The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-11


sentiments daily in Boston or Chicsgo
and no man will call the editor to account
personally" Il Is yies only that shuns
the light of day. Had we no other ev j
dence that slavery was great moral
wrong. and that it was our duty to labor
\ to prevent its extension, that evidence
would be found in the fact that it shuns
1 investigation. aad its defenders are moi
willing their acts should be scrutinized
They override, by superior numbers, a
free people. wrest from them all theil
rights as American citizens, and ther
deny to those citizens the privilege Of
telling their grievances to the Worli.-
The free arm must be psralyzed thai
| writes description of their wrongs
Had the slave power the means, every
tongue would be silenced; and judging
from the tone of their public journals and
their public speeches. every press would
be destroyed.
/ Have we. the free born citizens oil
America, the legitimate heirs of those
who fought for our national liberty in the
wars of the Revolution and in 1919. to
stand aside, denied the privilege of de-
Tending ourselves from violence, from
misrepresentation, and succumb to those
who are only eriles from their own ceun-
Try, and who have sought an asylum here
from political oppression?
We sympathized with Kossuth, and
his brave compeers? That body of his
countrymen who came to America to find
home from the SLAVERY of Austria and
Russia, were everywhere welcomed with
applause, and found no more ardent a
friend than our humble self. Little
thought we. when reading those stirring
appeals to the American people, and pub
fishing lengthy extracts for the purpose
of aiding on the cause, hoping to do our
share towards restoring liberty to Father
land, that one Of those men st a future
period would be laboring to suppress
freedom in our country, and trying to
strike down our own press for promul-
eating the same views which We were
then defending.
But we are treating ludicrous sub
ject with the air of earnestness. The
Doctor desires.a little publicity we pre-
surne, and would have US believe that
he was III earnest; but he cannot be so
insane as to think thatany words or ac-
tons of his can change our purpose
Whether he affixes EOS. or ASS.
at the end of his name will make no sort
of difference with US. Neither shall we
meddle with him whether right or
s'wrong on the goose"
It is our purpose to make "compari-
sons" between the Northern and South
ern States, and we shall endeavor to con-
vince such of those from the South as
settle in Kansas that it is characteristic of
slavery to opprsss and that they would
as eheerfully enslave the descendants of
the Caucasian race as they would those
of the African had they the power.
We shall "sneer" or do otherwise, as
will bestaccomplish our purpose when the
pro-slaSery press, or the pro-slsyery ad-
yoeates, or any others, threaten us and
our Office with violence, as has been the
case for months. We shall speak "bit-
terly." sarcasticly. and ironically against
those who would enslave US.
For months we hbored to avoid acri-
mony. and used every effort we were
master of to allay strife; but the 3oth of
March came, and with it mob threaten
ing the destruction of our Office. Not q
week has passed over since then but we
have read in some pro-slayery journal a
threat of determination. Four months
have passed over and the HERALD "still
lives" If the North has the patriotism
about them they should have, years will
pass on and it viii be still laundering at
the citadel of American slavery, or the
institution win be- in ruins. Our con-
neetion with the Herald, we trust, is not
necessary for its perpetuity. There are |
others who can write more forcibly than |
we. who we hope viii occupy our place
when we shall have passed away. be that
period sooner or later.
We have no fears of falling by the
hand of violence! The wretch who dares
approach US menacingly knows well that, |
"eoa0drd" as ace are, sOs caa strike vs self-
defence. and win strike though we are
overpowered and fall the next moment
by the hands of the assassin. If the de-
mons of the slave power have any minions
they want to sacrifice on shealtar of free
dom, let. them attempt TO execute their
off repeated threats upon the people of
Lawrence, oron the HERALn of FREKDos
establishment, and as long as there is an
arm not pslsied in death it win be waeed |
TO strike downthe oppressor. /
To Doct Shaerf persouslly we bear
no i'll win. He has ever treated uscour-
teously in private life. save in his effort
to enslaye our press. While he continues
70 treat US gentlemaniy We shsll do the
same by him. however much We may
differ on the goose" # he meets as
with bravado. We shall meet him with
6rm resolve. When he attempts per
sonal injury. We shall decide at the mo-
ment the point Of Law which viii be most
spplieable.in his ease.