The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-22
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State Historical
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load of debt; your citizens demoralizad
by the natural evils of war the entire
mental, moral and physical energies of
the country in manner spentby q strug-
gle so long and bloody in short, your
position, such as under the most favosa-
bic circumstances, would occupy at least
a century to stay your bleeding wounds.
nourish your resources, and be IS well
situated as when the, war commenced.
The probable condition of your adverse
ries is now no question for you. Doubt
less their case would be bad enough. but
owing to your country being the battle
ground, their internal sufferings would
not bear the slightest compaFison with
yours; besides, rs older communities,
more firmly knit together. they can moro
easily recover from the effects of their
losses.
The question now naturally arises, in
so great difficulty as your present posi-
ton, what are the lovers of Freedom TO
do if the President seeks to entail so fear
ful an evil on generations yet unborns
In reply to such a question, the love Of
truth and justice impels me to say:
Rise up in your might. put on the armor
of righteousness. and stand on the ground
of Gods eternal love. as so ably depict
ed in your Declaration of Independence,
cast out from among you the snclsan
thing, the cause of endless misery, the
faithful source of weakness and probable
ruin. When the fat of war goes forth.
let the virtuous sons of the States Of
Freedom stand aside from its withering
influence, heartily declare against it.
openly seek. in candid and peaceful con-
ference, their brethren in Canada, Join
with them in general protest against the
war, and instantly take measures to lay
the state Of the country and their own
fervent desire fairly and fully before the
British government and people, to form.
on firm basis, from the British Posses
sions in North America. aud the Free
States of the American Union, one uni
ted, free, independent, and glorious
Northern Confederacy, cenenting the
same by an alliance, offensive and defen-
siye, with Great Britain, so by extin-
gushing petty jealousies. allaying ha-
tired, removing all possible occasion of
war with England, and making still moro
apparent the fact of their commercial In
terests being one and indiyisible. would
lay so broad and lasting foundation for
an Empire, as in its brilliant progress
would vie with the most powerful and
Enlightened nations of ancient or modern
times. s' - ssss - s'afs
My brethren and w-freemen-a
subject of her Britanic Majesty. having
lived in your country for period of
nearly nine years, carefully observed the
workings of your government, marked
the conflicting elements of your people.
noted the .plague-spots of early anarchy
and decay, lay these reflections before
you, in humble confidence, for your SEE
rious consideration, as the natural result
of the circumstances in which find my
self placed among you, standing anintiE.
enced by an partial views of party, race,
or country.
As regards the slaveholding States, !
would say, have nothing to do with them.
in any manner or shape-cut them off
from your connexion as you would pu-
trifying limb from your body-draw
around them a cord, beyond which for
bid them to trespass-meddle not with
their internal affairs. but leave them en-
tirely to themselves. Backed as you Twill
be by the enlightened powers of Europe,
you will be enabled to stand uninjured in
your might, and from your unapproaeh-
able position, will observe the hideous
monster, increasingin strength. with suf-
locating poison filing the moral atmos-
phere. and gradually, with numerous
swelling folds, crushing within its pow
erful embrace, the doomed, unyielding.
infatuated, bat unfortunate children of q
policy accursed of God and man.
For the present, my friends. ] bid you
farewell, stand firm, and subscribe my
self your ow-lsborer in the common
cause of Freedom,
WILLIAM D. LYSNAR.
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