The Kanzas news., 1858-06-19
Political.

Political.
Just now there seems to be quite iuii
in political matters. There is no dividing
Question now before the people. The YER
dict against Lecompton viii be almost unan-
imous. There is NOT enough favor shown
to IL TO make the subject interesting. Here
and there person calling himself '.Free
State. viii vote for it as reward to "the
powers that .be.' for his appointment as
Notary Public, or to.some other paltry of
fee. and because smile from one "dFess-
ed in little brief authority" is like crust
thrown to a hungry dog-a choice fnorsel. :.
We may even have one or two such in our
own neighborhood or county. Judge Smith
goes for Lecompton-the people don't-a
"slight'' difference of opinioni But as the
Judge(?) is generally considered '4poor
trash,' there is no opposition to what the
people are pleased to call his "eccentricities. I"
About the only thing that creates "trip
pie on the waters is the struggle of the
various would-be Senator'S, Representatives
and Governors: all of whom are determin-
edly at work to undermine their opponents
for these several Offices But being a sort
of Kilkenny cat fight" nobody is inter
ested in it, except that the people generally
feel as if it would be blessing if they
would eat one another up. So say we.
No public movement of more than ordi-
nary significance has been made for the Or
ganization of parties. Here and there
Republican Club has been formed, but
these are only to be ready when the strife
commencement to start the ball. A nu-
.cleus of the ssNational Democracy are at
work under the direction of Gov. Denver
pushing their outposts into nearly every
CONFUSING patronage and money freely.
An instance of this has lately come under
onr own observation. There is at present
no collusion between the Nationals and
"Douglasites,' and will not be publicly.
until after the election on the Leeompton
Constitution. The people generally are
waiting anxiously for one or the other of
the parties to descend into the arena, and
hoist its flag. The Know Nothings viii
not do this although pretty well organized,
for they have no colors; they fight in the
dark, stunning the light. The Democrats
are afraid to remove the covering which
conceals their skeleton bones, and paucity
of numbers. The Republicans are willing
to wait until after the August election OF
longer If necessary, SO they are not called
upon to endorse the position of every Tom,
Dick and Harry calling himself s:Free State. "
We are confident that when the proper time
arrives they win be able to sweep the Ter
rritory of all opposition. An effort is be-
ing made to secure such notifications of
the Republican platform as win accommo-
date such of the Douglasites as are not
honest enough to acknowledge the error
of their ways" and come onto the platform
of ''no more slave States,'' and reform in |
the administration of the national Govern
ment. But Republican principles are un-
ehangeable-eternal; and their final success
certain. No abandonment of principle for
mere expediency could be justified, and
would certainly end in disastrous defeat
The Republican column viii keep on in the
course it has marked out for itself, heed
less alike of threats or entreaties With T
''Free Homes for free men, inscribed on
its banners it viii go on. "conquering and
to conquer. The success of the great Free
Labor idea is fixed and certain. Let its
friends trust to the business of their cause
for success, and not to the promises of
professed friends.