The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-12-06
DespondiDg:

A friend in Iowa has a new plan of
making Kansas free, and we publish it
for its novelty. He says -
." The North is still asleep. / see but
one way to arouse them. You leave the
Territory with your press, and let every
influential person do the same. Give up
the Territory for the time being, to the
slaseoeracy, and let them run riot at will.
Let them take in their slaves, and rejoice
at their success. They will soon apply
for admission into the Union as slave
State. The North viii then awake. and
in her might will shake off the incubus
which has bound us so long. This may
seem foolish, but under the administra-
ton of James Buchanan, you have moth
ing to hope. You may sweat and toll,
until your head is gray, and you can ac-
eonplish nothing unaided by the free
North"
- Our friend has taken the dark side
view ofthe picture too soon. While we
are rejoicing in having acquired a great
triumph. he is responding, and is giving
Kansasupto the slave power Welearned
our tactics in another school. Never
abandon an inch of ground until forced
to do so. and regain that which is lost,
with as little loss of time as possible.
Not that. only, but in. ACCUSING the va
Gated ground. be sure to push on and
drive the enemy from his post The
momentum acquired i'm the first attack,
fnot checked. will easily take the second
point.
To remove free press from Kansas
would be the most fatal blow which could
be inflicted upon freedom in the Terri
tory at this time. Our hope lies in the
stirring appeals which tie press isenabled
to make 10 the lovers of free institutions
throughout the world. Were it not for
its clarion tones, our sympathizers would
fall into lethergy from which they could
not be aroused. The Borderers have
learned this, and, hence, their movements
to demolish those instruments which do
good. Were It not for the effect pro-
duced upon the country by well con-
Quoted press, We should never hear oil
efforts made to destroy them. The low
ers of free institutions should look upon
every fearless press, which advocates
the right, as so many beacon lights, and
they should see that all which are extin-
guished are set to burning again with as
much brilliancy, and as little delay as
possible.
AS for influential men leaving Kansas.
we want more. and on no consideration
could spare single one without creating
vacuum. The Rufians desire to get
rid of our influential men, and as they
saw they could not be frightened away
by Uaster, they have sought to do it by
violence. The murdered forms of Bar
Der, Brown, Hoyt, Phillips, and num-
berless others, furnish the proof
But we cannot follow the subject fur
Their. Kansas, however, will not be aban-
doned by the press while the true friends
Of freedom show evidence of sustaining
it as literally as they have done for the
last week. On the contrary, it wilfen-
trench itself in popular opinion, gather
ing strength with each rude shock en-
pioyed to crush it /; and through its
mighty inaunee it will be enabled, in due
time, to proaaalgate to- the world, that
not only Kansas is free, but the glorious
principles which emanated from the
throne of God, has increased, and, like
the stone cut from the mountains with
out hands, has SLED the whole earth
with its glory.