The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-29
Cur Candidate.

We place at the head of our column
this week, as our candidate for the Presi
dency IN 1860, the name of Gen. JANE
HENRY LANE, subject to the decision O
aRepublican National Convention. w,
have been looking over the country fo
some time, to find some person in whom
was conferred all the necessary qualifca.
tons OF chief magistrate of the United
o'ates-one who was eminently fitted fol
the responsible situation indicated. A,
times our mind has rested on Gov. CHASE
OF Ohio; then on Senator SEwARp ~
\. then on j. C. FREMONT but
when we have called up the history Of
these men and their proclivities. we have
oeen compe.lsd to abandon each in their
turn. Gov. CHAsEis honest and capable
and combines all the elements we would
love to see conferred in a candidate. save
That ne is not progressive enough, in short
is an odd fogy +" in some respects. Years
ago he saw the encroachments the slave
power was making upon the institutions of
the country, SO disregarding self and par
W ne threw himself into the breach, and
through some ten or fifteen years has been
iaoorins nnremittingly to bring the coun.
Try back to its original position. In the
SENATE OF the United States, as the Gov.
ernor of Ohio, or in private life. he has
oeen iaboring with all the energy for which
ne mas such an honorable reputation, to
give the proper direction to public~affairs
ous ne has made no progress-he occu-
pies the same position he did when his
name first appeared before the countrv
by this time, had he kept pace with other
prominent aspirants for Office, he would
have been disunionist of the Garr;so,;
an school or, in fact, he would have oc.
cupied position far in advance of this
class OF politicians. Gov. Chase, as Uni
ted States Senator, recorded his vote
against the compromise measures of 1880
and against the repeal of the Missour;
compromise in 1854. To put such a man
IN nomination for the Presidency would |
look too much like discarding srDea;eueu
and going in for PRINCIPLE
Ali we have said of Gov. Chase. an. |
plles with equal force to Mr.. SEWARD
Ihere Is no Use in talking of putting such
menon the course, for their defeat would
be inevitable.
ana Ohm q. FREMONT. True, the same
objections cannot be urged against him
his record, until within the last two or
three years, is vague and unsatisfactory
Dat ne has made considerable progress
since then, yet he is only occupying
halfway ground besides, his defeat two
years ago has effectually destroyed his
prospects for another nomination
Out Gen. LANE, our candidate, is the
embodiment of the spirit of PROGRESS
We showed his predictions in that di.
rection some weeks ago. True we did
not follow him to Mexico during the cam
paign against that semi-barbarous ma
lloh neither did we aliude to his vote on
me repeal of the Missouri compromise
nor trace his history in Indiana !: but wa
showed that less than two years ago he a
was making an effort to buy female slave
Id Lawrence, and we followed him down
oaIy two aud one-half years, when we
round am making conservative speeches
ticking the ears of pro-slavery men in. n
lucing them to vote for him, and in an. v
'tner month Ne found him asserting in a +
convention at Leayenworth, that "a he he. n
onged to the A5Olition wing of the Free n
state party" Such progress has rarely u
'een made by any of our statesmen. Be- D
ohsing to the Young America school ST
Il Politics, and with the efficient aid of
ye letter writers " in Kansas, and know Sc
ng that We eau count upon their entire al
ose when the issue comes before the =
ountry, We have determined that his M
anne shall head our columns for the time tt
eng. unless circumstances are such as
render it very possible that he stands T. T.
0 chance of being elected.
we propose to each of our readers -
nfee cheers, yes. three times three, for our -
lndldase for the Presidency. We shall = J.
xpeet all the Republican journals and a :,
latority of the Democratic, with the =
!. /. Herald in the lead, to run m the -
anne Of our nominee at once, at the head n,
Their respective columns. We wish Ecl
em, however, to understand that the !.
eraM Of Freedom designs to be the or. :.
n of the forthcoming administration cI
ID that it viii drop its independent char. :;
ter as soon as President Lane shall be- =,
auguFated into Office. :.
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