The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-01
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LAWRENCE, July 18. '57.

LAWRENCE, July IL. 'o7.
Can the Editor of the Reraaof Freedom
inform an honest inquirer after the truth,
why Gov. Walker should not be upheld
in all his GOOD works? and if SO, pray do
So There are thousands of Free State
men in and out of Kansas, who, until re-
Gently have been so verdant as to believe
that the chief object of the "Free State
party'' in Kansas, was to make Kansas a
Free State. However lamentable it may
be, the fact is none the less apparent that
the making of Kansas Free State is quite
a secondary consideration-the aggran-
dizement of a few leaders being the
first.
Let it be borne in mind, that there are
many Free State men in Kansas, than
whom none can be more earnest, honest
and jealous, who are in favor of Kansas
being made Free State at the very first
opportunity without regard to the fortunes
of any individual.
FREE STATE MEN have we not been
in time past accustomed to value the
opinion of people and journals in the
East? That is my opinion, and you may
rest assured that large majority of the
/ Republican party is at a loss to account
for the course of certain politicians in
Kansas on any other ground than that
above taken. The course of the most
consistent is assuredly becoming ridicu-
lous to every cool-headed, thinking man
4 who really at heart desires that Kansas
shall be made free at the first opportunity.
4 The charge of selling out to the border
ruffians will hardly avail anything; that
has become stale, fiat and Improbable.
! The sympathy of the freemen through
out the country is rapidly cooling down
, by Observing the faetiuus course of few
'consistentp ones who are determined to
rule or ruin the Free State party in Kan
sas.
1t is scarce worth while to predict as to
what may happen, but if the Convention
nov in session at Topeka gets through
! with It's deliberations, and fairly decides
that the famous aConstitation" shail be
t adhered TO, that same decision will not
, be arrived at without tcasHs opposition.
What serious objection can be made to the
t course of Gov. Walker is not easily COM
pretended by large number of honest
D Free State men. Khe has thus far done
/. the best lIe can, who can do more! his
: notiue / have nothing to do with; he has
shown us the way to accomplish our CD
e iect. now let US try to do our par. 'Tls
e true that we failed to receive what wa:
0 asked when it was asked for, then shall
a we be 50 childish as to refuse acceptance
e forever? God forbid!
e / honestly believe that the Convention
5 now in session, contains too many true
j, freemen 10 vote in favor of adhering e
y the Constitution when the time for an
y good to be accomplished by such adher
IS enee has SO evidently passed By.
IS Persons are sometimes led into tn
], mire by their persistence in following
y the false Eight called twill o. the wisp;'
I then let the Tapekians give up their ad
S hercnce to an ignis fatuus that caDno
i possibly effect any other object thaa +
IF distract the Free State party in Kansas.
, Shall our bright prospect for the futur
It be dinlmed BY the factious course of com
,e pafatively few, in order that they ma
1T gain their own personal ends?
Come, then, every true friend OF tn
is cause, aud By speaking or writing sho'
e yourself to be what every one should b
ii 4 REAL FREE STATER.