Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-23

An now htfe - do you understand
your position, IN this contest and the nos;.
ton of your adyersaries. And if Won do-
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righteous and holy In which .penryer en-
sefssngxged. hTks,mSa hksatse ltd
l1R.. defence OF your -riebtsz in.erests and
property Whlch the laws Of God and OF
your couiffy have left You, WfiiEh they
seaIed With their lives satfdx kabFisstb4 with
their blDdE Eahaslast hutnadaaait is.in
d8tenceIofthis precious treasurez = ys.ls:;ol fis
AbolitiS SIfistss sAf9 asSlHFihg uHdseReir feet
L l TIE only hope and "a halien oftlas world.
and who are your en- emiss? They afe
the moas aRseEsHpleps efgnea: lsssped from
sPa Z eIeYn q ,hsE hsads 9 e dthe solss !. Of
their ieelJnt thei black kest inGamy OF. speydir
tion. Can you tor pne moments think that
thesesne slised..zsy l..ys sshizn,
and called b PIN ITO YoysTthko4 his word
and destroy his workz Ashley impiously
contend thsysaser NeuheI Iagsnot Of God:
they greet Asi father = The ,Degil. eaad TIE
works Of tleir tat4aer they sGr doing, and
Go then, as men. as ! patriots i as chris
tians and do your duty to yonrselxes,1synur
country and your Ged. s'fTsfL
f Do gentlemen talk Of lawful and ohono-
rable means, to prevent all this mass of
Eastern abomination, moral, social and n.
|fidel, from entering among you! IF mid.
night robber were to attempt to, break into
my quarters, Iwould avail myself of efthe
mos efScseut means at my command 4oae1.
pei him. I would not set down To- ponder
upon honorable or lawful means; the only
law j. would recognize inhthe case would
be the law Of self-pfesefyationT Talk hot
Of h0nofa able and lawful means save the
law OF self-preservation, against men, who
trample alike the laws Of heaven. and your
country ppdsr their feet. Talk not of hon.
orable means towards men, from whose
hands you might as wen expect honor and
Justice and magsnanimity, as to look = for
grapes, and oranges among the polar. hills
OF ice and snow or the roseate blush of
healthon the cheek Of death. Men, men.
|, ,Wbo knowlas little of honor in their souls
as as monkey knows Of the complicated
4neheanism of, a, steam engine. Away
with such paItry' sentimentalisr1, it is a.
much q outsof place. as lullaby songs and
nursery tales are out of place in the heat.of
battle, or in the midst of storm and ship
wreck. Honorable warefafeis for homo.
rable heroes, not for robbers and bandit.i:
and such these Hbolitionists are They
are coming here to- run off your slaves;
they avow their purpose; and when, they
have stolen your last siavet they will steal
your other property too; and they willdo it
ON ,principles for these rascals do every
thing on principle; theywilI rob you Of 9TH
Fer property to prevent you from purchasing
| more slaves And when one of these men
are eaughtin the act, and whipped, ,or strung
up: or tared and featheree; What howl OF
pi0as indignation rings through all the Ab-
0iitiop communities against the barbarity Of
the slaFeiewners; as well might the 7high-
way man or the midnight robber exclaiua
AGAINST the law that arrests him, or the hand
that strlsesshin down in his deed of crime
Gentlemen, you know that would not
Ecouncil violence and, bloodshed, nor do Eun-
less In the defence of your legitimate rights
and interests, and you were compelled to do
it, then you would be justified by the laws
of God and your country. But resist evil;
resist the Devil and he viii flee from you;
and, resist his children this vile Abolition.
spawn already transported to Kansas like
cattle to the shambles, ,'and more to be trans
ported; resist them and they will scatter, for
they are as. eowardIy as they are infamous,
contemplate and VIE Tie wicked fee
when no man pursueth; while heLhe is not
! only doabfy armed, but doubly brare,sswho
has ais quarrel just.