The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-27
Original Correspondence.
En IL Rsran Of Ffeed..sa
Letter from New England.
providence, r. l., Sept. 2Sth, '55.

For til Herald IF Ffted.A1.
Letter from New England.
Providence, R. l., Sept. 98th, '55.
Mr.. EDITOR Having been engaged
for some weeks past in trayelingand lee
turing on Kansas affairs, feel disposed
to write you, and through you the people
of the Territory, for your and their en-
enlargement. l think you have great
reason to be encouraged. So have all
the friends of freedom. 1t is often said,
and doubtless correctly, that 1.-THE heart
of the people is in the right place" in
respect to this subject. have some
times almost been led to doubt this when
have seen them allowing matters of
minor importance 10 control and divide
their actions, while subjects of the most
vital interest were disregarded. But al
last / rejoice to. believe that the people of
the free States have become awakened to
their true interest and danger. A voice
comes up, like the ''voice of many wa
ters," from the. East, and North, and
West, and speaks in accents louder than
'sseven fold thunder" "No more exten-
sion to slaveryp' 1t is the voice of the
Sovereigns, intelligently uniting and
rising in their majesty and might, to
stay the progress OF the greatest evil that
the world has ever seen, and to restrict
IT Within its limits. 1t tells plainly and
| distinctly. and emphatically thatthe days
of slavery aggression are numbered and
finished, that at its present boundaries
must the clark waves of the ''black
power" be stayed. 1t is voice that
will be heard and obeyed.
| attended the great Fusion Republi.
can Freedom Convention, last week, held
at Worcester, Massachusetts,. There
were present from six to eight thousand
men, from all political parties, with many
] of then leaders. They have thrown
aside their old party shackles and all mi
porsonsiderations, and have united oil
| the one principle of restricting
slavery and extendins freedom. Hence
forth they meal that freedom shall b.
national and slaSsry sectional" AnC
such perfect unaninlity of feeling ant
expression has not often been witnessed
among so many.
| had the honor Of addressing TIL
Convention in behalf of Kansas. tolc
them that the free State residents of Nan
sas understood and appreciated the i'm
portance and dignity of their position
and would be true to their honor. and til
honor and good Of their country, and tn
cause of freedom. told them that the,
wished for the sympathy aud support o
their friends in the free States, and expec
ted 10 have IL, and that they woulC
do their duty-;hat if the Mi>sourian
undertook to overrun them at anothe
election, and to trample their rights un
der their feet, they were determined t,
Identity them with the soil of Kansas
and make them actual settlers there. -
These sentiments were received witt
hearty cheers which showed their ap
prOyal.
Tie whole action Of this Convention
shows clearly that old Massachu ett~ ha
taken hold of the work in earnest AM
will no. tire or faint un,il it is accom-
plished, aud slavery is confined within
its present limits As with bars of ir0n.-
And all the other free States are awake Il
, the same subject, and have determined
on the same result.
Ii you ask what has produced this de
siIable state of things, will say that tia
outrageous course of the pro-slsvery
party, in passing the neiariuus Kansas
, Nebraska act, thus destroying the Mis-
souri, Compromise-the unlawful AM
oppressive actions of Atchi>onand String
fellow, and their marauding bands of fire
eaters-and the unconstitutional and ty
rannical course of the SO called Legisla
ture in Kansas, have done more than a
other things united 10 bring it about
The friends of slavery have thus clearl
5 shown their gra>ping disposition, an
/ what their intentions and purposes are
and what means they will use to accom-
plish them-and have done more t
awaken hatred of slavery and a deter
mination to put it down, and to restric
, it, than all the Abolitionists in the worl
ever could have done.
Hence, it will not be strange if, whe
slavery is abolished, AS it surely will
we should hear those who have bee
relieved of It's chains, ascribing thei
e freedom to the action of these champion
, of slavery, not so intended by them, bu
so over-luled by Divine Providenc
as to bring good out of evil. 9Th
wrath of man shall praise Him. and til
e remainder of wrath He will restrain"
Let the inhabitants Of Kansas AMI tn
friends of freedom take. courage. Go
, is on their side. Truth is almighty an
will prevail. The dark pail OF SLAYER
shall not o'erspread tie residue of thi
f fair land, But liberty shall arise. and
, sustained by the might of free peopI
and the omnipotent arm of God, it al
vance in triumphant glory.
You,s DC, VIATOR.