The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1856-12-27


sylyania, New York and one OF two
others, the same power in our federal
system, which France, Englan1 and
Russia exercise inlthe EIrofSsa sys<
tenn. The balance of power, properly
understood, means the supremacy of
the strongest. The South should re-
pudiate it in time. So much for the
national aspect of fthis question.
Considering Kansas in relation to
Missouri, we cannot hesitate in declar-
ing it is immeasurably better for us
that she should enter sthe Union as a
free State. Every negro in Kansas
occupies the place of a white laboring
man. There are about twenty five
thousand shareholders in Missouri, to
eight or nine hundred thousand nom
shareholders, and if the interests of
the majority are to be preferred, no
sane man can doubt of the propriety
and Justice of our position, or of the
advantages that would accrue to Mis-
souri, from making Kansas a free State.
1t is not alone that the negro occu-
pies the place of the white man, but
that the tares choke and wither the
wheat. White labor thrives but
poorly in the presence of slave labor.
The shareholders would be benefited
to certain degree by making Kansas
slave State, because it would in
crease the value of their slaves but
what are the interests of twenty five
thousand, compared with the interests
of nearly million? Kansas, as a
field for white labor for our native ag-
riculturists and mechanics, for the
hardy laborers from Germany and Ire
land, and not domain for any rich
aristocraey, is what we prefer, and
what every true Democrat in the State,
every friend of commerce and indus
try, should prefer. The interest OF
one class of our community should
not be permitted, like Aaron's rod, to
devour and swallow up every other
interest. Let us judge of Kansas by
California If slavery had been l.
.galized there. the simple act of remov-
ing a slave from Virginia to Califor-
MIA. would, according to Gov. Wise,
have quadrupled his value, making
him worth five thousand instead OF
fourteen or fifteen hundred dollars
With such inducements the slave
holders would have precipitated them
selves and their slaves upon the new
country, and in the first year, niggers
would have swarmed in the mines
like locusts. The young and courage
ous men of our own and other States
would have to compete in that ricl
field of enterprise with combination
of labor and capital, which would
have excluded them or crushed them
and instead of young white men win
ming the lavish treasures of Califor
MIA, slave owners or rich speculatorl
who would purchase slaves, would
monopolize those treasures. The con
sequences which would have followed
the legislation of Slavery in Califor
mia, will, in q lesser degree, follow it.
establishment in Kansas. The few
will gain at the expense of the many
the rich at the expense of the poor
the slave owner at the expense OF tht
working man.
Taking the agricultural class o
Missouri alone, nineteen out of ever,
twenty who desire to live in Kansas
would be more benefited by its bein,
a free State. Taking the trading ant
mechanical classes, every individua
of them, except the negro trader
would be more. benefited by its bein,
free State. 1t is not yet possible t,
give an estimate of the gains whicl
the river towns of this State woul'
derive from the wide market opene,
to them by free Kansas nor to form
any conjecture of the extent of tn
trade-including our manufactures
with white population which 70
many years must be mainly agricultu
raj, and which, for long period
must buy and sell in the cities of Mis-
souri,. The merchants, manufacturer
and mechanics of st. Louis, we pre-
sumo, know their own interests, an
if they regard them, they must desir
to see kansas a free State. 1t is un
necessary to show by statistics tina
the population of a free State increas
es twice as rapidly as that of a slav
State and that it consumes fiv
times as much of the necessaries an,
luxuries of life in the ratio of mum
bers. Every class and every interest
save one, should pronounce for th
exclusion of slavery from Kansas
The zeal and perseverance of the twcn
/ ty FIVE Thousand slayehelders, max
them match for a million. On
other fact it is proper to state: Fo
every mile of railroad built in slav
State, there is three built in a fre
State. In view of the construction Q
the Pacific Railroad from our westerl
boundary, this alone should determin
our voice in favor of preferring Kansa
free. If an adverse destiny shoul
! decree the contrary, some northern n
val, armed with the hardy industr.
which charaeterizes our norther
lbrethren, viii rob Missouri of tina
great enterprise.
We therefore say, in conclusion
that it is better for the whole country
better for the West. and infinitely bet
ter for Missouri that Kansas shall B
free-and in declaring for such an is
Isue, We declare for white men agains
negroes, for free labor against slaY
labor, for commerce, industry. an
talent. and for the rights and interest
of eight hundred thousand agains
those of twenty-five thousand.