Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-06-05
Ihs Reign of Terror.


We are aware that the facts which we pre-
sent to on: readers, and the discussion afforded
ny the scorcling speech of Senator Sumner, af
ford ample Illustration of the madness and des.
potlc rule ofthe present pro-slavery power. But
with this, we cannot forbear our pen and its
feeble voice.
An armed force was marched into territory,
where the people have all right to expect pro-
lection and the sacredness of their homes re-
spected, and drove these people from their peace
full abodes, forced them from their rights, insul-
ted their opinions, in short subdued the philan-
thropic spirit of the free settlers, land planted, at
the mouth of the cannon, the curse of Slavery
in their humble log cabins and this too by the
command of q traitor-;l base traitor the Pres.
ident Of the nation And to what result leads
this desperate manifestation Shall free peo-
pie submit to see their wives, their daughters
and their homes polluted by this monster power
without show ofopposition! Shall our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress sleep quiet
ly upon their arms, while the enemy of their
Freedom and their country weld the chains upon
their limbs I Does any one answer no! But
what is the result of feeble opposition to this
degrading bondage! The people Of Kansas are
arrested at the muzzle of the rife, thrown into
prison, shot down in cold blood, their wives and
daughters made the victims of Ruthless unprin-
cipled ruiIans, their houses RACED 10 the ground,
the whole scene chosen for their future homes
preiaced by Il brutality disgracing to the savage.
And what is the result of our Senators daring
to utter word in condemnation Of this base
ness Beaten, until the noble treasures which
God has bestowed upon his creatures are jellied,
torn from their covering, and all bloody strewn
upon the floor of the public halls of our nation ;
IL Senator's brains cowardly and brutality beaten
from his head because he dare to lift his voice
in defence of Freedom and the rights Of his fe-
lows in Kansas Senators and the honorable men
in the House are threatened with being shot for
this, their footsteps logged, as tho hound upon
+ the black mans track, by gentlemen whose
mouths froth with the blood of their victims
slain.
Now what shall we do to pu. an end to this !!
Soft words have lost their effect; insinuations,
pleadings nor prayers will avail the traitors in
their madness will heed not the cries of philan
thropy Plain words must be used, and while
used, defended by the sword if necessary. But
plain talk alone will not prevent the outrages
upon our free people. Shall we fight! Shall
an armed force be marched upon the National
Capitol, and the South and these people forced
at the lannon's mouth to desist from their wick
edness Nay. There isl still small voice, Il
= power more terrible, and less devastating to our
country less debasug to our people, more noble
, and It's just II is the bdllot-bor Leave no
stone unturned to spread its power. Leave no
word unspoken that shall help to array in one
solid phalanx the friends of Freedom, that we
4 may wrest the power from the hands of the
|, traitor
This is our remedy, this the power that can
alone protect our rights until the South declare
. war uron us and then the God of heaven knows
who can fight.