The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-31
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dillon OF The labOriDg man whilc as vel
as black. The great evil OF northern SCH
ely IL, iha, it is burjsned with setvlie cias'
OF mechanics und laborefs, unit Tor sell
government, and yet clothed with The a.
tributes and power of citizens"
"Men are not born entitled TO equal
rights. II would be Ear nearer the truth 'c
say that some were born with saddles on
their backs, and Others booted and spuTrea
10 ride them. The riding does them good
They need the reins AID spur. The Soutl,
maintains that slavery is right, natural, and
necessary aud that il does not depend on
differences Of complexion. Tue laws oi Tue
slave Slales justify holding rhiie men ana ai,
women in bondage" Free Society We
.icken a, the nams The Northern Sla'es'
especially the New England States, are de-
void OF society lited fora well.b'ed gentle
man. The prevailing class one meets Is
that Of mechanics struggling to be gen'eel'
aud small farmers who do their own dI''d'
gerry hardly fit society fo' a Southern gen.
ienan's body servant. This i. your Tree
society! which The Northern hories are
endeayoting TO extend into Kansas"
! We all know how the shareholders made
bargain with us, tha, II we would allow
their devouring dragon to extend his raw
ages as Ear North as 36 80 he should 60 no
further in that direction; and we are all
aware how unblushingly they violated iha,
promise, as soon as it suited their interest
to do so. What elso could bo expected
fom men, who systematically rob those who
work for them, aud pass laws tina, no prom
ise made TO them shall be considered binding.
II was meet that those amonsus who con.
sen,ed TO do slaves work should receive
slaves treatment. r.
The annulIing Of the Missouri contract
broke down the fence which protected The
broad and beautiful region Of Kansas and
Nebraska from the ravages Of the deycur-
ing dragon. But men a, the North were
but little reused on the subject. Some sup
posed there would be small temptation to
Introduce slave-abor into so cold climate,
and they did no, duly estimate the import
ance Of political power to the interests OF
the South. Others hoped that the northern
progress Of slavery might be peaceably az
rested by settling the Territory with emf
grants accustomed to free institutions. Men
ol properly in the Free States formed u
Society 10 aid such emigrants, by erecting
sehoolhouses and iaverns. They made no
distinction between those who came from
the North or the South, and they required
no man TO give pledge what he would do
or say concerning the introduction Of slave.
ry. Certainly, they hoped and believed
that 1.-The soil would be fee. Had they
though, otherwise, they would not have ro'
garded the enterprise as good Investment
Vi lalor or capital. The attempt to build
up thriving towns and prosperous states on
the basi, OF slavery, would DO as absurd as
to Introduce canksrvorms for the manu-
fac,ure of silk. The shareholders were no,
satisfied with this neutral course. They are
lynx.eyed to whatever may circumscrbe
the limits OF their evil institution, even in
the far future. Il was mol enough tlla, EN-.
isrant. from Southern States could remove
into Kansas, without any pledge required OF
them. They must carry slaves with them,
and settlers from the North must be com
PEELED to help them hold their slaves in sub
jeoiiou. They were alarmed 10 see the
sliong sinewy gan, called Free Labor build
ing on towns in forest and prairie. Taey
said to each other, This mus, be stopped.
Kansas mus, be made into Slave States, or
on! political ascendancy will be endangered.
Then, indeed, emigrants from The North be
gan to think OF The question, 80 lar as their
own interests were concerned. They had
observed ha, slavery hindere,h the growth,
and sapped the moral strength OF every
State on which il fastened +; therefore they
demonstrated against its introduction Into
Kansas. They saidr I" We have come from
our free aud prosperous homes 10 ill the
soil aud grind corn for our children
but We DO i, with the expectation that
mills and manufactures, schools and
churches, would rise rapidly under The
healthy stimulus Of free labor. We cannot
consent that our pos,erity should grow NJ
amid the slothfulness, the ignorence, the
des sOtism, the cruelty, the RIGHTEOUSNESS,
and ths drunkenness that inevitably accom-
pany The institution Of slavery. lie, other
States manage their own aiTaIs as they
please, bu, thcsoil on which our children
are reared must be free. .t ,H. ...
That was manly and true coursc so FAR
US il went was il not? Well, ,ha, consli-
tuted the ,rhoIe offence Of the free soil emf
grants in Kansas. The South had no argu.
ments 10 reply to such honest statements Of
the truth. and, as usual, they rcsOr,cd to
,iass and bowie knives. ,..-
Hordes OF rulians came from Missouri,
armed with pistols and bludreons. They
drove the citizens Of Kansas from the polls,
and made laws of,hem laws extremely od-
ious 10 every lover Of good order AMI free
institutions. And when the citizens de-
clared that they were not bound by laws
which hey had no voice ia making, their
ruthless invaders siigmatised them as trail
tors, and under ,ha; pre,ence hunted aud
hairied them like pack OF wolves. No
man or woman who obJecling to having
Kansas become Slave State, was safe for
single hOnr. Armed bands OF murderers
broke into their houses at midnight. plun-
iered them Of all their PROVISIONS and cloih-
ing, burned their barns. and drove OF iheiT
horses and cattle thus leaving them with.
ont mean. To I'LL The soil mr hrir dali,
breeI. Men were hot. ~, mug'e n
u rown ~ thr ie.i ut th,ir asrn z-d s,v,