The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-31
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Its a great source Of pleasure to us to
know, that, without an exception, the
Free State vote in this district was unit |
on Friday last. At the convention on
the Saturday previous, every other.issue
was waved, and the only interrogaiions
put to candidates in nomination we're
8. Are You in favor of making Kansas a |
free S.ate? If elected to represent us in !
the next Legislative Assembly, will you
use all honorable means in your power,
by vote and influence, to make il free
State" These two simple questions
answered in the affirmative, without eva
sion, was all that was required at the
nominating convention week ago to-day,
and with one exception was eheerfully
complied with In that instance the can
didate was dropped, and new one puton
the ticket in his place.
The wisdom of our course at that time
has more fully appeared since, than it did
at the moment of the transaction. Prior
to the adjournment of the convention, Mr.
CHAPMAN-the person alluded to-went
upon the platform, pledged his opposition
to the successful nominee, and remarked
that Missourians had right to como into
the Territory to control the elections, and
publicly invited them to do so. He has
been rewarded for his treachery to free
dom by being placed upon the pro-slavery
ticket, and elected by imported voters.
Theeditors of the Free State, we regret
to say, so far forgot their position as to
oppose the nomination of the party of
freedom. IF they are what they profess
to be they will live to see the day when
they viii rue their recent position. Those
who are in favor of making Kansas free
State cannot eonscientiously support
paper which labors to produce discord,
instead Of harmony. One of the editors
-of that paper presided over the delibera-
tions of the nominating convention, and
yetrefused to tell the people from the plat
form on which he stood whether he would
give his support to the ticket put in NOM
ination there or not, though personally
called upon to do so. The other editor
rather intimated that he should not sup
port the ticket. and his past conduct has
shown that ne was in earnest.
When we go into convention with 9th
ers we consider ourselves pledged in ad-
vance to sustain the actions of the major
ity. If we find that justice cannot be
done US. we enter our protest, and retire
without endeavoring to bind others by
our procedure. Should not our neigh
bors have done the same if they felt the
masses trespassing on the rights of the
minority; and not have waited until they
found they could not carry their favorite
project, before they resorted to this expe-
dient2
The press should labor to make itself
subserve the cause for which it was es-
tablished, and when it ceases to do so it
should cease to receive the support of
those who, by their patronage and pecu-
MARY aid, have been instrumental in sus-
tainingit
The editors of the Free !State-falsely
named, by the way-haye been loud in
their denunciations of US, claiming that
we were not what We professed to be-
Their calumny has been passed in silence,
and the "cloven foot has appeared on
another person, and he the responsible
editor ofanother paper than the Herald of
Freedom