The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-15

done single act with which any politi-
cal party, or the people of any section of
the country can justly find fault. The
name of the President, Mr. Brown of
Providence, and of its Treasurer, Mr.
Lawrence of Boston, are sufficient
guaranty in the estimation of intelligent
men, against its being engaged in any
fanstical enterprise. Its stockholders are
composed of men of all political parties
except abolitionists. l am not aware
that it has received the patronage of that
class of our fellow-cisizens, aud en.
informed that some of them disapprove
of Its proceedings. All its plans and
proceedings have been legal and peace
able. Ithas never hired an emigrant or
paid the passage of an emigranl to Kan
sss, nor encouraged persons to go there
who had not the means of leaving the
Territory if taey should prefer to do
so.
/ assert further, that the emigrants
who have gone to that Territory from
New England are. as class, equal to the
best class of emigrants who go from New
England to any of the Western States
They are persons of intelligence. indus
try and moral worth; and are capable of
establishing and maintaining in their new
homo, the civil, social and religious in
stitutions to which they have beenaecus-
toned here. One strong motive which
led many to emigrate in large companies
to that vacant Territory was that they
might establish these institutions in a
form most satisfactory TO themselves.
We all know that there has long been
and still is large and constant stream Of
emigration flowing from New England to
the Western States and Territories
Nearly all this emigration, except what
is composed of merchants and profess
ional men, seeks the free States. Very
| few respectable farmers or mechanics are
willing to live, much less to train up
their families, where the influences of
slavery are dominant. Our emigration
is thus, in effect, excluded from Missouri
and Kentucky. We do not question the
right OF those States to sacrifice what we
consider their best interests to the insti-
tuition of slavery. But as soon as Kan
sas was organized as Territory, its mild
climate and fertile soil, and local advan-
tages, became topics of general discus
sion. Emigra ion was not undertaken in
ignorance OF the Territory Is-i.tale 20
say that most western localitiesare as well
understood here as in any part of the
country. The Emigrant Aid Society
was organized as business corporation
-not To force emigration, but to select
the most favorable localities, to make ar
rangements for the cheap and safe trans
por,ation of emigrants and their proper
ty; to provide grist- mills, saw-mi.ls,
sehool-houses. and few temporary con-
veniencies, such as settlersneed. IL was
known that an intelligent New England
community would attract large popu-
lation around it. by making residence
in its neighborhood desirable, and that
by securing title to certain tracts OF
real estate, the whole investment of the
Company could be made profitable. 1t
was also known that while the emigra-
ton from the slave States naturally tend
towards more southern attitudes, there is
in the free States great demand for a
milder climate than has hitherto been
open to free labor Kansas is the only
unoccupled Territory this side of the
Rocky Mountains that furnishes such a
climate, and an immense migration
from more northern latitudes will soon
fnd its way there do-not believe thai
policy, fraud or force can prevent this, OF
that 1t can compel them TO submit TO in,
stitutions whicn they dislike. The actual
and bona fde settlers will, at last, make
their own institutions.
The Society first established their emf.
grant route through Missouri; but they
intended that all persons connected with
this Society, should carefully abstain
from any interference with the institu-
tions of that State. believe this design
has been adhered to, and that Missouri
has not the slightest ground of complaint
on this subject.
| The first settlers, not intending to as.
Isail other people, nor experimenting evil
to themselves, took no weapons with
them except for hunting game. But a
their first election, hordes of armed men
lorganized themselves in Missouri, and
T withou; provocation went to the towns in
Kansas, drove the detenseless settlers
from the polls and deprived them of their
right of suffrage. In this manner they
elected legislature. largely composed oi
Missourians. It is an outrage on those
principles which every American holds
dearest. But it assembled and proceeded
to enact laws destroying the liberty o.
! speech and of the press. and laws dis.
{ franchisiag all the settlers who favored
freedom. A very large majority of the
people are included in these acts of dis
, reimbursement.
i So gross and shameless an abuse ofth,
] forms Of a republican goyernment---form.
which we cherish because they are ouI
J lprotection against usurpation, tyranny
and fraud, is unheard of elsewhere IL
the civilized world. All good men
2 North and South, have q common inter
| est in opposing such proceedings. NJ
man who is not . traitor 70 all that i
patriotic, honorable and honest can de
i | fand them. No Interest that would no
f fibring itself into abhorrenes among 81
! good men. will sspoase the caase. a
: there was manifest design to persist il
5 these enormities. the seopls procurss