The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-23
WIN Kansas be q Free statee


/. The South is united in the deterani-
nation to make Kansas slave State-ul-
timately. by division, half a dozen slave
States, if necessary She has never vel
been foiled in her purpose thus coneena
lated and expressed: and she has too
much at stake to allow free speech, a free
press, and free labor, to hold the mas
terry in that vast Territory.
g. Eastern emigration viii avail moth
ing to keep slavery out of Kansas. Tho
we have hitherto been careful to say
nothing to discourage it.. we have never
had any faith in it asa breakwater against
the inundation of the dark waters of OPP
preston. Hardly a single Abolitionist
can be found among all who have emigra-
ted to that country. Undoubtedly, the
mass of emigrants are in fayorof making
Kansas free State as matter of sound
policy, and would do so if they were not
under the dominion of Missouri ruffian-
ism, OF If they could rely upon the sym
pathy and aid of the general government
in this terrible crisis; but they have not
gone to Kansas to bemartyrs in the cause
of the enslaved negro. nor to sacrifice
their chance for a homestead on the altar
of principle, but to find a comfortable
home for themselves and their children.
Before they emigrated, they gave little or
no countenance to the anti-slavery cause
at home; they partook of the general in
difference or hostility to the labors Of
radical Abolitionism; at least, they could
only dream of making freedom national
and slavery sectional" after the manner
of .sthe fathers" and they were poisoned
more orless with the virus of colorphobia.
If they had no pluck here, what could
nationally be expected of them IN the i'm
mediate presence of the demoniacal spirit
of slavery? They represent the average
sentiment of the North on this subject
nothing more; and that is still subserYi-
ent to the will of the South. They dare
not defend theirown rights; how then can
they defend the rights of the enslaved?
To place any reliance upon eiranti-sla-
very zeal or courage is to lean upon a
broken staff. We do not say this re-
proachfully, but because it is the. truth;
and to show why we have no hope, and
see 10 ray of light, in that quarter.
8. The omnipotent powerof the gen
erai government will cooperate with the
Vandals of Missouri to "crush OUT what
little anti-slavery feeling may exist in
Kansas, and to sustain their lawless pro-
ceedings in that Territory. This will
prove decisive in the struggle.
4. On the subject of slavery, there is
no principle in the papers ostensibly de-
sirous of making it free State. Here.
for instance, is before us 'tTHE HERALD
OF FREEDOM, of May 18th, published at
Lawrence, which claims to be, and We
believe is, the most outspoken journal in
Kansas, in regard to the rights of the
bona fide settlers. What does its editor
say? Listen!-.'While publishing apa-
per in Kansas, we feel that it is not our
province to discuss the subject of free
dom or slavery in the Statesl' Is not
this the most heartless inhumanity, the
most arrant moral cowardice, the clear
est demonstration of unsoundness. of
mind? Again he says:
eve are not what is known in the
South as an 'Abolitionist, but are in ia
vor of the emancipation of the slave thro'
the apprenticeship system, as was done
in Pennsylvania and most of the northern
States, Immediate and unconditional
emancipation, we believe, would be de-
structiye to the best interests of all con-
cefned. The master would be destroy
ed, % and the slave turned loose upon
the world, ignorant, and wholly unqual-
flied for for the responsible duties of life.
When emancipation does take place, it
should be gradual in its operation, and
the negro Loud be educated and fitted
to sustain hisnew relationships society"
Now this is as rank pro-slavery read
ing as anything to be found in the Rich
mond Examiner or the Charleston Mercu-
~. To show its folly, its wickedness,
its insanity, has been the one great effort
of the Abolitionists for the last quarter OF
acentury. 1t surrenders the whole ground
to the enemies of impartial liberty. and
makes the present enslavement OF those
in bondage meritorious actor elm
mediate and unconditional emancipation
would be destructive to the best interests
of all eoncerned!l'' And this is the pa
per which has made, and is still making,
its appeals to the anti-slaTery men and
women of Massachusetts, to swell its SUD-
scription list, as true to the cause of free
domi, And they have done so. When
such is the compromising spirit of the
organ of the free State party, what ra-
.tional hope is left to believe that the de-
FAINT and desperate spirit of slavery viii
be crushed in the struggle? Il
These are some Of the reasons why we
believe Kansas viii inevitably bea slave
State.-Bostoa Liberator.
: The author of that article is an avowed
advocate of the dissolution of the Ameri-
can Union, and has been such for years.
We are not of that school of anti-slayery
men, and expect no favor at their hands.
They see everything Through glass
darkened," because it is impossible for
them to discern the truth. 1t is an easy
matter to denounce men, and is, withal
very common. Our opinion has been
that it was better to labor to elevate 9TH
ers, than to engage in a general crusade
to destroy-to pull others down to level
with ourselves. HMr. GARRISON thinks
his the more elevated position let him oc-
cupy it, aud if be desires us to occupy it
with him ultimately. he viii effect his
purpose sooner by inuiting us to walk up,
than he win by pelting US with stones to
drive US away. Our object is to make
Kansas a free State. We have no side
issues. nor don't design allowing any par
ty to lug in matters which are foreign to
our purpose to divert our attention from
the main question.
II M n,an,s hueioass whether we ara