The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-24
Ear ss Hsraia Of FREEDOM.
LAwaESeE. July 2I, 1858

LAWRENeE, july III 1895.
Ma. ED1ToR -As the time draws near
for the yote on Leeompton. am receiving
numerous letters from the States express
ing great solicitude for the result The
following extracts from a letter written
Ebya distinguished gentleman from New
York, who has visited Kansas, may be
taken as sample
aThe friends Of Free Kansas in this
State are very anxious about the result of
Iveiir August election. They want vote
| that will tel at Washington.
aI have told them that there is just as
much danger Of Massachusetts becoming
a slave State as Kansas, but we expect the
| Administration to do its best to carry Lee
compton through by frand, if necessary,
Land that increases the desire that the
| friends of freedom shall exert themselves
to get all free Free State men to the polls.
Il must confess that my anxiety has
been increased ten fold since saw. your
beautiful Territory, that its soil shall never
be cursed with slavery, and therefore
beg that you will write to friends in all
parts of the Territory to get out full
aote," &c.
To our friends in the East would say
that, in my travels through the Territory,
and in my intercourse and correspondence
with gentlemen from all parts oft, Ihave
not found one person, who has once acted
with the Free State party, who does not
intend to vote against the English Bill,
and who does not feel the importance of
seeing that all his neighbors are at the
polls on election day to vote likewise. In
addition to this, 1 believe that fully one
| halfof those who have never heretofore
acted with the Free State party viii vote
against the bill Every Free State party
paper is againstit and some of the Others.
Net man, as can learn, is on the stump
for it in all Kansas, while not public
gathering is held for any purpose, scarcely,
that does not directly or indirectly de-
nounce it. As for fraud, do noe see how
it is possible for it to be practised. The
Judges of Election are, as rule, COM
posed of two Free State men and one
Pro- Slavery, and Gov. Denver has proved
himself as incapable of countenancing
fraud as Gov. King, Gov. Chase OF Gov.
Banks could do.
1t is true that rumors are set atioat here
in Kansas that this or that man, and this
or that faction are secretly intending to
go for the bill, and these rumors get East.
One viii start a rumor that all who believe
in the doctrine of many urged in the Leay-
enworth Constitutional Convention, that
should we be admitted into the Union un-
der any Constitution, We can wholly dis
regard it, and act at once legally under
another, are going to favor the adoption
of the English ordinance with view to
its being attached to the Leayenworth
Constitution. Another will assert that
all who are in favor of cooperating with
the Governor to restore peace and enforce
the laws of the Territory are Administra-
ton Democrats, and consequently must
secretly, if not openly, be in favor of the
English Bill; but these rumors and charges
deceive nobody here. Unfortunately
: there are a few persons in Kansas who are
SO short t-sighted as to suppose that all they
have to do to destroy a person against
whom they may have personal or poll
teal pique, is to cry out Democrat y
" traitor y " sold out" &C., &C., and con-
, sequently these cries are as common in the
mouths of some Free State men, as Alb.
olitionist" is in the mouths of the simon
! { pure Border Ruffians. Some people car
{ tolerate nothing but extremes.
There are men all through the States
strong anti-slavery men, who believe
slavery can only be abolished by disso.
luton of the Union or some general con-
vulsion, and some of these have hoped
that peace never would be restored te
Kansas until general war should ensue
, They regard the Republican party, anG
/ such men as Sumner, Wilson, Banks
Chase, Seward, King and Others, as worse
foes to freedom than the Democrats, no
excepting Pierce and Buchanan. They
by their correspondence and otherwise
give currency to the charges started here
of " traitor" &C., against such as they be
lieve stand in the way of a perpetual wa
in Kansas. 1t is true these men are few
in numbers, but little fire sometime
), kindles great matter where it has plenty
: of combustible material to work upon
5 and the mind of the whole North is 81
5 aroused TO the importance of the vote oil
4 the first of August, that but breath 0
e suspicion excites great alarm. But unles
n l am very much deceived, our friends il
t the States will have no cause to b,
I ashamed of their brethern in Kansas
: The English Bill viii not only be votet
e down, but it will be done overwhelming
), ly, and NTH sgiN. People will vote i
S down, many of them, with clenchet
) teeth, and with such feelings, in general
5 as any man would have in resenting al
S insult G. ROBINSON.
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> - Distressing Casualty
most distressing accident, resulting ii
the death of Miss Naomi Drew, of Bur