The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
vandalism.

II
ed of the progress and doings of the
slave power in this Territory, and this
can best be done By liberal extracts from
sbe pro-slavery journals. They are yet
resolved upon .hs destruction of Law
renee. e IS Arrival town. and in the way
Iof their Arrangements The false cry of
.-abolition. negro stealing" &C., hasbeen
waged against as until they have nearly
made theirdupes believe thattheir asser-
tons are truthful. They havecommenc-
! ed in their own borders, and attempted to
silence opposition at,home by destroy ing
the Parkville LuMINARr. They are now
preparing a descent upon Lawrence, and
the whole border press is laboring TO fan
the excitement into a fame, with that
purpose in view The following is an
extract from the Squatter .Sopereiga pub
lished by Stringfellow, the most ultra of
the pro-slavery journals. and the recog-
lnized leader of the southern movement
He says
eff we would rid ourselves of a set of
hirelings, sent into our midst with the
express view of infringing upon our rights
and committing depredations upon our
property. we must act promptly, and with
an energy and earnestness OF purpose that
will give Abolitionists distinctly to un-
derstand that Kansas is not a field for the
successful operation of their schemes of
plumber. IT'S vain to procrastinate lit
viii only increase the courage of the Alb
olitionists and make the removal of the
evil matter of greater difficulty.
"Many means could be devised where
by these unbearable nuisanees could be
removed; but the most effectual method
that recurs- to our mind. is to infict in
slant punishment upon the offenders. We
are not, except in extreme cases, an adj
mirer of Judge Lynch's code of prac-
tice, nor of self-constituted powers; but
under the circumstances, we opine the
organization of vigilance committees
throughout the Territory, for the pro-
lection of slave property, would not on
" be a judicious policy, but one fully
Unsuitable in the premises. Indeed, it
would be well for every pro-slavery citi-
zen to consider himself a member of a
vigilance committee see that restitution
be made for injury sustained at the
handsof Abolitionists. In every instance
where an Abolitionist is known to have
run off, OF to have attempted to entice
away slave, let an escort be afforded him
to Missouri, and therehe will lind ready
supply of boots to facilitate his progress
beyond the confines of that State. Il
, would be well, too, not to let the culprit
; depart from the Territory without an am.
pie coat of tar and feathers, and the mar
of the United States legibly printed on
his back with that delicate pencil, known
as the CATO -nine-tails. Laws, at present
We are without; but were laws of tht
, most stringent nature enaeted-whicf
doubtless will be done when the Legisla
ture meets-they are too dilatery in Their
action-there are too many loop holes fol
: their evasion, for them to accomplish the
ends desired. Protection and redres.
must come from more certain source
and that source lies in the action of thu
people interested. asa aa
sit is with pleasure we-note the decid
ed tone in which our contemporaries o
the Kickapeo Pioneer, and also of tn,
Kansas Herald, express themselves OF
/ this subject. Touching our own Eicini
ty,. we have no fears of annoyance from
Abolition impudence: for the few, i
any, who may have settled in this region
: know thai the spirit of the people vii
not brook the slightest indication of al
encroaehmentupon their property. Apar
from this. however, we are. sensitive re-
garding the actions of the Abolitionist:
elsewhere as though our immediate
, neighborhood was thickly beset by them
, and are ever ready to second. with sucl
aid as we may command, any steps fol
the protection of the property of pro
slavery citizens throughoutthe Territory
As a first step, the town of Lawrence
i should be rid of its pestiferous inhabi
tants.' m