Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-05-08
rmE REIGN OF TERROR IN KANSAS.

The Kansas Herald directs our special atten
ton, by certain expressive inkmarks, to half
column advertisement of the aforesaid Kansas
Herald, wherein with the most religious devotion
to slavery, and unrclenting hatred to fanaticiSm
the publ ShcrS their pous intention g to
present to the public an unexceptionabe news
paper in the fullest sense of the term, free from
all corruping literature and all that is vulgar, in
decent and demorazing in it tendency" con-
Guiding with the following muDifcent offer to
editors:
editors who will give the above one insertion
shall receire an exchange by sending us III irked
copy of the paper containing the above advertise
ment.''
Pretty cool, that, considering that our paper
contains nearly four times the amount Of reading
matter in the Herald. But then as we are no,
specially devoted to the institution of slavery that
might make up the difference in comparative val
ne, AMI the Herald would be so improving too.-
It's instructiveness would outweigh its bad print
miserable paper, AMI editorial puerilty and
leave large balince on the Herald side 70.
which the Insertion of the half column advcr-
tisemcnt if it would no; re, ay the condescensio;
of the generous Herald would imply prope
sense of our obligations to the nuniicent char
ity Of that extensive concern.
The following examples Of the IIerald's high
toned morality will cdify our readers.
1t seems the Parkville Luminary had the aIlaci-
ty to denouncc the mobocratic outlawry, which
stranSed the right of suffrage in its first exercise
in Kansas, and to impugn the organ zed gangs OF
Missouri ruIians who invaded the sanctity of the
ballot box and stlcd the cry Of infant Liberty at
its Baptismal font.
Whereupon the printing Office Of the Lumin-
airy destroyed and its editors duckcd in the
Missouri river, the following despatch taken
from the Herald will show:
PARKyIILE PLATTE Co. No. }
April l4th, 1853.
"a large number of the citizens OF Platte Cuun-
tv assembled here to-day: sent n committee to
McsSrs. Parks and Patterson, informing them that
mt L. o'clock they would visit their Office. Precise
ly ut twelve the crowd commenced pulling down
the Luminary Press, and forming Il line, with Il
man carrying Il Pole at the head, with the word
'Luminary' written on til, top. which, way
cl the HEMP flag; they marched to the river,
where the press was deposited Resolutions were
rca; to the editors. Alcssrs. Park and Patterson
requiring III m to leave the place Immediately.
Paterson, required to leave in tire. days an
Park was allowed > weeks To wind up his business
If they do not comply with the resolutions they
We're promised coat Of tar and feathers. and ai-
ter be ne !c through I'll" place on a rail, con-
gnrd u tn Missouri river.
Tn, Her Id says:
9Th. i.um nary VAS dc troy d Y n Ni,sol i
iii retrii ut!"n tor vile, false and unir>t
chargn made against tn IN throug;, It's column
sl,.aing az he rcsuit oi the lac Tsrritor ri e!ec-
non. ""q'o'e ir"m Is obnpx art'c'e.
Til lie f. Y. u,ilr 10 law II X ms -, an III
sctirtN 10 f. nj property. saw in tn sen,e OF
:oa"r AMI uS'i t che sized e, cry GRrE pion e
THIS NAY save the c"ul,ry iron blood, d nut
IN, uove ;,m hi ) heip a. TO rldicuc an! con
tcnip. aad Is auth"r " Il sresa ~ucd-Jud.os o.
elect onS have h'cn lisp. !; Others pro n.
ell In roilS have som: rs. nc $ been gu .r,l.
Ell With PTS OILS NJ hovIc-knve> som. of
tho.e .iec,ei ar &oin. t" the governor swearing
that, Il he ;ineS not give certificate of election
Immediately II, they will cut his throat f. ON car t.
ear! Is tn Tag of our country to be no lenger
protoc' on Or are indiv .duals companies oil
men to declare WE WILL! and it MUST be so, with
out regard 10 law? Is this what the authors OF
the Nebra>k ;-Ktnsas Bill meant by Squattcr So
rereignty?"
The Herald's comments this are too long fol
insertion. The gist of them is that the Luminary
''lies," Ga decent and exemplary way the dccen
and exemplary Herald has of contradicting the
statements of its contemporaries expresses hi
confidence that Gov. Recder will deny the state
mcnts of the Luminary, which the Governor doc
over the left, in his speech ut Eastern Pa. thus:
''kansas was subdued, subiugated and conquer
cd by armed men from Missouri, but her citizen
were resolved never to give up the fight for thei
freedom and independence of their soil from for
eign control or interference.
He declared that the accounts of the fierce out
RACES and wild violence perpetratcd at the cleo
ton, published in she northern papers were in n
wise cxaggcrated.'
The Herald concludes with the following signi
fcant piece of moral admonition:
"UiH you leare Parkrale gentlemen, or tai
tar and feathers -
LEAVE GENTLEMEN. OR TAKE TAR AND FEATHERS
Free people of the North-six feet men of tn
North, do you hear that. Then, by the God o
insulted Liberty, look to it.
Ostracism or tar and feathers is the alternativ
proclaimed to the free settlers of Kansas by thi
organ of Bowie knife ascendency and propagand
list bullyism, this model exemplar of the deceu
cies of pro-slavery. Expatriaton or violence tina
is the penalty threatened to free speech in Kan
sas.
Is Missouri nest of lawless freebooters? The
let her disavow the treason of her Atchisonia
conspirators, and tear down the black flag of p
racy, whose cold shade supplants the stars an
stripes in Kansas. Is the South vandal in Ct
viiization and Buccaneer in morality? Then,
it be none of these, let it wash its hands of kar
sas.
But if (God in Heaven save the nation where tt
hypothesis is possible fact) the vi ct arms pla
form of the pro-slavery savages is to have the $
lent acquieseence of the South, and the acti,
abet,ing of neighhoring slave states, then let Il
North be responsible for free speech and an vi
trammelled Franchise in Kansas. Let force
repealed by force. Let violence be throttled in i
lair, and plot be met bv counter plot. Let kni
Eject knife in the combat for personal liberty, ar
the assassin invaders be driven back bowling
their kennels in Missouri. Where no law protec,