The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
1nthe carap of the Enemv.

claims that one of the editors was in the
campof the Afissourians between 10 and
II O'clock The night previous to the elec-
ton that he was conducted to the
captain, . who seemed to be kind Of
social. joviaI fellow. and that be talked
and laughed awhile with the Captain
about the southern chiyalry. after which
he was permitted to proceed on his way
without interruption
1t is true the editor claims he was
carried by armed men into the camp /;
but is it not probable that he was found
lurking in the vicinity for the purpose of
getting an interview with the leaders of
the Missourians in relation to that job of
circulars which he was about putting on
his press, designed to be distributed On
the following day among the honest pi-
oneers from Pennsylvania and the west
ern States, with the, view of inducing
them to sustain the pro-slavery ticket ;
or was it in relation to the printing of the
tickets the next morning?
Were we. allowed to form our own
opinion, independent of his assertions.
we should believe he was there to advise
with Missourians as to who they should
nominate as'candiates to be supported by
them on the ensuing day. We incline
to this opinion from the numerous facts
which have come to our knowledge be-
fore and since the election, showing that
the editors sympatlies were strongly on
that side. And why not? He is ma
tive of South Cdrotinat There he inn
bibed his first notions of freedom, and
there was educated, and there spent the
best portion of his life.
1t is said the Catholic Jesuit feigus
conversion to Professionalism that he may
be the. more successful in proselyting 1;
and does any one suppose the advocates
and propagandists of slavery would re-
sort to less degrading plots to carry a
measure /?
Aperson is known by the company he
keeps If the above proverb is truthful
the superficial observer would have but
little difficulty in fndingth proclixities of
the publishers of the Free State; for it is a
recognized fact that they have associated
mostly with pro-slayery men through the
winter, and when the crisis came bolted
the free State nominations. We had sup
posed until their last issue thatthey voted
the pro-slavery ticket, but itappears from
their statements that they did not take in
terest enough in the result to go to the
polls.
Every expedient is rcsorted to by these
pro-slavery editors in disguise to injure
the Free State party, and prejudice Mis-
sourians against us. The following is
only one of a large number of similar
statements, and all as false as the parent
of vice:
"Of the 365 voters enrolled on the
census list, the poll books, show that
about 100 alone voted, and it is also pref
ty evident that not. more than 100 Of
them supported this ticket. The balance
of the 255 votes which it received, were
by those who have arrived, this season.
many of them doubtless Illegal
The truth is the poil books show nc
such thing as the editor alleges; but, on
the contrary, it establishes the fact that
255 free State votes out of the 365,
were polled, but it cannot show that they
were persons who arrived this season.
If shown at all it would have to be done
by extraneous evidence. There were
about thirty votes polled by newly arriy-
ed eastern men. but whether they voted
the pro or anti-slayery ticket, we, mol
the editors of the Free State have moi
the means of knowing. The fact O
their having arrived the day previous
does not make their votes Illegal Had
they come and settled in good faith in
the Territory with the view of making
it their permanent residence ? AL
would have answered this question in
the affirmative had they been interroga
ted upon it.
Would true anti-slavery men laborun-
remittingly to furnish the advocates o
slavery with evidence to be used agains
their own party ? or does any +one sup
pose they would work from week to week
to excite hatred among pro-slavery mer
against those instrumentalities which the
true men of freedom have set in motor
to make Kansas free State ?
The Emigrant Aid Company come.
in regularly for share of its abuse
For what ? To gIut their vindietive pro
pensities, and prevent it from accomplish
ing the grand object of its organization
The fact that pro-slaveFy men deemed
that organization the most effective O
any with which they had to contend
should have been proof-positive that j
was exerting some influence, to say tht
least, in the right direction, and shoulc
have prevented anti-slayery men from
engaging ia weekly diatribe toerippls
its.infuenee. and preventits success.
1t pains us to be compelled to show
tup the true position of paper which II
its title bears a falsehood to the public.
but sense of duty compells US to STRIP
the lions skia-from the donkey, and We
are determined on doing it. For three