The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-14
The Southern Siae.
From tie Ransas Pioneer.
Abolitionists in Kansas.

From tie Kdnsas Pioaeer.
Abolitionists in Kansas.
1t viii be seen by the following that
the Abolitionists of Kansas have already
commenced the work of stealing and Sc
creting slaves from Missouri, and are en-
deayoring to cloak their actions under
the disguise of Free State men. Who
dare censure Missourians, and western
and southern pro-slayery men in general,
in rising in their strength and power to
make this slave State, when their prop
erty is in so much jeopardy. Can it be
reasonably supposed that Missourianscan
sit quietly and tamely and see their
slaves run into Kansas by class of men
who have congregated at Lawrence for
the unholy and unlawful object of steal
ing negroes, without sturdy, deter
mined and resolute resolve to put down
such corruption and rotten -heartedness? ?
We must defend our rights, our property,
and the Constitution of the United States.
We must rise in our strength and thwart
every obstacle in the camp of the enemy.
IL necessary, we must defend ourselves
at the peril of loss of blood and life. If
our batteries must be thrown open. our
swords unsheathed, and our musketry
brought into requisition to defend our
rights, let us commence the fight. The
institutions of the South must and will
be respected. Insults are being offered,
nay, heaped upon us every day. The
offenders should be taught lesson that
viii convince them we ale not to be tri-
fed with.
We do not wish to be understood as
being in favor of dissolution of the
Union. We love the Union, and would
like to see our glorious flag soar over
every portion of it. But, at the same
time, we want to see the Constitution of
this great Confederacv observed to the
letter by the enemies of our Union-the
Abolitionists. They are causing all the
disturbances in our land by their hellish
and disunion-loying maDeuvres, and ifa
dissolution must take place, they will be
nhe aeeFessors, and should consequently
Se the sufferers. Southern men have
.hsane insult upon insult from this class
of men long enough; they are utterly
devoid of justice, truth, principle and
honor, and viii be as unpopular in he'll
as they are in pro-slayery latitudes. The
devil will never be satisfied till he has
them in his Satanic majesty's keeping.
The southern character is not made of
material that can withstand every insult
offered by this God-forsaken class of men,
and if the virgin soil of Kansas must be
enriched and purified by American blood,
we say "war to the knife, and knife to
tho hilt," and damned be he who first
cries hold, enough p
From tie Kansas HeeEly Herald.
ABoLITIoNIsTs AT Work.
We are informed upon reliable author
ity, that negro belonging to Mr.. Yocum,
formerly of Jackson county, Missouri,
now living on the Meredezine, was run off
and harbOred in the town of Lawrence,
the headquarters of the Abolitionists and
the Emigrant Aid Society. The negro
woman was traced up to where she was
found by Messrs. Wade and Robinson.
Mr.. w. and r. demanded the negro, and
she was refused to be given up. The
Abolitionists were then told if they did
not give up the negro their town would
be in ashes in "a hours. Fearing the
power of the rascally Missourians, %
they wisely concluded to surrender up
the slave. The negro says, since her re-
turn, the Abolitionists kept her concealed,
and for two nights she slept in the same
bed with white woman, the wife of a
preacher.
Here is a practical illustration of the
movements of the abolition party in Kan
sas Territory. But it is only the COM
meneement of the end, if this should be
free State. These same "nigger steal
ers profess to belong to the Free State
party, and say for the present they are
willing to drop all other issues, and unite
to make Kansas Free State.
This is the party who would control
and make laws for the Territory. A set
of men who would run off their neigh
bors' slaves, harboF them and let their
wives sleep with them. And are Free
State men hereabouts to tell US they re-
pudiate such men and their principles,
while they are acting and voting with
them If you are unwilling 10 act with
such gang of Abolitionists, come out
fDm the foul party. These AboGtionists
say their watchword now Is, !" first and
all the time to make Kansas free State.
This being accomplished, and they will
then have the power, and this Territory
viii become the den of nigger-stealers
and runaway slaves.
Fello x-citizens, pause and reflect upon
what must be the consequences, if such
state of things should ever exist. The
Missourians and Southerners would not
sit still and suffer themselves to be rob-
bed of their property. A civil war would
ensue, and ere We see the end the country
may be drenched m blood. Abolition
intolerance cannot be much longer endux-
ed. Mans property is sacred, and his
slaves are recognized as property. The
protection of property is one of the in
valuable rights of man. And if the
laws fail to protect man IN this right;
he viii naturally seek redress.
Already we see the Abolitionists have
commenced their hellish deeds. Their
numbers are increasing by the arrival of
of,,aet avary haaf