The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-02
Worth Considering.

ized at Big Springs, in the fall Of 1855,
all who became connected with that party
surrendered, for the time being, portion
of his private views, without, however,
abandoning bis principles, only neglecting
to urge them upon Others for limited
period, not that he would not revive their
agitation again in the future, but great
public good was to be accomplished, and
that, 10 less than securing the blessings
of freedom to great Territory, consider
ably larger in extent than the six New
England States. As an old Freesoiler,
had we connected ourSelf with only Free
soilers, we should have been powerless, for
we should have been borne down by the
united Pro-slavery party. So with those
who desired to make Kansas free State
from all other parties. But by each sur
rendering a portion of his preferences for
a time, we formed party which was a
host in itself, and able to sweep all before
it. 1t has thus far done so.
We were, and are still, an anti-black
law man, and expect, in due time, to do all
in our power to aid in preventing any re-
strictions being laid upon the freedom of
man because of color, and yet it was
thought better to wave this question
until Kansas was male free to ourselves,
for while personally enslaved we could
not labor as effectually for the freedom of
others, hence our present silence on this
question. Personally, we are in favor of
extending the right of suffrage to every
human being, as soon as they arrive to q
proper age, who can read and write, and
has read the Constitution of the United
States, without regard 10 sex or color
And yet we do not now urge this position
upon our readers, because we know it
would distract the Free Safe party, and
probably injure the prospects of making
Kansas Free State to even the white
males. We are in favor of stringent pro-
hibitory liquor law, and in due time shall
urge that question, and shall refuse to vote
for any man for Office, who will not do all in
his powerto secure the early passag ge of such
law; aud yet we are opposed to urging
Il at question no,O, because just as honest
Fres State men as we have in the party
would oppose the measure, and if that
proposition was engrafted upon the Free
State party we should drive them from
us, and ensure our own defeat.
Plutarch says: "a wise and successful
general, to attain sn-end, will abandon a
part to secure part, and thus having gained
a position is better able to secure, at an
other time, tho balance of his desires. If
he cannot take the main citadel al first,
he will content himself with taking the
lesser ones until he is protected from with
out, or augmented with sufficient force to
enable him to fully triumph over his ene-
mics" In every day life this principle
is illustrated by the well known maxim
that Half a loaf is better than no bread"
A party which engrafts many projects
in a platform at the same time, is almost
sure of defeat. Like the man who en-
ters the wilderness to clear away the fores!
trees for q farm. He looks upon the
giant trees, and desires them to be re-
moved, but as he cannot cut them al
down at once, he thinks it idle to make
the effort, while the man with less phys
ical ability enters an adjoining tract, ani
commences chopping away upon a single
tree. Blow after blow is dealt upon the
trunk, tree after tree is prOstrated before
him, years pass on and the farm is cleared
up, and is made to yield fruit and veget
ables, a veritable Eden. But his neigh.
boris lands exist in all their .wildness, il
capable of yielding a single product fo
the comfort or convenience of man. L
is SO in politice as well as reforms of al
kinds. One good attained We are bette
qualified to accomplish another.
But here in Kansas, while we are strug
Cling with might and main to lay th'
foundations of civil and religious freedom
and that is the principal question at issue
it is proposed to organize al neS party, EN-
bedying new principles which will driv
one half of our number from us, and Civ
us no new strength in return. Instead o
limiting the contest to Kansas, it is pro
posed to go outside Of Kansas, and labo
} for the freedom Of other Territories thai
our own; and this, while we have not
} single vote in Congress, or in the clectora
J college of the United States! It is mad
} ncss-it is suicidal to do this, and so
large majority-allt the old settlers-feel !
} the matter, but politicians, or those VIII
wish to appear as such, are bending al
the energies of their natures to build u
among US Republican party with Re
publican issues. Those issues in tn
States are just, ard were We a resident o
any Of them, we should be as loud -mouthe'
, in their favor as the most radical ma
among them-yes. We should be know
of all mon, and rejoice in the title @
T "Black Republican" but while citize
of this Territory. We will occupy no sue
position until Kansas is State within tn
Union.