Freeman's champion., 1858-07-15

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ercise will not advance their schemes
of personal aggrandizement, The
benefits arising from this result alone
would warrant us taking the step
proposed.
Fourth, We find q reason, and
most important one, in the apparent
change in policy of the adminiStra-
ton towards Kanzas. Unless the
signs deceive us, it is to debauch the
people Of Kanzas by kindness, bribe'
and land grants !; threats, violence
and tyranny having failed, the des-
pots ready weapon Of cunning and
cajolery are to be used. The plan OF
operations is first to buy up certain
prominent Free State politicians, by
railroad land grants and vast oppor-
tuntties to make themselves million
aires, then by those men and their
means secure the next Legislature to
the work Of debauching and dividing
the Free State party, SO that Demo
cracy may have some shadow OF
chance to win. We know that great
efforts are even now being made to
secure the nomination of such men to
the next Territorial House of Repre-
sentatives as will prove plant tools
for the purpose Of the administration
Other men, ex-Radicals, &C., are to
get up personal quarrels and divisions,
by attacking everybody whom they
may choose to consider in their way,
and thus they hope to draw off the
Free State party into little squads
after each leading politician, that the
Democracy, compact and we'll drilled,
may enter in and sweep the board.
The only way in our opinion to pre-
vent this result is to organize the Re-
publican party and thus put our
selves fairly and squarely on the basis
of opposition to the whole policy of
the Democracy and present admins
tration. 1t is the only way to pre-
vent the election Of corrupt men to
our next Legislature and to our coun-
ty offices. In too many localities
bad men-mere wire-pullers-have
the control Of the present organiza
ton and make it subServe their own
base eAds.
FJM, We want to see the Repub-
lican party organized speedily, be-
cause it would be the legitimate re-
suit Of the struggle we have been en-
gagged in. 1t is step higher in ad-
vance Of our present arrangement,
and it will also be a rebuke to the
demagogues, who for their own self.
ish and ambitious ends, have attempt
ed to "play fast and loose" with our
liberties. 1t will aid in their defeat
at the coming State elections, and in
go it will be of great use and bene-
fetal results will accrue therefrom.-
1t is our duty likewise to aid in the
great work of redeeming the Federal
Government from it's present degra-
dation, and to turn its stream back
to the original channel, where Free
dom sits and sings her glorious an
them.
For these reasons, and others which
willsuggest themselves to the readers
mind, we ore in favor Of a speedy or
ganization Of the Republican party Of
Kanzas. If done at all, let il be done
heartily and with will. We are in
the vanguard of the non-Extenfion
host, and the eyes of the nation are
turned to watch our course. In Ia
king position with our friends, in
stead of conducting guerrilla war
fare on our own hooE, we shall take
q step which oughtto be dictated by
the highest wisdom. and conducted
with the utmost prudence. There is
vacancy in the ranks Of the Nation
al party, which Kanzas alone can fill.
Let us then be up and at tho work
before lis !
Lecture by Mr.. Coo.