Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-27
THINGS IN KANSAS.

A correspondent of the Lberator writes as
follows:
But the greatest of all reasons why slavery
will not exist here, is, | am very sorry to say a
dreadful one but nevertheless. n true one. WuulC
you believe it, that multitudes of those who are
such flaming Abulitonsts here, as they call them
selves, are a SUI gehcrtS, kind of Abolitiunist-a
mungrel character, like Aunt Ophelia, in Uncle
Toms Cabin. They are desperately opposed to
slavery entering here-and why? Because they
don't want the niggers about them Now. my
blood ran cold within me, when | first ascertained
that this was the case but now feel quite certain
that the very people who will vote against the in
PRODUCTION of slavery, will also vote for Black
Law On board our boat at one of the meetings
of our party / proposed an amendment to our
Constitution, to read, We recognise the right
Of every male citizen Of the United States, without
distinction of color, to own lG0 acres of land, &C.
merely adding the words. without distinction OF
color but it almost unanimously negative
find but few who dare to say that they in
favor of allowing the colored man to come here
and buy land on an equality with the white man.
The common cry is, We want no slavery, and nc
! InigGers.'
Now, although this feeling is satanic, and tC
my mind. quite bad slavery, yet it will eff
tectuay prevent slavery, in name, from existing
here. Nuw, what we want is. radical Abolitiunist
to come out here, from principle, and not from low
fof money. Over fifty of the voters of this Tlac
voted for n Nclraska-bill man, and among then
was DR.. Robinson. and Mr.. Lum, the Orthodu,
clergyman, advocated the Nebraska man s election
So ,on see how much dependence is to he put on
eastern anti-savery men, eyen,although am hap
| Iy 70 into,m you, 1873 Ier ons nt tIy 'tJmrtd the
niibe and did not vote for the Pierce Democrat
preierring poverty to riches obtained by striking
hands with the Administration. But the spirit Of
proslavcry is triumphant here. | have already
been threatened by public men with coat of tar
a., 4 Al
Aid Company. of Boston, has misrepresented the
state 'I affairs here. Non-resstnnre is also at n
great discount. We have an array of the most
valiant fighters in the world second to none eXccpt
the immortal hero Of the standardization Quixote.
One poor man has been shot for attemr ting to cut
IL little timber claim Which another man pre-
tended to own, although the first man claims it
also. One day, my attention arrested by or
serving IL company of persons marching into town
in military array, with bits of white con attached
to the ends of sticks, which they appeared to wave
in great triumph inquired what great feat had
been accomplished and was told that II man by the
name of Taft, Just returned from the East, had
had his claim jumned,' and that this party had
been pulling down the jumpers house, and tear
ing up his tent. This is squatter law. A man is
allowed sixty days to put up q house. and if an
other man builds on the first ones claim his build
Ing. let it cost what 1t may, can be torn down and
destroyed. So, mob law /. triumphant here, as in
California. Recollect, these squatter laws are any
;hing that few persons calling themselves an
Association choose to form. Our party were about
all armed with revolvcrs, guns bowie knives, &C..
&c..-quite glorious company to carry the Gospel
To Kansas! o. my soul is sick of such state OF
things. am much disappointed in the character
of the New England emigrants. They come here
uS men 90 to California, mainly after money bu
still. there decent people here, and it i.
my prayer that the Lord will send more.
Yours for reform.
/ Z. STEARNS