White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-15


the people Of Doniphan County, and ne
believed that nine out of ten would vote
to insert the word "whits. - and be should
therefore speak for his constituents
Ye Gods Gen. Lane protesting to
belong to the Abolition wing Of the Free
State party He is so fearful that the
party might be distracted, and yet talks
of the different wings Of tho party. and
embraces one Of them Gem Lane an
Abolitionist ! The bitter enemy Of Geo.
w. Julian and his Abolition party IN
Indians member of the Constitutional
Convention of Indiana, which prohibited
free negroes from emigrating to the State
Ia man who voted in Congress in favor
of the Nebraska bill, by which free Ter
ritory was exposed to SiaYery-taiking
about being an Abolitionist |! Yea. let
us come down to later dste. While
he was stamping Doniphan County. as
candidate for Delegate to this late Con-
vention, we heard him deny that he was
an Abolitionist. and boldly proclaim that
he was the author of the Big Springs
Platform, which gavO the people of Mis-
souri, the right to come and take their
property when it escapes into Kansas,
without hindrance or molestation !
What An Abolitionist standing up
before a public assembly, and saying to
the Shareholders. you are welcome to
come here and catch your niggers that
heve fed here for freedom. and return
them to slavery, and we will see that you
are net molested in so DOING Genera
Lane must consider the Free State people
of Kansas an arrant set of fools, whom
he can wheedle about at his pleasure
and perhaps in this latter item he is cor
rect. But it does appear to us, that hi
would secure more substantial popular
ity, (for popularity and honors are ahht
is after. } if he would pursue straight
forward course, and not profess a differ
ert set of principles for every different
locality-a Pro- Slavery man on the Dor
der; a moderate man, in a moderate
community and radical Abolitionist
in Convention of that sentiment. Thii
thing will not take long, and ere he il
aware of it, he will be brought to a stand
with weight to his heels. In one thing
only he appears to be consistent-that h
don't like to see the party divided. Hi
sole reason for wanting the party united
is well known to every person in Kansas
but we are inclined to think that he ha
considerably damaged his own prospects
and will not be likely to reap the bene
fits of an undivided party.
Mr.. Douglass, of Leavenworth Coun
ty. gave Lane a pretty hard dig
Mr.. Douglas6eaid he was not politi
clan, and therefore would vote for princi
pie. He would never pander to wha
gentlemen called truly, the lowest, mean
est and most immoral prejudice Of whicl
the heart was capable, and he was willing
to risk his future reputation and position
upon his vote against the insertion of tn
word white"
And Dr.,Davis, of Leavenworth, CAV
him harder, hitting him in more sen
sitivc spot
DIR. Davis wished to anfwer a fev
words of Gen. Lane. When gentlemen
arise on this aoor and make assertion
that the point at issue is pandering t.
the meanest passions of humanity. h
wanted to know which is the noblest-t
pander to those preiudices for the sake Q
preserving party or vote his convic
tions. He would not cast a vote agains
his principles to obtain the highest offic
in the gift of the people.
] Mr.. johnson, of Leavenworth, W
think stated the case in its true sense
Talking about the natural and inaliena
Bile rights of negroes, Mr.. Johnson's ide
hits the nail exactly on the head
Mr.. johnson advocated thapendmeni
Voting was not natural Bdea conven
tional right, and we had proven this b
requiring a term of residence as a quail
fication for voting. If voting was a nat
ural right, why then had not all aliens
right to vote without declaring their ii
tentions Of becoming citizens !?
Hero the debate ended, and vote wa
taken. We are glad that the matter hs
been left for the people to decide. W
, are only sorry that Messrs. Lane, Bar
Thatcher, Douglass. and number {
others, cannot by some means be CONVEX
ted into full-blooded buck niggers for
short season. We opine they would /
verp willing to return to their fOrmt
, condition, with vastly moderated opir
. ions about negro equality
A Homestead provision was also adoI
ted, securing a certain amount of PROF
efty from sale for debt, except for take
or debt incurred in its purchase. Til
amount of property exempted is yer
large. The following is the substance {
the provision faa
The right to land and home bein
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