The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-09
Lawrence, Feb. s, 1855

LAWRENCE, Feb. 8, 1856.
Mr.. BRowN-Dear Sir:-Will you
please to publish in your columns the
above petition, which intend forward
ing to Congress with whatever signatures
can be obtained. The following are, in
brief, my reasons for opposing the present
movement in behalf of State govern
meut, and substitute the above.
/ 1st Our infant Territory is in no con-
dition to bear the expense of sustaining
a State government. Already several
emigrants have returned to Ohio, for no
other reason than because they feared the
burden of taxes which would be thus
imposed upon them. Emigration, no
doubt, will be much retarded by our thus
assuming pecuniary burdens, which we
are utterly unable to bear, all to please a
few designing politicians, who wish to
feather their own nests out of the pock-
cts sof the ''dear people"
Cd. The "agItatiou'' which has been
produced all over the country, by the
Kansas question, will receive It's quietus
far too soon for the interests of the slave
| if Kansas is admitted at present. The
policy of all reiormefs, from the days OF
the greatest of "agitators," Jesus Christ,
until now, has been TO "agitate, agisate,
agitate" Corrupt politicians and time
serving sycophants of the ''powers that
be-" have always leagued to stop this
''accursed agitation as Rufus Choatr,
in Faneuil Hall, termed the opposition to
the infamous Fugitive Slave Bill
Admit Kansas as Free State this win
ter, and the desires of such panderers TO
the slave power as Choate d Co.. will be
grati6ed. The "vexed question" viii
then be temporarily settled. Now, when
Shareholders and their allies have forced
upon us this agitation, after having pro-
fessedly rocked the anti-slayery child to
sleep, in their famous compromise cradle
of 1850, am for one for letting the
youth .'cry aloud and spare not little
while longer, at least, until the pro-slay-
cry party sicken of their unhallowed
awakening of that child, by their infa-
nous repeal of the Missouri compact of
1920. Not that l ana fond of strife, for
It's own sake, but when the great s'pacifi-
Gators" of 1850, falsify their own pre-
tensions of agitation" and do all in
their power to stir up the people from
Maine to Georgia, say let them have
enough of the "aceursed agitation" un-
til they shall cry out, 1--WE are satisfied. "
1t is needless for me to enter into any
defence of the propriety of thus keeping
the anti-slayery question before the pub
lie. Abolitlonists believe in the Use of
no weapons except those of truth and
love. None OF our party, at least, be-
lieye in the power of Congress TO meddle
with slavery in the States. Their only
hope for the abolition of slavery lies in
appeals to the consciences of the Ameri-
can people, South as well as North. They
do not even believe that Congress can do
anything effectually to restrain slavery,
and do not tlely upon its acts for the final
success of their cause. Their great rem
edy for slavery, is the peacea6ts secession
Of the Northern from the Southern States
leaving the latter full liberty to man.
age their own slaves as they see fit, be-
lieying, however, that they would not be
able 10 retain them in bondage long, and
would. therefore, emaneipase them of
their oaon accord. Now, to have this OBJ
ject accomplished, the Northern people
must be instructed and appealed to con-
tinually, IN reference to the character of
slavery.
By keeping the Kansas question
open for few years, a glorious opportu-
nifty is afforded TO discuss this great SUBJ
jeet, and il is by discussion that its mer-
It's are to be understood.
Sd. Ioppose the admission of Kan
sas this winter, because il will preyeal
The accomplishment of measure Of far
greater importance 10 the country, than
even the admission of Kansas as d Free
State. alIude to thegestoraliou of the
Missouri Compromise. am glad to see
that the Republican party in Congress
have adopted this as their Watchword. IT.
should be 50 most certainly. for il was for
that reason that majority Of them were
elected. 70 retore tie Missouri Com
promise" is not to give TO the South an
inch Of slave territory. although "Bnn-
combe" orators, in their attempts to
tickle the ears Of the Sovereign Squat
ters'' frequently assert that this IS the
case.
On the contrary, By and ID accordance