Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-30

There are many above Mason & Dix
on's line, ss sound and sterling upon tho
question ofslavery as the most ardent o
those who go TO oextfemcs 10 deleace o
the "peculiar institution" The neoplt
Of Iowa, we believe, as =. general thing
arc true to the South. Last week three
runaway negroes, the property Of Mr.
Coz, of this place, and one, the proper
~ of Mr.. Middleton, were captured BY
lowaiuns and delivered into the safe Gus
tody Of their respective masters. A few
days ago, two other fusiiives were arcs
ted by citizens Of Iowa and returned tt
the owner. Such conduct is indeed
commendable and should teach South
ern men 10 discriminate in their opinions
about the unsoundness of the whole
North, and 10 be charry how they en-
ploy their abuse Of those who live where
slavery does nor oxst. 4pt
II occurs 10 the Iniclligencer in thit
connection, ",ha, If Kansas had been
quietly let alone by Missoufians. runa.
way negroes would have been promptly
returned, whether she became free
State or not. And if a kind neishborly
feeling is permitted TO prevail on ,h" bor.
der, tlis will yet be the case, let the
State Constitution permit slavery or not.
There are agitators in Kansas and Mis-.
souri both, who are periling the safety ol
slave property" The following remarks
from the Kansas Herald Of Freedom
the latest copy received-arc significant:
Every day confirms US in The opinion
that whoever lives to see ten years hence
will see Missouri a free State! The late
movemen, of Atchison. Stringlellow &
Co., is The suicide OF slavery. 1t has set
thousands OF good men to thinking in
that State, in a different direction from
what they have been accustomed to. and
the result is ,ha! many prominent slave
holders have como TO the conclusion
that The institution is prejudicial TO their
best interests. The earl y settlers who
came into Kansas from Missouri, al.
though not shareholders themselves, nor
desiring to be, yet they sympathized with
their former neighbors who remained be.
hind, and il was but natural when they
engaged in bitter strife against the Nor
them pioneers, who were engaged with
being !" nboli,ionlsts, That they should
Join with their old fiionds in their cru.
SADIE against Free.Solism; hence we
found them at the ballot.box last fall,
and many Of them in the spring, sustain
ing them and voting for their candidates;
but time has passed, and our friends
have noticed that the slavery propagan'
da are The oppIessors, and not the pio.
neers of the North. ,
The barbarous enactmcnts Of the slave
power were too base for them to submit
TO; for although the oppressive enact
ments were directed against and design.
ed for the Yankees, yetit operated equal.
ly upon hem, and they flew the course.
The result is, We have no 6rmer, lruer
friends Of right in Kansas, than those
who have been connected formerly with
the pro slavery party. This influence is
extending like the "s,one cut off the
mountain without hands," and it will
sweep on until not Kansas only, but
Missouri, will feel the glory, which will
be perpe,uated for all time.
A heavy emigration from Arkansas to
the southeastern portion Of the Territory
is reported as now taking place. They
are persons who having seen the evils of
slavery, and desiring, to escape it, have
come to Kansas 10 aid in making it a
free State. Those men report that ennis.
saries came into their country asking
pro.slavery men TO emigrate TO Kansas,
and aid in making it a slave State. They
got no volunteers for tha. purpose, lne
Shareholders being too well posted TO
bring their slaves into contac, with the
anti slavery men OF the Territory,