Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
LAMoILLE, KANSAS, April 6, '62.

Mr.. EDITOR :-Perhas you will excuse
the intrusion of few lines into your col
umns from personal stranger; one born
and reared, however, in glorious Lamoille
County, of the Green Mountain State, but
for six years a resident of Kansas. The
Kansas troubles, which northern votes,
not less than northern rifles, oyerruled for
freedom, were the prelude to this pro-
slavery rebellion, and deeply and earnest
ly is the best of this people engaged for
the Union. But we who have for so long
time been brought face to face with the
patriarchal institution" and have seen
with our own eyes its results on both
master and slave, are looking with anx-
ious eyes to see the downfall of slavery,
as the only hope Of our country. Kan
sas has perhaps done more for the liberia
tion of slaves during this contest than all
the other states; probably because from
the beginning, her people saw no other
remedy for secession, and her officers and
soldiers delighted to apply the true rem
edy-orders Or no orders. ......
At present it is supposed there are 6000
contrabands from Missouri in our state ;
all dependent on their own exertions and
the charity of friends for support, for gov
ernment has given them no employment
or relief here as at other places.
Some of the friends of universal free
dom, have formed an association, called
"TheKansas Emancipation League, whose
object is to provide homes for the contra
bands, and secure for them good treatment
and fair usage, as we'll as protection from
kidnapping.
The headquarters of the League is at
Leavcnworth City, and noble work are
they doing for the poor fugitive. Let
any one 60 to that place and see the crowd
of poor crippled blacks, some for a sea-
son, and others for life,--with frozen feet
and hands, which they got in making
their escape Let him hear their tales of
sorrow, see what they suffered, and what
they dared to escape from bondage, and
he will learn how high an estimation
they place on the patriarchal institution,
and its benefits. A few days ago brought
from that city eight Of these " chattels
personal" the escaped slaves of Missou-
ri rebels and have put them in good
homes long way from the land of bon
dage.
Acquaintance with them only tends to
improve first impressions. They are nat
urally more intelligent than the western
Indians, and better fitted to care for them
selves. ,-
No doubt but those that employ many
of them, will find them a yexation Of
spirit, and severe trial; but slavery is
bound to 60 down, and the poor victims
must be provided for at some rate. They
are here in our midst, and all theories OF
colonization or emancipation are futile
for the practical question of the present.
So we will do with them as best we can
try to elevate and improve them; fit them
for freedom, and when our flag floats
again supreme over all the states, and the
slave of every rebel goes free, then we
will discuss colonizationif any one wishes.
And if the slave holders of Missouri are
sample of those in all the border statess
the North need not fear taxation to com.
pensate loyal slave owners. Lamoille
County could pay the whole. se4ls ua
The advocates of human slavery base
their argument on the natural inferiority
Of the negro race. Twill give you an in
cident to show its justice in the practical
workings of that system, which is indeed,
the sum of all villainies. 'aaI came
across white man, crippled with an aw.
full frost-bite on his foot, got in escaping
from Missouri, he said. "How is that
1 asked !" were eyou Union man o, sYes
sir; but was slave too He was very
}, white, with straightsandy hair, full beard
!, and no sign Of negro blood in his features
, yet because his mother had d trace o.
, dark bloodin her veins, he must live Q