Freeman's champion., 1858-08-19
"The Lawrence Republican. .

| Ah'S paper huS TocohtiY chanBeuN
hands, and is now published by T..
D. & S. q. TEACHER. We are ex--
ceedingIy pleased to learn that this
paper has got into the hands OF these
gentlemen, who will make it, we"
hopefully predict, just such paper
as is needed at Lawrence, the con-
trolling spirit of the political senti@-
ment OF KanzaS. The Republican,,
Under the editorial management of
L. ID. THACHER, has long maintained
u leading position among the Kanzas
press, and now, with the aid OF his
talented partner, S. o. THAoHEa, it
will more ably maintain its reputA-
tion. We copy from their salutatory;
" From the first issue Of the RE-
PUBLICAN down TO the present, with
the exception ol the past three months,
.ne I'd ri I'll cCnauIo o III pal el has
devolNed almost wholly upon L.
DWIGHT lHAUHER. lie Will continue
" devote his enllre energies to 1t lor
the luture. UGuer the new arrange
ment lie has associated with HIM 80
LON u. THAcAER, Esq, formerly Of
New YORK, but more lecently ol CHI
cago. MIR, lHACHER is and mas ueen
an ardent Republican, was Il memUer
ol the New York Legislature elected
IN the mem orabie campaign OF 1896,
and has always been u most hm aud
devoted friend OF the cause OF Free
dom IN han1as. The productions of
ms aoie, vigorous and practlced pen.
VIII, we dUuOC not, contribute great
~ " the interest and usefulness of
the REPUBLICAN,.
line REPUBLICAN will continue to
De i'll the Iulure, iis it has been IN the
past, finn, decided, and uncompro-
missing loe " human Slavery. We
ueleve American Slavery to W NOR
ally wrong, u political CRIME aud lOl.
", degrading 10 free labor, at war
with justice, humanity anu religion,
system accursed ot God and all
good men. % believing, we shall
wage eternal war against 1t. We are
,ully satisfied lnat the Democracy Of
tnc present day as exemphheu IN its
cruel anu tyrannlcal rule over the peo-
pie OF hanzas, IN It's long continued
and persistent efforts to laSten slavery
upon Us, III It's recent most Infamous
and w cked attempts to lorce vile
and fraudulent constitution upon us
against the known and Expressed
wishes Of our people, in its rewardlng
with lucrative ana honorable offices,
cut. throats, murderers and villains OF &.
the deepest dye, and, more than all,
IN Its wicked and athelstic perversion
ot the Constitution, making II the
palladium ol bondage instead OF lree-
dom, and, in agreement Herewith,
plomulgating tue hornd heresy and
lalsehuou that kunzas is temedlleSsly
given overlo slavery as long as Sho
remanS a Territory, and that her peO-
PIE cannot and shall not make 1t .
Jree Ienltory,-we repeat that we
are lully satisfied that the Democracy
Vi the present day, as exempllhed IN
all these things, IL the bitter, sworn
and merciless ioe to human freedom
and progress, and is the devoted ally
aud TREND Vi oppression and wrong.
We shall, accordingly, do all that
lies IN our power for the overthrow
and complete destruction OF such
spurious, iDerly-hating, bondage
LOVING Democracy.
:" 10 the interests of Industry, Ed
ucation, Temperance, Freedom and
Religion, shall the columns Of the
ltEpuDLlCAS be devoted. Free Men,
Free speech, Free Schools, Free La
Dor, free Press, and Free Pulpit,
-.hese are our watchwordS. Y.
t'recmen of KsnzaS our reliance
IS upon you, We have engaged in
this enterprise in u time OF great bu'
slneSS AtaynAtlon and monetary pres.
Sure. But II energy, ACTIVITY and
perseverance are worthy ol success,
: we nope 10 deserve II. 1he kEPuB-
LICAN Is established upon trnl basis.
aud we hope and expect to make It a
paper sucn US you can gladly aud en-
enthusiastically support. We ask your
kind efforts IN us behalf. ...
!" lhe REPUBLICAN will continue to
Ue puUllsneu az Ito usual rates. Ono
copy one year, $2,OO. Clubs OF ten
or more W the rate Ot one dollar ana
ATTY cents copy per year and T.
copy TO the getter up OF the CLUB All
letters and communications should be
addressed 10 g. n. u
4. b. rHACHER " Co., .sI
: Lawrence, hanzas."