The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-05
Lane. claim. on III. Republicans Of Kansas.

Lanes Claims on the Republicans Of Kansas.
The Lane party is still unsatished with
their defeat at Topeka They are despera-
tely attempting to control the primary elec-
tions and secure a United States Senator
ship for James H. Lane. The power Of
Seward gold is failing; the promises Of Of
fee, as federal appointees, are about run
through-Lane, it is said, having promised
every postmastership, Indian agency, mar
shalship and judgeship, has been com
PEELED, as last resort, to promise one of
his tools the Lecompton land ofiee-hence
an appeal is taken to the people on the en-
inent services of James H. Lane, and his fit
ness to represent the Western element Of
the population of Kansas.
On the 17th of October meeting was
held in Lawrence to manufacture pub
lie sentiment for James H. Lane. WIN. A.
Phillips, of Arrapahoe, was the orator of
the occasion. His speech has been pub
lished in the Republican of the 9th ult.-
He speaks about the "aspiring regency"
which seeks to control the avenues to office,
and intimated that combinations Of no
common character threatens the disruption
of our party in order to crafty individual
antipathies and strengthen an aspiring re-
gency." Perhaps no man is better posted
in the plot now thickening between H. P.
Johnson and Lane, in reference to the State
election, than Mr.. Phillips. Hence, he can
speak Of this matter by authority. His ref
erence, time and again, to the disruption of
he party, reminds the reader of the South
ern threats Of disunion. Like fre-eaters,
they could not be content with disunion
speeches, but embodied Mr.. Phillips idea
in the following resolutions, adopted by that
meetings:
Resolred, That the great services of Gen.
James H. Lane to the interests of Kansas,
and his uniform devotion to the principles
of Republican freedom, have endeared him,
above all other men, to the hearts of the
people of Kansas.
Rssolred, That we are in favor of the
election of General Lane to the United
States Senate, as an act of political Justice,
he denial of which would Justly subject us
20 the charge of grossest ingratitude.
RESOLVED, That any attempt BY political
mtIiguers to defeat the well-understood
wish of the people on this subject, will in
evitably react upon them, and may result
most disastrously to the integrity and sue
cess of the Republican party itself.
The committee made wonderful progress
in defining the antecedents of Lanes politi-
cal history. If we are to believe them, he
showed his "uniform devotion to the princi-
pies of Republican freedom,n by stumping
for Gen. Pierce in 1852, by voting for Linn
Boyd for Speaker of the House in 1853, by
sustaining the Democratic party at every
step of the Kansas-N Nebraska bill which
opened up Kansas to slavery. He showed
It by withdrawing from politics during the
Organization of the Republican party il
Kansas, and not joining that party until he
was pretty sure of its success. o.
The committee overestimated Lanes DO.
sition in the Republican party. He is by
no means its backbone. The hope of the
aation does not, as they intimate, depend or
ais election to the United States Senate
There is no danger that the defeat of mar
whose foot is scarcely inside the Republi.
can camp, will "result most disastrously tc
he integrity and success of the Republican
party itself" Ohio, Minnesota and Iowa
will not go over to the Democracy just be.
cause Lane fails to be popular enough il
Kansas to be sent to the United States Sen
ate.
The Seward Club has slightly overdon'
The matter. Like the little boy, who's,
father instructed him to hide in the fenc,
corner and cry "boo," when he rode pas
on his colt, they have made altogether "to'
big a boo for so little horse.'