The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-01

and viii add greatly to her bushes:
prospects. If, on the other hand, Mis-
souri, keeps up her aggressions, sh,
Injuries herself more than us, because
she is an old State and feels the shocf
more than new uniformed communities
| 1t will also draw into Kansas, as set
tiers, an entire different class of men
Men, who love excitement and who vii
retaliate to the fullest extent for every
injury inflicted, or attempted upon them,
selves. A. standing army must be kept
here or the scenes which we have Just
passed through will be the regular order
Of the day, till the whole country, both
in Missouri and in Kansas, will be burnt
over and depopulated. Is it not better
to stop now, while we can, than to go on
till the worst passions of the human
heart are aroused, and large bodies of
armed men ON both sides, enlisted to do
as much injury as possible to each 9TH
er? We go for peace now, as we ever
have done. We shall do every thing
honorable and just, which men can do
to promote the peace and harmony of
the country. We may be obliged for
time to submit to the brute force of
the Slave power, enforced by U. S. Mus
kets but this cannot last always. The
country is fast settling up with Free
State emigrants. Our public highways
west and south of Topeka are throng-
ed with emigrant wagons. Whoever
lives to see the sun rise and set two
years longer will see Kansas a Free
State without any controversy.
The decision of this question has to
be made by the actual settlers at some
future time, and they ought to be here
on claim watching and working till
the time comes. If a Pro-Slavery con.
stitution were submitted to vote oil
the people to day it would be defeated
four to one. And this disparity will
never be less. The reasons are obvious
1st, The Free State emigration which
amounts to hundreds of thousands year
ly, is now turned into Kansas, and viii
fill it in two or three years.
I'd, There is very little emigration
Gom the South, as Car North as this,
and what little thre is viii find more
safety for their property, and more con-
genial society in Missouri than here.
Sd, They viii find land there, too,
equally as good and not more TIM one
tenth of the price.
4th, Very many of the settlers OF
Kansas are from Missouri, and other
Slave States, and a very large majority
of them are in favor of making Kan.
sas a Free State. This class of emf
grants is leaving Missouri, and coming
to Kansas continually. Their reasons are
sufficient to convince any reasonable man
that Slavery will never flourish here.
We will now be Missouri's best friend
and customer, if she will permit it, or
we viii be her worst enemy if she forces
US into that position.
While in Missouri, and also here,
we heard much talk about Lawrence be-
ing Yankee town, and the influence of
the Emigrant Aid Company, DC, as
reasons for all these aggressions. In
sober earnest we say to the people of
Missouri, "You have been deceived in
this matter, as in many others. by de-
signing demagogues and political lead
ers, whose only ambition is to become
famous and to be considered your great
men," The population of Lawrence is
from nearly every State in the Union,
and from several countries in Europe.
The leading merchants here are from
Missouri, Virginia, and Wisconsin /;
Missouri, we believe, takes the lead
Some of the oldest and best families,
some who are shareholders, have their
sons here as merchants. And it is some
of these who have been robbed and bro
ken up by an irresponsible mob from
that State. Goods that were owned in
st. Louis and forwarded here by whole
sale merchants, On a credit, have been
seized on the way, and carried off. Per-
haps many little store in Missouri has
been replenished in this way. And these
losses fall wholly on Missouri and Mis-
sourians. tits Missouri whipping her
self. Every blow struck against Kan
sas recoils to her own injury.
Again, it is supposed by many that
the Emigrant Aid Company owns Law
renee, and is peopling it with abolition
lists. The fact is, Mr. Baldwin of ILL.,
nois, and several other Western men,
claimed the town site Of Lawrence, and
all the interest acquired By others here
has been by purchase. at first, they
gave settlers lots, to induce them to
build in the town. They gave the
Emigrant Aid Society number ofIots,
ifthey would build saw mill and hotel.
The saw mill and hotel were buiIt. The
hotel, by the instigation Of bad leaders IN
Missouri, has beendestroyed, and the mill
has sawed for all parties, as far as it had
the ability to do so. There are. eompar-
atively, but few families from Massa-
chusetts, in the town. MissOurians
trade. sell and buy more goods and
produce in the town Of Lawrence, than