The Washington union., 1858-02-13
THE NEW PLATFORM OF "FRAUDs. ;

A change has come the dream of the shrek
for Kansas At first the outcry was against bor-
der errufanism and all the mock horror of the agita-
tors was expended over the blood of the martyrs for
freedom in Kansas "Border- -rutiians" were house
hold words of terror to women and children in the
land of steady habits Missouri violence and ruff
iansm were the chimeras dire that were trumpeted
over the North in the crusade for the Aid Emigra
ton. The blood of the victims of Strngtelow's and
Atchsons assassin bands, like sacrificing Abels,
cried even from the earth for vengeance; and
Sharpe's rifles and Colts pistols pronounced
proper weapons of retaliation for the soldiers Of
freedom in Kansas.
But the camor is now changed. We hear no more
Of outrage and violence in Kansas. Lane and his
militia have monopolzcd that sort of political prop
agan,lism. The shrieking coud now be only against
freedom and not in it's behalf. Ii the South and
the national democracy could consent to put up the
ptcous whine of cowardice, and shrek for wrongs
that admit Of more eiicctual redress, the clamor
would be shifted against the Observation-Disclosures, and
we should see the abolition lamb rampant, and a
crouching democratic lion.
The role" of outcry against borderrulianism
has been played out A coalition has been formed
by the shriekers with portion of the whilom apol
ogsts of the border rutians aud the construction
of platform has become necessary suitable for
all classes of the coalescents to rally upon
What must that platform be the question
with the contracting parties The democratic wing
of tho coalition would consent TO no more shrek
ing on the old keynote. There rufanism in
the changes upon except Lanes and his was ruff
fianism of pulpit conservation blessed of Beecher
for which Prof. Silliman had granted diploma.
Nor could the coalition rally Topeka; for the
battles of the democratic wing of it had been waged
for three years against tllat movement. II de-
nandng enough of them 20 repudate Lecompton; !;
it was expecting too much of them to embrace To
peka. The middle ground of enabling act, -
looking to a new convention and new constitution,
was suggested by The coalescent democrats; but
the black-rcpublicans objected to that programme
as involving reputation of Topeka on their part
Both wings obliged to abandon the enabling
act" project-the black-repubcaDs, who were un-
prepared to abandon Topeka the democratic coal
escens because it at variance with radical pop
ular sovereignty on which they intended TO conduct
the onslaught against tho Iecompton instrument
Thus, the Topeka programme furnishing no plat
form ON which the coalition could rally together
the Lecompton programme being the object of com
mon assault and repudiaton--and the battle-ground
of new enabling act being obnoxious TO objection
from both wings of the conspiracy--there was no
principle left on which to unite aud rally
A proprommc of riap,or was therefore the only
one that could be adopted with any sort of harmony
in the councils of the motley alliance. Accordingly
% fraud" was adopted tho new programme and
platform and the welkn rings with the shbboleth
of fraud from the Black Hills of Nebraska to
Passamaquoddy bay
II is poor SHIFT and will not answer half so eE
fect,al purpose the old thread bare shrieks for
freedom The question before Congress is simply
upon the legality and authenticity of the Le-
compton constitution. The territorial election of
October and the State election in January last,
are as foreign to that issue the Jersey contest
ed election of 81 or the Paqueminc vote Of
IA The House may send dozen committees TO
Kansas and they may turn over every stone and
old log, dig up every wood-pile, and ransack
sverv preciuct and record in the Territory--hey
NAV thus pile up mountain of frauds high M
Olympus, and black M The record of the black
republicans for the last four years-and yet, if
the frauds relate to the local election of local of