The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-07-03
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| party will be called upon to meet and re-
lsist. Theleaders in this movement, with
Tout a single exception, so far as we are
advised, were opposed to participating in
| the October election year ago. Every
obstacle in their power was interposed
from first to last, to prevent the people
from engaging in that election. Having
access to the public journalism the East,
thew wrote column after COLUMN, denun-
ciatory of the movement, and of the
men who favored it. After they were
defeated at Grasshoppef Falls, some of
them came reluctantly into the support of
the measure, and then demanded the
principal Offices, which, in many cases,
were awarded to them rather than to have
division, although this element was
greatly 10 the minority; and, hence the rea-
son forso many radical, impraeticable men
in our Territorial Legislature last winter.
These same men opposed participating
in the January election, and by their in
triguing efforts succeeded in packing a
convention which decided against voting.
When a ticket was finally put into the
field, they piled all their energy to keep
men away from the polls, and the conse-
quenee was, very many good men were
blinded and induced to act contrary to
the teachings of their better judgment,
and opposed the wisest movement ever
projected for the prevention of our per-
manent ensIavement. That movement
was subsequently endorsed by all our
leading politicians in the States, and the
PEOPLE of Kansas everywhere endors ed
| it; yet these " ultra radicals - fought
against it to the last. They had seen no
way to get out of our difficulties only
by inaugurating another war, and
then the end they could not foresee.
The other policy was peace policy, and
it prevailed.
These men, so often foiled in their pro-
jects, and in such poor odor with the peo-
pie, seem to think that they can reinstate
themselves in popular favor, only by Or
ganiziDg a Republican party. By taking
the lead N the movement, and getting
| the committees and offices in their
hands, they expect to control its action.
Though we deprecate division of the
Free State party. yetif these excrescences
which have been the cause of so much
trouble in the party, in the past, would
leave us the old Frea State party which
planted the flag of Freedom on the soil
of Kansas, and has protected it unscathed
so long, would be stronger for it, and bet
ter able to combat powerful and un-
principled foe, which they have in the
pro-slavery party, organized under what
ever name it may assume.
We say itin all candor, that Gen. Lane,
M. b. Conway, linton, and that whole
school of politicians whose Judgment
has directed them SO insanely in the past,
would give strength to the Free State par
ty, would they leave it, and heaven
knows that we shall interpose no argu-
ments or objections to their doing SO. As
we said months ago, they are rats in
the ship" and subsist on nourishment
needed for the sustenance of the crew,
who are compelled to guide it and keep
it erect in the storm. They are worse
than dead weights, because they add
nothing to the stability or steadiness of
the craft, but are always in the wrong
place when they are needed for ballast.
Let them go out, and if necessary to en-
courage tn cir passage, let us cast anchor,
and if we cannot connect with the land by a
plank, we will send them ashore in ya,ol.
But while this is being done, let us labor
to reorganize our own strength for a
fiereer and more protracted contest. They
will ply the falsehoods of the past to our
injury, hence We will not follow them in
their madness. Detraction and calumny,
their chief stock in trade, will be employ
ed with great vigor in their behalf. But
we shall live them down and triumph.
The Free State party in Kansas has
been the child of circumstances; but,
but holding the freedom of a mighty en-
pire in her grasp, is not to be crushed by
the cabals of intriguing politicians. 1t
will live on till its glorious mission is ac-
complished till freedom is finally se-
cured, and she is sovereign State in the
Federal Union; then, covered all over with
laurels, and rich in unfading renown, she
will quietly yield the scsptre to the
Republican party, or any other whose
motto is FREEDOM, and whose labors are
directed to its preservation.
Celebration al Brownville.
| our TRENDS as brownVllle are TO cele-
brate our national anniversary on Monday
next, and have made preparations for a
large collection. They give social and
cotillion party in the evening. We regret
that other engagements will prevent us
from accepting their polite invitation to be
present on the occasion.
Brownville is one of the Ire towns of
Kansas, situated twelve miles south of
Topeka, in the Wakarusa valley, and in
the midst OF rich. and now quite popu-
lous, agricultural district. The town num-
bers about 200 inhabitants, and is making
many valuable and permanent improve
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