The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1857-06-23

State men would not be overborDe longor.--
They have it in their power. to take peaceful
" the government, and shape the future Of
the Territory, and they would do IL in their
own way and in their own time. Their
friends in the States, who had responded to
their appeals in the days of their misfortures,
who had in the halls Of Congress and before
the people vindicated their rights and defen-
ded their motives and acts, wanted h"nsas
not only to be free state, but thoy "ah'ea
her to be on the side of freedom IL would
be a most bumliating and painful spectacle
after what has transpircd in Kansas, 10 sec
her come into the Union pro-slavery State ;
to see her Senators voting with men VINO
opened her soil to slavery; recognized the IN
vasions, usurpations and the bogus taxes,
and vindicatcd or apologized Tor the "c's OF
Border Rufianism.
He asked the frecmcn Of Kansas not oh'y
to make her n Free State, but place her on
the side of freedom Other battles arc TO be
fought. The slave power must DO met on
other fields It's chieftains are already conso-
liug siIo s,asriIo,ucJs er Iiic 'oouth, for tho
loss of Kansas, by ASSURING them that the
Territory of the Indian Nations will be slave
States. The Indian Territory, Utah, New
Mexico, all the Territories Of the Union must
be dedicated to the free laboring men of the
Republic. Free Kansas, saved to freedom
by your prayers and tolls, should stand in
the future not with Arkansas, South Carroll
ma, and Alabama, tho bands Of Buford and
Titus, but with New England, the Central
States and the West, not with the Blue
Lodges, but with glorious st. Louis. Save
your friends in the country, in the Senate
Chamber, from the doep humiliation of see
ing the seats Of Kansas in tho National
Councils filed by men who will defend the
motives, principles and acts of tho men who
robbed you of your rights, oppressed you
with arbitrary wrongs, invaded your soil, de-
stroyed your free Presses, burned your hum
bic cabins, and plundered and murdered your
brethren for the crime of loving Liberty
He was fully convinced that Kansas was lost
TO the Slave Power, that she would take her
place in the list of free States. The Senate
mioht sustaiiS: Il.ecomptc; the President might
reward the men who have wronged, o1,::.9 o1,::a9"d
and murdered the people with official honors; {;
but no power-not even the sabres OF dra-
goons-could uphold much longer, or pcrpct-
uatc human slavery in Kansas. Tho devo-
tion, the Turing courage, and sublime
fidelity of the men and women of Kansas
had touched the heart of the nation; their
brethren had left their homes and come here
by tens Of thousands 10 share their homes, TO
share with them the trials and honors of ma
king Kansas Free State. The contest was
not vet closed but the issue was settled be-
yond the power of man to reverse 1t. Kan
sas was destined specially to repudatc slave
nv, thurst upon her, and to engravc upon
her beautiful prairics the word Liberty, IN
characters of burning light. She would do
this, not bv the vague promises Of the Ma
tinnol Goyornmcnt or its officials. but, hy the
power Of her own sons, sustained b9 the gen
crous sympathics Of the Freemcn of the
North.
He saw that the contest was not now 50
much 10 make Kansas Slave State as to
crush the noble sons who stood together IN
resistance TO invasionS, usurpationS, arbitrary
laws and lavlcss outraGes, and make her n
Pro Severv Administration State. lie had
no advice ia give the people Of Kansas in re-
gard TO modes Of aclio.; they knew better
how to act than he could know; but ne
warned them against the seductive influences
which would be applicd-not that the battle
was going against Slaycry-to make her
Pro-Slaverv Democratic State. Kansas has
been baptized in the tears, prayers tolls ana
suffarings Of the friends Of Freedom. She
should be free herself, and be ever for the
| freedom of others. II his voice could be
heard by the dwclcrs in the cabins scattered
over her prairics, he would say to them
"Your fidelity, toll and endurance have mad'
| Kansas Free State: sec too IT. that you
place her on the side of equal, universal ant
impartial liberty for all men, in the contest
of the future" He should return home fillct
with the admiration Of their Territory; j
would be n great and proud commonwealth
He could almost forgive the Border knillan
who sought so fair heritage, but he coul.
never cease TO condemn that policy Whel
opened that glorious land to Slavery, stri
and bloodshcd. lie could assure them tha
in the future, as in tho past, he should Civ
his voice and vote, in public and in prvat
life, to the vndication of the rights and
the defence of the fame of the Free Stat
men Of Kansas.
Senator Wilson spoke for more than n
hour, and his remarks were received wit
much applause. AT the close he was Intro
duced to several ladies and gentlemen. N.
Coon COMMON SENsE.--A New Englan
lady thus discusses on "down-trodden We
men,"
Believe me, we (women,) are not SO muc
slaves to tho tyranny of husbands, dinner
children and servants, rs to ourselves an
, false social customs. We are afraid of eac
other. We don't live Interference to comfor
|, or to our own means, but TO what people sa
, Of us or think of IFS, and to overtop this oil
, or the other. / have seen and known WI
, men, fitted to adorn any city in this cou
try or any other, that did their own wor
took care of their own children, kept brig
& hearth-stones and happy husbands, and four
e time to keep up with the current litcratur
= write memorandurns and copy poetry. 1t