Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-07-31
KANSAS CORRESPONDENCE.
wrAyDorr CRY, July 10th, 1857


! EDITOR JoURNAL-Truly can 1t be said OF Kansas,
she IS nnksd ~ith one virtue ana thousand crimes
Du. "hy Sch S'a'e oi thhgs ASK 'na' eNecr'oie sum
Vi al Ni'ies american slavery inns SIR ana 'his aone
te legnate cause oil all those outrnges the equal oil
which, canot oe iound IN 'he history OF our common
country; the influence OF which, VIII tend TO retard ou
progress as apeople ana tne refnDrahee OIL Weh' ior
ever sgace the pagesoi our national history butwh
islt that the agitation oil TINS question has thus ueeteri
ousy eheceu U.S. Is question winch auinl's vi seriou
consideration and one which is too much the snec
serious controversy oy inui'iou"s VINO are
unae9uainted with the true cohuton oil things mere
care not Who' OF now many may inner WIN me on I'M
point hold tito be se-evident TACT 10 residents OIL IN
ured that sad controversies are only aung rue
and tanning the blaze "hich mas areauy consumer 'o
much OF that brotherly feeg wmch shouu per'aue ou
citizens God forbid that any, 10 thelr desire 10 oehet
as a people, should do us mortal INJURY
make no rash assertion sir but gVe you 'e reSu'
calm deliberaon, aided by frequent observation How
often have while listening to individuals engaged IN po
tical controversy heard references made to
en- ny or assertions made by individuals who know ar
entirely unacquainted cxperimentay with the condition
pohcaiy or otherwise OF our Territory and know that
such influence tends to incite class of our citizens to
such action as sober thought and their own sense ofght
woulu conue' expect to make this beautiful country
my u'ure home consequently my interests are locked u
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ous eectot whatl nave above asserted would to God
tmghi cease tlat those who proclaim long and loud
t 'ne czens oil Kansas arc capable Of sefgovenment
Vanu VINO VIII uenylD might with all others cease thus
~ our citHehs ana give them uli opportunity TO
exercise 'her own intellectual powers and thus be permit
'euto ACT from principle
Iere indeed have been the results Of the troubles in
Kansas am SLOW to believe stories which appear in the
consequently placed little confidence
exr
accurately deneae the ourages perpetrated on inofen
c"e iree State people py those oil the socaed National
fary ana though confess then doubted the
truth OIL mueh then read have since since formed the
OF NUMBER OF individuals subjects OF these
whose statements have no earthly reason to
hsttus' anu must say, That now so Tar from having
cause 10 doupt the stories once considered exaggerated
the half had notbeen told me- do not propose to
ter INTO detail of the outrages though have heard that
which to contemplate makes shudder but enough if
consider the cause, which is rghtfuy attributed to the
Pro-slavery'-1aw and order'-'National Democrat,
Paryes they arc pleased to style themsevesn endeav
orng to enforce code of laws which is the greatest
position ever forced on the American People Did SAY
lawl No, will not disgrace statutes thus-they
only have the color of law because of being endorsed
the general government And is it sir surprising, tina
those Of citizens who imbued with spirit of tru
patriotism, in view of having their rights American
Citizens taken from them, will with their lives defen,
those rights; When remember with how great price
freedom Of speech and our other inaabc rights
lean citizens was purchased shall permit them to b
trfed with: God forbid Ionly speak the sentiments
every patriotic heart. Those rights traed with ii
the proceedings Of the Missouri elected Legislature wher
conceived and set forth as laws that hellish code
which is justly termed the Bogus Laws briefly motto
that section which pertains the election and close
Gov Geary has asserted that the election law in all II
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