New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
THE KANSAS COLONY TO MR.. BEEcHER.
NgN HAVEN. Monday. March 81. 1856

Nsw HAVEN, Monday, March 81, 1856.
The REV. II. W. BEECHER-Dcar Sir: Your note
Of the 29th inst. " just received together with the
box Of Bibles and the amount promised for Weapons
81 of Defense ali for the use aud benefit of our
Kansaa Colony.
The responsibilities connected with our enterprise,
together with numerous and snxeties of more
private nature press so heavily upon me that am
utterly unified to respond 20 your letter in manner
at all suited to my own feelings or the cir
cumstances of the case. / can only soy that
gratefully accept the Bibles the only sure oun
dation which to erect Free Institutions, and the
sole bGss of a pure Christian, and of course well
suited to meet the earliest wants Of Prairie House.
We ask better Charter for our liberties than can
be found upon it, pages-no Constitution as the basis
of social fabric that does not derive character
and vitality from the pure and holy principles of the
Bible. Upon this rock design to rear our infant
colong and by doing feel the strongest confidence
that He whose power controls will smile upon us until
in that vast wilderness there shall be another point of
communication between earth and heaven the voice
of PRAYER and songs of praise ascending TO the throne OF
God and return countless blessings descending upon
the people We hope also that from this settlement
there vii 90 ont influence for good oyer the State that
shall be to extent th in promoting clyli order
iurt and equal laws a correct idea of the rights
of man, and the value of Free Institutions But m
the judgment Of large majority OF our people, there
are ALWAYS circumstances connected with the found
for peaceabe Christian men, while they rely upon the
providence of God for protection, to provide them
teves also with die of rendering such aid avoid
able. We rely upon God for crop of corn, but only
in connection with breaking up the prairie and
sowing the seed Our fathers csme to this land
enphaticaiy as religious, and yet they brought with
them "WespOns of Defense" and they found use for
them and does not yet appear that any OF the con-
seryatve Po-Slsvery journals in Northern cities
have discovered any "treason" in their conduct.
Recent events have shown that emigration to Kansas
in this enlightened age and country has been attended
by circumstances clearly indicating that there IL not
even here exemption from the common necessity. We
therefore accept the weapons also and, like our
fathers we go with the Bible to Indicate
the peaceful nature of mission, and the
harmless character of our company, and weapon
to teach those who may be disposed to modest us III
any such there bel that while determine to do only
that which is right we will not submit tamey to that
which is wrong We WISH nevertheless, to have 1t dis
tincty understood that do not anticipate the occur
renee of any contingency that will render necessary TO
use these deadly weapons for our protection and that
thew cannot be so used while in hands, except in
the last resort and for the defense of those rights and
Liberties that dearer than life itself. IL only re-
mains for me TO tender to you, and through you, 70
those who have co0peraed with you in these manifest
atoms Of sympathy with enterprise, our sincere
thanks. In great haste, yours truly,
In behelf Of the Company.