The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
For the Herald Of Freedom
Partisan I.aads-z- -Erro;Un TuNueHea
LAWRENCE, Aug. 20, 1857.


Partisan LesdeEs-Foreign Influence.
LAWRENCE, Aug. 20, 1857.
MEssRs EDIToRs:-Having been for
some months carefully observing the pro-
gress of political affairs in this Territory,
and being, as trust, an uaprSudicea OBJ
server. may be pardoned for presuming
to state some of my convictions.
1t has long been question in my mind
whether the leaders of the Free State
party were striving to work the ruin of
the party or not. am aware that they
embrace every opportunity to make Them
selves hoarse, recounting their own deeds
in our behalf; they solemnly and before
heaven ayow their devotion to the cause
of freedom, and yet in the same breath
will-while they call upon heaven to
witness their idelity-consign to the
lowest hell any unfortunate wretch that
may have dared to dissent from the de-
tails of their policy. Old men whose sill
yer hairs and bare heads have brought
them little honor in their Eastern homes
middle-aged men who have despaired of
power and popularity in older States
and young men-not young Americans
but young Englands and young Scotlands
whose foreign proclivities would never
secure to them the guidance of public af.
fairs where SANS boys are numerous
have all collected around the PROSTATE
form of "bleeding Kansas" each claiming
her as his special care-the child of has
begetting or his adopting, and curse the
stranger that dareS to offer strengthen
ing cordial or cup of cold water. Like
the physician that first chances to be at
the scene of an accident, they will treat
the sufferer in their own way, and cast
evil eyes on any man of the healing art
that offers suggestion, how muchsoever
that suggestion may be founded in reason
or sustained by experience. These men
may be found at every gathering of public
interest, and always avowing that "There
are no noble men but Romans" Now it
cannot be urged that such course is cal
culated to unite the strength of all those
opposed to the usurpationS that have been
forced upon us. 1t cannot be made to
appear by any show of argument that it is
i'll any way necessary to kick out of the
party men, who honestly think or believe
something more or less than the standard
which few of their own sort have set up.
1t cannot be made consistent with reason
that six or seven correspondents for the
Eastern press-ive at least of whom are
foreigners-are qualified to establish a
correct public opinion throughout the
country-an opinion that shall reflect the
sentiments of the people of Kansas By
the way, it is rather amusing to see what
wonderful penchant we Americans are
apt to have for foreigners. But a few days
since, gentleman-a resident of Boston
returned to the Territory on business
or pleasure, and in an inerediable
short space of time there after, only
wanted one Uote to secure to him
the nomination for seat in the General
Assembly. Now am not acquainted with
the gentleman in the least, and for aught
| know he is in every way qualified for
any station the people see fit to place him
| in, but it does seem to me that We could
make up an assembly without electing
men from Boston, or if we could not find
men among us, suppose we follow the
Border Ruffian example little farther,
and send Davy Atchison to the Legisla-
ture. This action upon the nomination
was part of the same programme which
the managers have so long kept before the
people. Mrs. Grundy has been the reg
ulator, the conservator of public opinion
and the tyrant of public life. Our politi-
cal Mrs. potiphar has driven from "our sets
all save the Rev. Creamcheese and Others
of that ilk. 1t is time that we begin to
do things in little more democratic
manner, and when / say democratic use
the word in NO partisan sense, but in its
literal meaning-the PEOPLE should rule
a little more-the public vampires little
less. The public men of our Territory
are not after glory as general thing, il
they were they could be tolerated little
better, but the great end and aim of their
action is money. They will pursue most
zealously that course which will pay them
best.
1t might be pertinent in this con-
nection to enquire what has become ol
the innumerable sums raised at the East
for the aid of Kansas? l am not aware
who has got them; do not know as ans
one has received them, and presume we
never shall know. We do know, how.
ever, that the benefit that has accrued te
the people of Kansas from the contribu.
tions at the East, has been vastly dispro.
portionate to the sums contributed. Tht
people should carefully examine these
things and then all will be right. Tht
people are rarely wrong if left to act il
accordance with their honest impulses
The wire-workers of partisan stamp ar,
always WRONG, they are eternally minglins
up and jostling together whatever dis
cordant elements they can discover, tina
they may mount the ruins unnoticed in th'
f tumult. Like the wretehes at steamboa
, disasters, while their left hand seeks tn,
pulse to see if aught of life remains, thei
right hand is in the pocket looking for
dime.
They should receive the just recompens
of their deeds. LIE. the people / say again
examine for themselyes-submit no NOR
to the blind dictation of INSCRIPTIONS par
{ tisan leaders, become convinced If posi-
, BILE that our own citizens are as goo,
, advisers as foreign missioDaTies-eyel
though they be all Broughams-and lie
us soon extrieate ourselves from tn
double thraldom of foreign, border ruffia
usurpation, and petty domestic tyranny.
ESTO.