Freeman's champion., 1858-08-05

isthat good and respectable men should
volunteer their services to its sup-d
port. So, Mr.. Stctssman, purify our
ranks yenliSting ip them s,
The stigma of "Abolitiopism" is
as unapprOpriately applied 70 mem'
bers Of the Republican party as it is
to those very men who are SO ram
pant in applying it. Abolitionists
are found within our ranks, il is
true, but may they not also be found
cooperating with the Democratic
party Did the Republicans charge
the DEMOCRATS with being Abolition
lists in the last Presidential cam
paign, when one Of their ardent sup
porters was that rabid Abolition dis
unionist, WIN. LLOYD GARRISON 2
Did the Republicans ever charge
members Of the Democratic party
with being advocates Of Negro equal
ity because they tolerated Negro SUI
rage? The charge of Aboltionism
is as much, and perhaps more, appll-
cable to the Democratic party than
to the Republican. Glass houses are
delicate structures to cast stones
from, Mr.. Statesman!
We now come to the IStatesman's
last reason. That anticipates mat
ters a few years, when it expects a
new party will be formed on a "true
Republican basis, dividing the two
extremes, abolItioniSm on the one
side and ire-eating ianaticism on the
other" We suppose the Statesman
has reference here to the attempted
efforts Of a few disappointed political
hucksters in the States to organize a
Peoples Party" This party is
intended for no other purpose than to
defeat the Democratic party; alaud-
able object, truly, but it is question
able whether the reins Of Govern
ment in the hands Of people who
seized possession of them from no
other motives than those occasioned
by jealousy and envy, would be han
died much better. The idea Of form
ing a 4" Peoples Party" was consid-
erably countenanced by the Repub-
licans at first, but as soon as its self
ish and covert motives began to be
developed, they abandoned the project
and resolved to stand and fight the
bogus Democracy on the merits OF
their own principles, and live or fall
by them. Since the Republicans
gave this movement the cold shoulder
it has been waning, and will
soon die out. The Statesman says
something about "trae Republican
ism," intimating that none such now
exists, and it also speaks about divi-
ding the the two extremes OF "Aboli-
tionism and frc.eating ianaticism," "
in the party. "Abolitionism," and
6re-eating fapaticiSm p We here
again find the Statesman consistent
with lis proclivities; branding the
Republicans with more Democratic
epithets. uo jou aIl JG.q
Freemen Of Kan7aSl you have
heard the arguments Of the opposert
of the Republican movement, Can
you not easily see the motives for
such arguments ? Is not the " clo-
ven foot" OF Democracy as discern
able in the opposition to the Repub'
lican organization in KanSas as the
" cloven loot OF, Abolitionism" is II
the latter'2 Is it not, even, d trW'
more SO? Pray, Free State men
what do you lose by taking tho
name OF Republican None but po
htical hacks and characters who ar
a pest to any respectable cause. W.
Lay thiS, eaiphatieally, Tor those WHIT
dcynot see proper to take the nam
opanl be recognized as Republican
will not refuse TO corporate Will
us, If true to the principles OF Free
! StateiSm. BY changing our name t.
Republican, then, we soon by tn
means have an organization whicl
we can always rely on with, safety
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