The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-24
Gloomy Prospects.

The late news from Washington rem
ders it almost certain that the Leeompton
Constitution will pass through Congress.
Since the appointment of the Committee
OF Conference, hope has died out with
our best friends there, and they write us to
be ready for the blow. It is terrible one
IA blow which we sincerely hoped that
heaven would have ayerted but we do
not regret this as we should, had we stood
aloof from the polls in January, and al
lowed our enemies to have headed down
the last riyet which has fastened the man.
S aeies On the limbs of every freeman in
Kansas. Some have only censures to be-
stow on those who refused to lie down SUI
pinely in the hour of peril; or on those
who (instead of crying out at the top of
their voices, eve can do nothing, it is
useless to make an effort, y went to work,
and triumphed over, not only their open
enemies, bat in defiance of the active ex-
ertions Of their professed friends.
These same radicals who opposed par
ticipating in the elections in October last :;
who have labored to clog the wheels of
the working party; who have never done
anything to advance the cause, but who
have ever labored to throw obstacles in
the way of honest men, who wished to
do something for the right, will raise a
perfect ho,Cl over the recent news from
Congress. The heavens will resound with
their maledictions upon the authors of
this wickedness; they will deceive the
very elect if it were possible; at the
same time these very men are joining in
letters to John Calhoun inviting him to
return to Kansas, and promising him
their protection.
When the news shall finally arrive, an
nouncing our humiliation, instead of 60
ing to work in quiet way to redress our
grievances. or to regain what their slots-
fatness has half lost us, they will talk
blood and thunder" and will frighten
all the old women and children who have
leaned on them for information from the
Territory; they will stop the tide of en-
grafton just beginning to set towards
Kansas and they will throw obstacles
inthe way of peaceful adjustment of
our difficulties, which months of unceas-
ing labor on the part of our peace-lov;ng
population will hardly remove.
Those men who came to Kansas to build
up homes, and who are determined to have
quiet one-and that without abandon
ing a single principle, or sacrificing a
particle of honor, must rally around and
sustain each other in this crisis. The In.
ton party are active. Their leaders, with
nothing to do but to get up discord, are
expected to "pitch in" generally.
1haeher has already, or will prepare a
two, or three column article advising to
Immediate war. he will reprint great
part OF the defamation he employed in
October and January last, advising the
people not to vote, and telling how much
prettier and more consistent it is for Amer
leans to fight than it is to redress their
grievances in any other way. He will
paint, in all the vividness peculiar to
boy fresh from college, the glory re-
salting from the clash of arms, rivers of
blood, the groans of the wounded, the
ghastliness of the dying, and tell that it
is better a thousand times, ten thousand
9 times preferable, than to suffering the GAL
ing chains of slavery for a single mo-
ment Die, yes; it We're glory to die in such
accuse. at such time, with the certainty
OF having ones name handed down to
posterity, as one of the true men of earth.
And yet after having wasted whole bot
tie OF ink, and exhausted all his powers
OF rhetoric, in this direction, and inspired
half bis readers with the idea that he is
worthy OF Immortality, the brave 7haeher
II lot found in the hour of peril on an
honest mans horse fleeing the Terrific
~, will be Initiating several other GENTLE
men CT the same species, on former oc-
easion, and Will be found seereting himself
In rayines and despeld woods"
until be can withdraw from the scene of
danger, and leave those whom he has 50
yillainously abused. to fight the battles
hisown folly has occasioned.
While we concede that we feel sad he.
cause Of the recent intelligence from the
Federal capitol. we again repeat thasthere
Is no cause whatever to apprehend civil
connection inthis Territory. About the
only thing we would say to our friends, is
to keep closer eye than usual. on their
horses for few weeks, as there will be
. heavy emigration of the askull and
cross bones stamp towards the States, on
the reception of the news of the passage of
the Leeempton Constitution through Con-
gress.
0rMr. PLUMB announces through the
Kansas News, that Mr. r. j. Hinson,s
connection with that paper as correspond