The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-19
Miseellaneops.
Correspondence Of tie Bostos Trardzer.

The subjoined letter is from the very
best source of information In Kansas It
contains some additional information
which verifes the facts, but which it
would not be judicious to publish
LAWRENCE, K. T., May IL.
Your favor of the 4th inst. has been re-
eeived. You need have no fear of the
adoption of Lecompton by the people of
Kansas. The vote against it will prob
ably be larger than on the 4th of Janua-
y last ali the Free State men will vote
against it, and one-half of the Demo-
Gratis. From letters that I am receiving
from the East, as well as from the news
papers, see that our Republican friends
are unnecessarily alarmed. They evident
ly do not understand the programme of
the Democratic Party. Either am very
much mistaken, or that party are as de-
sirous of seeing Lecompton voted down
as the Republicans, although, of course,
they will not say so authoritatively. Why
is this ? you may ask. In the first place,
they know that if Lecompton should go
into the Union, two radical Republicans
would go into the Senate. This could
not be prevented, unless the Free State
Party made an awful blunder. Also, the
State government and the member of
Congress would be Republican, and the
Constitution would be changed in the
twinkling of an eye. OF this state of
facts the Administration became aware,
and this, in my judgement, is the real
rao sbr1x ha L.
the House. Who believes now, that En-
ghsh & Co. could not have been induced
to vote for the Senate bill had the proper
arguments been used with them? Who
believes the South would have allowed
us q vote on Lecompton had they be-
heyed that Slavery would have gained
anything by refusal ? Remember, the
English bill was passed by Southern votes,
chiefly. Did they suppose we could do
anything else than vote the ordinance
down? Mo- They might possibly hope
to induce few to change their votes, had
they desired to do so, but no man could
be so infatuated as to suppose that ma
Jointly of ten thousand could be changed
night about face, in the short space of
six months for the English ordinance is
no more nor less than LecomptoD, except
that it has less land than when we de-
feated it in January.
What then is the plan As I have
obtained it from no man, or men, but
simply from observation, betray no con-
fidence in revealing it. We are to remain
a Territory until the new Congress meets
In December, 1859, if no longer. In the
meantime, the administration of the gov
eminent in Kansas will be eminently Just
and fair. All disturbances will be quelled
at once, and Free State men will be as
promptly protected in their persons, prop
erty and rights as the pro-slayery men.
The Democratic Party will take the lead
IN aiding to develop the resources of
Kansas. and will claim to be the special
friend of our infant State. All the old
Democrats will be induced to return to
the fold, and as many new converts made
as possible. In this way it is hoped that
Kansas will come into the Union with
Democratic State Government, Senators,
&C.. What are their chances of success,
and upon what do they build their san
guine hopes +?
1t is believed that majority of the peo-
pie of Kansas would have been Demo
Gratis to-day, had it lot been for the war
of the Administration upon Free State
men; and very large number of the
Free State Party, who have been Demo-
Gratis, would now act with that party were
1t what it was when they came to Kansas.
or when the Kansas and Nebraska bill
was passed.
Many of. these men would remain in
the Free State Party, or join the Repub-
lican Party were they fellow-shipped full
~ by the organs and letter writer's of
that party, but they are given the cold
shoulder OF are positively assailed in the
leading Republican Journals of the coun-
try, without cause, and they will natural.
~ become alienated as soon as they can
md their old party conducting its affairs
honorabiy in Kansas. Another class of
our people, who were Wings or Repnbli-
cans in 90, make anti-slayery everywhere
except in the Territory a secondary con-
sideration, and are disposed to look after
the material interests of the State of
their adoption. They also are suspected
and are given the Geld shoulder by the
more jealous anti-slavery members of the
party, and assailed through the Republic
can Journals. Still another class who are
strong ansi-slavery men, and who feel that
IL Is important to develop the resources of
Kansas, build her roads, plant her lite
rary and other institutions. as well as to
make her Free State, and who favor q
eeneiliatory course toward all members of
the party, are suspected by these censors
OF the party, and all sorts of falsehoods.
suspicious and insinuations are circulated
against them. The Democratic party
here are evidently hoping that the above
elements will be driven from .be Repuh.
ilcan Party, and either Join the Democrat
&c direct, or a middle party with which
the Democrats will unite and carry the
elections. The Democrats see that the
Free State Party has an element that will
destroy 1t as soon as permanent peace is
established. 1t is an element that would
destroy any party in any State, if allowed
full scope.
1t is well known that a large number of
our leading Republican journals of the
country support correspondents in Kansas
who. as general thing have but little if
any interest in the material welfare of
Kansas. but who are jealous reformers.
and many of them excellent men. From
correspondents, the tendency is for them
to become mere partisans, and if parsisans.
aspirants. and if aspirants, apt to imagine
every body wrong who does not think
with or support them. These imagina-
tons are apt to get into their correspon-
dence IS truths, and when they come
back to Kansas in some leading ion,pal
all who may differ from these aspiring cor.
respondents. consider themselves yron red
and their position wrongly stated, or not
stated at al, their reasons perverted or
omitted entirely, and the result is art to
be heart-burnings. jealousies and eoldness
towards the party whose organs they be-
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