The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04
VOL. X.

when we see Kansas barred on every side
against all emigration from the free States, and
vet the spirit of these States rising to no higb,
pitch of Indignation than to resolve to yo.
against the outrage. Voting, as against y,
ting, is very well ; and for Kansas sake, an
the whole nations sake, / shall be glad TO s..
Colonel Fremont's vote exceed Mr.. Buchanar
and Mr.. Fillmore's. But to wait to vote again,
guns and swords, that the enemy is now usir,
is the refuge of cowardice and the play of foil,
Perishing Kansas cries day and night for M,
and money-men and money nor. And "
cruelty mock her with promises of our balIo,
three months hence, and with promises Of
right minded President seven months herc.
But before seven months-yes, and not IN
probably before three months-force will ba,.
decided the contest, and given Kansas either,
the North or to the South.
L could wish that there were no President,
election at hand. For then the friends Of K,,
sas would not be diverted from the only MAJ,
of saving her. If Kansas is lost to Freedo,.
the hopes and fears and cowardice and co.,
promises, OF those whose anxiety to serve h.
at the ballotbox blinds them to the only W.,
OF saving her, will largely account for that To-.
1t Is not uncharitable to add, that, with SOM
OF these politicians, the anxiety is to serve then
selves quite as much as to serve Kansas
But the true question is not, what is the ma,
of Mr.. Fillmore and Colonel Fremont on 10
very, but what is their present on that sub4cr
And here we lind that, whilst Colonel Fremor,
has outgrown his Pro-Slavery education. NJ
Fillmore has apostatlzed from his Anti. SLAYER
education. That whilst Colonel Fremont
boldly ascending the Anti.Slavery ladder. ana
may ere long reach the Abolition or top round
Mr.. Fillmore has descended it, and found n.
nome ana his hopes among Pro-Slavery com
panions and Pro-Slavery interests. Colon.
Fremont could not travel through the So,A
without being murdered for his Ants layerv
But were Mr.. Fillmore to repeat his Sou,ber.
visit, he would be as much caressed and feast
tor his Pro-Slavery, as he was in his forms,
visit. Every Free State man in Kanas wonli
rejoice in Colonel Fremont's election. Eve,-
Border Ruffisn would rejoice in Mr.. Fillmore:
Not single Abolitionist will vote for Mr.. FIN
more. Ninetynine in a hundred of them Wi
vote for Col. Fremont, and even the hundredt
will prefer his election to that of Mr.. Bucbans,
or MIR. Fillmore.
One of MIR. Delavan's objections to Colon.
Fremont is, that he is " not the true represer.
alive OF Free Soil party" Infinitely ludicror
Is this concern for the Republican or Free So
party, IN one who had just turned his back up5
1t, to JOIN ProSlavery party. But not less II
dicrous Is the necessary implication of Mr.
Delayan's position and language, that he r.
CARDS Mr.. Fillmore as " the true representatiy
OF Free Soil party" Strange conceptions q
"a Free Soil party" must he have, who regard.
the guitiest of all the guilty servants of n.
Slave Power as its true representative"
Another of Mr.. Delavan's objections 10 Col
Fremont is, that he is sectional candidate
Let US look into this objection, which is u.e5
not only by Mr.. Delavan, but by ten thousand
others, including even Mr. Fillmore himself
L greatly mistake, if we shall not find il 10 no
altogether groundless, and fit only to deceiy-
the superficial, and TO stimulate prejudice I
admit that COL Fremont is a sectional candj.
date; and also admit that | am sorry for i
1t 10 wrong that he should be sectional can.
dldate. But is he to blame for it? Not at an
The South makes him sectional candidate
by refusing to vote for him. She regards hin
as so thoroughly, intensely, and efficiently Al.
t-Siavery, that she will not give him a. Single
electoral vote.
There was one way, and only one way, for him
to avoid being a sectional candidate. That
was, to be Pre-Slavery. Then he would have
been supported by both the North and tn.
South-by Southern Shareholders and by North
ern doughtaces. Does Mr. Delavan really mean
that he would have had Colonel Fremont girs
up his Anti-Slavery, for the sake of gattn7
Southern votes, and of losing the name of
sectional candidate?
Your friend, GERRIT SNITh
Mr.. William Goodelt, Nesc York.