mo-, Nov. II.
met the other day friend Of mine, who il
: a.. Entering into familiar conversation
a with me, he informed Inc that he, and other
alwhom he did not name, had been diligently a
work for twenty days in the service of secre
organization, spreading pretty much over tn
State, the object of which is to make Kansas
Slave State.
Knowing me to DO a Southern man, ant
strongly imbued with Southern principles, h,
did not hesitate to ask my cooperation in thu
ujJycluent.+- Hp said that lie wus noe I,
4 impan any Of the pwposes Of this society, un
loss Che individual approached wonld enter int
1.-the MOVEMENT willingly. Declining to join thi
|ne,c institution without time for reflection h
Jrafewed me, for farther information to Ger
4 FtaiRsuspicious gentlemen, with whom, howeve
Y an not likely to have any consultation.
al Now, do not know that this affair is wort
@Eatie paper use in detailing it. But / hav
thought it not amiss to put you on the look-ou
for developments 1t is surrounded with plaus
Utility sufficient to make nc think there
something in it,
The leading feature of the plan would prob
ably he to transport Il force from Missouri, ,chs
The time comes, sufficient to accomplish the en-
desired
take it that this is move Of Afchison an
Stringfelow, with few others of like mind
and it may be that your neighbors of the Re
publican know something about it.
My strong conviction is that Kansas can neve
be Slave State, although it might compoi
with the interests of Missouri for it to be mad
such. But am firmly convinced that Kansa.
if made Slave State by the violent irruptio
of citizens from another State, will never be &C
mitted into the Union-and when that state c
things is upon the country, we will have to
nado that will perhaps destroy the Union, an
bring on US blastin- civil war, laden with az
cumnlutcd horrors and the desolation Of gene
atoms. From The 81. Louis MheiHgencer.
Now IF this all be true, and it is no mol
than what we have for months been anticip
ting and intmating in our paper, what resour'
have the free settlers in Kansas, but the defen'
Of their rights by powder and lead We ca
see no other Slavery rules the Government
and they can baya.po hope of protection in TIL
= q'iarter, u they then, would have Kansas
e ffgeG State, and,toBs fsc6me slaves, and mean
e thap slaves themselves they must meet force1
. ferces and aLow these arrogant lords of Il
J., lash--- xs-.
+ "A might ST ST -sah.os,a III. p-.s~aasal Me-
10 ni5stgpope to ttis,,we think. Such sta
d. wosld teSeh these desperate slave propagandi'
/ lesson Ahat "a do .aers. to stop their a
y grc4si5hs than III The arguments i'm tn worl
If. And:Kansassw rsrd they would be placed
n clesils apd.so tgsagrantlyin the wrong, in ca
!, Of such aiatay, is;jastjths place to admini,'
VI it, Most of these characters are arrant cowurt
and il thus met would sneak off homo, and t
u affair, instead Of leading to civil war, wou
: be the surest mems of preventing it,