Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-05-25
A Free Press and q Free Speech

~ u uscicss 10 thlk Oh u Tree press
and free speech in land Of slavery.
They can not exist. Freedom Of tho't,
and free interchange of opinion. are
fatal to Slavery. Hence men who can
not meet their fellow men in argument,
resort to brutal force to silence them.
The destruction Of the Parkesville Luz
miuary, in Missouri is fresh in the
minds Of our readers. though but few
of the papers. that are devoted to the
extension Of slavery over our free ter
ritory, have seen or published any ac-
count Of the transaction. Those that
have. apologize for the deed. by say
ing that its existence was dangerous to
the institutions of the South. To
show what is considered dangerous to
those institutions we publish the infa-
matory article. Read it freemen. and
learn what slavery justIfies;
1--WE have occupied conservative
and national ground. promptly oppos-
ing the measures and men, who have
brought on ills crisis. Will the Pres.
ident meet it? Surely he cannot lon
ger follw counsels from among Adolf.
lionists and Nullifiers. The country
demands, that sound. firm, energetic
men, have the direction Of public af.
fairs, who will impress and enforce
justice and law. There is virtually
no law In Kansas. and no security for
life and property save in the sense Of
honor and Justice cherished by every
TRUE pioneer. This MAI save the
country from bloodshed. but the Gov
eminent is held up TO ridicule and
contempt. and its authority disrega, d.
ed; judges of election have been dis
placed, and others appointed--the
polls have in some instances been guar
ded with pistols and bowie-knifes-
and some Of those elected are going to
the Governor swearing that il he does
not give certificate OF election imme-
diately he will "cut his throat from eur
to earl" Is the flag of our country
TO be no longer protection?-or are
individuals or companies Of men to
declare WE WILL! and il must be so
without RECORD to law? Is this what
the authors OF the Nebraska Kansas
bill meant by Squatter Sovereignty"
There it is fellow citizens. Such
American sentiments are said to justi-
fly the destruction Of the press that
printed them and the lynching and
death Of him who wrote them.
When the outrage was committed,
Mr.. Park, the editor, was absent in
Kansas. AT the time. the rioters re.
solved That il he did not leave immedi-
ately on his retuvn, he should find a
grave in the Missouri River. At the
time Of this writing. rumors arc aAoat,
that his property has been destroyed
by fire and himself lynchcd. 1t may
be true. Ii not, it will be. before long,
though we opinc that the author oil
the following appeal would be hard
man to lynch. But. if the propaga-
ton Of slavery, requires such a sacri-
fee, it will be done, But, Mr.. Park
may.die, yet, he shall live again.
Though dead he will speak; and il
slain in the defense Of the freedom oil
the piess and the freedom Of speech
every drop of his blood will be instinct
with life, and fearful will be the army
that will spring up to take his place in
the great moral and political battle
that is just coming on. Truth cannot
be so crushed TO earth as not to rise
again. Turbid as are the waters o.
the Missouri, they cannot conceal his
blood. GEO. S. PARK, is one of the
men that cannot die, as you will per-
ceive from his appeal.
AS to his press that lies unmoved ia
the muddy Missouri, it never issued
sterner truths, than it now silently
puts forth. 1t speaks of humon rights
and human wrongs. II illustrates
what is squatter sovereignty in tho
sense of its advocates and defenders
and thousands and tens Of thousands
that twelve months ago bowed the
neck to party masters, and sustained
the traitors that sold that fair land e
slavery, because they thought it was
Democratic TO do so, now declare In
the sight ofhigh heaven, that hence
forth they will resistthe progress Of the
slavery fiend that threatens to destroy
our peace and happiness. But here il
the appeal:
LETTER FROM. MIR PARK.
10 THE PUBLIC. When our print
ing office was destroyed, / was absen
in Kansas Territory and returned
forthwith on receiving information o
it. am filed with the deepest con-
Germ for the events that have transpir
cd and the passions that bear sway
premeditated MS they have been by I
large and powerful secret association
| am happy to know that the cit:sen'
of Parkville and vicinity took no par
in it; and why my life and propert,
should be destroyed by any portion o
this community | cannot tell; III,
charge of Abolitionsm Is false; have
never harbored q thought nor meditat