The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
To tie Editors of Journal of Commerce.

To tie Editors of Journal Of Commerce.
GENTLEMEN:-By giving place to this
in your widely circulated Journal, you
will confer great favor.
As citizen of Kansas having and feel
ing an interest in its present and future
progress and welfare, it is with regret that
I see disposition on the part of many
of our leading and influential journals to
give undue weight and importance to the
recent difficulties, which have occurred in
the Southern part of the Territory, pre-
dieting and leading the country to believe
that the inevitable effects of these local
troubles will be to revive and rekindle
the old bitter animosities of the past, and
again aff1ict that long suffering people with
all the evils of the civil war.
Any one at all familiar with the strongly
predominant sentiment that now exists in
the minds of nine-tenths of the people of
the Territory, knows full well that any
and all attempts to revive and awaken
afresh the past troubles and prejudices,
will be speedily and promptly suppressed
and put down by the people of Kansas
themselves, without regard to party, and
without the aid and interposition OF
Federal troops. That there are reckless
and lawless men still living and exerc:s.
ing limited influence in Kansas, none
will deny;-and the same may be said OF
all border States and Territories; but the
idea that the late acts of violence CON-
mitted by men banded together for the
purpose of pillage and plumber. must and
will inevitably lead TO Inauguration oil
civil war throughout the Territory, is to
my mind and to the mind of every one
who knows anything about the existing
! state of affairs in Kansas, in the highest
degree preposterous.
There is no community of people in the
United States who, during the last twelve
months, have lived together in more peace
and harmony than the people of Kansas
and know and feel confident that the
instigators of the late outrages will ere
long receive their due deserts through the
legally constituted authorities Of the Ter.
ritory, sustained and backed up by the
voice of the people.
The press Of the country by thus SEEKING
upon every local and neighborhood quar-
rel which occurs in the Territory, ant
making it the sure aud unfailing precurso
Of civil war, violence and bloodshed, in
hicts upon Kansas permanent and seriou
injury, and directly and effectuaily check
its progress, and cripples its energies. lie
the impression get abroad, which man,
influential papers are trying to create
that the old border scenes are to be agail
revived, and that there is no protection
for life and property, and it will dete
thousands Of good. peaceable people from
carrying out their design of emigrating to
and building up new homes in the Terri
tory, and thereby cut off from that fai
and fertile portion Of our country, whicl
offers so many tempting inducements +
the emigrant, an element which is essen
tial and indispensable to its full develop
ment and prosperity.
God knows Kansas has suffered enoug
in the past from exaggerated accounts an
Misrepresentation of her troubles, and a
a bone of contention for politicians, Ia
too long proved fruitful source of poll
teal capital.
All who desire to go there with vie,
OF making it their permanent home, ca
do so with the fullest assurance that the
viii find peace and quietude, and will
amply protected in all of their rights an
privileges as American citizens.
! II. B. DENMAN.
New-Yor Jan Is. 1859.
1t may add something to the weight o
the above testimony if we say that III
! Dsnman Is Mayor Of Leaysnworth City.