The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-05
Far tie Herald # Freedom.
Another View.
PERRYsvILLE, Kansas,
March 23d, 1856.


Mr.. EDITOR = Your correspondent
from Prairie City will find many that
differ with him. myself being one of that
number. In fact men of his views are
few and far between, especially at the
North. As regards the destruction of
the Union, that agitation originated at
the South, and is almost exclusively con-
fined to that section but from whatever
quarter it comes, its advocates are but a
handful of fanatics.
Your correspondent seems to have
narrow contracted and one-sided views
of everything he discusses takes upon
himself the "yanity very common in
that profession, to give ourself the airs
of particular opportunities of being well
informed When, if he had reSorted
to the true mode by studying the nature
of the case, taken birds eye view of
the whole situation, established The sub
stantial character of the interests under
lying it, and then for a horoscope of
probabilities, keep to sound logic of his
torical necessity" That way [ think he
would have arrived at different opinion
he would have at once seen that it is
not the policy of the Pres ident to involve
this country in war with England. nor
is it the desire OF the South that he should
bring such calamity upon the country.
In such war. the South would be the
looser,-and why?-It would cut off
their great resource of wealth. the cot
ton expectation while it would enrich
the northern farmers, by increasing the
value of their products, and the demand
1t would make the southern planters
bankrupt, and their plantations desolate ;
at the same time 1t would add three or
four more free States by the subjugation
of Canada, which would certainly fall
in.o our hands on such an event.
In tile lace OF these facts, it is non
sense to suppose that the Administration
desires to bring on q conflict SO disas-
trous to his ''cherished institution
If yous correspondent had not formed
a wrong hypothesis. lie certainly would
n have arrived at such an erroneous
fconciueion. All the Presidents beilicose
documents are to divert public attention
troll tie discussion OF slavery; and, ii
possible, 10 prevent the next election
from turning on that issue, SO that his
chances will be better,-if he gets the
nomination, which he certainly ex-
poets.
Again Your correspondent recon-
mends very foolish mode of practice
To gel lid o. sore cut of the leg; that
cer,ainly is John Bull'' way of doc.
toring. We would limp while and get
the sore healed. And this can be done
by applying a plaster to the sore. Con-
gress will put it on in the shape OF a
prohibition to the further extension OF
slavery. And then something to purify
the blood in the shape OF the repeal oI
the Fugitive Slave Law. and a little
wholesome legislation on the subject will
in few years entirely heal the sore
And instead of the Union hobbling along
without limb, it will remain whole as its
founders intended it should, and as il
will, Notwithstanding the cry of dissoiu.
ton by few fanatics.
Slavery is now at its acme. The
South has always presented an agrees
i've front, and been united on that ques-
ton; while the North has always desis-
ted from bringing it into politics. and
compromised difficulties with her south
ern brethren. But, as the South has
proved faithless to every sense of honor,
disregarding every compromise, and
aiming for the universal establishment oi
slavery. the North has been awakened
by the aggressive spirit of slavery to a
Just sense of her duty, and next fall will
for the first time, bring that question to
the ballot box. When the South is once
convinced that slavery cannot become
national, and that it is now at It's furshesl
limits, its aggressive spirit will desist,
and one State after another, along The
frontier, being drained OF the slave pop,
ulation By explorations South and lusi
lives North, will be reduced ITO lhe
wholesome necessity of abandoning li,at
system of involuntary labor; and thu,
tie frontier of free institutions mus,
steadily advance until the last yesLige
OF slavery disappears.
BOB PRUYN.