The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-13

The n. 7. Tribune, and presses of that
character, as has been their character In
the past, are now discouraging emigration
to Kansas by mistaken representations in
regard to the late election. They state.
positively that Calhoun viii give certif-
Gates of election to the Pro-slavery State
officers, under the Lecompton Constisu-
lion, and to majority of the members OF
the Legislature; and then they are con-
tinually stating that the Lecompton Con-
stitution will be endorsed by Congress.
From these facts they argue that the
Democratic party has made Kansas a
slave State, and by this CRY they hope to
hurl that party from power. At the same
time they must be conscious that if the
Democratic party was sure to be swept
from existence three years hence, that
event could not save Kansas to freedom.
as the question would have been perma-
nently settled long previous to that time.
The whole tendency of these croaking
papers, from first to last, has been to make
Kansas what those journals have professed
desire to avoid. Our only hope of saw
ing Kansas to freedom, lay through emil
grafton. Their croakings. instead of en-
couragiDg emigration, IS has been our
policy by presenting gilded future, such
as we have full confidence to expect, has
only discouraged itby thousands; andthese
means are invariably resorted to-wheth-
er purposely or otherwise, we leave the
reader to determine for himself after care
fully considering all the facts-at the time
when we are preparing for and most in
need of the heaviest emigration. 1t has
been suggested that this was only a sub
terfuge of those editions, to prevent the
East from being depopulated by the enor-
nous emigration which would otherwise
follow.
There is not man, in his sober senses,
who does not know that Kansas Terrific
~. at this time, would boast of a popu-
lation of from fifty to one hundred thou
sand more persons than it has at present,
had the Eastern press, instead of con-
stantly predicting the defeat of the Free
State cause, given ample assurances that
its triumph was inevitable through peace
ful means. Talk as much as we may of
the bravery of the American people, it is
not true that any Of them desire to take
their families to country overrun with
civil wal, and cursed with anarchy.
But the assertion of the Tribune is not
true that the Pro-slayery party triumphed,
even by fraud, in the late elections. On
the contrary, we assert most positively, that
the Free State party hare elected the entire
State Ticket, and nearly. il not quite, a t,co-
thirds majority Of both branches Of the Leg
islaturs. We take pleasure. in addition
to this, of stating that we do not believe
John Calhoun viii issue certificates of
election to the Pro-slavery candidates /;
but that majority Of the Free State men
will be allowed, without opposition, to
take their seats in the first Legislature
convened under that instrument, if ad-
mitted into the Union. And we kno,o,
that if any attempt is made to prevent
the PEOPLE from ruling in this matter,
that they viii not be foiled; but by
peaceful means, through legal forms, and
without the shedding of drop of blood,
they will take possession of the govern
ment, and immediately proceed to insti-
tute measures for supplanting it with
another.
There is no cause for croaking, nor no
probability that the predictions of "fction
WRITER'S and interested journals, will
prove more truthful in the future than in
the past The age of prophecy has not
been revived, or if it has, the mantle of
Elijah' has not fallen on the political
journalists of the present period, or on
those who ''prophesy lies"
To our friends in Kansas, and to our
sympathisers in the States, we again beg
the liberty of saying, that we see no cause
for dependency. Although we may, al
times, when the clouds lower upon us
partake of the general gloom. yet all ex-
perience has demonstrated that the storm
cloud will soon pass away, and give place
to quiet and sunshine. It viii be SO IN
this instance, and sooner than many are
led to suppose.