The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-02-02
in .he contest, !, ab..oorIbod ali olheIs, and on

The softer term, Freesoiler. He received
the vote Of those who denied they were alb.
olilionis,s, but claimed only 10 be opposed
TO slavery, with such Of the abolinonisis as
cosld be influenced BY the Governor
Wakefield was The proper abolition candi.
dale, and received, with few exceptions, the
votes of those sen, out by The Emigranl Aid
Societies. This las, vote You will sec was
nearly all given in one district. That dis
trict included the ,gwn Of Lawrence, 10
which those sent out b the Abolition Soci.
e,ies were forwarded. Those societies show,
by their repsrts, that they have transported
10 Kansas 1900 during tho past summer
and | incline 10 the belief that the number
is no, over stated. OF that number you
will see, there were leh on the day oil the
election, but 24S! or these am credibly
informed l20 lef. on The day following The
election, having compiled with their con.
tract in voting! Others have since left, and
| can safely say, that OF the whole batch,
there will no, BY March be finy leG in the
territory! They wero no, such mon as
could settle prairie country. Or
| am aware that tits charged by Abolit.
ionisis, that Missouri sent thousands, (they
had il four ,housand 10 Kansas, "merely
10 vole," and thus elected Whitfield.
ought not, perhaps, 10 deny the charge, rs
Missouri has certainly an equal right With
Massachusetts 10 send men 10 Kansas -
Aboliionis,s have not the exclusive light
to organize emigrant aid societies
II the charge were truo, do not see
that il can afford much consolation to Abo.
litionisis, 10 find That Missouri osn. alone
and unaided, SO easily defeat their hoas,e,l
schemes. On, the contrary, il might well
encourage out Southern fiiends 10 learn,
that though they be asleep or afraid, Mis-.
souri, is not only awake, bnl able aud dc.
iermined 10 pro,ec, The rights Of the South.
For answer 10 this change, however, !
need only 10 refer you 10 the vote, you will
see that Whitfield received a majority in
every precinct but three, in two Of which
very small vote was given, and in tho
other is situated the town Of Lawrence.-
You will see, TOO, that there was hut a
handful Of aboli,ionis's in the whole terri.
tory, their whole vote being only about 500.
To say, then, that illegal votes from Mis-.
souri, carried the election, is TO assert that
there were no people IN The territory! i,
is poor shit 10 which the abolilionists arc
driven, but the only one 10 cove; their fail
ure. Another and a sufficient answer 10 all
such charges is, that the judges OF the
election were appointed by the Governor,
who was an active friend Of Flenniken !;
they received the votes aud returned them
without objection from any quarter but in
one district, and in that the objection was
Withdrawn.
Tho truth is. q large number Of Missouri
ans, who own claims I" in The territory, and
intend 10 reside there, were no, there OH
the day of the election. But they will be
there In the spring, and will have right
TO vote they will not, however, like aboli,.
ionis,s. return so soon as they vote, bu,
will remain and continue 10 vote. Mi.sou-
rians have believed that, withou, the Doug
lass bill, and certainly under tho g,ea,
principles recognized BY that bill, they had
The rish, 10 move 10 Kansas, aud there 10
exercise the privileges, which, rs freemen,
they had before been accustomed 10 exer-
else. .. 81 ..H
Abollionis,s have proclaimed that their
purpose is no, only 10 exclude shareholders
from Kansas, but 10 use Kansas us a means
for abolishing slavery in Missouri; then,
with these for their levers, 10 abolish il ia
Arkansas and Texas. Were they TO sue
ceed, j, needs no prophet 10 foreell the
speedy dissolution Of The Union. Nilsson.
rians have thus felt that in their efforts TO
defea, The designs Of The aboliioDists, they
were no, only defending their own homes,
bn, the Union itself. To pro,ec, their
homes, they have made their homes in Kan.
sas. II, then, il is intended by lhe charge,
TO say that those who once lived in Missou-
ri, carried the election in Kansas, there is
some foundation for the charge. While
the people Of Missouri are no, "lawless in
vaders," many have moved into Kansas,
mainly induced by the determination 70
adop, all lawful means 10 project themselves
from the invasion Of Abol,ionisis. Others
are ready and determined, il necessary, TO
abandon their homes, and move at wha,ev-
er cost OF comfort or money. We have a
deeper interest, aud are not less sacrificing
than the aboliiionisls. In justice to The peo-
people Of Missouri, l will say, (from an ex.
perience as lawyer Of seventeen years,
during ten Of which was prosecuting al
,orney, they are as orderly, rs moral, us
submissive 10 law, as the people of any
State in the Uniou. A, the same time,
composed rs they are Of The mos, enter.
prising, energetic, !! no, Intellectual, of the
old States, they are as determined OF pur.
Pose, and as likely 10 efiec, their purpose
as any people in the world. When, then,
say 10 you, ,ha, 10 Them this is not Al |, is
10 Aboliiionis,s and even 10 our Southern
friends at a distance, a question Of theory
or OF conscience, but matter Of home, OF
bread, ,ha, they have determined to submit
10 any sacrifice, which they can rs good
citizens make, rather than suffer The aboli,.
ionists 10 force upon The people Of Kansas,
n system Of which they do not approve I;
you will readily see that II is no, in the pow.
or of emigration societies 10 affect their
purpose. There is now in the territory n
majority Of more than four 10 one in favor
Of making Kansas a slayeholding State |.
,ha, majority will, il emigration DO lcit 10
itself be increased; il emigration is 10 bs
forced again, il will be found iha, Missouri
is nearer 10 Kansas than Boston %, ,.,...
believe ] may assume ,hai,he specula.
tors, who so freely advanced their money
Tor the purpose OF coloaizins Kansas with
aboliiionis,s, under pre,ence Of desire to
make il " free ,eriiory" but really TO amass
fortunes by laying out towns with The hire.
lings sent ou, by them, have found their
speculation so fla, failure That they will
permit Kansas 10 be settled in the natural
way. n,.s I. n "'l %.
II thus settled, ilmus, become slave.l
holding Stale. Coo. A..
III. no, adap,cJ,o tho making cf towns
i, is not suited for liillo farms !, cannc, be
settled BY those who have not The command
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