Kansas weekly herald., 1855-07-07
yy,e F,xfas,.e of Ka,esas.

The Future of Kansas.
If we were Freesoilers or Abolitionists,
we should be highly delighted at the tone
of encouragement we are constantly OBJ
serving in such Abolition journals as the
"New York Tribune" and the Boston
Atlas"-nay, in the whole Abolition press
as to the present prospects of freedom in
Kansas. With the view of arousing the
impoteni and miserable Aid Societies from
their lethargic state, and Of establishing a
more extensive and practicable system of
pauper emigration to Kansas, the North
ern press are crying out that the great
and all-important question-shall Kansas
be slave State has been settled deci-
dedly in favor of Freedom. Hoping to fix
for all time the status of this Territory by
resuscitating the putrid carcase of the Aid
Society, and terminating the disheartened
agents of the Infamous company, they are
publicly declaring that oil intelligence
from Kansas is such as to satisfy every
mind that the probabilities are vostly
in favor of our Territory adopting the in
stitutions of Free State.
We cannot conceive how men-much
less public journalists, whose duties are to
convey reliable information-can be so
utterly lost to all sense of truth as to So
grossly and shamefully mislead and deceive
the public mind.
It is we'll known to every one at all
acquainted with the past history of our
Territory, that no intelligence has EVER
gone from Kansas that could in any wise
show that the chances are in favor of our
people adopting the institutions of Free
State. The result of EVERY election that
has been held in our Territory, has
shown an immense preponderance in the
popular vote for the introduction and es-
tablishment of SOUTHERN INSTITUTIONS
in Kansas. If the question of the intro
duction or exclusion of slavery into Kan
sas was left to the people Tomorrow, we
feel safe that it would be decided over
whelmingly in favor of SLAVERY. The
complete and overwhelming Dictories
achieved by the PRo-sLAvERY PARTY
over the Abolition forces, on cusry occa-
sion in this Territory, substantiates our be-
lief. The opinions of others pro-
fessed Abolitionists-upon the same sub
jeet agree with ours. A gentleman who
was at our last election, and who publicly
declares his preference to see Kansas made
Free State, in very able and interes-
ting letter to the " Chicago Times" which
we shall publish in our next issue, says: {:
&C The FreesoiI party have been beaten four
to one by the actual settlers of the country, and
that too for the want of voters. must say
that regretted to see men who Isupposed were
honorable, high-minded men, trying all man
ner Of low deceptive tricks to ring in illegal
votes, merely to make respectable show. In the
Territory l think large majority is at the
present time in favor Of sldrery."
The italicizing is our own. Ed. HER
AID.
We have time and again expressed our
honest prediction that Kansas was inevita-
bly, destined to become slave State. We
saw the adaptedness of its rich soil to
slave labor, and the determination Of her
citizens to make it slave State. So firm
ly convinced were we of her fate, that we
felt as though we would not give fig to
be assured that the good and profitable in
stitution of slavery would be implanted
upon her fertile soil. Our prediction has
been virtuallyfulflled: slavery now exists
IN OUT Territory, and among the first acts
Of our Legislative Assembly will be to
LEGALIzE and PROTECT it. When Kansas
knocks for admission into the Union, it will
be as slave State and if she is refused
admission, let the South retallate by keeping
out Oregon, Minnesota, and Nebraska
about ready to come into the Union al
free States, To show that the popular vot'
OF our Territory has alpays been tarora