The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-22
Fault Finding.

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find fault: but not, of course for the
same reasons that the Union does.
Fault-fnding seems to be character
istic of all parties in Kansas. Letter
writers find fault, and so do the people.
Editors are expected to find fault. as
they are but the reflex Of the popular
feeling. And why not 1t is quite
as easy to censure as to approve, and
sometimes we have thought it required
less talent. The merest simplcton can
seold, though he may not be able to
reason.
The lowest order of animals, those
destitute of the reasoning faculties, can
make complaints, and show their dis
satisfaction, and the uglier their natures
the louder their complaints. The Le-
compton Union, then, and ourself will
ioin in strife to see which is the best
entitled 20 the appellation of grumUer.
We believe we can bear of the palm.
AS a proof of our ability in this direc-
ton we submit the following facts:
When Gov. GRARY arrived here in
September, Kansas was oyerrun by
armed bodies of men, each laboring to
subdue the other. The Pro-Slavery res
idents of Missouri had previously en-
tered the Territory, and by violence
wrested from US all our Political rights.
They had enforced code of laws upon
us without our consent had murdered
our people pillaged and burnt our
dwellings, carried away our prop
erty, and laid waste the country. They
had conspired to exterminate the entire
Free State population, and were grad
ually perfecting their schemes for the
enslavement of the people. The set
tiers arose in their strength rs one man.,
resolved to throw off the coils of the
anaconda, which they found so strongly
EN- mbracing them. Fold after fold was
broken, and they began to breathe free
again. 1t was when victory, conquer
ed by much toll and sacrifice, seemed
within their grasp, that Gov. Geary
came among us, and compelled us, as
well as our opposers, to lay down our
arms. The war spirit was then up, and
our young men, and many old ones, too,
wanted to fight The Governor pre-
vented this contest, and saved many
hundred lives that are think were oflittle
value, and the country could better have
dispensed with than not. Among that
number was large army which came
against Lawrence, on the 14th of Sep
tember. Three times that army had visit
ed us, determined on our determination,
and three times had gone back without
being gratifed in their wishes. Gov.
Geary prevented that fight and the
frightful effusion of blood which would
have followed. By arresting the move
ment of that army, as he did, he pre-
vented general collision between the
North and the South and preserved the
Union from dissolution, which would
have followed. The result has pro-
longed the institution of slavery just as
many years as the Union shall last Ion
ger on that account. Is not Gov. Gea-
ry, then, responsible for the lives OF
those invaders who merited death, and
probably would have met it, had they
continued their march against Law
renee, as also for the prolongation of
slavery? Looking upon the latter in
stitution as an unmitigated evil, and
the fruitful cause of all the troubles
which aflict this continent, should he
not be held up for execration? Instead
of cenplilnenting Gov. Geary for re-
storing quiet to the country, and infus-
ing feeling of security with all par
ties in Kansas, making life and prop
erty a hundred times more valuable,
should he not be met with seorn and
contumely? Should he not be bran
ded as the worst man who could have
appeared in Kansas at that time?
And then. it is well known tha. let
ter-writcrs and journalists prosper best
when the whole country is agitated and
in commotion. The Governor has stop
ped the excitement, and " Othello's oc-
cupation is gone. The Union, as well
as the Herald Of Freedom, is deprived
of the profits resulting from an increased
sale of papers induced by a general and
protracte1 quarrel between the two
parties, so we are each damnifed. But
as we should have sold at least thou
saud copies more, each week, then the
Union, we have the greater reason to
complain. Willnot the Union concede
that we have made good case Of grum-
bling this time, and not ask as to Try
our hand again
H We send over 700 copies of the
Herald Of Freedom. in single wrappers.
to as many different postoffices. 1
each subscriber thus isolated would get