The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-31

stances il is not strange ths, some OF The
Kansas women went mad, and others died
f grief Bul the crisis nuliured band o
hsroines worthy Of their mothers OF ,76 =
The; said 10 each other. with calm, strong
voice..-"Our ,ons shall neither be slaves,
nor hold sla,e,.r ,Wben armed. assassin.
bur., i,,o Thai, awol,;,.. i,bevI,b,ev them.
.sIv.s ,cc,o!, Oh. hod;.s of ,ons .nJ bus
hand. sxo,.;,n;n, ar M, zach ,b,m. !,
NM, ho ,h,,n,h ,,,. h.a,,., hlood % Tbsv
l,,o,,,sd s,,e ho,.o. aud c,,,;sd ms..,,e.
actos, IN, coun,,v. wel, k,ox;,,;;r tba, rob.
h.r. and xor.s ,ban ,obber.. were lu,k,nn
everywhere. Honor to those brave women!
Posler;,y will erec, statues 10 their mcmo-
nv, aud weep at the graves of those who
had no. strength 10 endure 10 the end of the
Struggle. ...t,.,..... ..a
la the mids, Of these horrible outragc.,
The Free Soil men In Kansas preserved n
wonderful deyIee of calm resolution, aud
patisn, iorbearance. Having the welfare
of their country sincerely at heart, they
Tried their u,mos, 10 avoid civil war. They
Jetetmincd 70 throw themselves on the pto.
tsc,;o, NJ IN. Un;,,d S,als.' laws. and
ava;, ,be event. allowing themselves 10 be
pIundered and murdered, meanwhi:e -
rhev sen, agents 10 WASHINGTON with well
certified statements Of the horrible ouras-
>, under which they wer, suffering. But.
alas, the national government, was sold un-
reseryedly 10 the slave power. They told
The citizens of Kansas to obey the laws
which Missouri ruli,ns had made for them.
rhsv made some fair ntoies,ior,. bu, prac-
,;,,,iy ,hov ,;od dovn m. stones Will, tboy
=, ,ho uoI Jo,. loosc When Tho ne,sccu.
,oa sni,,on,, bad sent ayen, arer aceu, to
w..h;,a,o, ,;,bo,, oh, ,;,;,, ,ed,ess ,bey
.w a,,,,n,,;v. I'm, IN 6,h, when tbey
wo,e ,s.,;l.d Tb. brave Colonel Lane
raised The banner OF l,coJom, AID a troop
gathered round him, determined 10 defend
their families and proper.y, and, for thai
purno,e. 10 dislodge the banded robbers aud
and mu,derers hom their strong holds.
Even I'm women learned TO use rifles aud
reyolyers, a. The only means Of projecting
themselves and their daughters from brutal
violence. ....
The upholders of ,he Unit,d States gov
eminent, who had no woid Of abhorrcncs
!, h..tow nm BorJ.s Rufi,n., now begin 10
cry out that The Free Soil men of Kansas
are mu,derers tha, h.v keep tho country
n , ,,,mo; Ir,bev koop The fact, of the
c,s. they are puil,y Of wicked falsehood /;
~ ,,.y 4, mn, koov ,ben. their jrnorcacc
,,n,r,oroh,s whom Tho welfare aDd hon.
:. af Io;, ,,,,,ry ar. ,ovolysd in mi,
n;.,,,v ouss,;o, ...r .....
Ny ,,;s,J. Tho terrible s,rurrls still goes
~ Wb;,s wa ar, ,olkin, here IN safety,
.,,, ,,;,,, or ro c,her Grim, than. defend.
j., ,he;, boms. which The laws ,pould not,
80. o,s s,,,viry in nr;.on pnder the
rJ.s oho,,, a, treason Houses are blaz
;nr q, tho miloiph, air, and innocen, litsle
cbilJrep are running llom tho lurid glare,
10 hide themselves trembling In some dark
Garner. perhap. wipins their tears with gar
mont. dobb,eJ with their fathers blood
uo,hs,. crv oloud 10 heaven in their wilt
I,.n,;o, uTbi. bIooI be on The Free
S,,,o. ,vb, ea, and drink. and sleep, and
s,y-,. Trouble us not" while their SOM
and l0uyhts,s are slaughtered ia the will
d,rDo.s with none 10 helm them. Oh, brolh-
ZEN come to our rsscu. before it is 20 late !!
And what is the response to their c.y
10, the legislature OF Texas votes to give
SAT-. 900 10 help Missouri ruff ans TO CONVEX:
Kansas into Slave States, while the leei,la-
,,r, nf Massachusetts refuses TO expend one
Var n nnes.
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