The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-16
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By the Qulncfs Ill.,, Republican OF
Feb. 9Th. we learn that the Representa-
tiyes from Kansas to the States held forth
to very large number of people on the
9TH inst. We regret we cannot give the
proceedings of the meeting entire but
as our paper is just ready to go to press
we can only publish a condensed account.
We extract from she Republican =
AT the Court H4use last evening
large assemblage MT to hear the dele
gates from Kansas. The following gen
tlemen from that Territory were present:
Judge Smith. A. II. Mallory. Turner
Sampson, NJ. F. Conway. J. S. Emery,
and S. G. Smith, who have been appoint
ed by the authorities of Kansas to visit
the Free States. and explain to the citi-
zens the position in which the inhabi-
tants of Kansas are now placed, and to
solicit aid to meet the difficulties by
which they are surrounded.
Messrs. Mallory, Smith, Conway.
Sampson and Emery addressed the meet
ing. After which the following resolu-
tons were adopted unanimously =
1st. Resolved, That we fully sympa-
thise with our free State brethren of Kan
sas Territory, and pledge our aid in sus-
tanning them in the rightto govern them
selves, and take this occasion to express
our disapprobatien of the conduct of a
portion of the people of Missouri or 9TH
er States, in illegally invading the free
territory of Kansas, and violating the
rights of the people living in said Terri
tory.
Cd. Resolved, That we viii raise
$4,000 as material aid for our Kansas
friends, and that the chair appoint COM
mittee of three to make the necessary
arrangements in accordance with the
views of the gentlemen now with us from
Kansas.
The following gentlemen were appoin-
ted on the committee: w. B. Powers, j.
K. Van Doom. and George Adams.
After three cheers for the admission of
Kansas as "a free State, the meeting ad-
journed.
The editor Of the Republican makes
the following comments
A considerable portion of the two
thousand dollars was subscribed before
the meeting adjourned.
In addition to the contribution of mo.
ney, there is another kind of aid requir-
ed-the aid of strong arms and brave
hearts. The citizens of Kansas say, that
Atchison and Stringfellow are the agents
of the slave oligarehy in other States as
Well as Missouri /; that money, and arms,
and even men are supplied to them and
their ruffians to enable them to bear
down all opposition, and to force slavery
into Kansas that the plan is to murder
all the free State leaders, and overawe
their followers, and force them to SUBJ
NIT. They have played this game al
ready in the murder of Brown and 9TH
ers, and in the Leavenworth District,
where there is 9 large free State majority.
they have partially succeeded in putting
down the free State spirit, and the ruff
ans have everything pretty much their
own way, There are hundreds of men
along the Missouri frontier of the most
reckless character, and who have no hes
itation whatever in committing any crime
when they think it can be done with
safety.
We have been slow to believe that the
state of things was really as bad as rep
resented-that the design of the slave
party, or theiragents in Western Missou-
ri, was to murder in cold blood, and
perpetrate the most savage cruelties upon
their victims to intimidate others; but
such an array offacts has been presented
from various and undoubted sources,
that those thin gsare really as bad if not
worse than they have been reported.
The Kansas people then appeal to the
people of the free States, aud inquire,
will you stand as uneoncerned spectators
while organized bands from the slave
States invade our Territory, destroy our
property, deprive us of the rights of
free citizens, and murder us in cold
blood !? The General Government, un-
der the direction of a pro-slavery tool,
will render no assistance, but, as his
message intimates, will help the inva-
ders. CitizenSof the free States, what
| will you do {? Will you not intimate
to Missouri and the slave States, that
unless these invasions are stopped you
will interfere for the protection of Kan
sas? Will you not form companies of
armed men, who, if another invasion is
attempted, will march Immediately to
the rescue of the invaded? Will you
not proclaim from North to South, that
if bands of armed rufians continue to
Invade the Territory. aud to butcher the
citizens of Kansas without hindrance,
| from the State of Missouri, or the Gen
eral Government, you viii put forth the
strong arm of your power, and protect
the citizens of the infant Territory in the
Ienjoyment of their inalienable rights.
This is the voice thats comes
to US from Kansas. What shall be our
reply /? Shall We turn deaf ear, OF
assume an indifference we cannot feel !
We much mistake the temper of the
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