Freeman's champion., 1858-08-12
&C. Had Rather Join the Democrat
ic than the Black Republican
Party"

ic than the Black Republican
Party"
Such was the remark recently made
in our hearing by person claiming
to be Free State man.
Friend are you aware of what you
are saying? DO you pretend to call
yourself a Free State man while You
express such sentiments as that p
You answer in the affirmative, do you?
Well, let us pry into the matter lit
tie, and examine your consiStencies.
Please answer these questions, friend !:
Who repealed the Missouri Com
promise, and thus destroyed solemn
compact mutually entered into be-
tween the representatives Of Freedom
and Slavery, wherein Slavery was to
be forever excluded from this soil
which has cost the sacrifice of our
treasure and blood to make free? T.
Who placed the reins of the Ter
ritorial Government into the hands Of
Slavery Governors, Pro- Slavery
Judges, Pro.Slavery Marahals-in
short, into the power Of unrelenting
enemies of your principles?
Who, when our Territory was in
vaded, our ballot.boxes either stuffed
or destroyed, our archives seized,
our government completely wrested
from us--Sustained these plunGering
and numbering vandals ?
Who were the first to spurn the
Squatter Sovereignty doctrine, when
the Freemen Of Kanzas were endeav =
oring to carry it out?
Who, when the avenues Of emigra.
ton were blockaded against all friends
of free Kanzas by the Slave power,
sanctioned the outrages and took no
steps to redress the wrongs Of ag-
grieved people?
Who sent armies here to force us
into submission of obnoxious laws
thrust upon us against our will by a
foreign country, and even occasioned
the elfusion Of blood in its atrocious
and tyrannical schemes ?
Who rallied, scoffed, sneered at and
ridiculed the efforts of the Freemen
of kanzas to release themselves from
the CALLING yoke fastened upon them
by the tyranny of the Slave power
and chuckled and proclaimed thai
"the Abolitionists of Kanzas were
but rOaping their just deserts ?"
Who refused to render aid unto
your appeals for assistance to enable
you to maintain your rights and t.
keep soul and body together for the
want Of suStenance
Who refused to send q Com mittee
to the Territory to learn the true con
dition Of our people?
Who caused TO be removed Gov
ernors,' and other officers over us
whenever they manifested disposi'
tions to do us justice?
Who caused our public stations tc
be filled with murderers and charac'
ters known to be bitterly obnoxious
to the people Of Kanzas ".
Who endeavored to force upon u'
a Constitution totally at variance with
our principles, and one which was
spurned by nine 'tenths Of our people?
Who avowed that Slavery was bet
ter than Liberty by telling us that W.
might have State government ant
millions Of treasure by consenting
to allow Slavery, but neither if WI
preferred Freedom ? 'o.
Answer these questions, friend, ant
then tell us if you prefer the Dem
ocratic to the Republican party. l
you still maintain your assertion, anC
yet avow yourself Free State man
you are as well enabled to demon
strate that two and two make 6ve, ol
that black IL white, as that you car
consistently cooperate with the Dem
ocratic party. Friend, you are joking
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