The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

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fortunes are dependent upon continual
excitement in the body polite, and whose
every effort has been and will be to pro-
crastinate this period as long as possible.
They came here because of our political
troubles, and they retire when those
troubles end.
changefni Leaders.
We published our platform, nearly two
months ago, in which we expressed de-
termination to participate in all future
elections in the Territory-to vote on the
bogus Constitution, if submitted to the
people, and if not, to elect all the officers
nnder it, with the view of strangling it;
to vote for Delegate to Congress; a
Territorial Legislature; and all the coun-
ty and township officers under the Terri
torial law, with the view of getting the
government into the hands of the people,
and welding it for their protection.
When our position was taken, we were
violently assailed on all sides, and brand
ed with treachery to our party because
We had determined to join hands with
the Border Rufians, and to 60 into an
election authorized by them. The letter
writers mathematical us, and Republi-
can journals were bitter in their denunci-
alton of our policy, We said to friends,
many ofwhom in Lawrence will recollect
it distinctly, and after week or two men
toned it in our journal, that those who
were then opposing that platform, would,
in the course of few weeks, come for
ward, and contend that they had always
indo-sed that policy. We knew they
were plagiarists, and they would attempt
to steal our thunder; but we knew that
the lightning would burn their fingers in
the end, as we know now it will.
The last New York Tribune has an ar
ticle, over column in length, from "Our
Special Correspondent" in which he says
that this policy of voting at the October
election is no new idea, but one which
has been entertained for long time by
the 'leaders who have the largest share
of the peoples confidence" but that they
were keeping silent for effect by-and-by
and that it was with reluctance that they
aHosced the convention at Topeka to pass
resolutions in favor of going into that
election, and only "cons entea" to it to pre-
vent "schism" in the party. We copy
from the "Brougham-like" correspondent
the italics being our own:-
"The cool and saqacious leaders who had
the confidence of the people, had already
determined in fact, determined last
March-that the October election should
be carried if at all possible; that even Sc
rious obstacles must be overcome to do
so. Their choice was to have left the ae-
ton of the Convention silent on this SUBJ
ject; to have taken steps for the thor
ough organization of each precinct, and
while not word would have been utter
ed publicly about the Free State men 60
ing into the October election, or, at least
not about the mode, that careful prepar-
alton should be made. But the matter
was thrust upon the Convention, and
could not be evaded. A few aspiring,
thoughtless men, who were Carrying out
the wishes of men not half so good as
themselves, determined to make stand
on this point. They could have been de-
feated. Those Vho are truly the apostles OF
the people could have brought it to an is
sue, and defeated them and the measure
by two to one; but as they calmly in
vestigated all the aspects of the case, they
saw it might create schism, while voting
down such a proposition would have a
bad effect on the ulterior policy. 1t was
in this situation of affairs that they con-
sented TO give publicity to their policy,
and to commit themselves in party con-
vention to public declaration for such
a coursen
We are right glad to learn that these
'4eaders" are endorsing the position of
the Herald Of Freedom again, and trust
they will call off Tray, Blanche and Sweet
heart, and the whole kennel of ours and
sleuth hounds which have been barking
at our heels for the past few months for
advocating this same policy.
We regret, however, that the letter.
writers and Others who are understood to
be in the pay of these "sagacious leaders" !"
took open issue with this position in
speeches last week at Centropolis, as
did the Quindaro Chindowan, the special
organ of the leaders in its issue week
t ago. It is also true that the Emporia
Ne,cs took a similar position, and few
individuals in that locality, we are told,
recently appointed delegates to the Grass
hopper Convention of Wednesday next,
and instructed them to oppose going into
the October election.
/ We are also assured that these alea.iers,"
not to exceed week ago, were resolving
in private session, not to go into the cleo
ton, and yet the Tribune correspondent
tells us that this has been the position
of these asagacious leaders, since March
last.
The people win give these ileaders',
the credit of being great on sonlmersets,
if on nothing else, but we are confident
they will pay but little regard to their
policy, unless characterized BY more
stability than in the past.
Horse Stealing.
A couple of fellows were taken in this
city last Saturday evening, charged With
stealing pair of horses from BIissouri.--