The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-01-12
moRE OF THE EccENrRIcTTIEs OF
orr SOUTHERN BRETHREN.


The same fell spirit of pro-slavery frenzy
which animated the people of the Missouri
border several years since. has again taken
possession of them. The storm of passion,
prejudice and persecution which was sub
dued for time. burst forth afresh.
We referred. on Saturday, to the indict-
ment found against Mr.. Woolworth. book.
seller and news-agent In 81. Joseph. 1t
seems that he is not alone, in having incur
red the hatred of the ultra ro.slavery men
of that place. The same grand jury that
brought ''true bilP' against him. also in-
dicled Frank n. T.acy, D. w. Wilder. and
B. P. Chenowe,h, the publishers of the Free
Democrat. and s c. Lsndon, printer in
that office. Their connection with Repub-
IicaD journal was the crime which these
gentlemen committed. The i'm mediate prov
ocation that they had given was the publ
cation of: ]. An argument agaist he moral
ity of slavery 2. An article ridicaling
the mob that entered the freight depot, and
broke open some boxes of goods stored there.
Unable to reiute the logic of the Democrat,
and cut to the quick by its satire, the sons
of chiyalry replied. first with thrt ats of vi.
olence, and afterwards with indictments for
propagsting ''incendiary" doctrines f.!
AS soon as the action of the grand jury
was had. Mr.. Wilder. against whom the
malice Of the rabble appears TO have been
especially directed. was advised by his at
torneys 10 leave The State and. as there
was no hope of a fair trial before q Missouri
Court of Justice. he accordingly did 50. and
is now in this city. Mr.. Tracy was absent
from home, and he was at once notified by
telegraph of what had occurred. Messrs.
Chenoweth and Lsndon have given bail for
their appearance TO answer the the charge
against them. The penalty that they will
suffer. if found guilty of the heinous oti-nse
of circulating Republican documents in Mis-
souri,. is imprisonment for Eve years in the
en'tentiary AS the gang OF fellows at
whose insIigation these prosecutions were
begun, will probably not be able to satisfy
their malice by legal means. il is expected
that they will close the batteries of the
Free Democrat, by throwing the press, type
and other material used in printing the pa
per into the river.
While such outrages are constantly be-
ing committed in the Slave States. we are
a>ked To make new Concessions To those who
worship at the shrine of this exceedingly
peculiar institution !" Is it not time, that
instead of talking about further comproms
Is for the benefit of slavery, we should dis
cuss the propriety of further stipulaIions,
in behalf of freedom? Instead of provid-
ing more security and greater encourage
ment for negro property. would it not be as
well to d emand new guarantees for the pro-
lection of the lives AMI property of white
men While we agitating the repeal of
personnel liberty laws. had we not better ask
for the repeal of laws that trample upon The
Constitutional rights of Free Speech and
Freedom of the Press 5?
Ii, however, We are to go on making CON
cessions" for the sake of harmony, let US
not do it by piecemeal. Let us at once sur
render all the fruits Of the victory we have
fairly won. Let us on our knees, humbly
ask pardon for all we have said or done in
the past. and faithfully promise to do better
in the future. And then ifthe people of the
South still refuse TO be pacifed, and still
continue to prosecute men for speaking and
writing their sentiments, let Us go one step
further in order TO bring about the era of
good feeling, and pay the expenses of the
prosecutions
Our views in regard to what should be
the nature of any further compromises, arc
illustrated by a conversari n which is repor
ted as having taken place between two gem
tlemen in an Eastern Gritty, just after the
receipt of fresh batch of ''crisis" news
Il have been studying hard, says p, TO
think what concessions we can make to the
South. more than we have already made.
We have conceded everything demanded
and everything imaginable. We have grant
ed all they have asked of us politically, and.
as TO social compromises, we have sent them
preachers to tar and feather-we have giv.n
them peddlers to hang-we have givsn
them 'schoolmasters to insult and even i'm
prison-we have-in fact do not know
what we could do for them that We have not
done. and overdone."
But have thought of one more conces.
sion suppose we might make" says W.
"And what is that ?" aDxiously de-
mands P.
You observe the item in this mornings
paper, that they barreled up an abolitionist
and rolled him into the Mississippi river
down there the other day %
.'Yes-well 90
..Well, if that thing is to be continued, it
will cost them considerable for cooperage.
Don't you think we ought to make one more
concession. just for the sake of fraternal
peace. and-fwrnish them the barrels p
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