Freeman's champion., 1858-02-25
honor wakes up and takes some addi-
tional refreshment.n -.u l.. MINI
APicture from the Other Side.
From the Westport, (Mo.) Star Of Empire,
'DoN'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" a..

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From the Westport, (Mo,) Star of Empire.
"DoN'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" o
The immortal Lawrence, dying up.
on the deck of his ship, in the hottest
Of a naval conflict, cries out: "My
boys, don't give up the ship; let the
American flag wave over me while
live" Maythat sentiment sink deer
into the hearts of the Southern peo.
pie of Kanzas and the Union.
+ Nota few are ready to give up the
conflict it has been SO trying to ones
patience, SO annoying to families, at.
tended with heavy pecuniary losses.
to such we say: ,t.
"-- Let thy scope,
Be one fixed mind for all thy rights approve
To thine own conscience gradually renewed
Learn to male time the father of wise hope
Then trust thy cause to the arm of forlitude
The light Of knowledge and the warmth Of
love-"
Now is the crowning trial Of your
fidelity, when victory is yours if a
little self-denial, with patience, is ex-
erciSed. Stay in the Territory; do
not raise a hand, except to place it
upon the plow handles. The only
way, at this time, to serve your own
interests and the cause Of Kanzas, is
to extend your capital, open and i'm
prove the lands build up towns, and
put your shoulders to the execution of
the laws that be. Kanzas is slave
State, with Democratic officers to
start with, and is forced to remain so,
by her Constitution, until 1865 ; in
that time, the freedom shriekers will
sneak away into Mormondom.
AS the sinner enters upon the un-
known world, so he remains to end
less ages. Ifhe starts in heaven, up
on a career of bliss, so he remains as
long as the sand is left upon the sea-
shore. Analogously; if Kanzas en-
ters the gates Of this Union a slave
State, she will always be so. But we
do not sustain our point by the mere
force Of analogy. .Hu t.E
We ask the old men of the country,
to look back to the day when Missou-
ri was admitted into the Union. A
formidable free soil party peopled
this State, and threatened, if Congress
admitted US a slave State, the tables
would be changed in two years.
Northern embers Of Congress pre-
dicted the same result. AT that time
there was but few slaves in and near
St. Louis, and up the Missouririver /;
not as many as are now to be found in
Kanzas. Yet, in the face of all this,
Missouri is a slave State, and is like
lyto remain SO forever. Frank Blair,
backed by the whole Northern press,
with his maps and diagrams, tried to
demonstrate the decay of slavery in
Missouri, but only succeeded in i'm
pressing the people with his igno-
rance. The act consigned him, along
with Darnes and his abetters, to OBJ
liqnity and disgrace. The people of
Missouri were left better satisfied with
the institution, and fully convinced
that it was impregnable.
AS to these rebels and disturbers
of the public peace, they will soon
cool down, some moving off to other
new Territories, others returning home
in shame. Agoodly number Of them,
as was the fact in this State, will
come over othe prevailing sentiment.
Self-interest, as we'll as regard for
their own case, will make them do it.
AT the same time, shareholders
will move over, and carry with them
q moral force with capital, irresistable,
Many in our State, who are unable to
purchase home at the high price Of
Iands, have been waiting for the So
Iution Of this question in Kanzas, ex-
pecting tolay out their small capital
in the purchase and improvement of
lomesteads. Settlers from the South,
will be attracted over, by the extreme
fertility Of the soil and salubrity of
5he climate until this Institution Of
slavery il founded deep in the con-
Victions Of the people. p ,piaM