Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-10-30
An Appeal to Freemen

That question is not, Shall Slavery be
tended SintoaKansas +? or, Shall she be left Tree
aud quiet to decide for herself whether Slave
ry shail-be introduced deor not t2zsvgsszs
Slavery is already there! 1t was first adj
mtted, in violation Of ail6honesty and good
faith, by the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise, which had solemniy dedicated the seilto
Freedom it was next established in the code
Of laws adopted last year by the pretended
Kansas Legislature, which the House of Rep
CATION, has pronounced, spurious and void it
was finally fixed and finished, by being made
irrepealable for length Of stime, by test oaths
rendering it impossible for opposers to vote or
be voted for, by edicts forbidding the discus
sion of the subject, and by other laws, which
even the United States Senate has acknowled- |
ged to be infamous, and nt only to be blotted
out. Thus has Slavery been already fastened
upon Kansas-not by its inhabitants, bot
against their will.
Kansas is NOW SLAVE TKRRrroRY made
such by inrosion, and riolence, and fraad. and
heaolery It's citizens cannot help themselves.
They are not permitted freely to vote, or to
| hold Office or to make Free State if they
| choose
If Kansas remains as IL IS, it remains q
| Slave Territory, and becomes a SLAVE STATE,
in violation of the ballet-box, of Free-Speech,
and of our Republican Liberties--in virtual
overthrow of the American Constitution for
the spread of Slavery through the whole COUP
try, and with the speedy prospect of despot
ic form of government ever these United
States
Nothing can now save Kansas or our Re-
publican institutions but some revolution of her
atfairs-some help for her from without-sonle
Orerturning of tho fraudulent legislation which
has forced Slavery and tyranny upon her
some restoration of her former freedom, that
she may as a State, decide her institutions for
herself
The question is, Shall the Slavery which has
been fraudulently imposed upon Kansas be
overturned Shall that spurious legislation,
aud those tyrannical enactments, and these vi
olatons of the ballot-box and of Free Speech,
| be suppressed ? Shall the authorities sent to
Washington interfere, and restore Kansas to
her Constitutional Rights a.s a.
Fremont, and his platform, and his friends
answer, YES | We must, and we will annul
what has been done by violence and fraud, and
we will put Kansas where she was, with the
pririlsge of becoming q Free State, as her &C
tual residents desire
| Buchanan and Fillmore both answer, No
They, and ther platforms, and their friends all
say, We will not interfere in Kansas we will
let her alone, to remain as she is, in Slavery,
without the chance of becoming Free. We
propose only to keep things as peaccable and
quiet as possible, for the sake of the Union
leaving untouched the fraud and oppression in
Kansas, in order to appease the South, who
! have brought it about, and who might resent
its repeal.
! The Southern portion of these parties-by
far the larger and controlling portion-are de-
termined, as all their papers show, to keep Kan
sas in Slavery, and the Northern portion quiet
ly submits They tell US that Kansas is be-
coming pcaceable but what of that, while
the tyranny and the fraud remain
Fremont is for doing something, which alone
can save Kansas the others are for keeping
quiet, which is to give her up to eternal Slave
ry and oppression. Between active correction
and passive acquiescence the real issue Hes
! Americans which is y0ur answer to the
question Shall the rights Of Kansas be re-
stored or shall she be left to the terrible
doom which has been fastened upon her
THIS IS. the only question in this election
Many are trying to cover it up, and to deIude
the people as to what is before them. But,
neighbors be not deceived
Republicans are not intending to touch the
South, nor to abolish Slavery, or to prevent
the return of fugitives, or jeopardze in any
way our Federal Union .s...
| We are only meaning to sustain our country's
CONSTITUTIONS, by giving to Kansas her rights.
| If this is not done in this peaceable manner,
then violence will continue, and civil war may
come if it is not done at all, then the destiny
of this nation, as Free Republic, is forever
ended
Fellow-citizens Men who love Justice and
yours country vote for Frcmsnt-then Lib,
| erty and the Union, Kansas and the Constitu-
tion your home and your native land will be
rescued from fearful peril.
Pause and consider !-Tlibune
The Victory is Ours!
| From every quarter we have the most cheer