The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18

exercise it, of electing the vilest of his
associates to frame our laws.
MISSOURI AND KANsAs.-During the
last hours of the Kansas Nebraska bill,
while it was pending in the United States
Senate, Hon. VIM. H. Seward, of New
York. obtained the floor, and in one of the
most foreible speeches of the session, pro-
tested against the repeal of the clause in
the Missouri Compromise which dedicated
all that territory lying north of $50 30'
to freedom. He showed by the laws
of emigration, that Kansas must, from the
very nature of the circumstances which
surrounded it, become free State; that
the hberty-loving, free born sons of the
North and West would pour in by thou
sands, and settle upon her broad prairies,
making her. valleys TEEN with wealth,
and her hills joyous with the shouts of a
population, none of whom were sEaues.
The challenge, given by the ehivalry of
the South, was accepted by Seward in the
following terms:-
"Come on, then, gentlemen of the slave
Statesi Since there is no escaping Your
challenge, l accept it in behalf of Freedom.
We will engage in competition for the
virgin soil of Kansas, and God give the
victory to the side that is strong in num-
bers, as it is in Right"
About ten months have elapsed since
the utterance of those memorable words,
which deserve to be recorded on the title
page of Kansas history, during which time
thousands have left their homes in the
East, South, and West, and taken up their
residences on this battle ground of free
dom. The late census returns showed
that, thus far, ererg election district in the
TERRITORY was settled by large majority
of voters from the free States, and that,
if left to the ordinary course of things, the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
would be unit upon the subject of hui
man rights. But, it seems, this could not
be. A secret organization was got up in
Missouri, and under the representation, to
the gulible, that the New England Emil
grant Aid Company was an institution
chartered for the purpose of sending the
serfs and paupers of Eastern almshouses to
people this region, they raised fund OF
probably half a million of dollars and Wis
iting the grog shops and dens of vice in
the river cities of Missouri, hired the ruff.
ans and cut-throats congregated there to
come into Kansas by thousands on election
day, and with threats of carrying theil
measures at all hazards, took posse ssior
of the ballot. box, and elected the Legis.
lature by fraud. Before the polls were
closed, these imported voters were OF
! their retrograde march for Missouri, and
ere We go to press will probably be on theil
own plantations, lording it over the black
man whom they have reduced to servi
tude, as they hope in due time to reduc,
the white laborer of Kansas, by bringing
his toll in competition with that of tht
slave.
In this district, where the late census
report indicates but three hundred ant
sixty-nine voters, the election shows ther,
were ten hundred and Htirty-niae Uote
poIled, nearly three times as great mum
Der as legitimately belonged here; ant
yet large number ofour actualresidents
and particularly those from a distance
did mot exercise their right to the electiv
franchise, as they found they could not d
so without endangering their lives. Tn
Free State strength in this district is ftil
five to one, and yet the pro-slavery ticke
has majority of more than three to one
The HIRELINGs.-0f the disgacefu
proceedings in this place on Friday las
by which the ballot box was converte
into an engine of oppression, we hav
hardly patience to write. 70 see hundred
of hired mercenaries, on horseback, o
foot, and in wagons and carriages, comm
into Kansas in body from an adjoinin
State, and expressing determination t
return so soon as they shall have pollute
the freeman's safeguard with their touci
and to see their purpose fulfilled, withot
any action whatever showing their inter
ton to remain here a single hour aft.
they have cast ballot. is, to say the leas
enough to make republican ashamed I