Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18

disperse the mob. That submission to the
| lawless acts of the Stringfellow and Atchison
slavery eXtensioniSts, is the sole condition on
which the people of Kansas in this dark hour
OF Their need, can hope for protection and re-
dress. The authorities of the nation, and of
the territory, give them to the wild fury of the
mob, unless they submit without terms
What hope is there besides If they un-
dertake to protect themselves, and put forth
manly vigorous efforts for this purpose, then
they arc decried even here at the North as IA
natics and factionistS and men with all un-
blushing face, but whoever heard of dough
that did blush p charge all the evils and dis
turbances in kBnsaS upon them affirming that
there would be no trouble whatever if they on
ly submitted the cant phrase of despotsm in
all ages and countries. If they but submitted,
there would be no trouble And what des-
perate men they are, indeed, to resist the law
less aggreSsions of border ruffianism. And if
they look to the people of the whole country
for redress through the ballotbox, mighty
cry goes up from dough lips and dough heads,
about sectional agitation. Because they are
opposed to having slavery introduced into the
territory, they are abolitonsts, and all whe
would unite with them to prevent its introduc-
ton there, are abolitionists And if we re-
sisted the forcible introduction of it into
Pennsylvania we would be called abolitionists
who would do better to mind our own business
and not exasperate the patrons of slavery ex-
tension. The faith Of sacred compacts was
violated in repeating the Missouri Compromise.
They told us, however, that there was no in
tention of carrying slavery into the territories;
and many were beguiIed with smooth words.
And now with fire and sword, they are carry
ing it there, against the will of the people of
Kansas but we must not resist them even by
the peaceful and constitutional method of the
ballot box. We are dangerous agitators and
sectlonalists, if we do. 1t passes belief, that
there can be any among us so besotted with
partlzanShip, that, for the sake of party tri-
umph, they can tamely surrender all the sacred
rights of the North, the fundamental princi-
pies of onr republican liberty, and aid in tramp
ling down their brethren in distant Kansas
They have no praise for the noble valor of
those heroic men, who have stood like the
three hundred in Thermopylae, guarding the
liberties of their country and the rights of
mankind ; not word of praise, but torrent
OF blame. The only sin, in their eyes, seem
to be resistance to the extension of slavery
1t is sin for which no penalty is too great.
1t is 4 sin which iustiies all the Draconian
astrocity of Kansas laws, and all the outrages
which have poured their volcanic lava over
that devoted SOIL
The government will not help them. 1t is
considered wrong for them to help themselves,
and exceedingly sectional and diSorganizing for
the people to interfere III their behalf through
the ballot box Their situation is deporable
indeed 1t reminds us of the man whO at the
time Of a wreck, was cast out of the life boat
by his companions. lie laid hold of the rim
Of the boat with one hand, but that was cut
off. He lost his other hand in the same way
He then used the stump Of his right arm,
which was Immediately severed at the shOul-
der. The other stump Jared as badly. One
resource was left to him, and he seized hold of
the edge of the boat with his teeth and they
cut off his head, which effectualy ended all
attempts to save his doomed life The Mis-
sourians and slave prOpagandists have cut off
the hands and the arms of poor Kansas strug-
Cling for existence and our Union-alarmists
at the NGr.h, deny the last and the only re-
source left to that doomed territory, the inter
position of the people in their behalf. May
God held it. For if through such means slave
ry trumpLs there, it will inevitably triumph
over all the territories. If the people of Kan
sas are not shielded there is no protection to
any part of the country against the most fur
Gus outbreaks of slavery fanaticsm. If the
country will not be aroused by the infinite
wrongs that have been done, and the outrages
that have been committed in connection with
Kansas, that they will sleep and be submissive
under any aggrcssionS that may follow.-LAA-
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