Freeman's champion., 1857-07-09
A Cursory Glance.

VII " oISanlzc tue territory OF Nan
zas ami Nebraska. That bill allowed
the settlers of those Territories the
privilege of being perfectly free to
form and regulate their domestic in
stltutions, in their own way" Con.
gress waste haye no MORE jurisdiction
over the'rerriories than she has over
any State in Tie Union; government
was only to see the rights Of the
people. OF those, Territories protected.
l With a full and perfect understand
ing CT tie true intent and meaning
OF the principles contained in the
.NebraTa- -Kanzas bill, people from
every section of the Union aocked
b to Kanzasnto seek homes, carrying.
with them in their bosoms the senti-
: ,mcnts and prcjctliceS which they had
a nourished in their infancy, and
(which they had ever cacrishel.--
.sPeople came here from the Sunny
"' South who believed the institution
Of slavery TO bejast and right, They
al were anxious to establish their "pe-
culiminstitution" here, and brought
ojiwith' them their chattels, their inAu-
ences and their means to accomplish
. their end. People from the North
came here entertaining opposite views.
10 They believed slavery to be antago-
nistical 10 tie principles of morality
and Justice, contradictory with the
4 law Of! Go(, and detrimental 70 the
Interests oil the laboring man. They
came here not only to seek homes for
themselves and families, but to estab-
ksh a Free State; a State free from
the polluting influences and deStruct-
live Tenderness of slavery. Both par
laties were honest in their convictions,
ardent in their desires, and sangmne
" in their hopes and expectations. =
a But the South could not compete
Ia with the euergeticspirit of the North.
ltIwas plainly to be seen that Free
20 dom was gaining vantage ground
over Slavery. Pro slavery propa-
,gandists saw that means beyond that
offaimess would have to beresorted Ia
for the purpose Of establishing theil
accnsed institution in Kanzas.
On tie Goth Of November, 1854,
occurred the first election in the Ter
O ntory, which was held forthe purpose
a.of electing.a Territorial Delegate tc
Congress-. The allies of~tlIe Pro.
slavery party in Kanzas-the Borde,
Rufdans Of Missouri--Aocked here in
immense hordes, seized our ballot
( boxes, with tho bowie knife, tho re-
volver and the bayonet, kept us alool
from. the polls, and by means unpar
allele,l for atrociiy in the history o
civilized nations, elected Plo-slal.
O very delegate. On March 30th, fol
lowing, at the election forn Terrific
rial Legislature, similar Gendisb out
q RACES were reenocted. The Rufiani
3 of Missouri elected Legislature fol
Kanzasyt thatleghlaturu assembled,
adopted Tho entire statutes Of Missouri
in u body, With the exception of
few local clauses Of such infamous
va nature as.would ldarkeni tho recordi
waof heathen history.of1Nho HEationa
Executive, his cabinet and the Dem
oclatic mcmbcrsof Congress, looked
ppon tbasepyoeeedin dings--lookc kcduppI
10 these rurthloss acknowledgements o
,qotho,lovers Of afreedoln-aloolscd upoI
bashesc total tiesSrtions and pttey ais
regards Of tbe principles and proyi
u hionsols tho Nebraska- Kansssobi N
4 landeopronountclg itllomA loyal pro
~ aSanccd them good, just and whole
70 some They turned, deefcpr to gu
+ssnkeaties, disrcgardod our nprptspt
.s:xssd pelidppa and slprklSdwitl h
tanical glce at the success h'skiohA Apt
.tenysdtiIeifSfo iii pISptipgslsv
ta A1s lIhps Sew F'Nse
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