The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-13
LAWRENCE KANSAS TERRITORY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1856

litionism fell Justly upon these men, then
might SO humble an individual as him
self be well content to share it.
This question was so important that it
had shivered all parties. The old par
ties had tried yielding and yielding, un-
til they had yielded themselves out of
existence, and were dead, except so far
as Executive patronage galvanized, and
given an appearance of life to one of
them. applause
The Convention that nominated Pierce
stemed it, though opposed by Ohio
Their nominee had succeeded because
the South thought they could more safely
trust Franklin Pierce than Gen. Scott,
and he was quite sure their confidence
had not been misplaced.
As if by magic, then grew up the
American party. 1t arrayed itself in
the free States on the side of freedom
in the South it could do nothing but ar
ray itself for Slavery. But the South
had not found their Northern brethren
quite so yielding in the Convention at
Philadelphia as they had found them at
Baltimore. The Northern men did not
here say to them, Am | not thine ass,
upon which thou hast ridden, even unto
this day? Was l ever wont to do SO
unto thee ?' No; but they exhibited
what was sadly wanted at the North
that was, backbone. They came home
and re-erected their platform at Colum-
bus, and that they now stood upon and
would fight together, united as brethren.
No matter by what name they were call
ed, they would fight out this issue, and
arrange their little differences after
wards.
Like the two knights who when about
to engage in moral combat they heard
the cry of distress having gone to the
rescue, but found it impossible after
wards to renew the feud. So this Union
upon common object for good, would
erase out of their hearts all disposition
for contention.
He then read from the platform adopt
ed at Columbus, the portions relating to
reform in the State and National Govern
ments.
Ten millions had been paid for the Me-
silla Valley-merely for route for a
southern railroad, and to maintain Santa
Anna in his despotic rule. Ofthat sum
Ohio contributed one million President
Pierce had sent a Minister to Mexico to
negotiate that treaty. He then spoke of
the secret session of the Senate TO con-
slider and approve it; he hoped tina: what
transpired there would some day be made
known. In that secret body there were
Know Nothings too. Laughter.l Not
Know Nothings by their voluntary act,
but by decree of Divine Providence.
At the same time that they taxed ten
millions withoutthe consent of the House,
President Pierce had vetoed the bill for
the improvement of rivers aud harbors,
which might have given them four or
FIVE hundred thousand dollars.
Tom Corwin had said that the ques-
ton of internal improvement was not so
much one of constitutional power as of
chemical analysis. That it was consti-
tutional to improve salt water but not
fresh water. He was, however, mista-
ken. 1t was constitutional to make i'm
provements in black States but not in
white States. 1t was not the chemical
analysis but the color of the thing that
made it constitutional. Applause.
He then alluded to the bill for the ap-
preparation to the Collins steamers.
a gentleman from that district who
had opposed it, professed suddenly to
have received new light and supported
it. [Applause.] Whence that light
came he did not know. Applause.] A
southern gentleman, in speaking of it,
said the conversion resembled that of the
Apostle Paul IN suddenness, but in no
other particular. Tremendousapplause.
They also wanted some lihie { ironical-
ly1 reform at home. The Office holders
in the Nebraska party had come tothink,
that if the governments could pilage whole
States from freedom, they might certain
ly pillage little from the treasury.
A just and equal basis of taxation was
also wanted-tax upon what man had.
and not upon what he had not. A re-
duction was also necessary in taxes. He
knew several points in which it could
very properly be made.
But Democrats said they could not act
with the Wings He called himself
Democrat-according to the Jeffsrsonian
idea of Democracy-a Democrat in the
original sense of the word-of popular
government. His colleague in the Sen
ate called himself Wing, and yet they
had voted alike on almost every question.
and now they stood together in the party
of the people.
In truth, there were but two parties.
One theparty of the people, and the 9th
er of the shareholders, and of their adyo-
Gates and abettors. Ii now and then a
man left the party of the people, it mat
ters not-two better men would come to
fill his place.
Aceessions were coming from every
quarter. How many votes would the
Administration get in the old Northwest?
that Northwest that was so Democrat
ic till Democracy submitted to Franklin
Pierce. Applause.l The Reserve was
marshaling its forces. Applause Old
Ross was coming out. Applause. East
and West, North and South and Center,
Ohio would stand together, mighty
phalanx, demanding freedom. retrench-
ment and reform.
He had been recently in the Eastern
States. He had found the people there
deeply, intensely interested in Ohio
They had two questions 10 ask: One was,
..How are your haryests 20 andthe other,
"Will Ohio remain on the side Of free
dom ?''