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

whether from the North or South. the
East or West, should unite together
for that which is and must be regarded
as common cause, the preservation
of the Union; and he who shall whis-
per desire for its dissolution, no
matter what may be his pretensions,
or to what faction or party he claims
to belong,i is unworthy your confidence.
deserves your strongest reprobation,
and should be branded as traitor to
his country. There is voice crying
from the grave of one whose memory
is dearly cherished in every patriotic
heart, and let it not cry in vain. It
tells you that this attempt at dissolu-
tion is no new thing; but that, even
early as the days of our first Presi-
dent, it was agitated by ambitious as
pirants for place and power. And if
the appeal of still more recent hero
and patriot was needed in his time,
how much more applicable is it now,
and in this Territory
''The possible dissolution OF the
Union" he says, ''has at length he
come an ordinary and familiar sub
iect of discussion. Has the warning
voice of WAsHsGToN been forgotten?
or have designs already been formed
to sever the Union? Let it not be
supposed thatI impute to all those
who have taken an active part in these
unwise and improbable discussions,
q want of patriotism or of public vir-
tue. The honorable feelings of State
pride and local attachments, find a
place in the bosoms of the most en-
lightened and pure. But while such
men are conscious of their own integ-
rity and honesty of purpose, they
ought never to forget that the citizens
of other States are their political
brethren; and that, however mistaken
they may be in their views, the great
body of them are equally honest and
upright with themselves. Mutual sus-
picions and reproaches may, in time,
create mutual hostility, and artful and
designing men will always be found
who are ready to foment these fatal
divisions, and to infame the natural
jealousies of different sections of the
country. The history of the world is
full of such examples, and especially
is the history of republics"
When I lookupon the present con
dition of the Territory, and contrast
it with what it was when first enter
ed it, 1 feel satisfied that my admins
tration has not been prejudicial to its
interests. On every hand I perceive
unmistakable indications of welfare
and prosperity. The honest settler
occupies his quiet dwelling, with his
wife and children clustering around
him, unmolested and fearless of dam
ger. The solitary traveller pursues
his way unframed over every public
thoroughfare. The torch of the in
cendiary has been extinguished, and
the cabins which by it were destroyed
have been replaced with more sub
stantial buildings. Hordes of banditti
no longer lie IN wait in every ravine
for plunder and assassination. Inya-
sions of hostile arpies have ceased,
and infuriatsd partizans living in our
midst have emphatically turned their
swords into plowshares, and their
spears into prtlning-hooks. Laborers
| are everywhere at work-farms under
going rapid improvements, merchants
are driving a thriving trade, and me-
chanics pursuing with profit their va
rious occupations. Real estate, in
town and country. has increased in val
ne almost without precedent, until in
some places it is commanding prices
that never could have been antieipa-
ted. Whether this healthy and hap
py change is the result solely OF my
executive labers or not, it certainly
has occurred during my administra-
ton. Upon yourselves must mainly
depend the preservation and perpetu-
ity of the present prosperous condi-
ton of affairs. Guard it with unceas-
ing vigilance, and protect it as you
would your lives. Keep down that
party spirit, which, if permitted to
obtain the mastery, must lead to desc
lation. Watch closely, and condemn
in its infancy, every insidious move
ment that can possibly tend to diseord
and disunion. Suffer no local preju-
dice to disturb the prevailing harmo-
ny. Toevery appeal to these, turn a
deaf ear, as did the Savior of men to
the'promptings of the deceiyer. Act
| as united band of brothers, bound
together by common tie. Your in
terests are the same, and by this
course alone can they be maintained.
Follow this, and your hearts and
homes win made light and happy
by the richest blessings of kind and
muniicent ProvidspS
To you. the peaceabl cig lens 0f