The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-15
War---Rapins....Mnrser. .

anu 0eatn Us Tue only remedy ioT uii-
ferenees of opinion, are very short
sighted as well as unphilosophical and
impatient. The best men in all ages OF
the world have opposed the taking of
human life under any circumstance. The
second grade of good men have always
opposed acar. The difficulties to be set
tied remain the same after the war as
before it. Reason, argument, and di-
plomsey come in and settle disputed
questions finally, nc matter whether one
man has been killed, er one hundred
men, or one thousand the facts remain
the same, and also reasons and conelu-
sions. But the impatient man, the ia
natic, if You please, is always in hur-
y. With him a nation must be born
In day-must be converted In a day
must adopt perfect system Of govern
ment, or rather must adopt his system
of government, and have no opposition.
There must be no ignorant men, whose
intelligence and learning, cannot en-
brace perception. If there are any such,
they must be killed, not taught.
In our exchanges, we see those who
consider slavery the perfection of hu-
man society, and are urging their fol-
lowers to kill off all opponents. So
far have their blindness and rage car
ried them, that hundreds and thousands
of men have armed themselves, and
marched into Kansas to kill and expel
all who were opposed to the introduc-
ton of slavery into the Territory
They are still breathing out threaten
ings and slaughter-are still plotting
the extermination of the Free State set
tiers from Kansas. Take away the e.
S. troops and we have no fears OF them,
whether we meet them in equal or un-
equal numbers. 1t is death to retreat.
It is death to surrender. And it can be
no more than death to fight. If the
Pro-Slavery fanatics continue their ag-
gressions, they alone must be answera-
bic for the consequences. If they are
anxious to continue the war of exter-
mination, rapine, and murder which
they have already begun, let them go
on. We hope for peace. We labor
for peace. We expect to have peace.
We expect it because we are one ma
tion, and have nothing to gain by a
civil war. A few individuals may dis
tinguish themselves as leaders; but the
masses will be injured in every respect
We expect it because We believe
there is no permanent feeling of inius-
tice Or hatred in the Administration
which will Cypress one class of men fol
the benefit of another. The American
theory is, equal and exact justice to all
men. But this is rather accidental and
temporary, than matured plan and
permanently fixed. The slavery pro.
paganda-the disunionists, may have
planned it, and may hope it permanent
and perpetual. But the American peo
ple--the American Government seeE
justice and law, and will ultimately
have them We have no fears for the
result The John G. Calhoun faction
has achieved temporary success. Bu
when the people come to understand
that their doctrine is unipersaE stoverv
or dissolution of the Union, they vii
repudiate both the doctrine and the
party. These are our sentiments. We
give below the sentiments of the Cal
houn party, as expressed by DIR. String
fellow, in the Squatter Souereign. W.
call the attention of Gov. Geary and
the Grand Jury to it,
eve are determined to repel thi:
Northern invasion, and make Kansas {
slave State, though our rivers should bt
colored with the blood of their victims
and the carcasses of dead Abolitionist:
should be SO numerous in the Territory
as to breed disease and sickness, we will
not be deferred in our purposes. Let
those who desire graves in Kansas, en-.
gage in this unholy and unjust wal
against the extension of our beloved
institution that is now being waged
against the South by the fanatics of the
North"