The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-03
A CALL UPON FREEMEN.

The proceedings alluded to in the following
communication are already known to our read
ers but the appeal here made will not be in
vain:
KANSAS TERRITORY, KANSAS RIVER,
July 3 1854.
To the Editor of the National Era:
DEAR SIR: Through your valuable paper,
wish to say a few words to you, and tho Anti.
Slavery friends throughout the nation. Iwish
to state few facts, and then lot the good sense
and humanity of this great nation decide
whether this beautiful land shall be another
prison house for our brother man.
With this letter send you copy Of the
Weston Reporter, paper published at Weston
Missouri, in order that you and others may see
what efforts are being made here to chain this
new Territory to Slavery's sin-cursed car.
wish you to publish such resolutions and make
such comments as will show Anti-Slavery men
that Freedoms enemies are not only among Us
but are marshalling all their energies to FL
our land with pro-slavery population.
This Territory, lying as it does south of Ne
braska, and contiguous to aslaveholding State
makes it an object for slaveholding popula
ton. And now, when the last, the greatest
barrier-the Missouri Compromises repeal
effort will be made, which can be done, to fast
en- Slavery on the land. Already are exclusive
unions being formed, public meetings called
and resolutions passed, calculated to create the
impression that this so,H be q slaueholding State
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise, ani
the recent action of her citizens in interfering
with our business, have preoipitated the wal
upon US, and fairly and fully opens the way fol
o national victory.
Cut of, as I now am, from almost all mai
communication with the States, by choosing a
border residence, one hundred and twenty
miles from a post Office, cannot tell what il
being done for US; but one thing know, that
unless we receive some sympathy and aid from
friends in this hour, in all probability Slavery
dark belt of hell will encircle US. Those of u:
who are here would fight morally, had we a
channel through which we could speak; but
all the public organs near us are in Missouri
and virtually in slaveholding hands.
What we need at this time is aid we need
a good press, and candid and discriminating
mind to unmask Slavery, and reveal the real
character of the giant wrong We want you
INV friends, if you have not already done it, to
devise some plan to send us press, and man
who win stand, like sea-girt rock, to has post
till the treat Kansas macs will feel that the
n0ONi0 VINO Wlpo O0e e4sos 1oA- ~~~s's-~
which m an sustains to his brother man, are out
on bundles sea, whose dark waters will Il
applied. continue to dash, sill all political, moral
and social good are engulphed in one common
grave.
Am asking for too much, in asking you 70
send us . press, q suitable man to conduct it,
and. for short time, assist US to sustain him
With mesnsa Where can we make go protita-
BILE an Investment, for few cents or one dollar
apiece. as we can to keep the cries and groans
Of Slavery from this landi A little from each
one will do the work, and will be better than
a sum from o few. Win you not aid us, and
do it soon. Let us plant moral cannon on
the hill at Fort Leavenworth, and then keep II
supplied with moral, social, and POLITICAL fects
till, logically, we have spiked the enemys last
gun. Shall it be donea
want every true friend of the slave to have
share in the happy reflection, that when the
hills of Kansas were being shrouded with sla-
wish, perpetual night, and her valleys were be-
ginning to clank with the poor mans chain,
chem Il was that they had share in the great
moral conflict which gave freedom for The tears
and rroans which would have went up from
this saye-cursed land. For this reason l as
an individual, wish it to be tie struggle OF the