The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-06-04
Probably for The a.s,.


Kansas Constitution making has here
tofore been cursed by the fact, that con-
rentions have been overwhelmingly one
sided. The Lecompton Convention was
utterly Pfo-slavery. The perpetuarion
Of slavery swallowed up all other issues
andgave birthto that fraud, the Lecompton
Constitution. Free State Constitutional
Conversions have been just as far the
other way.
The first Pro slavery Legislature ex-
PEELED seven Free State men who were
legally elected. and enacted the Border
Rufian code. The first Free State Leg
stature turned the tables on the Pro
slavery men. and purged itself of all
opposition, and went to the other extreme,
enactins the odious militia law" which
virtually put the Territory under martial
law, subject to the caprice of one ire
sponsible man.
While the Oil Free State party
was united on the one question of keep,
ing slavery out of X rnsas, it was capable
of making an entire sweep throughout
the Territory. Had the unity of that
party been preserved, not single Pro.
slavery Democrat could have been elected
to the Wyandott Convention. But other
counscls have prevailed, and other parties
have been organized. Which will prove
the strongest, it is diffi:u now to de-
te'mine for very large portion of the
Free State party was composed of men
who had Democratic antecedents, and
would support anti-slavery Democrats
rather than Republicans. They CLAIM,
that there are other interests besides that
of slavery, involved in the establishment
Of the Organic Laws of the prospective,
State of Kansas. 1t may he said, such
men cannot consistently act with tbs
Democratic party, because the national
party is not an anti slavery party. Ar,
the old Garrisonian and Gerrit Smitl
Abolitionists, who wish to abolish sla, err,
and yet belong to parry which pledge
T itself to non interference, whit NOR
consistent ? Are your Phillipses ant
TEACHERS, and Greeleys, who believe tina
color does not make the man, but q
, mau's man for "a that" who are boil,
, in their avowal Of Congressional sove
reign;y over Territories, and yet belon
to, or strike hands, with the Republica
party of Kansas, which ignores III
, equality of the negro and Consressiona
|, sovereignty, any less to he secuted as
4 creeping, wrigsliug adder" that make
Q different professionsto suit different lati
c tudes, and will change its tactics wit
b the changes of the times p The
have not even the shrewdness of som
f would be saints, who
: Atone for sins that they ara inc lined to,
By damning th0se they have no mind t -
u but damn their own course of tactics tn
u loudest.
We think there is probability Of
: large minority of Democrats in the Wy
andott Convention, and enough FIR,
State men to give the Latter the bAlant
Of power. This will prevent the Coz
" vention from hasty or une-siled actio
~ All questions will he more f,irly and il
L telisenily discussed than where lar,
majority controls the Convention.
8 Ii the Republicans tind themselves
Z" a minority, it will not endanger Il
. cause OF freedom in Kansas, aud will
- better for the interests of the people
large. "Vux populi, vox Del" is Il
= voice of the "illustrious Brauscomb," al
we shall acquIesce.