Squatter sovereign., 1857-02-10
To Our Frisulzsz

10 Our fr1elz2Hs =--zzssts
E When our TerxisoEy ssss fFslsl 50 aniizs.s
Ithe popular idea Of sanastsr ssoEetsis nis
seemed 10 be that the Tsfsisoszaii sgSsiiil--1
sare could either es,aE.ls or ssseisiki, sia.-
4ssry. under The proyis,euzoi Ca ksiiE'
lThesigh not bsssessss - &c aeesEss.e Is
that extent. yet to..prevent any Inishaps,
and 10 insure ptolss.ion loE- s.a.igran.s il
| al their properly. and being Southern men.
Irss pe ke suEe that shs SOpaeFns ep9s pEF
should Be- ao,ecrss lihl Ail pr6psziy, lhl
Pro- Slavery party was organized.
We worked zeafonsfy and faithfully 70
Iseasessiss 6rsssL egisIatssss ann -usfsis-
eeedea. After the enac.men, of a code Of
laws Tor the Territory. there sprung up II
fasdtieRlF aJ tiyh, dssYf9fe sd % Here
they could ssot vaie. There were many
good aen IA oaT farraoFy. sroda The fre..
|Aaez. Hss,6. PssSssss5ssg Cd mao ssKsdsas a
free State. EssssE ysschGs ely de,esmiaed.,s5
obey. the LAYS themselves. hsa slsefo aid
10 fasei..g she fae,ioas. tFisitpEeaa crew Of
Ae.eiiGiiosais.s 10 d q litsgiss and ileh,
f vas thai glo tie Law aaA aQfdfE PATTY was
formed, Undsf this psslle We We carried tae'
Last slse.ii f This parry eonposrd Of all
:hs e., National |, men ip i. qna from al
quarters 9f orr eeslp,eqI coass'fy aqsissisas
ting speedy adnissie;. into To-. .hs Il UaioH Of
Kansas IS Stale aad knowing thai there
are poW oaig two gFa6aat parties. ip aexizti
epse deemed j. ths FER. Of Wisdom. to
elect which Of them. or whe.lsr 70 tssiiillh4 .
Fl tksy would attach i, is,t Themselves hsasr.
a! Leconp,cns the, question vas sub submitted i
10 them in Convention. and after two days
deliberate and anxious Investigation Of the
platform presented 10 them without is one
dissenting voice, the, men, from Virginia
and Ohio ,fffoin Michigan and Mississippi
from Illinois aud Missouri, from, ell the
free States, and all The slave States, in
the Same. spirit which ac,ua.ea our friends
in ali those States during the late great
National contest. Determined to identity
themselves with that great party. whose
platform is broad enough to hold the, true
men Of every State in the Union. and
whose s principles. i adhered to. are strong
enough 10 foldthe vast fabric Of our Union
together as with bands OF IRON. We agreed
stake upon OURSELVES the name of tins
glorious party, believing hat SO long as i'll
is in The ascendant, our Union is secure
and alt the blessings Of Liberty, Tran
guilty and Political and Social Equality
are secured to US and our children; and
that upon its downfall. tie fate OF the
Union was sealed 'it' IS needless 10 say
we mean the National Democratic party.
SO Believing. we urge upon our friends oil
every haSie. to rally 10 this our present or
ganization. that we may crush the tanitical
Black Republican CROW ia our midst, and
make Kansas National Democratic State
thus 11laiing a glorious return 10 those no.
ibEss patriots, North and East. as we'll as
South, who have. defended rs. many of
them even 70 The death. (pbii,icaiiy0. tha,
they may have the consolation of knowing
that their'csnalcss and suilie1rings have not
been II, TAIN. bssb sfY 81 .baBaT aus
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