The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-28
Stick Together.

Stick Together
Who are those who are non laboring TO
dismember the great Free State party,
and who are they who are representing
that others have been treacherous to that
party? Reader, cast your eyes over Kan
sas, and they are seen at glance. There
is Mr. VAUGHAN, of the Leavenworth
Times, who, until less than a year ago,
was resident of Chicago. He came to
Kansas after the great battle for freedom
had been fought, hskipg nothing in the
combat. but coming in at the last hour,
and demanding that his voice should be
heard above those who had suffered every-
thing in the contest, and now he wishes
to crowd the true men of those times
aside, to make room for himself
The TEACHERS, of the Republican One
came here little over year ago, a grad
uate, fresh from college, as ignorant of
practical life as he was destitute of expe-
rience in Kansas politics. The other has
been among us but few weeks and vet
these men have the effrontery to tell US
that the party of freedom no longer rep
resents Euing principle, and they wish
to destroy it T!
Martin, of Freedon1's Champion, is an
other of the same sort, a printers boy, who
has succeeded in getting pen in his hand,
and has just brains enough to write calum-
nious articles about his superiors, and
escape unscathed, because he is 10y! He,
too, is but new conner among us.
The Sumner Gazette, if still published,
Is also edited by boy by the name of
Cone, who came to Kansas to publish a
paper, a little over year ago.
These -four journalists constitute the
head and front of the Republican move
ment in Kansas-are those who wish to
break up the Free State party, when its
mission is but half accomplished. The
few others endorsing the project are also
young men, and generally new comers.
Those who came here to plant the standard
of freedom, and defend it, if need be, with
their lives; who organized the Free State
party, and who have stood by it in every
emergency, have been slandered and Will
fed by these men; represented as being
traitors to the cause laboring to distract
the party, and a thousand other like
charges, which are repeated still and yet
these same hbellers are now endeavoring
to do what they charge Others with labor
ing to do. Like den,agogues generally,
they have profesSed great love for the
cause, that they might the more success
fully distract its real defenders.
Time and time again have we entered
our protest against these men. Time and
time again we have told our readers their
true character; that they were looking
forward to the spoils of Office, and were
actuated by no higher ambition. We
solemnly believe this to be the case, and
as such we denounce their journals as a
hre-brand in our ranks, and as an injury
to the cause they profess to advocate.
The Free State party was organized for
a glorious purpose. Its mission was to
make Kansas Free State, not merely to
overthrow the cohorts of slavery. For
aught that We know, years may intervene
before its mission may be fully accom-
plished, but until then it can have no voice
in federal politics-it has no influence
with national parties. National parties
may be formed, as they have been in the
psst to serve us, but we cannot serve
THEN, save by being true to our manhood
and the glorious principles we have thus
far so nobly maintained.
"All ourstrepgth is in our union,
Ali cur weakness is in diseord."
Then let US glance the eye backward
through the years which have intervened
since Kansas was first settled by Northern
men; and, calling up the hours of peril
We have passed through, the circumstan-
ces which called the Free State orgauiza.
ton into existence, the service it has done
the country, the glorious mission yet be-
fore it, with our solemn resolve let us
pledge ourselves again to STICK ToGETH-
ER." Itwould do us no harm to remem-
Der, with the poet, that
When midst the wreath of fire and smoke.
When cannon rend the skies asunder,
And fierce dragons with quickening stroke
Upon the reeling regiments thunder,
ihe ranks close up to short command
Till helmlet's feather touches feather
Conpact, the furious shock they stand
And conquer while they STICK TOGETHER.
When, now mid clouds of woe aud want.
Our comrades waits rise fast and faster
And, charging on our front.
Coflaes the odcE legion Of Disdsker
Shsli We present wavering band,
AND ny like leaves before wild weather?
N2I side by side, and hand in hand.
Wen stand our ground and STICK TOGETHER