The Kanzas news., 1858-09-11
For TnE News.
The Republican Party.


The Republican Party.
The Democratic party has humbled itself
before the slave power. The passage of the
Fugitive Slave law, the repeal of the MIS-
souri, prohibition, and the general policy
pursued by the Administration towards Kan
sas, clearly shows that the old Democratic
party has debased itself with sectionalism,
narrow and degrading. Slavery is De-
mocracy, and Democracy is Slavery, and
besides it is nothing" The Republican
party sprung from the people. Americans
understand the cardinal principles of our
government, and they jealously mark any
departure from first principles. This, and
this alone, is the cause of the rapid growth
of the Republican party. It's name has al
ready become a tower of strength, and un-
der it the people are ready to battle for the
development of the true theory of our Re-
publican government At this time fper-
haps crisis in our government the ReRub
lican party maintains moral grandeur that
gives it a power irresistible. As surely as
truth is mightier than error, so surely is
the policy and principles of the Republican
party to obtain and give character to the
American government. That truth pro-
claimed in the immortal Declaration, 'sthat
all men are created with certain inalienable
rights" cannot be ridiculed nor reasoned
away. 1t stands firm as the hills. That
Freedom is the rule and Slavery an excep-
ton, is also corollary directly deducible
from this fundamental truth. Pseudo states
men only show their weakness or debasing
sectionalism by characterizing first princi-
pies ''glittering generalities.
The Republican party, placing itself up
on the right, eommends itself to the con-
science of all right minded Americans. 1t
is National in its policy and aims, while the
Democratic party has become sectional in
its policy. No candid, intelligent mind will
controyert either of these truths. The peo
pie look to the organization of the Republi
can party as means to restore the admin
istration of the government to the old land
marks, and its right and proper that this
party should avail itself of any correct
means to insure its speedy triumph.
The present faction in the Democratic
party shows its corruption and weakness,
and lends encouragement to its rival
Douglas and his friends, if sincere, will be
found either laboring with the Republicans
or in a party of their own creation In Ell
ther case the defeat of the Democracy is
certain. Even if Douglas detection should
in the end prove only similar to that of Van
Buren in 1848, it will tend to destract the
Democratic party while it will give strength
to living and vigorous Republican party.
Under the existing state of things what need
of peoples party? Whence comes this
suggestion, and what is its purpose? May
it not be to crafty the spleen of some
squeamish politicians? A name is nothing
is all. Still it is bad policy to
abandon a cherished name unless some great
good IS to be obtained. Republicans should
look well before they lend influence to prop
osition to form party of incongruities for
the accomplishment of a temporary purpose
The carrying out of the true objects of our
government is the great end always to be
kept before the public mind; the defeat of
the present Administration is secondary to
this. Let not the Republican party COM
promise its integrity. There is a moral
power in politics that is worth more than
temporary success. The Republican party
must stand firm and uncorrupted at this
critical period. Her light must shine clear
as the sun in every State and Territory
o. but says some aspiring politician, halt
ing in his positions, it will not do to organ
ize the Republican party in Kansas yet
Why not? Is the party to increase in pu-
rity or moral power by remaining disorgan
lied and in the embrace of a cumbrous and
poorly defined sectional party? Republi-
cans of Kansas, let us organize. We labor
for the establishment of correct principles.
We look tosuccess only as means The
Republican party properly organized in
Kansas will exert apower for good through
out the government. have no confidence
in temporizing. Let those who are Repub-
licans at heart take their positions, that their
political moral force be not lost Let, on
the other hand, those who wish to identify
themselves with the National Democracy,
take their positions This is the doctrine
adopted by the people if not by the politi-
clans. x. w.
A friend in Linn county writing to us on
business, under date of Aug. Esd, appends
note to his letter, in regard to Lecomp-