The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03
I. isnot 80 g u The South This Voliear.

ocratlc State-Where Calhoun during MS
life swayed the nation, North and South
they do not pretend to care for educa-
ton. Why? 1t would impair their
present existence as a State. There a
man must own ten slaves and certain
amount of land before he can be allowed
a seat as State representative. In that
State, what matters it to A, non-slaye-
holder, whether D. or Z. or g., each
shareholders, are elected? They all work
together. There are no people there
These shareholders are the most finished
Jesuits the world ever saw. No disciple
of Loyola can compare with them. They
successfully defy the people. Governor
Hammond saws: Education and slavery
are incompatible ;" and they crush out
education-don't they Ea
In Kentucky, where we have the BAL
lot, (although this farce of the ballot ex-
tension is the veriest delusioh in the
world, and was only allowed, because it
could be as efectually controlled thus as
in any other way, we three times pro-
vided a fund for general education.-
Three times did the oligarchy destroy
that fund. ! confess (said the speaker
I myself was deluded by the specious
cunning of these Jesuits. | for a long
time thought that they really wanted
popular education. We advocated it,
and at last got an educational fund set
aside. What was the result ? As soon
as the public interest had somewhat abat-
ed, and its attention was partially divert
ed, the oligarchy appropriated every cent
for entirely other purposes. They even
took the bonds issued for. this sole pur-
pose and burnt them in Frankfort
When we dared to charge this upon them,
they gave us the lie, though they knew
that it was true. We succeeded in re-
issuing these bonds. Robert G. Breck-
inridge took charge of the movement
and after the system was well under way,
the oligarchy remodeled it so as to rem
der it utterly inefficient, contrary to Mr..
BIS express plan and wishes, and COM
PEELED him to resign.
How then can we reach them? When
popular education and political privileges
are taken away, and rigid prescription
prevails, what next? They resort to
open violence.
We waged seven years war with
Great Britain to gain our independence.
Yet We have none of the guards of liberty
that England even enjoys. There -four
ish those inestimable privileges dear to
every freeman-trial by jury, present
-nent by grand juries, right of procuring
counsel, open examination of witnesses.
Where are these in the slave States p
Gone-completely gone. That freedom
from search, which makes the poor mans
cabin as powerful shelter as the rich
mans palace, does not exist at the South
The habeas corpus-interference with
which brought the head of an English
king to the block-liberty of speech and
the press, the last resort of freemen-al
are gone.
What more? They have asserted, as a
principle of the common law, that no
man shall discuss matters pertaining to
the rights of this oligarchy; or, if he
does, he shall pay the penalty with his
life. Look at John Hampden Pleasants,
of Virginia-of high family connexion
and splendid ability as writer-does he
feel this oppression of the oligarchy, and
dare to utter his manly convictions p
Immediately he is summed by his friends
and is an outcast from society. Curses
reach him; bullyism is excited against
him; he is attacked--when protected for
a hand-in-hand encounter-with weap-
on--with a simple swordcane, the poor
est weapon more dangerous far than the
bowie -knife-attacked and killed. He
fell, as worthy martyr as his great
namesake, and no monument is erected
to his memory.
And so in every State. In Kentucky,
Birney was told that his aspirations were
not congenial to the place, and was ex-
PEELED. DR.. Marshall, of an aristocratic
family-connected with the leading clan
of Kentucky brother of that Chief
Justice whose reputation is known the
world over--aspires to throw off the
shackles and elevate the masses. What
is the result? l have been told by a
bully doubtless with the design of In
timidating me- that he took halter in
his hand, went to Marshall, and informed
him that he would hang him on the near
est tree, unless he desisted. And he did
desist Threats of personal violence re-
pressed those ardent warnings for bet
ter state of society. True, we discuss
these in.erdicted matters in Kentucky,
but we do it armed-we are only safe so.
This oligarchy has no respect for the
lives of the masses. We have lately heard
about Mat Wards being banished from
Kentucky, driven to Arkansas, thence
forced to seek residence in foreign
land, because of the indignation felt by
the community generally. This is fic-
tion--there is no truth in it. To be sure,
there was great Indignation in Louisville:
but it arose from the people, not the aris-
teeraey, Who was Butler :? Oh, he
was a Yankee by birth, and belonged to
the laboring elass-a worthy and talented
man-at the time of his death, the able
principal ofa High School. He corrected
a scion of the aristocracy, one of the
kings anoiated." The mother excites
her bully sons. They, knowing him to
be non-resistant, attack him with bowie
knives and pistols, and deliberately shoot
him down. What is the result ? The
ollgarchy is in arms. Preston leaves his
seat in Congress to testify to the good
character of Mat Ward: Crittenden takes
charge of the defense the venue is
changed ; the prosecuting attorney of
Louisville becomes advocate all the tai
ent proeurable is arrayed in the murder
er's behalf, and, of course, the jury ac-
quit him. Is this denounced by the
leading southern press E? No. Catch
a Yankee schoolmaster and kill him.
And Why? Oh, because he may infect
the subjects of this oligarchy with his
free principles. 7
Why were the people aroused in view
of this Because it is but one of a series.
Take the case of Shelby. A man merely
looked steadily at him, and he shoots him
down. Sullivan and another go out a
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