Freeman's champion., 1858-07-01

namo it may assume, whose motto is
"Power to the Strongest" Neither
can they beiof any middle or COM
promise party. II their struggle is
worth anything, to them, it must be
in the lesson it teaches Of stern and
unralenting opposition to the party
and forces Of retrogression, in what
ever garb they may assume. we
believe the miserablet tricky, shutting
subterfuges employed by the so-called
middle parties, who endeavor at the
same time TO run with the hare and
hold the hounds" to be a far more
dangerous foe to the right Of the peo-
pie, than the extreme party that open
ly defend the wrong, and whom we
always know what to expect.
Therefore, in the open divisions
that must speedily ensue within the
Free State ranks, the question comes
to which of the present National par
ties will the mass Of our people tend!
We have given our idea of the Dem
ocratic party and its notifications
American or otherwise, and In it we
have found ample reason why our
people should not go with them
There only remains the Republican
party. We are free to confess that
it does not represent all that we feel,
yet to-day this party, as a party is
the most vigorous cxpounder Of the
idea of Progress, Individuality and
Freedom, and as a consequence, W
wish it "God speed" and give it our
heartiest support while it continues
to be the defender and exponent OF
the principle for which we have strug-
vled in Kanzas. There can bo no
doubt in the impending division, Of
where the great mass Of our citizens
will be found. The Free State party
and the Republican party are one and
inseparable, and it only requires the
assumption of the name Of Republican
to make us a unit in the eyes OF the
| Nation, as we have ever been in SEN
timent. Gratitude as we'll as prin-
ciple would dictate this step. When
ever Kanzas has needed defenders,
the Republican ranks have always
supplied them, and its most eloquent
orators have been our trueSt advo-
Gates. In distress, we have found
aid from them in our hour Of fiery
need, they gave us the most valuable
support, and whether in the field, on
the stump, or in tho halls OF Con-
gress, Kanzas has needed helping
hand, in the ranks Of the Republican
party she has ever found all she asked
Our objects are the same-the re-
demption Of our common country
from the hands of the slave-holding
oligarchy who have disgraced the
name of America before the world
Not that we )plieve the Republican
party will forever remain pure, or bC
the advocate Of Progress when inter-
est is concerned, for observation teach
es those who look upon the kaliedo'
scope Of human society with philo'
sophical vision, that political organ
izations invariably become corrupt ;
that reaching q certain point, they
desire to rest with what they have
gained, and thus become barrier
more or less formidable, in the way
of the ever onward swaying waters
Of Progress, to be finally swept ou
of the way by the tempest of public
Indignation. For the present, how
ever, the Republican party is that o
Progress, and therefore must be thu
one to which the great mass Of ou
Kanzas people will ally themselves
That the time has come to take tn,
preliminary steps for division, it need
\ but a'Singte"gIance over our politica
field to determine. Already we ar
essentially two parties, and our con
ventions and councils are as mucl
mockeries in their vain attempts a
union, as have been the CongreSsion
A al debates which for the Inst twenti