Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-08-11
Saturday, August ), 1854.
SLAVERY IN KANSAS.


action of the Emigrant Aid Association
to send emigrants to Kansas, with tbs
allowed purpose of wrestling it from the
! hands of the Slave Power. and highly
approves the measure of starting free
papers. 1t says:
There Is another way to accomplish
the ends Of freedom. What is this plan
We answer again: Awaken the public
mind establish free presses in Kansas
encourage immigration by such means as
the Emigrant Aid Society, and all i.
weli.n
Before proceeding further, will the
Democrat tell us why it is right to pub.
fish Anti-Slavcry papers in Kansas, and
not here ? What is the difference il
advocating freedom in Kansas, whether
it be done by a paper printed there oil
by one printed here? Remember. these
things which the Democrat praises afal
off and condemns at home, are identical
But to what we wish to say.
We hope much from the Elnigrant
Aid Association we hope much from
Freedom Papers in Kansas, but with al
this we fear the result. We fear it. be.
cause the settlers already there, who arc
the first occupants, themselves emi-
grants from Slave States,) have held i
meeting and declared that Slavery Is
there by virtue of the Nebraska Bill
and have denounced all Abolitionists
/ We fear it, because the Slave Power pre-
ponderates in the General Government
and the Administration holds that Sla.
very has right to go there. We fear
it. because the President, a Slavc-Propa-
gandist has the appointing Of the Courts
of that country, and none will be APP
pointed. but such rs will declare that
Slavery is there de jure and de facto.
T We use these words for our ncighbor' s
benefit We fear it. because, Of orr o'ro
huor!edge, SLAVERY Is THERE AL
READY.
In 1915. it was our forturne to soiourn
for some months in the vicinity of St.
Joseph. in Missouri. And while there
we made excursions into what was then
the Indian Country, but what is now
Kansas. And we know, of our own
knowledge, that a more genial climate,
and more beautiful or fertile country.
does not exist in the Union. Just such
a country. if any, as is adapted to slave
labor or where it can thrive best. ind
uiHe there zee sdlr SidreS there. Not
many. to lie sure, and they sort Of So
iourners or transients. The country be
longed to the Indians, and it was against
the law to settle it, but some broke it,
and took their slaves with them. And
As it was there then it has continued
there ever since, as is confirmed by
all recent information from that region.
. Another reason: The Missouri Com
promise Of 1920, which admitted Mis-
sour into the Union prohibited Slavery
North and West Of that State. In 1887,
Serenfeea gears Gfte,r0Td, and just sew
entccn years ago, the L. 5. Government
bought the country lying West of the
State of Missouri, South of Iowa, and
West of the Missouri River, Of the In
dams. which is known as the "Platte
Purchase" This was part Of the coun-
try conSccrated to freedom" by that
Compromise. 1t was surveyed, opened
t. settlement aud settled by Shareholders
ana their Slaves. was afterward attached
- the Slave State of Missouri, and
was thus made Slave country. 1t
is right along side of Kansas, the
river only dividing them; and there Is
the greatest reason to fear that the same
cause that made that slave country. will
make Kansas so.
Are these not good and sufficient rea-
sons for the fear? Are they not good
reasons for our doing all we can, if any
thing, to prevent it ? Do you not ap-
prove our course in this, brother Demo
crdt? Is it not in accordance with such
premises as you lay down? Then why
oppose the party which is following out
your own positions Up.