The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-05
THE ADMISSION OF KANSAS.
THE FREE STATE PROGRAMME
AFREg SOIL AND A PRe-SLAVEBY VIEW.
ABOLITION sNaoA0s UPON THE SOUTHERN STATES.

from the Lawrence Kansas Herald Of Freedom April 25
Our hope Of making Kansas FREQ state is partly
tered the Topeka constitution Whom the pro slavery
party sends their constitution 10 Congress We expect 70
send there the formed by The actual bona fde
signed by large majority of all the legal voters ia the
Territory show the frauds and vo nee which has cha
racerised the past legslssion OF Kansas, how the
bogus Legislature was imposed upon "a, show the nf
NOUS code they have enacted for enslave
melt, the late constitutional convention movement,
the designs " tho e ders In thatI movement
and the vlanous schemes concocted and art
fully carried out 70 engrsft pro slave constitution upon
the people, in opposition to the will OF nine-tenths Of the
entire population. We intend ID show that the cttizeus OF
the Territory took part la that election and that their
hands are clear Of all connec ion with the bogus constu
ton that among the other stood aoof from the
election, vas the fact that Douglas Toobs, and the entire
party now in power, had assumed the position that
bling act must be passed by Congress before the people Of
Territory had right u form State constitution; that
Knowing Congress had vested NO such right in
the Territorial Legislature, WAS usurped authority
on their part and something could not recoe nise
We will close by asking Congress to pas law submitting
both Of these constitutions after the shall have been
published three months in all the papers of the Territory
" the actual OF the Tt rrtory aer throwing su
tile guards around the ballot box and allow the people
decide fer then seves which of tho two hey want and
whichever Is adopted 10 that we will submit
To this end our State CON tuition must be preserved in
TACT and genuine free State Ill throw any obs!a-
be allow that organization be dsur bed in the future by
the ofcious Interference Of irresponsible persons who
have 10 authority in such matters.
from the Richmond South, May 81
KANSAS FREs srArE--wARNEJ8 TO TuB SOUTH.
We have information which warrants the conclusion
that Kansas will into the Union anu -slavery
imply that it. political status will correspond with s
geographical poe oh but will lie as extreme in its an
agoinsn to the institutions of the South, as If the Terri
tory lay Ia the Latitude Of Maine or Massachusetts
Secretary Santon's speech, at which the abot!ori .s
affect such indignation d,vuged the secre The plir s
to submit the constitution which will be framed by the
June Convention to all the inhabitants Of the Tort
tory, and not exclusively 70 the people who are
cogpzsd voters under the act Of the Legislature Mean
of Tho firnu ami
grafton Kansas by every conceivable expedient The
several Aid Societies have resumed operations with I'M
precedented spirit and activity. If they have been little
aggard heretofore srtihce piece Of fines
and they employing whip anc spur, with tn, de-
stretch. And they viii succeed. The South is taken
by surprise. Confident of victory, we have relaxed
in our exertions, and will struggle in vain TO
rally sudden occasion. Tho North Is
pouring people into Kansas in the proportion of twenty
TO one immigrant from the South. At this rate the
aboucnists viii achieve decisive preponderance Of
numbers by the time the constitution comes 70 be- sub
med for final sanction and acceptance. OF course, the
constitution will then be rejected if it involve tol anoe
Of slavery and another convention Will be called which,
represe nng exclusively the dominant abolition Sentiment
Of the Territory will abrlcae free State, without the
least difficulty and in the hottest haste This Is the ntod
opeya,di by which the South be cheated in Tie adns
sion Of Kansas Always fetered by form and plant in
spirit the South will make no resistance. but will embrace
Its black republican bride with passionate Joy
1t accepted the lewd proposal OF Cafeteria
What thent
As when city ca tuatss sfter An obstinate and bloody
resistance, It delivered up % military license and the
rage OF veneoance will Kansas suffer from the
of the anti slavery resentment which bas been provoked
in The progress OF the recent struggle The anti slavery
majority in the State, being imposed MT OF industrieua
and aw abiding Immigrants but Of tie uatca emissar.es
OF New England, enAed and dic lined for the work OF
propagatng abolcasm, will be mlelod, well by tho
circumstances OF tht r situation tie instincts Of their
nature 70 forward the Of conquest which
they have initiated with sigra triumph kansas will
become outpost of Abolition garrisoned by the
restless adventurous and fearless spirits which may be raj
lied 10 support VI the 1hc trs blow will fall upon
Missouri whose frontier lies opon 10 the ravuges Of the
enemy ard whore power Of resistance "a eafeebled by
domestic di-Iaclon aud dlsafection With Illinois
flank Kansas thef snd "t ipatinn' triumph an'
and defiant In the heart n the Sae, Missouri will fall
easy and early prey to anti slavery propag sndi.m twill
be go no power can prevent the ,asropbef Kansas Is
lot TO the South.
But that II not ALL the worst The anl-savor ~
movement will Increase In cptum at each step OF ia
progress; for every VIII multiply It's
COS, ard stimulate 3, yet more auaciors enterprises.
from the vantage ground of Etnsas, will be enabled
subdue slavery In Missouri The cong Jcs OF Mssolrl
will open The way through Kent cky and Tennessee 10 the
stronghold Of slavery ia the Atlantic States Of the South
Nc bile, other abolition force from New England in
the disguise OF free labor colonies, will be operating d.
recty upon Mar ac and V-gas; and hcuimcd In by
constsiIy contracting creie, s,vcry must ultimately ex
rlre "a -. ~ internal pressure and suocang weight,
does not nrs fall under ault OF violence
This y ne hazardous prophecy, Ills only tracing the
connection between Visible and inevitable effects.
Such Il the doom OF siayeryuncSs the Sog'h rscvc u
season C. Intercept the cGial oph l., .o,d.e
sure Of projection. mn., ~ that