The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-04-18

Barnard. vt, Jan. 9th. 1851.

Barnard. Vt, Jan. 9th, 1851. 80
EpIToRs HERALD OF FREEpou-~
GENTS Snow, snow, snow cover :
ing houses, fences, bridges: fliihg
ditehes drifting eserywhere ;--snowel
greatly impedes the progressed ha-l
manity in Vermont. - ssg.. 4s.,..
But the Herald Of Freedom man
ages ts get over the drifts and regu-
larly appears, q mostweleons visitant. :
Compelled by imperative duty TO be-
absent from Kansas for . time, ears
gerly scan Its teeming pages to find
what those rebels are about who make
so much commotion in the world: .
Old Vermont, you know, is safl }
right on the question. She always
was. It is the best State to be bora
I in, but Kansas is. the best place in
which to live. am spending most
of my time speaking to the people
about Kansas, with sie~ 20 pro-
mote emigration. / tell them sitsisi
the best country west, and do my best
to make them feel IS I do. ! am sat
isfed that there win be large emf.
grafton from here in the spring, Of tie
right kind. These emigrantss may
unite their strength and colonize, Or
they may go in detached squads but,
be assured. Vermont win send her
proportion in the spfing. >. s's't',l
Inclosed is another list of subscri-s
bers, and l shall send more socn.s
Deeming this the very best instrur
mentality for fastening emigration
and promoting our cause, embrace
every opportunity to get subscriber
think friends should endeavor par.
ticularly to get your excellent paper
into hotels, reading rooms, DE. sz5v
The greatest difficulty / find is in
restraining my Indignation at those
sham-ocrats who say Kansas will be
free. / always knew it would. ALI
this agitation has been for political
effect" find a few such men, strange
to say, but they are regarded by the
honest portion of the community much
as the tories were in revolutionary
days; but some strong arguments are
being put into their mouths. .e e
These repeated " Exposures" and
+" Public Statements, +" cause much re-.
| joicing among our enemies and sorrow
among friends. None but one who
has resided in Kansas can understand
how a people who are SO united in :
time of danger can get SO by the ears
| In times of peace. ] understand that
it is not the people, and that, as Mir.
Deitzler has said, these statements are
usually the effect of spite. spleen, or
/ jealousy" Where, as in Kansas, all
| power-which is of the peoples,
yet Nth the people, having never been .
exercised by the appointed represent
atiyes of the people, each man is s
q sovereign, and considers himself z
bound to pass judgment upon all pub
lie acts. The ultimate result of this,
| viii be race of independent, fearless
thinkers; but the present result is Q
i very free circulation efopinions about S
men and their actions. Hence, public
men of Kansas certainly should expect
to be neil abused There are many !
l who had rather kick two men down !
hill than help one up, and such char
acters catch the unmeaning hint of an ]
idle moment, magnify it to; moun-
tain, and 10 !. we have a well autheoti- :
Gated story. A. good man win I've
down calumny, and be stronger for it :
knave eaaaot escape his deserts. 4
! One exposure leads to another, nobody
is enlightened, the public is befogged,
and the question will soon be seriously
asked, "Are there honest men IN
Kansas 90 In the club at Hanover
| N. H., are several who desired to. see
q statement of facts from Mr.. G. Al
Pease. of Lawrence. In relation to him
self and what he had seen. They said i,
anything from him would not be dis.
i puted by the apologists for Ruffianism
/ in Hanover. VIII Mr.. p. favor them 3
Truly, yours, for Kansas, - fss
e. G. HUTCHINSON.
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