The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-24
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The Kansas Pioneer, heretofore an ul-
trapro-slayery paper has changed hands,
50 faras the editoria. manageneat is con-
csrned, by Substituting the name of GEo.
". McIasEin the place of eHAs. Sex
TON. who has retired from the late firm of
Sexton q Hazard. Mr.. SExros rec
ommends his successor as s.decided
pro-slayery man" whilst the new ed
itor, in his introductory" takes occa-
sion to remark that he "will adhere rig
idly to the doctrine as promulgated by
Washington, jefferson. and their com.
patriots" We are glad of this resolves.
and hence have glanced over the position
of those eminent worthless who have be-
como the guiding stars ofour c,temporary
friend on the slavery question. The
views of THOMAS JEFFERSON, the father
ofAmcrican Democracy, which weextract
from his autobiography, is the most con-
venient for us to refer to at this moment,
which we commend to the especial con-
sideration of the Pioneer editor. Speak
of his action in the Virginia Convention,
he says -
"The bill ON the subject of slaves was
mere digest of the existing laws re-
specting them, without any intimation of
plan for future and general emanci-
patton. 1t was thought better that this
should be kept back, and attempted only
by way of amendment, whenever the bill
should be brought on. The principles of
the amendment, however, were agreed
on, that is to say, the freedom of all born
after certain day, and deportation at a
proper age. But it was found that the
public mind would not yet bear the prop
osition, nor will it bear it even at this day.
Yet the day is not distant when it must
bear and adopt it, or worse will follow
Nothing is more certainly written in the
book of fate, than that these people are
to be free; nor is it less certain that the
two races, equally free, cannot live IN the
same government. Nature, habit, opin
ion have drawn indelible lines of distinc-
ton between them. 1t is still in our pow
er to direct the process of emancipation
and deportation, peaceably, and in such
slow degree, as that they viii Scar off
insensibly, and their place he oari passu,
filed up by free white laborers. II,
on the contrary, it is left to force itself
on, human nature must shudder at the
prospect here. We should in vain look
for an example in the Spanish deportation
or delegation of the Moors. This prece-
dent would fall far short of our case.
"There were not wanting in that as
sembly men of virtue enough to propose,
and talents to vindicate this clause. But
they saw that the moment of doing it
with success was not yet arrived, and that
an unsuccessful effort, as too often hap
pens, would only rivet still closer the
chains of bondage, and retard the mo-
ment of delivery to this oppressed de-
scription of men. What a stupendous,
what an incomprehensible machine is
man! who can endure toll, famine, stripes,
imprisonment, and death itself, in vindi-
cation of his own liberty, and, the next
moment, be deaf to ali those motives
whose power supported him through his
trial, and infict on his fellow-men bond
age, one hour of which is fraught with
more misery than ages of that which he
rose in rebellion to oppose! But we must
await with patience the workings of an
overruling Providence, and hope that that
is preparing the deliyerance of these our
suffering brethren When the measure
of their tears shall be full, when their
groans shall have invoked heaven itself
in darkness, doubtless God of justice
will awaken to their distress, and by diff
fusing light liberally among their oppres-
sors, or, at length, by his exterminating
thunder, manifest his attention to the
things of this world, and that they are
not left to the guidance of a blind IA
tality.'' - sii