The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-06-16
The Evil Example Taking Eject.

The Evil Example Taking Effect
The Republican of Friday quoted
largely from Indiana and Illinois papers
to show the spirit manifested by the peo-
pie of the northern States with reference
to the recent outrages committed by
Atchison's banditti in the Territory of
Kansas. 1t is quite clear from these ex-
tracts that the evil example set by these
ruffians, to which they were instigated
by the Republican, is about to bear some
very bitter fruit. The northern papers
argue that if it is right for Atchison and
his ruffians to invade Kansas and carry
slavery there with the bowie knife and
revolver, it is equally proper for the citi-
zens of the free States to goto Kansas and
resist force with force.
The Republican having instigated the
Missouri nullifers to take this course, has
been engaged evel since in telling false
hoods to shield them from the consequen-
ces of theirown infamous acts, and denies
that any one went from Missouri to vote
in the Kansas election at the very mo-
ment when the men themselves are boast
ing of the act, and proclaiming it to the
world in the newspapers and iu their
public meetings. 1t is difficult to con-
eeive of greater audacity and efrontery
in falsehood than that of which the Re-
publican has been guilty in this instance.
The Missouri nullifers in Independence,
and in Platte county, held meetings be-
fore the Kansas election and resolved TO
go over and vote; the Republican pub
lished the proceedings of these meetings.
Similar meetings were held in Pettis,
Boone, Howard, Lafayette and other
counties of which the editors of the Re-
publican cannot deny that they were
cognizant. After the election, telegraphic
dispatches were sent from Independence
10 the St. Louis press, and published in
the Republican, stating that the election
was over, and that the Misseurians had
returned after having carried the cleo
tions, and were then entering Independ-
ence in procession with banners flying,
and to the sound of music. The same
facts were published in the newspapers
on the western frontier, and there is nota a
human being who can be found in this
State, who can stand face to face with his
fellow man and deny the fact that i'm
mense numbers from Missouri went over
to Kansas and voted, and Immediately
returned to their homes. The census of
the Territory taken few weeks before
the election proves the fact incontestably,
for their were more votes polled in three
OIL fourpreeincts near the Missouri border
than there were inhabitants, men women
and children included, in the whole Ter
ritory. Theperpetrators ofthese outrages,
so far from denying it, make it matter
of boast and exultation. Claiborne +.
jackson has not denied that he went over
with seven hundred men and voted at
Lawrence. Sam Young from Boone
county, Inc notorious mountebank, open
ly prociaims that he took part in this
foray. 1t has been charged in the public
prints that Atehison himself took over
company of one hundred men, and neith-
er he nor any of the notification papers
in his neighborhood have had the etfront-
cry to deny it. Nowhere indeed, not
even among that abandoned crew by
whom these vile frauds were perpetrated,
has any one been found, whose hardihood
in mendacity was equal to the task of de-
nying that which is SO openly notorious,
except the Republican. 1t required
person utterly reckless Of public opinion
to deny that, which was we'll known to
all; and no more fit person could be
found than renegade Abolitionist A
northern man, who having deserted the
faith in which he was nurtured, and hav-
ing turned southern ire-eater, is capable
of preaching crusade of assassination
and murder against those who sprung
from the same soil and who profess the
opinions he had deserted, is also capable of
any crime against morals; and it was
therefore appropriate for the Republican
to undertake the task of denial.
1t seems, however, that the people of
the northern States think that "that
which is sauce for the goose is sauce for
the gander, and that if sguatter soyer-
eighty will permit Atchison, Claib, Jack
son, and Sam Young, to send over bands
of armed men into Kansas for the pur=
pose of carrying the elections in faver of
slavery, that the same logic will justify
the people of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa,
and other free States, in arming for the
purpose of resisting the introduction of
slavery into that Territory. The Re
publican meets this logic with lies, the
only kind of logic it is capable of WELD
ing, and ends with piece of bullying
and braggadoeio which proclaims it a
disciple of our staggering Senator, Davy
Atchison. 1t says:
"Very well, we are agreed-let the
FIVE thousand men in Indiana arm and
start for Kansas on such crusade, and
if they are not whipped out of it, we will
give up all title to Judgment in 8 matter
of this kind. But we viii not do the
people of Indiana so much injustice as to
suppose that any considerable number of
them can be induced to engage In such
an enterprise. Ifit be undertaken, how
ever, all that we ask is that the men who
propose this invasion of Kansas, shall be
kept m the front rank-if it can be done
and then we viii rely upon the Kansas
folks to treat them precisely as they de-
serve That is all We ask of them TO do. !"
1t may be, however. that the RepubG-
can speaks By the card In the above. It
certainly ought to know the effect of the
climate upon northern Abolitionists who
come to the South And it may not be
mistaken in its calculations upon the ease
| with which they viii be whipped out, -
/ which probably means that they win turn
southern fire-esters by the operation of
the laws ofclimate. Having experienced
in their own persons the operations Of
this remarkable law Of nature, it is not