Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-23
,.aT COUNTY HERALD
The Results of Making Kansas a

Free state. Il
Mr.. PRsoR, formerly Of the
Richmond EsarlRER, has tllt
following picture of the results of
making Kansas a free state, III
The Souri, ofthe I'd inst.
"kaHsas will become an out
post Of aboiltionisrn, garrisoaed
by the most restless. adventur-
Gus and fearless spirits which
may be rallied in support of tn
cause. The first blow will fai
Upon Missouri, whose fronticI
lies open to the ravag''s OF tn /
enemy, and whose power OF re.
sistence is enfeebled by domestl'
distraction and Dissatisfaction
With Illinois ON one flank, Kan,
sas on another, and "einamcipa
ton" triumphant and defiant il
the heart of the State, Missouri
will fall an easy and early prey
to anti-slayery propagandisn.-5
1t will be so--no power can pre-.
vent the catastropIle--if Kansas
is lost to the South
but that is MT all, nor tn
worsl. 'Fhe anti-slavery move
ment will increase in momentum
at each step of its progress; for
every success will multiply its re-
sources, and stimulate it to ye!
more audacious enterprises
From the vantage ground Of
Kansas, it Will be enabled 10
subdue slavery in Missouri
The conquest of Missouri will
open the way through kentuck,
and 'E'ennessee,to the stronghold
Of Slayely in the Atlantic tates
Of the South.
meanwhile, other Abolition
frees from New England, in tic
disguise of free-labor colonies.
will be operating dire city upon
Maryland and Virginia, and So
hemmod in BY a constantly con-
tracing circle, slavery must ulti-
mately expire by It's own internal
pressure and suaocating weight.
even if it does not first fall under
some assault of violence.
.".7 "I'his is no hazardous prophe-
cy. 1t is only tracing the con-
nection between visible causes
and inevitable effects. Such il
the doom of slayery--unIess the
resolve in season to intercept The
catastrophe, by some adequate
measure OF protection. What is
that?
This may be a sorry picture
for the nigger-breeding aristocra-
cy of Virginia to contemplate but
ought to encourage the free States
to renewed eftort. to secure the
admission of free Kansas.
CLAM JUaplNG Tue swamp
Land case between Elder It.:y-
nolds and Mr.. Tucker was tri led
In our city at the last term OF
Court. Ii seems that the..cEa;in'
of the Elder on 90 acres OF
swamp, just north of our city,lonss
known and respected, was lasl
Fall jumped by fucker who
is now living ON it. The elder
had on , different shanties, con-
spicuous to all zone of which had
been washed of, and the other
stole off. The Plallkroad Co
had also done some ditching for
hun. La this state of affairs, Mr..
Tucker moves on, sticks his
stake land tells the Elder to wills
tie. A suii of ejectnent was
brought at the last court and the
opinions of the jury stood eight
for the Elder 10 four against him
The claim is held very va'ua
BILE, asbcing tae prospective site
of the Lacrosse and Milwaukee,
railroad depot, and the Elder i.
too good a lover of the things
ofthis world to be robbed ofsuch
treasure, if Justice has place
in our courts and hard fighting
can obtain it LA Crosse Dem,
COMET STRUcK.--A lady IN
Owen County Iowa. has becom
deranged from dwelling viii
morbid apprehension upon til,
predicted collision with the GEM