The Kanzas news., 1858-03-13
culture Parties in Kanzas.


Future Parties in Kanzas.
ANY person at all acquainted with the
Free State party of Kanzas and the different
elements of which it is composed, and who
has seen its workings for the last six months,
cannot fail to have been convinced thai a
separation of these elements must soon take
place. The external agitation having ceased,
the various elements have resumed their
| natural shape, and discord is the result
The Free State party is composed of men
from all the parties known in this country
Republicans, Wings, National Democrats.
Free Soil Democrats, and Know Nothings.
It is, of course, perfect folly to suppose for
moment that there could long be harmony
In a party so constituted. There must and
will be separation. Things are shaping
themselves to this end now. There is a
eoaleseing of the Hard and Soft wings of
the Democracy - the Know Nothings are
beginning the exercise of their proscriptive
creed against all those who are SO unfortu-
nate as to have first drawn breath on foreign
soil the small detachment of Wings are
trying to galvanize the defunct carcass of
Hunker Whiggery into something like life,
but they will end in becoming attachments
to the Democracy, whittier amajority of the
Know Nothings will also eventually CO.
The Republicans, composing what is known
as the Anti-Slavery wing of the party, al
though having decided majority over al
other parties in the ranks. has not, through
lack of organization, exerted the influence
which its numbers entitled it to. But of
late, following the example of the ''Democ-
racy," it has commenced an organization
of its forces to give force and effect to the
principles which it advocates. When the
division of the Free State party takes place,
the Republicans will be found fully organ
lied and prepared for action.
| After the first skirmish the various small
factions will unite with either the Republicans
or Democrats. as their affinities lead them,
and the battle viii be between slavery, CEN
tralization and annexation, on the one hand,
and those who desire to stop slavery exten-
sion and Capitalization, and have the gov
ernment administered as in the early and
purer days of the Republic.
An attempt will be made to erect ''pow-
erful middle party "a conservative %
compromising" party, without a single
living, vital principle to keep it together
This will fail; it should fail. There should
be no compromise between right and wrong.
National Democracy" in Kanzas will
| be of the same kind and color as in Penn
sylyania. There will be no difference. 1t
is the same abomination everywhere
Wherever there is public patronage to dis
pense, there National Democracy will be,
polluting and tainting public morals and
virtue with its dishonesty and corruption.
1t will laugh at the recital of wrongs COM
mitted in Kanzas to force slavery upon an
unwilling people, and aid to strengthen the
bonds of slavery everywhere.
Republicanism in Kanzas will possess the
same essential features here as in the other
States, except. perhaps, that it will be more
radical. 1t will occupy a broad platform,
upon which all lovers of liberty and the
American Union can unite. It will favor a
reconstruction of the Supreme Court, so
that the North may have representation in
that body in accordance with her population.
1t will oppose the admission of any new
slave States into the Union under any cir
cumstances whatever, and advocate the
abridgment of the appointing power of the
President, so as to render local officers
elective by the people and in favor of e1-
erting the influence of the Government to
advance the interests of freedom and free
men as opposed to slavery.
With such platform there is no doubt
that the Republican party will be the domi-
nant one in Kanzas. National Democracy
does not flourish where the scale of intelli-
gence is high. There is no Egypt in
Kanzas where the light cannot penetrate
Republican principles will surely triumph
How it was Done.