The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-30
"TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH SHALL RISE AGAIN."
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. OCTOBER 80. 1858.
II. Dawn Of . nsv Era in Kansas.

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In private letter recently received
from Gem EAsTIs-editor of the leading
Pro-slavery paperin Kansas-hs observes
that "the old feeling of hostility between
pro slavery and Free State men is fast dy-
ing out, and an era Of more kindly senti-
ments has begun to DAWN This fact is
confirmed by every letter we receive from
the Territory, and additional evidence is
furnished by the article repnblished in
another column, from the Lawrence Her.
aid of Freedom, headed 'Not What They
Seem.n The writer of. that article, (no
matter how much he may have shrieked
for freedom in days Of Shrieks" and
'ruffianisr,'' " is no doubt clever gentle-
man, whose heart is in the right place.
He frankly extends the right hand Of fel-
lowship to his Pro-slavery contemporaries,
and they are rufians, indeed, if they do
not accept it in a spirit equally generous
and manly. csani e ;ss1I III ~ ,;i-
The editor of the Herald of Freedom
remarks: "Since our difficulties have
ended, and we have met many OF our Bit
terest political opponents in social life, and
have become more acquainted with them,
and exchanged ideas, we are more and
more satisfied that half of our troubles
have arisen from want of acquaintance
and not understanding each other."-
There is much truth in this, we know from
personal experience. Born and reared in
the South, we at one time had bigoted
prejudice against everything called YAM
keeism, and thought that the entire north
was tinctured with Yankee trickery. 1t
was hard for US to believe that Northern
ers could be as generous, high-souled, and
truly chivalrous as the people of the South.
But these were youthful mistakes, which
subsequent experience corrected. In the
year 1856 we1imade lengthy visit to
the North-spent some time in New York,
Philadelphia and Boston; and upon invi-.
tation of Mr.- Abbott Lawrence, made
frequent visits to the manufacturing es-
adjustments of Lowell, Lynn, etc, and
became tolerably well acquainted with
Northern society, from the millionaire
down to the factory operative. The
greater part of the past year we spent in
Pennsylvania-most of the time in the
city of brotherly -love-and we had op-
portunities of becoming acquainted with
men of various professions and avocations.
The result of our observation was, that
human nature is about the same on both
sides of Mason and Dixon's line, and
that good and bad men may be found in
abundance both at the North and at the
South. Difference of latitude does not
make that difference of character which
many suppose. We have seen Bosto-
nian who carried his heart in his hand
and kept his purse ready to be divided
with every needy friend; and we have
seen Virginian who was ever on the
lookout for half-dollar, and when he
got it, would hold on with graspso tight
as to make the eagle fairly scream with
agony. a @. a.. + .u1o iI.s7 ae.l.r
But there Is mutual prejudice among
the ignorant classes North and South,
against each other, and this prejudice is
fostered by demagoguss of both regions.
The Southerner is made to believe that
every man tthe North is an abolitionist and
a fanatic, while the northerner is taught
that every southerner is a ire-eater and
disunionist. Close contiguity and person.
al fellowship are all that are necessary to
dispel mutual delusions.
There is mountain in Europe which,
from its shape and surroundings, and the
peculiarly Of its atmosphere, always dis
torts the appearance of objects in its
neighborhood. The shepherd tending his
flock at the base of this mountain, sees an
object approaching, which, in the distance,
looks like monster; coming nearer, he
discovers it to be man; and approach
ing closer he recognizes his own brother.
So it is with the people of the North and
the South; seen at distance, and through
the mists of prejudice, they seem to each
other as monsters; a nearer approach
show them to be men of like nature; and
personal intimacy and Intercourse fre-
quently disclose the fact that they are
brothers in feeling, in sentiment, and in
sympathy.
Kansas is made up Of men from all
portions of our great confederacy, and
being thrown in close connection, they are
beginning to know and appreciate each
other. Prejudices are being removed, and
good men Of all parties and diverse ma
tivitiss are coming together, despite the
efforts of political demagogues to keep
them asunder.-Border Star.