The Kanzas news., 1858-04-24
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E Nh ED1roR rs .tuk'' witb censerva-
tsm. Pm not sure whether yep know, but
its " ketchia'. The -frst-isymptems I
Experienced was while convefsing with a
real estate agent. Oh, these estimable men
these real estate agents He undertook
80 convince me that the price of lots was,
haferfali the only thing worth living for
He demonstrated to a s.sniptiea" that PFia-
eiple was necessarily ..fanasieism," and that
''fanatacism never paid. wish you had
heard shim5 Mr.. Editor think you would
have been sati6ed that the whole Of this
blessed Territory was. destined to be laid of
in blocks, lots. streets and squares the
very meaneste of which would bring five hum
dred dollars-cash trasnfefs made every day,
and five per cent. to .sagents.' . But thea
it would be necessary to leave politics to the
men at Washington, who had time. to take
care of them, and come down 10 ttplain
practical, questions" did not get con-
yerted all at once, but had the hardihood to
suggest that after all if it was not.a Free
State, it would not thrive, and that if the
Lecompton iswindle was put over US, 1t
would, ruin our pockets as well as every
thing else. He told nae it was plain did
not understand it, and that preserving peace
at any price, even for one hour, was the 'ful-
timat' t''-something-I don tremember, but
its not material; and he urged that we must
keep IN with the powers at Washington II
we wanted TO thrive. That the reserves
would be opened TO US, and We would get
grants for railroads. and post routes and post
offices, and everything else, which pointed
out the propriety of submission as clear as
moenshine, to say nothing about that part
of st. Paul that talks about submission to
rulers ysrr .-;s --., ~ = -
$50. The fact is, think that you can't fail to
perceive that Independence nowadays
means five thousand year. have still
some doubts, for it is notorious that those
who have always submitted to tyrants were
never famous for making rich on it; but L
suppose that was because they did not man
age it right &c .I.:r .s.,t s...l i. ra;.
Submission" is beginning to be all the
rage again. A man who wont submit is
a fanatic" He is opposed to the 'Ttmate
rial interests of the country" That's a great
argument about the material interests of.
the country" Y GU know part of our peo-
pie have pockets and part have hearts, most
ly the former, and that an appeal to the
pocket is considered to be irresistible So
far does this go that you may getup move
ment that will ruin the country politically,
morally and pecuniarily, but if you can on
ly put brass enough in your face, look sol
emn, talk of Of conservatism, and the ''mate-
rial interests of the country" all the selfish
people will 60 for it with rush.
Some Free State men-(and here beg to
state for fear any of them, or their relations
to the tenth generation, or the twentieth
cousin, should find fault with it, that they
are all patriots and sound Free State men
every man of. them )-knowing that the of
fees under the Leavenworth Constitution
earnestly want them themselves, but still
they don't want nybody else to get them.
They have commenced a crusade against
the Constitution, openly or secretly. AT
Leavenworth meeting was called of those
.fwho were opposed to niger equality" p
That's one of the lodges these fellows are
up to. They lie about the Constitution first
and then show their ignorant prejudice af
terwards. The general opinion used to be
that the. white race was so superior that they
would need no special Legislation to keep
them upon a level with negroes. Since,
however, men have given themselves up so
much to our. new tangled Democracy"
there is well grounded fear that '''niggers''
are, after all, the best. A boss plasterer in
Leavenworth has hired a negro, and the
journeyman plasterers have been called out
to appeal against it, and pledge .'their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred honors,'''
DC. to the utter demolition of darkies.-
This ''nigger'' question is a great question.
It has for years stood towards politics as the
witchcraft made the old female gossips to
stand to each other. She who first contriv-
ed to vomit crooked pins is! sure to come off
victorious. So demagogues are always Itch |
ing to stick the term ,.'abolitionist'' or .'fa-
naIic'' on hated rival. If man is worth |
a button he viii not. indulge in any strong
drawn denials, steepedin ignorant prejudice, |
and thus those who have a soul so little that |
it would rattle in mustard seed are esteem
ed for their bitterness and their baseness.-E
If Kanzas has come through the fiery fur /
mace of her Affections without a determina- t
ton to overthrow. the pro-slayery oligarchy /
and do right, so far as they yleonstitutionally |
can. then say, those who have been roast I
ed out, and robbed, and murdered, have not
made good use of their privileges. ~
But am getting too argumentatiye.-I
Congress has begun to take the left hand /
''.shute,'' and are dabbling in the prelimi- F
naries of Lecompton surrender. Calhoun
wants to come back in anticipation of it, /
and few submissives are already putting /
out their feelers for organizing upder that
institution to change Il. To make money,
you know. 1t would make the people of I
Kanzas look SO rich to thus give up their
rights and their manhood. As the slave /
ry party are unable to breathe a single
spark of life into their dead Lecompton gov
they want the Free State men to
help them do it. To change il, you know.