, 1859-05-30
3ateaa Grihutte.
KANHAE POLITICS.

KAN&2S POLITICS..
The dissolution Of the old Free State and
Pro~Slavery parties in Kansas, and their ~.
construction aa Republican aud Democratic,
arc events Of tic first importance to the future
Of that Territory, and, in view Of the princa-
pies they 1iaye- now declared As well as their
past struggles and achievements, to
the country Mt large. The thieves, per
jurcrs, cut-throats and ballot-stu1ers Of Kan.
sas history have generally burnt themselves /
up with thrce-cent whisky, gone 1narauding to
Arizona, or left the Territory to avoid becom-
ing food for Graud Jnrics. Such Of them as
still remain have doubtless given in their ad-
hesion to tho Democratic party Of tue Terri
toTy, as they were always the pets Of the
Democracy O! the milton. The Republican
party Of Knnsas embraces the bulk Of the old
Free State organization, including oil who
we're rcady at any time to fight slavery
out Of tho Territory with any
known weapons. Tho Democracy Of the
Territory are made up Of pro-slavey
men pure and simple; and men who trained
in tile Free State ranks for lack Of any other
abiding placc--who wers opposed to slavery
in Kansas, but in favor Of it every ~lcrc else
whose obstinacy and pcrverscness so thwart-
I'd the efforts Of the real haters Of slavery, and
So encouraged and coufortcd the opposite Gas
lion, that it became necessary to slit them out.
All these have found their shelter under tho
Cincinnati platform. where they eau profess
to be MS much opposed to slavery as anybody,
uud yet vote for it Al all general and special
elections
These arc the parties let us glance Mt their
platforms The name Of Democracy bears
such intolerable odor in Kansas that no ticket
eau hope to win under it. unless by sutnors-
ing its principles. Hence We find that the
Democratic preamble disposcs of the slavery
question by declaring it to be " settled in favor
"ofa free State beyond :he possibility Of further
controversy" This is tho lame conclusion
which Democratic Presidents. Cabinets and
Congresses haye reached, after five
wears Of savage warfare upon the frcemen
If Kausas-" settled III favor Of free
"statc beyond the possibility Of further con.
'.t;ovcrS:!" Has Mr. Buchanan any reco.-
lection If Silliman letter. in which kansas
WIS said to be as tlnc1l a slave Stale as Geor
x.a or South Caro}ina: ''iIow it could ever
..h,vr l,een seriously doubted, Is mystery!'
But the platform of the Kansas Democrats
takes issue with the PARTY Of the natiou
i'll declaring further, that the next State Con-
s'it.ltiou ntuss positively he submitted to
the people Of tbs Territory for rati.
1ication os rejection: and again. that ''tln:
t.ylcyts uf the prc-rn,ptio4 law would lo bet
..tsr ef1:+.tcl hy giving homestead to every
..',vt I'D. settler and cu!.irator Of the public
''4nds" These professions arc simply bats
s1s than anywhere else that the more Demo
.r:l:s there arr in the next Congress the less
likely vii he tic success Of either principle.
TIL. I,rcd Scott decision is ignored. and indeed
the only str:igllt-out unmistakaLc feature ally
ing these KA.1sas nongrels with tile National
Democracy, is found iu resolution asserting
t;!c original and essential infcriority q? ,c nc
srn rn>c." This plank stamps them emphatic
;ljv as the copyists and followers Of douglas.
On the whole, The remnants Of Bordor RufIiansn,
have made the most Of 4 desperate case. They
go into tic campaign with harllya Democratic
sentiment on their lips, but shouting Justify,
"nown viii, the nigger<!'
The Republican platform Of Kansas, which
wc published yesterday. is a candid enuncia-
tion If the principles identified with the Ma
tioral Republican party. That it will CON-
mand the votes Of very large majority Of tue
people, VIC have no donbt whatever. It is sig.
niGcant Of the popular feeling that the Ossa'
watonlie Convention rejected tho motion to
ety'c itself an Opposition party. Its principles
its name and its Mon are Republican, and tic
first trial Of strength III the Territory vii
proclaim Kansas overwhelmingly Republican
Aud then tue great struggle around this out.
post Of civilization involving the Freedom Of az
empire larger than tho whole territory e:.st o
the Mississippi, will have ended in triumph
Of the eternal right.