The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-12
For TIE Herald Of Freedom

For tie Herald Of Freedom.
LEXINGTON, K. T., March 4th, '59.
Mr.. EDIToR-SIR I'm my travels over
johnson county, 1 find politics freely dis
cussed; I further find politics classified
as follows:
Pro-Slavery Democrats, Free-State
Democrats, Old Line Wings. Americans,
Abolitionists and Republicans. The
classification can be reduced to two par
ties, viz: peace and prosperity, and sym
pathizers of the "Jay-Hawkers." All
Pro-Slavery and Free State Democrats,
and q few of those acknowledging the
name of Republican, disclaim any SYM
pathy for Montgomery and his band,
while large mass of acknowledged Re-
publicans say hurrah for Montgomery,
Lane, Thacher & Co., and will vote for
any man who upholds these men. The
remainder are anti Montgomery, and will
vote in any party that disclaim any al
legiance; therefore, 1 will call the two
parties Democratic and Republican.
The Republicans uphold and rejoice at
old Browns going over into Missouri and
killing the master and stealing his negro,
and running of any good Free State man
that will not even give countenance to
them. Midnight manslaughter is daily
discussed by the better class of the Re-
publican party, that they may get the
party to work without having Jim
Lane at the head, for they say if he is to
be our head, we are unwilling to comprise
any part of the body, for with dead head
the body can not live long.
This further say, in order to keep the
unassuming portion ofthe Free State par
ty from joining the Democrats they
are only joining the Pro-Slavery party,
and Mr.. Buchsnan's party, and ifthe Dem
ocrats succeed, slavery will be forced upon
Kansas. My observation is just this: they
find they have played upon "the harp of a
thousand strings" They have cried wolf |!
wolf and no wolf comes, but at last he
will come and carry of the trophies when
they have no watch guard out.
The wolf came to Wyandott, and it
will come in Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn,
Bourbon, franklin and many other coun-
ties, and if they do not keep out good
watch, the hot-bed Oouglas) will be up
set, and no more sprouts can be produced /;
its terminating qualities seem to propi-
gate such poor plants that gardners are un-
willing to buy.
| will dream while for some of our
Republican friends:
dreamed saw multitude, even all
of Kansas, crying blessed be the name Of
he that will come in the name of peace ;
and / saw Peace come he rose up like
magic, with harp in his hand-it had
but one string, and it could play but one
tune; he commenced playing the name
of the tune was Union, and the chorus
was blessed be peace 1 dreamed saw
it all come to pass, and those who dared
to play on "the harp of thousand strings
all disappeared in one solid mass. Then
prosperity came, and each hill was clad
with hundreds of horses, oxen, &C.; oul
towns grew to be cities; our poor farmers
grew to be wealthy; our merchants grew
fat on what the farmers made, and oul
mechanics retired from business to Civ,
place to apprentices, &c. Soon I saw
each town with its iron horse, schools
churches and colleges, and everybod!
could sleep, work or rest as he seemed
best pleased. Mr.. Editor, do not thinl
it needs Solomon or any of the ole
prophets to predict the coming events o
Kansas the signs of the times show evel
those who have been at the head Of al
the discord Of Kansas, (without regard II
party,) that they are most bountifully re-
wsrded in there own ware. The peopl,
begin to see they have suffered such mel
as ]. L., NJ, Thacher & Co., to lead Ions
enough, and we have lived long enough
together, to find out that our best mel
were unknown to US, and that we viii
now see men of prudence take the plac,
of Kansas shriekers, all parties are salts
fed. No more effort, on the part of th'
few Slavery men of Kansas, will b,
made to make this slave State besides
I do not believe those Pro- Slavery mel
who are here, are SO Slind as to attemp
to advocate the establishment of slaverl
in Kansas, for we are poor, we want Il
live here, and we are well aware that b,
promuigatiug such doctrine, we leopard
ize our all. Very few own Slaves, ant
| it is not likely those who do will exercis'
the influence that will produce tha
change; our interests are too nearly
identified for us to spring such danger
GUS issue at this late day; all we want !
peace and happiness, and we will max
plenty Of money without slaves, and tina
question is practically dead.
Yours, &C., As.
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