The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-12

state of civilization and refinement, and
then talk about the people of Missouri
being Border Ruffians." think, from
the specimen sent into Kansas to secure
the purity of the ballot boz, Missouri was
unfortunate in her selections as to Chris
tianity and refinement.
The people of Missouri, he says, have
been arraigned before this House and
the country as having gone into the Ter
ritory uncalled for. He admits they did
so there 10 help the Governor maintain
order. If they went to help the Governor
maintain order. why did Governor Shan
non send them home and place himself
under the protection of the .'revolutiona-
ry party" of Lawrence, ashe calls them?
1t is alledged that aggressions have been
made upon the citizens of Kansas, by
armed men, hired ruffians from the poor
houses and prisons of the North.
Who have boen murdered in cold blood
in Kansas? Free Soil men! Whose
printing presses have been broken uI?-
Whose types destroyed? The types and
presses of Free State men.
But, Mr.. Speaker, Massachusetts, has
been arraigned before this House and the
country as setting at defiance the laws of
the General Government; and the gen.
tleman from Mississippi, [ Mr.. BENNETT,
the other day, paid particular attention to
her shortcomings in duty to the Union.
Let me inform that gentleman, that the
State he represents will not be permitted
to ''cast the first stone," without being
reminded that Massachusetts, has never
repudiated her honest deds.
The gentleman from Alabama, Mr..
SHoKTER, has made an attempt, accor-
ding to previous promise. to introduce
resolutions to expel the Massachusetts
delegation from the floor of this House,
because in her sovereignty, she passes
the personal liberty bill for the protection
OF her citizens against the operations of
the odious fugitive slave law. / would
suggest to The honorable gentleman, first
to offer resolution to expunge the record
Of Massachusetts from the history of the
country, and another TO slide Bunker
Hill and Lexington into the Atlantic
After passing these, and any other reso-
luton he may wish to introduce to the
consideration of this House, anainclin-
ed 10 the opinion that Massachusetts
would "stiH Heei"
But, Mr.. Speaker, more serious mat
ter claims the attention. We have heard
from the other end of the Capitol that
the lovers of freedom are to be "sabdued. Z"
Yes, the fiat has gone forth: "You shall
be subdued" Perhaps few lretimina-
ry Efforts, by way of testing the honora-
bic gentleman S ability might not come
amiss. Can he subdue an eruption of
Vesuvius by Gaping it with cOaong-
Can he bridge the Atlantic with grains
of rices Can he sweaten the Dead Sea
with sugar. or stop the current of Mag
ara with to6ucco teavesg Then, I con-
iure him not to attempt to subdue the
freemen of the North when in the pur-
suit of their lawful business under the
Constitution. They will not disobey the
laws. They are abiding people.
They have given evidence of it in the
return of the fugitives. Sims and Burns,
from Boston. They even submitted to
martial law. But you attempt to wrest
from them their constitutional rights,
you will not find them passive. Ii you
send an armed force to subdue them by
"crushing OUT their love offreedom and
free institutions, you willarouse the sleep
ing lion. And warn you now. when
they stand before the Border Rufians of
Missouri, or any other force that attempts
to enslave them, or, contrary to estab-
lished law, to wrest the government of
that now free Territory from actual set
tiers to give it to the slave power-I say.
when they are face to face with their op
pressors, and look back upon their homes,
their wives, and their little ones, you
must be prepared to annihilate. for you
cannot subdue them.
EEA letter from Indiana dated