Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-05-18
.sThe Kansas Howl :"


We ask attention to the following crazy
article from the CharlestOh rs. C) Aer-
eHry.
The KANSAS HowL-Never since the
world began-smong the demons in Milt-
on's "blsek abyss" on the demand in Dan
te's Inferno has there been heard such a
howl as is now set up all over the North,
BY the dogs offanaticism, upon their recent
drubbing in Kansas. The abolition journ-
ais pour out daily diatribes against the har-
dy Missourians who drove away from their
doors the horde of negro stealers who
threatened 10 overwhelm them. Now, re-
ally, the whole affair is decidedly the "best
Joke of the season." Bent upon oustihg
Slavery from this fertile region, by any and
all means; not willing that civilization
should flow in its natural course, and deter
mine by natural laws its institutions, but
Fastening to fill it up with hireling fanatics,
seize the polls and control the government,
the abolitionists find themselves beaten
routed at their own game-their own ennis
saries made to vote the slavery ticket, while
the triumphant Missourians march back 10
Independence With colors flying and bands
Of music, rejoicing that "Kansas is safe p
No wonder that they now howl and rend
their garments, for fanaticism has for once
met its master and crouehed. Il is sig
nal and timely lesson. Had the South in
its past contests exhibited but half the cour-
age and promptness of Atchison and his
true men, Abolition would have long since
been harmless thing 1t is also timely
lesson to the North, yet which will scarcely
be needed in its present fierce and aggres-
sive mood, that there is point at which
the South will rise, and wipe out with
deeds worthy of her hopes and destiny, the
wrongs and shames Of the past.
The position and motives of the Missouri
ians, contrasted with those of the Abolition
lists, were those of the assailed toward the
assailant; the victim toward the pursuer.
It was the cause ofhonor, Of home, of prop
erty and life, against remorseless and
bloody invader.
Aud who shall say aughi against them,
if, in such a position, they respected not the
forms of law, when fern and substance had
been ever, and were now, perverted, for
their destruction because they met the
bought emissaries of Abo.itionism with bold
and indignant 'front.' and defeated them in
their mission Of hatred? With Free Soil
Governor playing into the hands Of their
enemies, and abusing the powers Of his Of
fee to betray and deliver them up, fairness
and law was out Of the question. They
were in short, reduced by the schemes of
Abolition to that state where to have held
up the strict requirements oflaW as a guide
to themselves or others, would have bro't
certain defeat or derisiou.
Well might they feel, as they looked
back upon the past history Of Abolition, and
saw that neither law nor constitutions, nor
/ State faith, nor brotherhood, nor human
nor divine enactpents, had restrained its
destroying hand, that the time had come
when nothing could now avail but their
own courage, that the day Of shallow and
temporizing expedients had gone, and the
day of action come. May the South, at
large, take the lesson to themselves, and be
ready to initiate the example of our gallant
friends in the West A right spirit was
theirs.
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