Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-30


quiet of some six weeks the settlers Of Kansas have
again been assaled by the northern horde of vaga-
bonds sent out into that territory by the Emigrant
Aid Societies for the sole and avowed purpose of
driving southern men out of the country. 1t has
been supposed, for the last seventy years, that the
southern and northern people had the same rights
to the territory of the United States, and when any
territory to be acquired conquered or purchas-
cd the southern people have been called upon to do
their share of the fighting and pay their proportion
of the expense. This they have done cheerfully
and with alacrity, and we, as citizens of one conf
mon country have been proud of their bravery, and
patriotism and achievements. Now, however, after
all they have done, we are told that they have no
right to the territory and shall not possess it. shall
not even 60 into it to live with their families and
property and the old federaliss and aristocrats of
Massachusetts, the clergy and abolitionists, they
who have opposed and preached against every war
we have had, and against the acquisition of every
foot of territory possess, contributing money
and sending men to drive our southern brethren out
of Kansas!
The last news which came through that dirt pool
Of aboonism, the Chicago Tribune, is to the effect
that band OF free-State rufians have entered Kan
sas from Iowa. attacked the little town of Franklin,
killed number of the inhabitants, burned their
houses and carried off their property. The excuse
is, that the people of Franklin had stored within
some Of their buildings, and ammunition J.
How true this is one here can know, of course
DuL surprising IL 10 Oe True, what Oh IL! daQ the
Chicago vagabonds any right to 60 and take them
away? The inhabitants of Franklin had as good
right to powder and guns any other citizens of
the Republic and the fact that the Chicago hordes
have gone there and burned, killed, and destroyed
the people and their property shows that they need
ed them as much as those who live on our Indian
frontiers. Greeley, and Beecher, and the poor
ture who filters their news for them at Chicago ap-
paud this act of piracy, but we trust it will be the
beginning of the end, and that we shall now the
last of this Kansas war.
The black Republicans in Congress thought they
had put check on the United States troops in the
territory, by Withholding the supplies, just Gid
dngs and his crew tried to do when army was
in Mexico, and we have doubt that directions
went from them to their tools in Kansas, to COM
mence the fight immediately upon the adjournment
of Congress- But they will fail now as they did in
Mexico. Then they sent encouragement to the en-
envy, and advised him to hold on as long possible,
promising him relief by withholding the supplies.
This last act of aggression upon the settlers of
Kansas will arouse spirit among the inhabitants
there, that will sweep every and
vagabond from the territory. That The hardy pio-
neers of Kansas will make short work of this orse
than Indian foe, we have no doubt.
Blood of innocent men has been shed women
have been violated; dwellings burned and property
carried off by desperadoes and vagabonds picked up
in the dens and pureus of northern Cities and sent
out there to pllage and prey upon the inhabitants.
1t is time the people of this city and of every other
in the land were walked up to this vllainy Of send
ing murderers from our dens and bells to Kansas
1t is time the people of Missouri, Kentucky, Ten
nessee and all the South West were aroused to a
sense of this villaDy. The hiring of savages by the
English in the revolutionary war, to massacre de-
fenceless women and children on our frontiers was
not more inhuman and vainous than this last prac-
tlce OF their tory descendants in New England
And now, since these hirelings and paupers have
brought down upon themselves the just vengeance
of the settlers of Kansas-snce they have asked for
war, we say give them enough of it. Let slip the
dogs, and cry havoc, until every mothers SON of
them find what Corwin and wings prayed the Amer
leans might find in Mexico.
N. Y Dag Book