The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-05
The Hsfais Of Freedom.
LAWRENCE, x. T.
Saturday Morning. Nov. s. 1859.

quest of many who were unable to obtain |
copies of the HERALD for last week, we
reprint the following editorial:
The Harpsr's Ferry Tragedy Originated in
Kansas.
More than once during the summer Of
1857, we asserted that the reason the "Do
NothiDgs," as we called them, were op-
posed to engaging in the Territorial cleo
tions of that year, and competing with the
Pro-slavery party for the Offices of the
government, was found in the fact that
they wished to prolong our Kansas diff
culties; to keep the Territory in a con-
slant ferment; that their design was reuo-
luton, and anything which looked like
peaceful solution of our troubles, had been
and would be violently opposed by them.
We stated that those who led off in the
Do-Nothing policy had no material inter-
est in Kansas in common with the set
tiers; that they were "birds of PASSAGE"
came here like buzzards to feed on dead
carcasses; and as soon as the period should
come when there was nothing left for them
to feast upon, they would leave the Ter
ritory. We charged them with subsist-
ing almost wholly on funds sent here from
the charitable in the East to supply the
wants of the destitute ard suffering.
These men had charge, generally, of the
avenues to public opinion. They were
the correspondents of Eastern newspapers,
and of journals at home. The country
was constantly flooded with their false
hoods, and efforts were continually made
to convey the idea that those who were
in favor of settling our troubles quietly,
and without resort to bloodshed, were
towards, or chad sold out to the Pro-Sla-
very party"
And who were those men in the Terri
tory at that time? We remember meet
ing delegation of them at Centropolis in
August of that year. There were Wal
den and Thacher, Ralph and John E. Cook,
Holmes and Kagi, we believe; Philips
and Redpah, Hinton and Conway.
They did all in their power to induce
the people to keep out of the October
elections, and resorted to calumny, and
vituperation, to carry their ends. These
same men were at Grasshopper Falls in
September, considerably augmented in
numbers, but the real interests of the Ter
ritory triumphed over their revolutionary
plots, and in October we had possession o
the Territorial government.
Who will not remember with wha
alacrity they seized hold of every pretex
for again involving the country in blood!
issue? 1t was with difficulty these mel
could be kept quiet while waiting tn
action of Gov. WALKER and Sec'y STAN
TON, in regard to the Oxford and McGe
county frauds. Indeed, some of them di'
organize, and marched to the vicinity o
Oxford, hoping to succeed in capturin
certain parties, which, if successful, woul
have brought on counter hostile move
ments from Missouri.
The business men of Lawrence will re
member the insane movement of James I
Lane and these anti-pea men, who pre-
jected the idea of numbering the delegate
to the Lecompton Constitutional Conver
ton, while on their way to resume the
la hors in October, and the ordering of th
whole country to assemble at Lecompto
with arms and four days provisions,
take that town and hang the members
the Convention. They will call to mir
the meeting in Duncan's building, follow
ed by the one in front of the MORO
House, in Lawrence, when he was heade
off in that demon work, and the confer
plated sanguinary visit to Lecompton W
changed into peaceful one to prote
against the Constitution then bei
framed.
The Lecompton Constitution itself W
next made the pretext for bringing
war. Whoever is able to call up the
cidents of the 22d and 23d Of Decent
Convention, held in Lawrence, will be al
to comprehend that to which we alluC
"Brown's Cellar Kitchen Convention"
Thacher and his associates branded
affair, foiled them in their plans;
then came on the difficulties at Fort Sex
inaugurated by the leaders in all th'
revolutionary movements, and backed
by jim Lane, Old John Brown, Redpa
Phillips, and all that class of persons
Then was organized the secret OATH bou
league, the object of which was to m
der, in cold blood, every officer cleo
under the Lecompton Constitution, be
o Free State man or otherwise. .
password to that secret organization
LANE. The whole plan Of assassinati
of relays of horses for the execution
&C., are in the possession of good 4
in Lawrence, and have been for q /
period.
But there was peaceful adjustmen
all these matters, because Congress
not give legal sanction to the LeconT
Swindle. The southeastern border, h
ever, was made the prelext for keel
alive this war movement. There g
cred the "buzzards" again, and into &C
service was called all their machil
for again involving the country in st
Randolph" alias VIM. Hutchin
Phillips, Kagi, Hinton, and all that {
of men, were active in trying to
Eastern public opinion with them. W
at home, their organ, the Lawrence
puNican, and several lesser sheets, !,
doing all in their power TO iuftenss