The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-02
The Pesinon is Falss.


"The Free State party fought or,,
the freedom of Kansas. That has w
achieved. The Republican party Sosa .sa
for the freedom of Kansas and an
Territories.-Fleedom's Champion. ''
The above tert seems to US f,u;,,, ,
subject for remark at this time, and r;,s,
glad were we to find it in the las. numb.
Of our Atchison contemporary.
Mr.. MARTIN sees what is not to be ...,
when he declares that the Object Of n.
Free State organization has been accom-
plished. That will not be until wa .,..
free State in the Union. This caupot \.
in less than year and q quarter FINN
this time. It would be impossible to uro
vide for new Convention, call that bOdv
together, frame q new Constitution and
PRESENT it to Congress, and get it ratified
by that body after having been ratifedb,
the people of Kansas, between the meet
ing of the Territorial Legislature in jan.
uary next and the adjournment Of Con.
gress on the 4th of March following IN
two months from the convening Of III.
Legislature. Such being the case, We
have from the time of the assembling oftb.
Legislature in January to the meeting Of
the next Congress in December, (beins
eleven months,) in which to proyid.
for and make new Constitution. Thcr.
being ample time, We shall expect to Sc.
q good Constitution framed. During all
that time the object of the Free Sns
party has not "been achieved" and be who
isa member of that party is guilty Of
treason to il who attempts to overthrowit it
"The Republican party" says tn.
Champion, flights for the freedom of Kan.
sas and all the Territories" Until ",
are State IN the Union, with o vote On
the floor Of Congress, and in the electoral
college, we should like to know hOv ".
can "fght for freedom" in any other Ter.
ritory than Kansas. We have no power
to act in Kansas and the other Territories
at the same time, save through Congress.
Though every voter in Kansas were
Republican, and all perfect unit, yet
they cannot effect the Territories of tn.
United States, other than Kansas, until
we are State. It is the hight Of non.
sence to talk about the formation Of PAT.
ties on q national basis until we can
participate in nationcl politics. Until then,
every local interest will have its friends,
and every candidate will find supporter
in the opposite party, and the struggle
will lie between circumstances more than
between national party lines.
Suppose the Free State party shOuld
disband, and resolve itself into its orig.
inal elementsP We have at once the Re.
publican party, and the Democratic and
American parties. The Democratic party
will receive at least one-third of the pres.
ent Free State party when the division
shall be made, provided liberal platform
is adopted. They will be joined by tn,
entire Pro-slavery party of Kansas, and,
in most of the counties, will make the
contest nearly equal between that party
and the Republicans. Which would be
the strongest, or which would secure tn,
most votes in Constitutional Convention,
or in the Legislature, it is difficult to fore.
tel. Republicans in the States, ignOrsntf Of
the true state of things here, and desirou'
Of the early organization of their favois
party in Kansas, are little conscious Of The
real injury they are doing the cause Oi
freedom by their unwise suggestions and
solicitations in the premises. Those they
have been in the habit Of giving credit to
in the past, DR.. ROBINSON, Gen. PoxE'
ROY, Gen. SCHUYLER, Gov. ROBERTS, and
others, are resting under the ban Of pro-
scription by new comers who never can
! be conscious of the struggle through which
we have passed. They hold, to . large
extent, the organs of public information
the Press-in their hands; and from the
first these men have falsifsd the facts not
perhaps, Intentionally, but as effectuil!
as though they desired to pollute the pub
lie mind with falsehood. The cOn's'
quence Is, the Republicans in the Eaa
who rely upon those journals for informs
ton, are constantly misled. They should
see and know this for themselves, and
yet it does seem that they will never
become conscious Of 1t.
, Let US "stick together" through calm
and storm until the end for which Vs
; have so long labored is fully attained Il
the "fre-sstsrs" wish to 20 oua, IL is wei
they should, and if they please to o..
gani1e Republican parties, as they did
in Douglas county the other day, let tne
ire-eaters sustain it while the modsrs"'
: conservative, and truly honest Free %"
: men will continue to labor in the ranh
where duty and inclination demand tA'a
3 .,rv;eo.
a Contrast.
at is the longest pole which tak'' W
a. 4. Lovu and the lHI'