The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-10

/ Dzsunion.
When the Chief Engineer of the Kan,
sas Bill was in England. and only shori
time before his nomination as candidate
for the Presidency, he wrote home thai
4" Disunionn y ought not to be lisped ever
in the most private circles. and when be
returned to this country, he made it the
theme Of his public addresses before large
audiences in the principal eastern cities
So anxious did he appear that the Amer.
can Confederacy would be endangered By
the use of that fatal word, that he was
quite eloquent in his endeayors to i'm
press that idea upon Gov. WALKERS mind
when he gave him his instructions as
Governor of Kansas, and also in all his
letters to WALKER after the arrival of the
latter in the Territory, until he learned il
October last that the certificates of election
had been issued to Free State men, and
the Oxford and McGee returns had beer
rejected.
What does Buchanan think of Disunior
now He nosO dares lisp ii, and he is pos.
sessed of singular infatuation to cause
that " Disunion /" which he once seeming
ly so dreaded, and to consummate that de-
Isign has done what no other Executive
dared do. He assumed the responsibility
of personally legislating for the people o.
Kansas, independent of Congressional ac-
ton. He assumed the position of Die
tator, and perverted the appointing power
which had been entrusted to him, in ordel
to purchase and conform Senators and
Representatives to his views and wishes
and he cut off every mans official head
who would not bow in submission to hi:
dictation, or like menial do his bidding
in work of fraud and tyranny. He ha.
repelled every advance made to him By
his oldest and truest friends, who plead
that he would listen to the voice of tn.
people and not jeopardize the fate of {
a Free Government, the apple of thei
eye, established by the sacrifice of pre-
cious blood, and whose existence has beer
one of unparalleled prosperity and fame
In his dotage, he claims foreseeing wis
dom which the thousands whose mur
murs are daily reaching the ears of Con
gressmen cannot possess, and regardless
of all that is good and reckless of th,
future welfare of country, he yield
himself to the Gorgon's embraee-a fiat
tered victim of the Slave Power.
| Can it be hoped that he sees peaceful
settlement of the Kansas difficulties il
admitting her as State without her com
Iplicity to terms ? Will not such polio,
cause disunion, is question which ha
| been discussed at some length in Con
gress, but of which those most conversan
with Kansas affairs are perhaps bette
lqualifed to judge. True, civil war ant
consequent disunion has been prophecie,
| by politicians should the Lecompton Con
stitution pass Congress, but such politi
Clans did not speak a healthy sentiment
We have never denied that our peopl
were brave people; on the contrar,,
we have always maintained that the,
were willing and would shed thei
last drop of blood and spend their las
cent in defence of their rights and honor
But whether or no the result of the sue
cess of the Lecompton swindle be ciyi
war, it does not in the least palliate tn
President from the commission of tn
crime-he staked his all upon the die
which he has thrown-he chose the favo
of the Slave oligarchy in preference to
fair fame and clear conscience, and fool
| ishly determined that the Swindle shoul
be forced on Kansas at all hazards.
Intimately connected with the Lecomp
ton movement was the revival of the Al
rican Slave trade, and the passage of tn
one was but the forerunner of the othel
The safety of the Oligarchy knows n
limits; it is grasping and mercenary. Th
market was becoming dull ON account {
the high price at which even commo
field hands were being held, and conse
quently planters felt, in their pockets, tn
restraint that was placed upon them b
the Constitution of the United States.-
They wanted to throw off allegiance to i
and they urged disunion as the only prat
teal policy; for well they knew that th
North never would permit the inhuma
traffic, while joined in fraternal band
with the South.
There is one thing true, that is, no ma
has lent more influence to the cause {
, disunionists than Buchanan. It is an III
holy cause, and should it succeed til
world has witnessed the last attempt /
establish Free Republic.
Progressing Backwards.
It is very apparent that but few yea
: mora will ,,asc oxUav ora a b;Ifar co14o