Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-05
Kesassas q Szave .State.

That the abolidonists al the north,
through their 6 Emigrantl Aid Societies. .
and osherwiise, have made strenuous efforts
to aboht;onizs Kansas Territory, does not
admit ofa doubt But it seems they are
about to give up IN despair. >or at least
some oftheir organs speak in very dispar-
aging terms since the election of Delegate
to Congress. But this may be ruse adopt
ed, in order to get pro slavery men to re-
pose upon the laurels already won.
Speaking of the result of the election in
Kansas, aftef deplering the result, hear
what the abolition New York Tribune
says:-f
+ '~'sThat which the shareholders have done
once, they may and possibly, viii do again,
when the decisive struggle on the election
OF Delegatesto Territorial Legislature
shall take place, and for this we see no rem
edy." - - -
|. Sucf presses, as the Tribune, teemed
WITH articles of abuse and misrepresenta-
ton about Missourians coming oyer into
Kanaas while they were encouraging the
importation of voters by aid societies to abb
olidonize the Territory. Could it be expect
ed that Missaurians who are deeply inter-
ested, personally and politically in the
|question, could sit still and remain silent
while this importation was going on from the
North? But rather would they not be JUS
tilted in organizeing to defeat the unholy
schemes of the abolitionists2 81 r5
The following remarks from the Easton
(Pa) Argus, published by Gov. Reeder's
nephew, is pretty good justification of
Missourians and southern men, and hitsof
the Abolition Aid Societies as they de-
serve -. -v
sPoor AbolitionismI what dilemma to-be-
sure. You have been laboring for six months,
and have freely expended your means to Aboli-
tionize the Territory of Kansas; you projected
the great Massachusetts Emigrants' Aid Soci-
ETY." to carry oct this object, and all to no pur-
pose. aa lt1sG
Whatever the Tribune NAV saw against the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, or the great
principle of individual sovereignty established
by the Nebraska-Kansas bill, the organization
of the government of these two territories has
thus far given no advantage to the South over
that which the North may enjoy. The privilege
to settle in these territories is enjoyed by each
equally, and as fan, as we are informed, no i'm
pediment has been thrown into the way of any
class of emigrants. We heard great deal said,
at first, about armed bands of Missourians going
over into Kansas and threatening the lives Of
emigrants suspected Of hostility to the institu-
tions of their State. A bloody civil war was an
ticipated in consequence Of the outrages which
it was said would be practiced upon the meek
disciples of the ebony goddess who were on
their way thither. But did anything of this
kind occur? Have any of the persons sent out
by the massachusetts Emigrants' Aid Socie-
typ been expelled from the Territory or had
their precious lives terminated by the violence
of these lawless Missouri planters? We have
yet to hear of one single instance. And now, as
that foolish and dishonest trick has been expos
ed, the Tribune in its fertile Imagination has
conjured up another, and,' what seems to be re-
garded as more odious species Of tyranny on
the part of the slavepower in Missouri-the in
reference of nonresidents with the franchise
privileges of actual settlers. From the hue and
cry raised by the anti-Nebraska journals
throughout the country, following the loud de-
of the Tribune, we naturally suppos-
ed that they would not even care to- preserve
inViolate that odious fundamental principle of
the e'Nebraska iniquityo-the sovereignty of
the squatter. Bnt how very shallow in their hy-
pocrisy. Even when no attempt is made, they
conjure up in their distempered imaginations
the ghost Of possibility, and straightway COM
mence frantic whine over alleged abnses prac-
tised by the sslawless, piratical Missourians.,'
The election of Gen. Whitfield is referred to as
evidence of the fact; and the Tribune logically
concludes that there must have been interfer-
ence on the part of Missoarians, to effect his
election, from the fact that the journals in that
State rejoice over the result. And upon such
extracts as the following, the specious reason
ing is carried on, and the binding process is
completed:
ssTIMELY AID.-The Glasgow Times says
one hundred persons lately left Saline, county
Mo; for Kansas, and were in that Territory TN
time to looh after the election Of delegate to Con-
gress.
Upon which the Tribune remarks-ssIt is thus
that the bona tide settlers Of Kansas have been
voted down. Beautiful popular sovereignty
this ]" And pray what is there wrong in this
Had not these Missourians as good a right to go
there as Pennsylvanians, New Workers, or the
citizens of any other State No one will deny
that they had; and we presume it will be grant
ed also that they had the right to go there Sin
time to look after the election of delegate to
Congress-"