Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-05-18
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bill repealing the Missouri Compromise re-
iceived the Presidential sanction, the Slave
Drivers of Missouri and the whole South
have been exsrting all their powers to
"crush out" the first daWnings Of toler-
ant and freedom. loving spirit. Senator
Atchison Immediately left Washington and
FASTENED to Missouri, aud from the day Of
his arrival until after the election Of the
Territorial Representatives, be ceased no!
TO infame the people, against all persons
emigrating TO Kansas from the Free States.
Well he knew that the free sous of the
North would fast people that fertile and
beautiful country, and found therein the in
stitutions which slave-drivers hate, by the
side ofwhich slavery withers up and dies
out. An extract below which is taken
from the Mobile Register speaks out more
plainly than anything We have before seen,
of the spirit which actuated these slave
drivers, to go up and forcibly take possess
ion of the polls, and declare "var to the
knife" against all who dare oppose them:
As much as we abhor mob law, we say with
our hand on our heart that we rejoice that the
Missourians have shown, by something strong
er than paper protests and wordy resolutions, a
purpose to resist the steady aud long-centinued d
efforts of fanaIical scoundrels to invade their
rights and to leopard their domestic, social and
political safety. The time has gone by for min
cling matters. These men are our enemies. -
They would rejoice to see the fagot applied to
our dwellings and the knife TO our shroats.--
They should be dealt with as such, and if war
results let it come. lf this is not fighting ques
ton none ever appealed to the most sacred
sympaihies ofthe human bosom.
We trust that the Missourians will continue the
good fight they have begun. and if need be call
on their brethren in the South for help 10 put
down by force Of arms the internal schemes
hatched in Northern hot-beds of Abolilionism
for their injury. The question is obliged 10
come to the arbitrament Of blows, and Kansas
is as good battle ground as any other. Tasre
is no other way to deal with people who have
taken leave Of reason. who refuse to listen to
the considerations of humanity, aud who tram.
pie on the word of God and the Constitution Of
their country in their insane efforts to compass
their diabolical ends"
AT Weston, No, a mass-meeting was
held on the FIRST instant at which time they
passed a series ofresolutions, which are in
perfect harmony with the extract above,
and are as follows:
"That self-defense requires the expulsion Of
every person bringing into reproach negro sia-
very that robbers and traitors have no right to
the protection OF the law: that they ratify the
proceedings at the Psrkville riot; that they ap-
prove Of the resolutions in regard to Methodists,
and add thereto all ministers preaching prejudi-
eial to Slavery; that they have no arguments
against abolition papers but the Missouri river,
bonfire and hemp rope; that they pledge them
selves to go TO Kansas and help to expel those
corrupting the slaves; that they call a grand
mass meeting at Parkville, on the 5th inst"
Having passed these resolutions, they
proceeded to the residence of Rev. ]. F.
STARR, jr., Presbyterian Clergyman, who
had for three years past been settled at
Weston, and gave him notice 10 quit the
place within two days under the penalty Of
being lynched. From the manner in which
this order was made, and the determined
spirit exhibited by these same pro-slayery
rufians at ParkviIle, Mr.. STARR deemed it
prudent to leave the place. 1t does not sp-
pear that he had ever preached against
slavery, but only that he was clergyman
of northern origin. This fact we learn fron
the Rochester On. " Democrat, 10 which
city Mr.. Starr now is.
The following are the closing remarks Of
an article in the N. Y. Tribune, Of the 9th :
at is evident that the time to try mems
souls has now come in Kansas. The vii
lains who have gone there from Missouri,
With clubs, bowie knives and reyolvers. 10
override the genuine settlers and establish
Slavery at whatever cost, must now be met
determinedly il their nefarious purpose is
not to be accomplished. If the Executive
will send thither couple of regiments TO
maintain order and see that the people of
the Territory are not outvoted and domi-
neered over by Mr.. Atchison's gangs of
brigands from Missouri, very well. Ii is
the plain duty of the President to send the
troops there for that purpose. No Indian
disturbances are to be compared in import
ance with the outrages thus committed in
Kansas. But if Gen. Pierce fails to DO
this, the people of the Free States should
take the matter in hand and at once furn-
ish the people of the Territory with the
means Of afming and protecting them
selves. A hundred thousand dollars would
be well expended in equipping, drilling
and supporting corps offve hundred from
tier rangers, who might engage in peaceful
aYocations when not on actual service, and
in case of need be ready 10 sustain the
Governor 10 executing the laws and defend
ing the rights of the people. asi a.a -
ave shall doubtless soon know what the
Executive will do in the premises. II moth
ing is done the people should lose no time
in taking the necessary action. The emer-
gency is pressing and the issues Of the
struggle unspeakably important" 50,
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