Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-17
The Issue in Kansas.

1.-THE Black Republican press, aud the
Black Republican speakers are laboring dill
gently to induce the people Of this territory
to believe that the issue involved in the con-
test for delegate to Congress amounts TO this
slavery or no Slavery Such, however, is
not the fact. The people Of this territory
have two candidates presented them for
their suffrages by two opposing parties,
whose political principles are antagonistic,
the one TO the other. Governor L. Ransom,
| 1t is well known, is the Democratic candid.
ate, and his doctrine is that the people Of the
territory should decide this vexed question
Of slavery for themselves, and he further
holds, as we think correctly, that the dele
gate to Congress cannot influence in one way
or the other the destiny of the State of Kan
sas as regards the institutions or form Of
government that shall be adopted and estab-
lished by the people themselves. Governor
Ransom is not the candidate Of pro-slavery
clique as has been charged, but he is the
candidate Of that party in this territory that
are intimately connected in feeling and prin-
ciple with the party that now and has for
many years past stood at the helm and
guided the ship Of State safely through ma
ny rude tempests, and party too whose
"hedd and front" now controls and admins
tiers the affairs Of the general government to
the satisfaction Of large majority of the
American people. Gov. Ransom has never
committed himself TO support the pro-slave-
ny cause, or TO aid either by his vote or in
fluence in establishing slavery in Kansas.
On the contrary it is natural TO infer that he
has "free State proclivities. But be this
as it may, it is enough for us and also for
the party that has nominated Gov. Ransom
to know that he is democrat and demo-
Graf too Of long standing and much expert
ence. We have confidence III our standard
bearer that he WILL if elected as delegate to
Congress, be able from his age and expert.
ence, TO accomplish more towards advance
ing the general interests of this territory
than any other man the people could elect,
to say nothing of his opponent, who is not
distinguished for anything more than for his
Abolitionism, and low flung vulgarity. Par
rott be it remembered, is the candidate of
the Black Republican party, and be it is who
is foremost in appealing to the prejudices
Of the people, and who is straning every
nerve to his support Free State Democrats,
on the assumed and false ground that the
question to be decided by the result of this
canvass is-"Shall Kansas be Free or
Slave State?" We repeat that this is not
true. - Leavenworth Journal, National
Democratic.
"In the first place, the question "Save-
ry" is the only and real issue in the present
canvass. It's Of no use trying to disguise
it. Mr.. Ransom is the nominee ola Con-
vention composed Of pro-savery men in toto
and when he accepted the nomination Of that
convention, he knew ii. Mr.. Ransom says
''that the Convention was a National Demo-
cratic one" and had ignored the slavery
question, that it was not m issue now in
Kansas. Why, great God! what an absurd
| ityl-Pro- Slavery men ignoring" the slave
lry question! 1t was just as far from their
thoughts as the Earth is from the Moon"
-IYoung America, Neutral.