, 1863-09-09

L Ec Older loyal 6tato6 may we'll say to
31ansas in the words Of the Apostle to
the Gentilcs, *.Do thysef no harm, We
are all here.". 1t is as it always has been
in ler history. a trying period for that
young commonwealth. She: las ALWAYS
been in the fore front of the battle. She
has received {and givcn) some Of the
hardest blows Liberty and Slavery hare
exchanged. She has seen the light Of her
blazing homes fred BY rebel hands, She
knows where they dwell who have sought
her life. Wolf deeds Of murder and rarpine'
have caused her to entertain light regard
for wolf dens, savc for their destruction.
She has seen her buttcrnut enemies cross
lie Missouri to the work Of devastation
.nd Outrage, and rightly believes that to
check the eril must be attacked at its
root To prevent Missouri rebels from
ma,aadine +''road, the only perfect cure is
10 cut them root and branch at home.
1t is very 10y to sit in sheltered COM
muritics and deprecate the violent words
and deeds Of themen Of Kansas, to wish
ther, greater calmness End more patience.
It is very easy to criticise the ha1angues Of
Jim Liant, and regret the reyengefnl spirit Of
those who with arms in their hands re-
ceive his words with shouts Of exultation.
But the commentator who would be truth
ful and competent to his task, should know
zke fires Of the furnace BY which these men
have been cast 1t is not easy to summon
caln.ness in the Light Of the blazing homes
pf Lawrence, ana the hands stretched in
honor at the burned and mutitated slain,
would be very like in closing to clutch n
rifle. To judge Kansas Alright, study her
wrongs. Her only odense has been Free-
dom. She has stood for Liberty, and in
3hat sacred stead has received bufets md
assaults not calculated to enhance coolness
and discretion.
But Kansas must not do hersaN harm.
We feel sure she will not. She will do 50
II slc forgets that her sister States are
with her in this struggle. That it is not q
border contest. That it is broader than q
xnere neighborhood strife. The war is
against the Government whereof Kansas
is 4 component part. 1t is the Govern
mcnt that mus protect Kansas. Any
leading; Of irresponsible parties to work
pf revenge will make their act murder and
outrage in all history. It must be only
soldiers Of the Government that press home
xhe avenging steal for the martyrs Of Law
renee. There IL no moral effect in Bush
whacking in the na,ne Of Freedom. It
1rars the nobleness Of the daring: An
emergency may. arm the citizen, but the
deliberate plan should contemplate only
The soldie- Let everything be done in
dccency and order The sooner every Mis-
Bouri rebel Writhes in the dust the better,
but let it be under the flag, and by the
troops of the Union.
It is due to Kansas that the obnoxious
features that have been allowed to the Fede-
raj command In Missouri, be bcremored. It is
much to ask Of her sons, to demand their
obedience to schofeld and Ewing, men
whose sympatlies are with the slave driv-
r1s, and whose leisure moments are deyoted
10 damning Abolitionists We have con
Hdcnce that wise counBels will prevail in
31ansas-that she will bide her time, and
See that it Is not only hers, but that Of the
whole country. The end is sure. Her
people will surely look across the Missouri
into free State. Let not the great con-
Fest ond issues Of today be belittled and
mnrred BY anything unworthy OF those
TO whom Freedom has accorded the high
honor to suffer for her sake.