The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
From, the S3pa4ter .SOrereign.


ain union there is strength" There is
truthfulness in this saying, but it is I'M
doubtedly limited. Unless UNION is
founded on RIGHT, it can avail but little.
God is in tie right, and it shall be our
pole-star towards which we shall march
regardless of separation from friends.
''Don't divide the party Come go
along with us, although our party makes
wrong steps," What shall we? An
swer, honest son of toll! What is not
right is wrong; can you then for the sake
of union eountenance that in a friend
which YOU condemn in an enemy?
Don't divide the party J" Such is
the language used to us when we oppose
the Topeka Constitution and its friends.
'Let US hang together till this pro-slayery
party and constitution is buried,'' say
they. Are we not with you in that p
Yes, here is our heart and hand to oppose
that faction when it proposes to rule our
people by less than two thousand votes.
Can we then with any consistency support
that which accords more with our views
when based upon minority? Certainly
not.
The Topeka Constitution on these
grounds we shall oppose with all oul
powers, until majority in proper way
support it. Don't divide the party .''-
Let us echo that in the ears of Topeka
ties. You have professed to regard the
voice of the people then don't switch
off and try to force upon the people that
which few got up YEARS ago. If you
do you are in the wrong, and cannot help
but know it if you still persist, and the
people ere long will teach you so. Come
90 along with US, resting confidently upon
the voice of the people !
We set out in our editorial capacity,
determined to give everything to the peo-
pie for decision in fair way, without a
shadow of injustice in the way of theil
action, and whatever conflicts with this
finds us an enemy As we said in our In
troductory, we seek no political honors
we were influenced to take our chair at a
sacrifice of many pleasures and many
dimes; with a knowledge of our then
many engagements, depriviug ourself Of
time for many comforts of sleep and rest
and draughts from the sweet waters Of
Literature, for the sake of battling fol
their rights. Be united then, On this one
GREAT PRINCIPLE and all will q
right We appeal to the working men o
/ our county 1--WE care not snap of our fin.
ger for any other) again and again to bt
not frightened from the true course by thu
asses in lions skins, nor by wolves il
sleeps clothing.
/ Both will lead TO the same end-to 4
loss of our rights, and numerous Difficult
ties. Unite on principles alone anC
swerve not for friend or foe If yos
yield to wrong for AMI consideration, on
cause is injured according to the deyia
ton. If man or set of men, step aside
from the trail in which we have started
let them go.
The people must rule, they must hay
questions submitted in fair and jus
manner. Like Bunyan's Christian on
faces are fixed in this direction, and W
shall RUN whether obstinate y goe
along or not. We KNOW that this prinei
+ pie is correct and must finally triumph
/ for,
truth crushed TO earth viii rise again,
The eternal years Of God are.hers.
While Error wounded. writhes IN pain,
And dies .Hid her worshipPers