White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-09
SENSIBLE TALK.--It has heretofore

SENSIBLE TALK.--It has heretofore
been The practice of che Free State party
to hurrah for any thing proposed or done
by the Free Stste men, no matter how
wrong or absurd it might be /; and the
same course has been pursued by the
Pro-Slavery party, in regard to the acts
Of the Pro-Slavery men. But we are
pleased to see decided change in this
respect. The following sensible Ian
guage is held by the Squatter Sovereign,
whose editor, while in Ohio, was one Of
the most uncompromising Free-Soilers,
land no doubtstill is. and who was sin"
for every. extrayagAnt measure concocted
by his party, regarding Kansas matters.
Like every one else who comes to Kan
sas. be sees things in an entirely different
light than that in which they appear to
people at distance. The views here ex-
pressed by the editor of the Sovereign,
are precisely those which have always
been entertained by the reasonable por-
tion Of the Free State party, whether
found in the Republican. American or
Democratic ranks
During the temporary absence of the
responsible editor from his post, the mes
sage of Governor" Robinson found its
way into our columns, and inasmuch
as part Of It is printed on the outside
page, We could not in Justice to his "ex-
cellency," cut it off in the middle, by
emitting that part Of it which runs over
to the inside. and we therefore prefer to
let it go. We have not read it, and are
not therefore prepared to "under-write"
1t. We do not know what it contains,
nor do we care We believe that the
mass of the people have had quite as
much of "Leeompton Legislatures" and
Topeka organizations as they care
about, and that in due time both will
have quiet go by, and be laid away
with the dead past, or be remembered
only with regret for the evil of which
they were the parents or the offspring
Indeed, it may be said, that so far as the
pro-slavery party is concerned, this point
has already been reached At the cleo
ton held for members Of the Constitu-
tional Convention, it is now ascertained
that not to exceed 1900 votes were poll
ed. This was not because there were not
more voters of that party in the Terri
tory, for there are doubtless six fold that
number, but because the people are desir-
Gus that this strife should end, and they
are determined not to countenance meas-
ures calculated to perpetuate it. We
hope that Free State men will be inhu-
enced by similar moderate and patriotic
impulses, and that they will withhold
their countenance and encouragement
from any and everything calculated to
keep alive old feuds and old difficulties.
The Topeka organization was the expe-
dent of the Free State men in a certain
political exigency. At the time, it may
have been justifable and proper expe-
dient. We will admit that it was. But
the circumstances which gave rise to it
pave passed away; aud we see therefore,
neither sound policy or good feeling in
persisting in It. Let it go. 1t is part
and parcel of the regretted past. Let it
be buried out of sight, or be remembered
only for admonition and correction. As
good citizens, as patriots, as philanthro.
pists, as christians, let US exercise the
good sense with which God has endowed
us in devising, proposing and carrying
out those political measures, which make
for peace for the prosperity. and the true
greatness and glory of your young State.
We 90 not concur with G. Robinson,
and those who act with him, in the opin-
ion that Topeka" offers the only road
out of the present dilemma. Indeed,
through it, we see no deliverance what
ever, or at least none during the next
two years.