The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-06-09
Emigration TO Kansas.


adopt It's sentiments entire
Ii says: amid the smoke and roar of
the Kansas cannonade we fear that the
northern emigrant who is looking in that
direction may find himself blinded and
confused. Let US lift the curtain of fog
and expose the real state of the case so
far as it concerns him personally.
We need not state at this late day that
the Aissourians desire to make Kansas
slave STATE. Of course they are. doing
their best to accomplish this object
They rushed into Kansas in armed multi
tudes. aad went through the farce of
electing Territorial Legislature as the
first step toward securing their aims. But
having done this, and having no other
business there. they have gone home,
leaving the country as it was before their
incursion, extending its broad unoccu-
pied acres under genial and inviting
climate open to all who may desire to find
a home therein. What was proposed to
be done toward making Kansas slave
Safe has been done SO far as this years
operations are concerned. Before anoth-
er election comes round We have a right
to expect that Congress will do its duty
in the premises, and if it does not restore
the inhibition of slavery, which we Judge
it viii find itself compelled to do to in
sure the peace of the country, it viii put
a stop in the future to such outrages as
the last election witnessed. When the
rights of the residents are restored by
keeping interlopers from. the polls we
may anticipate that the affairs of legisla-
ton will fall into the hands of those who
desire to make the Territory a free STATE,
aud who comprise, We believe. even now
majority of the settlers. Ii the at
tempts to precipitate the conclusion of
this slavery stampede are properly re-
sisted, time will thus cure the evils that
now threaten the infaa: settlements. All
tina. is needed is time to allow the emf
grafton from the free states to get in
in order to GUST the shareholders from
their temporary possession, even in the
event of Congress failing to restore the
Territory to freedom.
Thus there is nothing to deter the in
slant and constant progress of northern
emigration into Kansas, either in its
present position or future prospects. No
hinderances exist that should for mo-
ment stop the steady. silent flow of the
streams of population from all quarters:
The emigrauts have only to pour in and
pitch their tents wherever they find the
most attractive spots for their future
homes. No distractions exist to prevent
the settler fiom planting himself WHEREBY
or his inclination prompts.
As to the vague threats which are &C.
casionally heard and trumpted through
the press, that the organized band of
brigands and cut-throats which entered
Kansas from Missouri and carried the
last election stand ready to oppose, and
if necessary expei the emigrants who de-
sire to make i. a free State, they are idle
and absurd As we have said, we be-
lieve the majority of the emigrants who
have already established themselves in
Kansas are for making it free Safe,
and viii hold fast to their purpose until
sufficient reinforcemen.s enable them to
carry out their designs. The effort of
the Shareholders now is to magnify the
opposition to freedom in Kansas by all
manner of exaggeration, and so deter
emigration from the free Safes. Seven
eighths of the stuff we hear about the in
ten.ions of the Atchison crew, seven
eighths of their loud talk about throwing
people into tie Missouri river, and OF
lyncfing and the like, is gas and blus.er.
Atchison and his worthy lieutenant,
Stringfellow. are both well understood 70
be arrant towards who viii stop threat
ening the moment they are resolutely
faced. All they contemplate doing is to
worry and alarm timid people, and try,
under cover of their bludgeon talk and
air, TO get slavery constitution imposed
upon Kansas. Their schemes can be eff
fectually thwar:ed without difficulty and
without collision so tar as the emigrants
are concerned. ALI that is necessary is
to outvote them. If the marauders at
tempt any of their threatened violence in
any quarter, the United States govern
ment must interpose and try the virtue of
the cold Steel OF the regular troops by
gay ofreducing their belligerent temper.
We have no doubs that the first effort to
do this, if it shall be necessary to do it
at sli, will be effectual.
We repeat that when the villains from
Missouri who entered Kansas and elected
"A Legislature for the Territory had &C
complished this object they returned 10
their homes. They are now scattered
over the STATE wherever a whisky-barrel
can be found on tap. and no longer dis
grace Kansas with their presence. During
the present season their services will not
be again wanted. aud We have right to
expect that before another year Congress
viii interpose the necessary guards to
prevent repetition of their crime. Mean
time Gov. keeder will return to his post !;
and although the SYSTEM of threat and
bluste, viii be kept up, We presume he
viii regularly administer affairs and be
sustained by the force necessary to up
hold the vigorous exercise of his author
ity.
Let the emigration to Kansas then go
on undisturbed by the claInor of the
Atchison and Stringtellow crew, whose
motives for it ali are well known to be self
ish and venal and have been fully exposed
in ourcolumns Let the emigrant every