Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-01-15
DELAWARE, OHIO. JANUARY Is. 1853.
Manly sentiment. from a slave STATE.

Manly Sentiments from Slave State.
The st. Louis Democrat, IntelIigcncer
and Evening News. have taken decided and
manly stand against the Administration in
its iniquitous efforts to force slavery upon
Kansas. AS a specimen of the tone and
temper of the articles that have recently ap-
peared in the Evening News, we copy from
that paper of the 28th ult., the following:
CIVIL WAR IN KANsAs-Irs RIGHTEOUS
ness-Let the People Arm for Resistance
The news from Kansas is of the most un-
satisfactory and threatening character
Great numbers of citizens, after several
months of peaceful pursuits, are again e~cit-
ed and in arms, and more terrible affrs- ehan
have at any previous time stained the soll
Kansas with blood and our national charac-
ter with shame, are now taking place. For
merly we had individual assassinations, or,
at most, timid skirmi shes of large bodies of
men, attended with but trifiing loss Of life.
Neither party fnlo which the settlers were
then divided, seemed to think that the time
for a final struggle between them had come.
They wrangled and fought, then with much
hesitancy, and still looked to the Federal
Government for some just and firm move
ment that would make intestine war unne-
cessary.
Governor after Governor was sent among
them, full of the prestige of Democracy and
of the Administrations confluence, and with
many fair words the people of Kansas were
promised peace, protection aud a fair exer-
else of their inalienable rights under the Ne
braska bill. The advent OF Governor r. ].
Walker, was signalized amongst them by
the publication of elaborate instructions from
President Buchanan, assuring the people of
Kansas that il the Constitution about to be
formed for their State were not submitted
first to vote of the people, CONGRESS
OUGHT TO REJECT IT.'' Resting on
these assurances the majority of the people of
Kansas, waited peacefully and patiently for
the opportunity of adopting their regular
State Government.
Have they got what the President promised
them! Ga the contrary, false andtreacf-
erous Convention--and minority of that
Convention, at t-sbelying all their pledges
to,submit their work to fhe peoples vote, are
endeavoring TO force State Government on
the people of Kansas, without submitting it
to vote of the people; and the President,
James Buchanan. SO far from consistently
maintaining that such Constitution should be
ssreiected by Congress, !" is determined to use
all the power of his immense patronage to
have that fraudulent Constitution received
and adopted.
Perhaps our respect for the Head of our
Government should not allow US TO say that
Mr.. Buchanan has given lying assurances TO
the people of Kansas. But we have given
his late words OF promise, made through / is
chosen personal friend, G vernon Robert )
Walker, and the people know his presem
course OF policy. Let the country judge Mr..
Buchanan.
We turn TO the people of Kansas. They
have been shaInefuIly deceived and betrayed
in regard 10 the privilege of choosing their
own Constitution and regulating their do
mestic institutions. And they have sworn
10 resist usurpation TO the bitter end. We
APPLAUD them for II. and saEss s. fs-=zssred
thetnSIn the right. Let them take up arms
and defy Mr.. Buchanan aud his troops, and
return shot for shot, as long as they have n
gun and man to fire it. When they have
all fallen in the righteous cause, there will
and carry on the war.
"What!'' says the startled adherent OF
the Administration, sswil yeu resist the law,
and become a felon and a rebel against the
Government
Yes, we reply, even SO, if Mr. Buchanan
wills it. Tyranny is tyranny, whether per-
petrated by George the Third, or. James Bu-
chanan and his myrmidons of Office holders.
1t is as righteous to resist usurpation nolo,
as ever before on this Continent. No mat
ter from what source it comes, it must and
shall be resisted. There is no dearer right
than that of seLf-gooernneat, and if Mr.. Bu-
chanan falsifies his own promises tothe peo-
pie of Kansas, AM attempts, by murderous
means to crush their right to self-govefnment
he is no better than any common deceiyer
and tyrant, and shall be resisted, personally
and officially, till his ;nsolence is rebuked
and his tyranny over brown. And if the
end is civil war and blood, SO let it be. The
like bas happened before, and TO doubt viii
happen again, and ought to happen, when
false hearted men gain power and use thai
to oppress and harass free people, and
trample upon their dearest rights.
The Kansas game of shutting, equivoca-
ton, villany and fraud, is fully played out
The issue is now made, and il is Free Gov
eminent on one side, and the forced rule of a
contemplate minority of petty tyrants anc
usurpers, upheld by President Buchanan, on
the other That issue will do as well tc
| fight on, now, as at any other time; and the
people of Kansas, and the sincere adherents
of the principles of the Nebraska bill thro'.
out the country, are as ready for it now, al
they ever will be. Let it come.