The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-11-15

THE nAHPEE's FERRY AFFAIR A.
PARTY CAPTrAL"-,cfiE DANGER or
USING III.
The Richmond Enquirer has had the
frankness to avow that the IIarpcr's Ferry
revolt is to be turned into party capital;
but what the Enquirer justifes in theory
others Of the co-laborcrs i'll the cause OF
spurious Democracy have put i'll practice
on 4 more extended scale, and with far
greater rcchlcssncss Of truth The efforts
made by the leading organs of the party
in New York to turn the affair to political
account betray want OF truth, candor, and
sclfrespect truly dcplorabie According
10 these superscrviccabie zealOts in the
couse of Slavery, it is enough To convict
any Republican Of high treason, to show
that he ever spoke to or corresponded with
Osawatomie Brown
The fact is well known that Brown took
leading and honorable part in eypelling
tho Missouri ruifians from Kansas If,
Inaddened by their injustice, he afterwards
placed himself in the wrong by carrying
the war into Missouri, the fact only Illus
trates the tendency of such 0utrages to pro-
woke retaliation. While Brown was enga-
in defending himself and neighbors at Os
sawatomie. he had the respect and adnira-
tion of the country he was sustained by
| the contributions of the friends of Free
dom, aud held extensive correspondence
with them. Fragments of their letters re-
lating to Kansas affairs are now found in
his possession, and are make the basis of
deliberate charge of completely in the re-
cent attack on Virginia. The basencss Of
these accusations Is too palpable to need
exposure. They are merely designed fo
party capital; bu: their absuriity is appaa
rent to every Intelligent mind, and the i'm.
preston they will make must be transient.
These attempts to implicate the Repub,
licans in the schemes of Brown may to
some extent affect the approaching elections
in New York and New jersey, but their
worst consequences must fall upon the
South. The Southern newspapers and pol.
iticians who rc-echo them will do 50 at the
peril of the public peace. The will nfal.
libly instil into the minds of the negroes
the idea that great al powerful political
party in the free States "A party which al
ready has the control in all but two or thre,
of those States-is ready to liberate then
by act of Congress, or even by war o.
determination against their masters Th,
politicians who invent or repeat these false
hoods know them TO be false, but the ignor
ant negroes who will hear or read then
will take them ut their word They vii
listen eagerly, they will meet together il
companies or gangs aud talk the matter
over. and their long snothcred hopes o
freedom will kindle into life As tim,
passes, and their hopes are deferred, they
will become impatient Of restraint, they
will eonspire among themselves, and endea
vor to realize through bloody insurrection
the dreams of freedom which Democratic
: demagogues had taught them to expect a
the hands of the Republicans. The incen
diaries whom the South has to fear are thcs
demagogues. who, for the sake OF frighten
ing timd men from Republican party. ar
intoxicating the spirit of instruction anon:
the slaves
1t is only two or three weeks ago that W
pointed out this necessary effec, of sucl
falschoods, when We had 10 suspicion tha
so soon an event would occur, well calcula
ted to call them forth with tenfold profu
sion. But We feel il to bc due to the Soutl
and to the cause of humanity again to sig
warning Of the danger Every statcmen
: duplicating the Republican party in tn
Harper's Ferry affair, which appears in
Southern newspaper or issues from the lip
> of a demagogue, is a brand which ma
light the fires of in-urrection Think Of ii
ye people Of the South, who have interest
at stake higher and boiler than those whicl
depend upon the success of party. Gu
paper is seen and read by few Of you; bu