Freeman's champion., 1858-08-05

to combine the cooperation and sup
port of the members Of all parties
into,one organisation for the purpose
cf thsiinose efectually accomplishing
the freedom Of Ksnzas The Repub-
lican party had not at that time be-
come National organization. Had
a knowledge Of the principles which
it avows, and which are maintained
by every Free State man in Kanzas,
save those who cooperate with the
Free State party through other mo-
tives than those impelled by the great
principles involved in the Kanzas
question, been known by the citizens
of Ksnzas who were in favor of its
freedom, it undoubtedly would have
embraced it readily. Free State and
Republican are terms which'have one
and the same meaning, as they are
now practically applied. Free State
ism is in favor Of the freedom Of Kan
zas; i; RepublicaniSm the same. Free
Stateism pronounces Squatter-S -Sover-
eighty a contemplate humbug Re-
publicanism the same. Free State
ism isiopposed to the further extern
sion 'of Slavery;. Republicanism the
same. Free StateiSm is in favor Of
Free Labor (; Republicanism the same.
Free Stateism scorns the Dred Scott
decision; Republicanism the same.
Free Stateism is anxious to wrest the
National Government from the hands
Of its present reckless, extrayagant
and tylannical holders and place in it
possession of true friends Of the Re
public RepuBlicanism the same. -
Free Stateism was the van, guard OF
Liberty in the recent Kanaas strug-
gle; Republicanism the arsenal'--
Hence we see that the cause Of the
one is the cause of the other, and had
the founders of the Free State party
knowledge of the affinity, Repub-
licanism is the name it would have
assumed. The idea that by organi-
zing the Republican party we are to
abandon our Free State principles
and take to side issues, is absurd. -
We are but travelling in the same
path, only with another name, and
one, too, of which we should not feel
ashamed. The argument, then, that
we are forsaking the Big Springs
platform by assuming different ap.
peIlation than was there chosen, is
unsubStantiated. u,q a ....,.~,a.
f. One reason for taking the name
Republican, Is this :: The term Free
State admits Of too liberal construct
ion for our safety. AS we have said
before in previous articles, the term
has become much abused, and mer
who sustain the Administration, ap'
prove Of the Dred Scott decision, in
| favor Of the extension of Slavery, ant
upholding every principle obnoxious
to the old, tried and true friends o.
free Kansas, save the one idea Of ma
king Kanzas free, call themselves
Free State men, and claim protection
and support within the folds of tina
party, notwithstanding their votes
energy and influences have Away
been antagonistic to its interests
Men in the States who sneeredi a
# Bleeding 0 Kanzas," and turned
cold shoulder and deaf ear to the en-
treaties for succor and aid Of thei
brethren in Kanzas who were suffer
ing from the outrages and wrongs in
AiOted upon them by a adespotic gov
eminent, now, when the dangeri
over; when the purposes Of the slav
power have been thwarted by the SUI
feringS, sacrifices, priyations an
strong nerves Of e.people, whom the
once SO cotemptuously regarded mo,
step in here to reap the advantage
Of the institutions which the peopl
theyso soorned founded with blood
cali themselves Free State and i'm
ploro our support AS our rparty OK
! ists now, they can act wiz, US ju'
enough to claim our, support 50 thi