The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-01-17
The Hsfaie Of Freedom.
Lawrence, Saturday, Jan. II, 1857.
Free Kansas and the Boston Clergy.

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ADAMS HORSE, Boston, Dec. 13, '56.
Upwards of two hundred of the Boston
clergy. of every Protestant dsnomina-
ton. assembled in the Young Mems
Christian Association. to-day, to hear
from the Hon. Eli Thayer, Represent
stive elect from Worcester, an exposi-
ton of the plan and purposes of the
n. E. Emigrant aid Company. consid-
cred as an agency, not simply for Gre
ating material wealth, but of propagat-
ing education, civilization, and the In
stitutions of the gospel throughout our
Western Territories.
The meeting was opened with prayer
By the Rev. DIR. Hollands. and organ
lied by the election of Rev. Mr. Chaplin
Is Chairman. and Rev. DIR. Fuller as
Secretary.
Mr. Thayer. (ths founder Of the
Emigrant Aid Company addressed
the meeting for upwards of two hours.
I lean give but very brief aud imper-
feet sketch of bis DISCOURSE
We had como here. he said. to dis.
euss the great question of the age-a
question involving the destiny of our
country, and the liberties of the i'm
measurable Territories west Of the Mis-
souri,. The clergy were more deeply
interested in this question than any
other class; they had always been tie
defenders of Education, Justice, Libef-
ty. and Religion; and. being such, were
the most important agents in creating
material wealth. For, he maintained,
christianity is the best political econ
omy; and therefore the clergy, its SER
wants, did more to promote the material
property of the country, than any other
men. 1t would be easy TO demonstrate
this fact by statistics. But it was a
sslf-evident fact, and did not need such
support. Take away from Boston its
schools, its churches, its reverence for
religion, its respect for the rights of
man and property-and what would be
the result? Property would deteriorate
beyond calculation.
Referring to the origin of this ques-
ton. now presented to the people, he
said he believed the Missouri Compro-
mise was repealed 10 give Kansas to
slavery. He proceeded to prove this
by the records of the slavery propa-
ganda and the evidence of Stringfellow,
and others before the Kansas lnvesti-
eating Committee.
Stringfellow, on that occasion, said
that if It had not been for the 4. E.
Emigrant Aid Company, slavery would
have gone into Kansas as easily and as
inevitably as it went into the Platte
purchase-whieh, although North of
$50 30i, had been added to the domain
of slavery by the efforts of Col. Benton.
Benton had been punished for this act,
By the people of his District, who had
twice defeated his election, and were
likely to do it third time. Ap-
plause.
Kansas had been doomed to slave
ry; Atchison had said it would have
been established there, if ordinary
emigration had filed it; and even anti
slavery men before the passage of the
Nebraska Bill,a well as after it, gave
up all hope of saving it to Freedom.
They said that all history proved, that
wherever slavery CHANGED to get
foothold, it soon got complete control.
And there was ample proof of this
fact. The speaker reviewed the early
history of Indiana. in which little more
than dozen Shareholders nearly sue
ceeded in establishing slavery there.
Five times they applied to Congress
for suspension of the ordinance of
80; thrice their petition was formally
reported on by Congressional COM
mittees. The first time, it was re-
ported against by John Randolph; the
second time, by Mr. Franklin of North
Carolina, and unanimously rejected.
Had they succeeded in procuring
suspension, Indiana would have been
cursed with slavery to-day. 1t re-
quires but a few shareholders in
Territory, to obtain complete politi-
cal control of it. For they form the
money po,rer;; the squatters are poor
need loans of money, loans of teams,
loans of labor. A STAKEHOLDER, by
loaning them money, or by selling
them farm cattle, or the hire of ne
gro. on time, when they want it, can
easily influence their votes. Slavery
is an organization, and, to be con-
quered, must be met by organization
The difference between Indiana and
Kansas, favors slavery Slavery, in
Indiana, was prohibited by law, ex-
listed in defiance of law, and against
the wishes of the national govern
ment. Slavery was invited into Kan
sas; a hostile State lies between it and
the free States; it has the sympathy
and support of the general govern
ment, which has instigated measures
to support it.
Northern men, defending the
Nebraska bill, say that slavery
never can go into Kansas. They say
that the law of God-the climate, soil,
and productions of it-would alone
prevent the introduction of slavery
there. Gen. Stringfellow, in his
pamphlet in defence Of the Platte
County yPurchaseSociety-aprop propagan-
dist Association-disposes of this ar
gument by conclusivelY demonstrate
ing that slave labor in Missouri is
more profitable than in Georgia, South
Carolina, Texas, or Alabama. View
ed. therefore, in the light of wisdom,
from the nature of the Territory, and
the proximity Of slave Institutions,
Kansas, under ordinary emigration,
would have been q slave State-and