Freeman's champion., 1858-09-02

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while these two principles were wa
ging war upon these plains, for as
cendancy the one over the other, for
all time. Or, in other Words The
Free State party Of Kansas was orig
mated to combat Tie Stave State party
of Kanzas, and Jor no other purpose
whatsoever. If there had been no
Slave State pasty, there would have
been no free State party. In the
formation Of this party, persons of
every shade Of political sentiment and
opinion, on other subjects than this
one, were enrolled as members. The
object of the Free State party has
been exclusively to defeat slavery, all
who were in favor of that single OBJ
ect were reckoned suitable to become
members. This being the fact-and
who will deny it 9--the time at which
the Free State party expired was the
time when the question Of Slavery in
Kanzas was settled. I consider that
that question was settled on the first
Monday of this current month Of Au-
gust. | assert that the rejection Of
the English proposition (including
Locompton) put the question of sla'
very with us entirely out of sight as
an element in the politics Of Kanzas
for the future. Who doubts it ? The
Free State party was organized tc
combat the party of slavery. Where
is the party Of slavery in Kanzas to-
day r? Or, if you please, the Free
State party was formed to make Kan
zas Free State where is there
party in Kapzas not in favor of ma
king it a Free State -? Where is there
a man. The fact is, we have done
with the Free State party noble
work but the work is done. The
party was measured and squared, cut
out, and completely fashioned, fol
this work. The work was new, pc
culiar, and unprecedented; and sc
was, necessarily, the party. TO re-
vive the party, and proloug its exist
ence, it would become necessary to re
call the past, and reopen the Kanza'
drama with the fall of '55. If this
were possible, [ am of opinion thai
our very Oldest fogy would somewhat
prefer to let the matter rest along
where we have goti it. The Free Stat
party could not possibly live any lon
ger if we should all try forit. 1t il
dead by the laws of its own constitu
ton. We may continue, however
to act, in everything political, if w
please, through the Free State organ
izatioh but this will not help tn,
matter any. We will be in a new
party nevertheless, because we will
have new objects to accomplish ant
our party must therefore be composed
OF new elements, The Free Stat,
party, having no other object than tt
make Kanzas Free State, could ad
NIT to membership every description
Of political biped-" Abolitionist, ;
Pro.SlaverY," "Know.Nothing, ,
"Douglas Democrat" "Maine Law,
everything not in favor of slsvery
within the jurisdiction of the State o
Kanzas. This was the Free Stat
party proper. But whenever tha
party turns its attention to any othe
political object, all this is chonged-
everybody who comes into it then will
be compelled to square up to som
other standard; and whatever tn
name is which it may chance to &
by, it will substantially and obvious
ly be new and different party
AS It's, therefore, perfectly clea
that we cannot fight the glorious bat
ties Of freedom any more in KAMA
unless we fight them over again, i,
imagination, at our winter fresides
to our children and our children
childrcn-like the old soldier in tn
, Deserted Village" WAC
, "Shouldered his crutoh
And showed how fields were won"---
/ and as, therefore, we cannot keep II
the old Free State party, | am unhe,
J itatingly in favor Of doing somethin
, EelSe, whenever there shall be anythin
, else to do.
, In federal politics, under existin
circumstances, ! am q Republican. =
Although born and raised in ii
, South, and trained to unvsryiug fea
: ty to the Democratic party, | wa
, never an advocate Of slavery. 1gatl
cred my lessons Of Democracy fro,
a the precopts Of Jefferson, Madison
I Monroe, and their illustrious con
a pesrs--the original founders Of tl
4 Democratic party. From them
a learned that slavery was an instit,
4 ton entirely local, pertaining to u
!. States--a bad institution withal-Il
r be done away with by the States
n which II existed, vt an early day.
. From bhem | laarned TINT the Rad