Demoine courier., 1856-08-28

wanted u u tney could get II. Inc
Bill was introduced, the South almost TO
a man supported il. No. only that, they
clustered and swore, and talked abou.
disunion, and these men who now oc.
cu2y the highes, seats in the Democrat.
ic syngogucs, helped to repeal the res.
friction
Well what nexli This grea. princi.
pie was asserted. Administration ora
tors iraversed The North exclaiming tina,
in reality a blow had been struck for
Freedom. hat the North had Tree scope
for the exercise of her superior activity
and energy in peopling, new territories
that nobody ever imagined that Kansas
would be made a slave State. A few
were composed TO sluuber by this spe.
cious story, when behold the country
was again startled from its quistude. In.
t~elligence came that Kansas hau been in.
vaded by a foreign force, that. the ballo,
box had been desecra,ed, murders had
been committed, and ou,rages OF every
description had been perpe,ra,ed upon
the free state men, Of the Territory
And did these men who had been SO
busy prating about the importance of a
principle, and making their long and
loud professions Of devotion to freedom,
rise up and condemn these ou,rages,
This gross violation of that very prlnci-
pie! l. is true they uttered a few feeble
protests, but presently the South spake
and cast the burGen of the troubles upon
an aid society and Immediately the whole
gang of jough-fa ice orators echoed the
cry. In THEN eyes nothing cosld exceed
the enormity of which this society had
been guilty. Senator's and Represen-
tatives poured out the vials Of their wrath
upon them, committees made long and
labored reports, and even the President
Of The United States descended from his
high position 70 petn!og the case agains,
.hsm. And what was their crime? Sim.
ply forming themselves into a society
for the purpose OF contributing to make
Kansas a free State. What does no,
the boosted principle Of the Nebraska
Bill invite to competition between the
North and South in settling the Terrific
Did not those who passed tina,
Bill say, they did not expect TO make
a slave state, did not desire i'll
Did not Northern Democrats invite free
State men to 60 there. saying there was
10 design 10 make it a slave State! Well
hen, if Kansas was no, to be made a
State, and nobody expected it or
il, what ground was there for
though a thousaud Emigrant
Md Societies were formed! But fhe
smigrans Aid Society did not camport
With Southern ideas of proprie,y. isin-
rather too seriously with their
on Kansas, they demanded a
condemnation of such things. and North.
m Democrats conceded asaia. And
o it has been throughout the whole OF
nese Kansas troubles. Northern Dem.
Gratis have universally taken the part OF
ne Border Rufians while the free State
have never received an act Of en-
ouragsmsnt at their hands. Printing
resses have been destroyed. Hotels
urned, towns sacked, and they have mol
isen to condemn it. A free State con-
has been presented. and they
h0oted at il and meanly insulted
hose who were delegated to present it.
With a zeal and perseverance, worthy
Is a better cause they have sought every
preiext 10 cover up the wrongs
which slavery has done, and discourage
he efforts Of Freedom.
Now if there are any who believe
hat slavery is a blessing. a divine insti
ution, and all that, to them wa have
to say. OF course they will
ole for Buchanan. But TO those who
|epiore the exisierc &c of slavery and are
ot willing that il should be extended
yer territory now free, we Say, ponder
veil before you vote for the party whose
ecord is such as we have shown il to De-.
The Ashland POSf Office.