White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-24
UswlIE AND Utscl1IED rOR.-We have

USwIIE AND UscALLED FoR.-We have
been sorry to see, at intervals for short
time past, in the columns of that ably
conducted paper, the Kansas Leader,
published at Centropolis, uncalled for at
taeks upon the American party. We
have noticed articles of the same nature,
in other Free State papers of Kansas !;
but we mention the Leader, because that
paper, with one Of the articles in ones
tion, is now before us. Why these pa
lpers are so bitter towards the American
party, st,the present time. when its prin-
ciples are not at issue in Kansas, passes
our comprehension. We cannot say that
either one or both of the editors of the
Leader have at one time belonged to the
Know Nothing Order; butt would not
surprise US in the least, to learn that they
have-for we find men of this kind, gen.
generally the most bitter against the Or
der. But that is of little consequence.
What we wish to remark is, that we have
heretofore understood that the Free State
party of Kansas had agreed to drop all
other issues but the single one Of Free
Kansas, and that men of all parties
Wings, Democrats, Americans, and Re-
publicans-were invited to stand together
upon this platform. We know scores of
Americans in Kansas, who are battling
with their might for Freedom, laying
aside the American issue, for the time
being; but were they in any of the States,
they could not be induced to vote any
other than straight American ticket.
One of this class, we are informed, is
Free State candidate for the Legisla-
ture We know him, and know that he
will prove as ardent an advocate of Free
Kansas as can be found In the Territory
and we also know that he is proud to
acknowledge that he belongs to that much
abused Fillmore party. We know not
how it is in other Counties, but in this
County of Doniphan, were the Slavery
issue dropped and forgotten, and the
American issue taken up, We believe the
straight Americans would stand an equal
chance with any other party, to carry the
Comfy. Very many of them are now
Free State men. Then any one can rea-
Oily conceive that it must be CALLING to
them in the extreme, to be thus attacked,
without provocation, by those who pro-
fess to be fighting for the same great end,
and to throw aside all former party pre-
JUDGES.
1t is admitted by all, that the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise, and the passage
of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, was the
cause of oil our troubles. And who
stood 90 more manfully. from first to last,
spoke more elloQuently, or voted more
emphatically against their measure, than
the staunch Fillmore American Congress
men from New York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania or Harrison ana Moore,
of Ohio; or Cullom, of Tennessee, ana !
Hunt, Of Louisiana, in the House; or
of Crittenden, of Kentucky, Bell, of
Tennessee, and Houston, OF Texas |
And who were more eloquent than they,
in advocating the cause of Willard Fill
more, last Fall ? And it is to the three
last named champions that the Leaders
article applies with the greatest injustice.
That paper seem to take an especial
inward delight in proclaiming the Amer
lean defeats in Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Texas. Yet the result of the Kentucky
election, ends Orittendcn's Senatorial
career, and sends decided Pro- Slavery
Democrat to gil his seat the Tennessee
election results in precisely the same way,
with reference to Bell and the result In
Texas, exactly the same, with reference
to Houston, and also defeats him for
Governor. And who doubts that these
results are attributable, in great degree,
to their course on the Kansas question
Truly matter for rejoicing, with Free
State men
The Free State party of Kansas is
strong, but is placed in position where
ten times its strength would not come
smiss. 1t cannot afford to be divided.
But if the papers of the party intend to
step aside from the one great issue, to
kick what they term the defunct American
party, and insult thousands of their CO.
aborers with taunts at their misfortunes,
We hope they will have pleasant time
IF it-that's all we have to say.
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