The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-22
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Kansas Sympathy.
We give ia another article Il sketch Of the
proceedings Of the Kansas meeting in Otta-
wa last Saturday evening, and as the subject
Of sympathy for Kansas is thus brought be-
fore us, a few thoughts upon it may not be
out Of place. "And firstly" there is, to our
mind, Notwithstanding and almost
lUdicrous-betwccn the action Of these sym
patty meetings and the cutlery so bolster
ously trumpetcd against the "outsdc inter
ference" of Shareholders in the affairs Of
that territory. What is this proposition to
aid northern emigration but "outsde inter
ference also: "fwo thirds of the present
votes in Kansas are free state men, say the
resolutions passed on Saturday evening.
The immigration is heaviest from the north,
and half the southern immigrants become
Tree state men when they get there. If this
is true, why not let things take their course?
All the free state cause under such circum-
stances can want it seems to us, is peace
and quetncss. But can this DC promoted by
cmigrant aid societies north and south -
These Cmigran;s, instead Of going to find
better homes, will 20 for 4 special political
purpose. Emigrants from Georgia come to
fight to the knife for slaycry-irom the north
they come with Sharp's rifles to fight for
free state. The result is contention and out
rage. The border counties Of Missouri be-
come eXciteda and interfere, and having hither-
TO been strongest, have carried everything
before them But for the Massachusetts aid
societies having begun this system of politi.
cal propagandisnr, would such have been the
result: Raising these societies at the north
has stimulated similar efforts at tie south,
but hot as southern blood, when up, is sup
posed TO be, they seem TO meet with little
encouragement. We have not in long time
met more sensible article on this subject
anywhere than the following from the An.
gusta (Ga.) Chro&ic1e, prompted by an effort
to get up an aid society in tina, region. Did
the anti-slavery journals and politicians of
the north take as sensible a view of the sub.
ject as is taken by this pro-slayery print.
and it speaks the sentiments of half the pa
pcrs in the south, would We hear any more
about troubles in Kansas?
We are opposed to the whole scheme Of
sending emigrants TO Kansas, 10 agitate the
sldrery question. We have never entertain
cd the idea that Kansas would become n
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well informed man in the Union cntcrtains
any such opinion. Cur motto is, to the
people of the territories who are citi-CHs ot
He United States, determine the question
for themselves, in the formation of their
state constitution, and we are in favor OF al.
uniting them, with or without slavery, as
they may choose. Ne rare D0tiibg aj0W
Yrsercihg tie c2aHNriUD. GctpcH tie free
0ad sure states, because we know that is
impossible, from the very character Of the
territory belonging to the United States, and
when that alone is our hope Of preserving
the rights OF the south, the constitution i,
not worth copper. This every intelligent
man knows.
Another point made by the meeting on
Saturday evening was against President
Pierce, for his recent action in the way Of
restoring quiet in Kansas and enforcing the
local laws. In reply to this we shall simply
submit the following fyrcblc remarks from
that cool, judicious, and we really think
most reliable Of all American journals, the
\. y. JourUai Qt' Commerce, and then dis.
miss the subject:
"For weeks and months past, the abo,i
ton republicans have been maligning the
President q the United States because he
did not order troops u Kansas to protect
the settlers in their legal rights and rriyi-
legcs, and TO put stop TO unlawful intcrfcr.
cncc from abroad. At length the President
has issued his proclamation, announcing his
purpose to do exactly this and a little more,
viz: to suppress Instruction in Kansas
against the laws Of that territory and Of the
United States. This last is more than the
preachers Of peace and good viii to men
through the muzzlcs Of Sharp's rifles, bar I
gained for. They would like to have the
national force employed to repel the border .
ruilians" Of Missouri, but not at all to repcl .
the abolition "ruilians' who enter the ter .
rtory with arms and ammunition accom-.
panying or following them, for the express
mcnt and setting its officers at Defiance
The nation may well be thankful that it has |
at its head a man whose eye and whose heart 7
embrace the whole country, and who will
not lend himself to promote the schemes Of
sectional sclfshncss and ambition.
The troops that he will send will repre-
sent the nation, and under the lead Of Judi
cous and intelligent officers will doubtless
aim TO correct whatever is outrageous within
the territory, whether imported from Mis-
souri, or Massachusetts. The presence of
such force is apparently the only means Of
preventing an armed collision at no distant
day, between the territorial authorities of
Kansas and the rcvolutioni,ts. Do the abo- /.
lition republicans of the east desire to pre-
vent such collision? We doubt it, and
hence, perhaps, their greatest objection to /
the intcrpOsiton Of the national government. .
They have prcdicated bloodshed, and fer. .
mcnted it-and why should their labor
be lost