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Persons who have lately been through Platte County, Missouri, say that every slave, as. soon as he learns a stranger is from Kansas, asks the question, "Is the ice strong enough to bear?”
We would say to these oppressed beings, who are looking with feelings of anticipation, fear and uncertainty, to the star of freedom as it glimmers in the horizon of their hopes, yes, the ice is strong enough to bear.
Take of your bond-master’s silver, gold, horses, and other things of value, and direct your steps toward Kansas. And may the withering curse of heaven fall like a mountain weight upon the wretch, be he officer, soldier or citizen, who interposes his loathsome carcass, between you and liberty. - Topeka TribuneDate(s) of Creation
2/20/1862
