The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-19
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been. by foreign and hostile INVASION
] trust the difficulty of Kansas may be
only of the psst--that the oppression
hitherto forced upon US wilInot again be
repeated, and that our future will be pros
porous and happy.
We invite Sou to join Us in the main
tensnce of our State Government. which
this people, while exercising their con
sti;ulional rights. have prepared for them
selves. You know our history, and you
are satisfied that this government. thus.
formed. has been obtained with modera
tion and forethougl,t. You know that ii
originated in'neSessity-tllat its object is
the protection of its esubjects--tllat it,
movers have been struggling for the.
maintenance of their own right, justice
and freedom.
! Friends, You are thrice welcome with
your shield of protection; because, should
oppression rage anew, and destruction
gain threaten our families and our homes,
we know that in you we shall find brave
hearts and strong arms-that your lives
are resdyto be sacrificed for this common
cause-t the maintenance of our rights
We hope this may never be. get, should
the aggressions of the past be re-enacted,
we are encouraged to know that our
strength will be so much the greater, and
hence our victory SO much the more GER
tain. In maintaining this government with
US, We ask you not to become disloyal,.
nor to defy any proper authorities. not to
violate any laws. but to act only as We
have acted during its forma, ion.
These are your most unhappy hours.
The sad parting with your nearest friends
is yet fresh in your memory, while you
see around you none but strangers; but
let me assure you, that however near are
those You have left behind. you are in
the midst of those whose hearts will ever
beat in unison with yours, and whom, |
trust, tims will prove to be your truest
friends. Should you imagine you see an
apparent GOODNESS, remember thai it is
owing to the care and responsibility of
hasty business resting upon Us. You
may ieel disappointed as YOU first look
upon our imprvvements-they may be
less than you anticipated, but you must
remember that every !'ifficulIy has seem
ed to unite in retardsng our progress
during the eighteen months of our exis-
l.nce. can appreciate your feelings
but think only ef the future. Look up
ON yourselves two years hence. settled
contiguous 70 each other, wi b your beau
tiful farms and comfortable houses
Wealth and comfort will then begin to
flow in upon you, and happiness un-
known before will be yours.
will not ask You to wait two years to
become attached to The lovely land. No
SIX months, perchance. | shall expect td
see you returning 10 your homes for you,
families; and when asked if you are pleas.
ed with your new homes, yoa will an
swer that no wealth could tempt you to
exchange your home in Kansas for one in
any OF the old States. l can say for one
and believe should speak for all the
} citizens of Kansas--that should bs con
tent nowhere but in Kansas. Icherish
with an ardent love, my adopted home
in it hope may live and die. -
Who are the people who constitute
your fellow citizens? They are the
) calm. the enterprising. the ambitious
of the old thirty States. They, like
, you. and like those to follow you. have
left every comfort, for the sake of par.
,icipatiny in the noble work of forming
ne q. State. Soon the we'll fenced farms
will be seen, where, but yesterday, the
wild features of nature were unmelested
Tie voices of children and the comiorta
ble dwellings, will break the stiffness o
} these uninhabi:ed prailies-towns and
: cities will be inter>persed at no grta
r intervals, while schools and ehurche:
: will educate and christianise, until thi'
shall be a learned, refined and mora
people. Think for a moment, of th'
5 JOY and satisfaction you will feel hereaf
Ter, in recollectiny that you assisted il
: Iaying the first foundation whereupol
5 such glorious institutions, shall hav'
arisen: and think of the still higher sat
e islaction arising from consciousness 0
. doing yourduty, in assisting to arrest thi
t people from the jaws of Slavery, and Sc
r curing to them free and protective gov
r ernment.
Believing you will realize all this,
7 trust You, will never regret the hou
, when You bade adieu to New Haven
5 Knowing you foresaw what you were L
5 encounter, shall not expect one of yol
D will become disheartened and return. q
many of the ineonsiderate have don
: hitherto. because they would notexchang
! ease for hardship. No. l believe yo'
are made of different material, and
hope prosperity may crown your labors
In conclusion. let me say i'm nay ow1
+ behalf, in behalf of the people. OF Law
J. renee, and of Kansas, TO extend again
1 cordial welcome to your men, you
: women, and your children.
:. Mr.. Huchinson was frequently ap
: plauded, and his remarks were receives
: Throughout with an earnest attention an,
o good will, which reflects credit alike O
e the audience and speaker That por.io
e Sof his speech relating to the maintenance
r of our new State Government was greet
( ed by The new comers with hearty cheer.
e which. 10 US. was peculiarly gratifying. a
i itsvinces determination, Gu their part, {
a stand shoulder 10 shoulder with US i
= the struggles and trials Of the future i
q defending and supporting Free lnstitu