The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-06-12

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Slavery State TO 80 her Senators voting
with men who opened her soil 10 Slavery,
Recognised tho invssions, usurpshons and
bogus taxes, and vindicated or spologised
for the acts Of Boder Ruihanism. He asked
the frsenen Of Kansas not only to make hen
. Free State. but place her on the side Of
Freedom. Other battles are 70 b fought.
The Slave Power must be met on other Fields.
Is chieftains are already oonsoling the slave.
holders Of the South for the loss Of Kansas,
assuring them that the Territory Of the In
dian nations will DO Slave States. The In.
dian Territory, Utah, New Mexico, oil the
territory Of tho Union, must be dedicated 70
tho free-laboring men OF the Republic. Free
Kansas, nved 70 Freedom by your prayers
and toll, should stand in the future, not
with Arkansas, South Carolina and Alaba-
ma-the bands Of Butord and Titus-but
with New England, the Central States and
the West not with the Blue Lodges, but
with glorious Saint Louis.
Save your friends in the country, in the
Senate Chamber, from the deep humiliation
Of seeing the seats Of Kansas in the nations
councils filed BY men who will defend the
motives, principles and acts Of men who
robbed you Of your rights, oppressed you
with arbitrary wrongs, invaded your SOIL
destroyed your free presses, burned your
humble cabins, and plundered and murder
ed your brethren for the crime Of loving lib
erty. He was fully convinced that kansa.
was Lost to the Slave Power, that she would
take her place in the list of free States
The Senate might sustain Lecompte, the
President might reward the men who have
wronged, outraged, and murdered the peo-
pie, with official honors; but no power, not
even the sabres Of dragons, could uphold
much longer, or perpetuate human Slavery
in Kansas. The devotion, the enduring
courage and sublime fidelity Of the men and
women of Kansas, had touched the heart oil
the nation; their brethren had left their
homes and come here by tens Of thousand,
to share their homes, TO share with them h
the trials and the bonors Of making Kansa,
Free State. The contest WAS not yet clos.
cd, but the issue was settled beyond the
power Of man TO revere II. Kansas va
destined speedily to rcpudiate Slavery thrust
upon her, and to engrave upon her beauti
! ful prairies the word Liberty, In character
of burning light. She would do this, moi
by the vague promises Of the National Gov
eminent or its officials, but by the power Of
her own sons. sustained by the generous
sympathies of the free men Of the North
He saw that the contest was not now q
much to make Kansas Slave State, as t
divide the noble sons who stood together ir
resistance to invasious, usurpations, arbi
trary law and lawless outrages, and make
her pro-slavery Administration State
He had no advice TO give the people Of Kan.
sas in regard TO modes Of action they knew
better how TO act than he could know but
he warned them against the seductive in
fluencss which would TO spplied-now that
the battle was going against Slavery-tC
make pro-slayery Democratic State. Kan.
sss has been baptised in the tears, prayers,
tolls and suferings Of the friends Of Freedom
She should be tree herself. and DO ever for
the freedom Of others. Ifhis voice could be
heard by the jewellers in the cabins scatter
cd over her prairies, he would say to them,
Your fidelity, toll, and endurance have
made Kansas Free State: see to IL that
you place her on the side of equal, universal
and impartial liberty for all men, in the
contests Of the future lie should return
home filed with admiration Of their Terrific.
ry; it would be great and proud Common
wealth. He could almost forgive the Dor.
der rufians who sought 30 fair q heritage,
but he could never cease to condemn that
policy which opened that glorious land to
slavery, STRIFE and bloodshed. lie could u.s.
sure them that in the future, as in the past,
he should give his voice and vote, in public
and in private life, to the vindication Of the
rights and to the defence Of the fame Of the
Free State men OF Kansas"