The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-16
Their Apclosists.

lHe ousrages committed against the
liberties of kansas, by the Missourians,
have been so gross. so violent, and so
apparent that the Southern newspapers.
generally. have not dared to defend
ttem-they have been content TO mere
" apologize for them. Such outra- /
ges, in our opinion, admit of no apologyl;s
but, that the organs Of slavery -propagan-
dism have been constrained to frame ex-
cuses for the conduct of David Atchison
and his bandits. We regard as a most
significant fact. That the newspapers,
which have defended the lynching of
northern citizens who have dared to ex-
press their opinions about slavery in
slave states, and which Lave sustained q !
southern murderer in the homicide OF q
Yankee school-master,". should bate
their breath and talk apologetically about
the late invasion of Kansas, must, We
think, convince any thinking man tia.
that invasion was beyond all measure
indefensibie And, what is The apology
which those southern editors make for
the conduct of the ruff ms who dictated |
Legislature to Kansas at the lannon's
mouth Il is. that tLey were provoked
to aggression by the EmigraaI Aid So
cie.ies. Tie Emigrah. Ali societies en-,
deayored to facilitate the emf grafton of
eastern men, who sou ht home in the
western Territories, AMI this provoked
tie wrath of the people of Missouri -
1pho III S,n,.iat;oS y,,,.or,-oJ :, e,,-,-o.. -
the wilderness, provided some mechanic
al facilities for the establishment of towns,
and endeayor to encourage the men of
tie East to dwell together in community;
and, because they did these things the
Missouriaas were excited to an ger against
the squatters OF Kansas, ana marched
upon them with arms in their hands and
banners flying, 10 put them down.
Was there ever more impu 1eDt apol-
ogy made for an unwarran,able outrage,
thaa this is? Did Kansas belong 10
Missouri, tia. Missourians took it upon
them 70 No ibis thing? Did tie kmi-
grant Ali Company interfere with tie
n. 5hts Or trenc. upon the libcr les of any
man, ia all this b. oal Union, when they
acted as they did? Kansas Territory
was their couatry as much as it was any
mans country. They had general
right, as citizens of the United S.a.es, to
go there themselves, and 10 aid any one
who chose 10 g, thee; they l.a.i, also.
a speci;.l ii ght 70 go there, by invitation
ant suaransee of the Congress oil the
United Sia.es. The sug gestion, there
fore, ti.at tie Missourians were provoked
By the Emigrant Aid Societies, to insult
and oyerpower the-people of Kansas. aud
10 trample under tue feet of rebellion, the
ballot boxes OF American citizens. Is as
baseless as it is cowardly.
The first graal oasra5 e-the inception
of this wi.oie slayehol1in;s crusade in
Kansas-was, the passase vi the Nebra,-
la bill. .fney removed the restriction
in favor OF freedom. AMI, in doing so,
opened wide the door 10 all the oatiases
wnicn Lave since taken place Oh the soil
OF Kansas. Tne law wAici, admitted
Missouri into the Union with slayehold-
Ing Constitution. prescribed tia Kansas
si.uuld be io.ever nee Tie rufiians OF
Missouri, with their slaves, were exclud-
ed from Kansas by wriGten stl-u.e, pri-
or to the passa re OF Dou glass BILL. so
that their pre.ence OF being provoked to
act as they did, is an impulent and dis
gushing Ialseiiooi. They hal no moral
nor political right to 60 to Kansas as they
did, and no taild pretext for going. BY
lie law of Nature and Natures God, BY
tie obi CATIONS OF solemn compact, and
by all the requirements Of national and
individual Eonor, tie Missouri Shareholder
Is still excluded fromKansas terri Dry
But, under the sanction OF tie most IN
just proceedings that ever took place in
Con ress, they invade that Territory,
trampie Oh is liberties, and threaten with
death whoever dares to defenihis rights.
The last Congress is originally to blame
Tor Atchison's recent Illustrations OF
"Squat.er Sovereis nty;;" and the United
State,' Executive viii be to blame il lie
does not protect Kansas inyiolate, withall
the power which he can command. No
apolosy can be offered, no paiiation al
mistel Tor the course pursued by A.chis-
on towards the bona u lie settlers vi Kan
sas.--Hass. SPY.