The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-03-18


measure Of any but heroic patience, they no
bly, redeemed their lives, and, without one
drop of blood split, scattered their foes--
Shall the prayers, the help, the sympathy o.
the free men of the North be withheld, while
the bugle is sounding through the South, and
men are gathering, and weeks only are left
between this day and that on which the bat.
tie shall once more unfold its wings--not a.
gain TO be closed until the earth has drank
blood to its fill!
But, If, with prompt liberslity, We fortify
those heroic men that are there, the emissa-
ries of evil will ur, look, be afraid and
pass away. False pes.ce WI 'bfiag certain
war. Arms and urage will inevitably Sc
cure an unbroken peace.
Once, when England only asserted the
right TO tax the colonies without representa-
tion, the colonies rebelled and went to war.
But now foreign Legislature has been i'm
posed upon Kansas. The Legislature has le-
galized slavery against the known wishes of
nine tenths Of the actual settlers. 1t has de-
creed that no man shall enter the territory
who will not take an oath Of allegiance to
this spurious legislation. 1t has made it
death to give liberty to men escaping from
oppression. 1t has muzzled the press. 1t
has forbidden discussion. 1t has made speech
penitentiary offence. The rights for which
the old colonists fought We're superficial COM
pared with these. These are rights which lie
at the very heart of personal liberty. Indeed
there can be no personal freedom when free
speech, a free press, free canvass and dis
cussion are pententiary offences. These are
the laws that the President is determined to
enforce. Congress Is to be asked money to
sustain this government in Kansas; and to
pay for an army to cut the throat of every
free citizen that will not yield to this infamy.
Already the Senate, controlled by the
slave interest, arrogantly offers to snatch
from the House its immemorial right Of orig
mating Appropriation Bills. The pretense is
to save money. The reason is TO gain money
for Kansas batchery. They fear that the
House will not appropriate for such nefari-
GUS abomination as that which broods the
Plains. The Senate knows that every dol
lar voted for the army and for Kansas will, in
the hands Of the Administration, be bullet
in the heart Of free settler. The House
ought TO know it too, and aot accordingly
The whole country ought to know it,.
New-Eng gland has given to the land a Pres
dent who is determined that Kansas shall
have Slavery or Blood. His second procla-
nation is like the apocalyptc vision. And
the second angel sounded, and as it were
great mountain burning With fire was cast in
TO the sea, anu the rnfru parOor ,nc sea be-
came blood So will armed slavery be cast
into Kansas. But will not. these rivers Of
blood dash against the Allcghanies, and that
fire flash along the line between the North
and Southl
Peace in Kansas will be peace everywhere.
War there will be war all over the land
Now it can be stopped. But fear will not
do it. Incidence and presumptuous prayer
will but hasten the mischief. When tyrants
are in arms they who cry peace become their
confederates. Manliness, action, courage,
and ample preparations for defence-.-will stop
the danger. The Providence that will help |
us Is the Providence which we help, God |
works for those who work for Him. When |
He answers prayers for harvests, He inspires
men to work; and petitions for crops and har
vests are answered through plows and spades. |
And God will answer prayers for peace by
inspiring men with justice, with adherence of
by making good men bold and
active, and bad men feeble and cowardly; by |
stopping the ears of the community to the
counsels of cowsrls and hypocrite'.
Let every man in this awful crisis not fail
t, FRAY. And that they may pray without
hypocrisy let them watch and work How
shall we dare ask God to save ms from blood |
shed when we will not use the means which
he has pat into our handsl Faith without
works, and prayer without works. are dead,
stone dead. Let emigrants 60 thithcr by
hundreds, and pray as they gol Let them
that have money now pour it out, and pray
as they give. Let them that have sons in
Kansas send them arms, and pray that they
may have no occasion to use them, but that
if they must be used, that the son may so
WELD them that the mother be not ashamed
of the son whom she bore! Let men that
have influence speak out. Let ministers and
Christian freemen now, if ever, speak against
barbarism, and uphold the retinue Of Chris
tian institutions. Let those whose tongue
has been hitherto palsied by evil advisers now
loosen their tongue and speak.
Of phom acM the nation take counsei!--
There havo been two sorts Of councillors
hitherto One has pointed out for twenty
years the nature Of slavery, its tendencies,
and the danger which it threatened; and all
The prophecies have come true. The other
kind of counsellors have predicted peace, dis
,uaded action, urged compromise, and at
each reluctant step have promised the country
peace.
In not single instance have they been
right. Events have ovcrthro yn every one of
heir promises They have led us down deep
,r into trouble at every step. We have been
betrayed by kisses. Excitemcnts hive deep
med. 1ssucshave multiplied. Compromises
nave bred cockatriccs. We are spun over
with webs. We arc tangled with sophistrics.
We have everything but maniness, straight
orwardness, courage and decisive wisdom
Dur capital is not in ruins, and yet the proph-
icy against the old oriental city has come
ruc;--foxes look out of The windows; owls
loot there, and saiyrs dance their orgies there.
That infcrngl dog Of hundred heads Slave
.y--sits at the gates Of our government, TO
bite every one that will not give SOD to Cere-