The Kanzas news., 1857-06-20

and prOatsble enpicymensby applying izamedi-
ateiy atthis ofhee.
Position of the Free State Party in
Kenzss.
There are but two political parties M
Kanzas--the Free State and Pro Slavery
parties. Since the passage of the organic
act till this moment, there have been but
thesstwo parties There has been, as there
always xia be, slight differences in the de-
tails q action. The great ends and the two
lines Of policy embraced in these ends have
been marked by clear and unmistakable dis
tinctions.
We find, indeed, that the pro-slavery
party is comprised of men who pause at the
enormity of no act to accomplish their po-
iticai purposes. and of men who talk con-
servatism while they hug to their bo-
SONS the fruits of reckless, usurping, par
tisan. yillany 50 IN the Free State ranks
we fna not Only those vle se1rscase fraud
and usurpation, but those wis have tie firm
ness of nerve. and the calms intelligent pur-
pose to resist it. 1t was SO during the
struggle Of the American Revolution
There were tories then who went about per-
scouting, burning and killing, and there
were tories who held the dominance of the
British power valuable thing, but not so
valuable as that they were willing to stake
their allon such possible contingency as
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lutionists; two kiI.1s of men who founded
their hopes on independence and Human
Rights. One of these hoped their accom-
plishment, but trembled to live out their own
convictions. From this class came the
strange resolutions that passed through the
Continental Congress, even after the battles
of Bunker Hill and Lexington had been
fought, namely: that America .sdid not de-
sire to resist or wage war against the British
government The other class of revolu-
tionary patriots were those who, while they
hoped, DARED and ACCOMPLISHED. 1t is SC
with us to-day. There can be no dominant
conservative party in Kanzas until the polit-
ical battle is lost or won. Conservatism can
neither destroy the hopes of success enter
tanned by either party, nor can it blot out
the stumbling blocks of Rufian iniquity
that fiji the past with acts of despotism.-
These must be rooted out, or they mus
send their roots broad enough and deer
enough to bear them up during the blasts
that will assuredly assail them. The strug
gle then is stiil before US. One of these par.
ties must triumph, and it viii only triumph
through acts. No imperceptible cure for the
Kanzas difficulties viii ever come: like noise
less healing on the wings of time. What
ever the people would have accomplished
they must be up and doing.
Throughout long and cl.equered career
the Free State party have never enjoyed
nominal authority in the Territory. Nei
ther have the pro-slavery men of Kanzas
the government was not Of them, and only
for them when it suited its purposes. Tn,
so called Territorial government of Kansa!
is the creature of out side interference.
has two wings. First, the Border RufiaI
partisans of Missouri; secondly, the ap
pointees of the national government wh'
have leagued with them, and aid them il
the work of subjugating the people. Th'
first is irregular in its origin; the second
recognised as regular both are irregula
In their action. Their union may be stylet
double barreled usurpation. The Fedora
har-al oho,,IJ ,l-l1z bax-a e,r;St<.d x a
ary form of government until the peopl
could supersede it by something more iegit
innate. The Ruffian barrel ought never I.
have existed at ALL Each Of these sustain
the other for consideration. The Ruffial
barrel sustsins the Executive one because i
could not exist amongst the people of Kan
zas without it. The Federal, supports tn
Rafian because il is a slave power in itself
and wants 70 mould Kanzas into slave pow
er. Both of these interests are foreign u
the interests OF the people Of Kanzas. I
was therefore that the people were strippe,
of the right to elect their own local officers
seciect county seats, dc. The acts of th
frst and second session of the bogus legisla
-ture are great wrongs to be complained of
but not SO great an outrage on the people a
the usurpation of authority BY this Rnfhal
elect. The question between the Free Sat
men and their opponents IS not 50 much tha
the latter legislated badly, as that they legis
lated a all. On their bad Legislation bod
Free State and Pro Slavery squasters couls
unite IN coadsaesisg, for it was the desig1
of the government to strip beth of politica
power
Before the Missouri invasion of March
1855. the question was simply, Free Stat
CT Slave State. Now it is usurpation or n