The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-08-13

cry vote of the Territory; and in the in
sertion of the word white in the Constitu-
ton, making as strong a bid to negro
haters. The former is negative merit,
which is by no means due to devotion
to free principles The latter is posi-
tive outrage upon the manhood of the
negro-a denial of his most essential
rights, and a contemplate bid, for the
operation of the very men at whom
they turn up the whites of their eyes in
such holy horror because they voted for |
negro exclusion.
Did we believe that the negro was un-
worthy of being counted one of the "peo-
ple," by whose authority the Wyandott
Constitution pretends to derive its exist
ence; did we favor crushing him as an in
ferior, because he is black merely, we
might come on to the Lawrence addition
to the 0sawatomis platform, and shout
huzzas for the "ghite mans Constitution"
aud the "lrhite mans party" which has
made that infamous instrument test Of
Republicanism. When we do this, how
ever, and agree to place the negro on an
inferior basis to the white man, and to
exclude him from share in the govern
ment, we shall extend the same principle
to its legitimate conclusion, the exclusion
of the negro from Kansas. If he is TO be
told that he he's no business at the polls,
or in the legislative halls, or as an officer
under the Constitution, it is but carrying
out the principle to tell him that the
'uhite mans party"-which the Republic
cans now claim to be-do not wish him
to come on the soil Of Kansas.
The old anti-slavery men who have
battled against negro exclusion from the
polls, as well as the soil, will not hest
tate to class the "white mans partly
professedly Republicans on the same
basis with the negro hating Democracy
the latter of whom have the advantage Of
n both boldness and consistency.
n The question has still another aspect
: The free negro, just emancipated from
J. the tyranny Of Southern STAKEHOLDER
q and an ignorant foreigner, unable to un
IS derstand our institutions, if he does ou
J. language, both land, from the same steam
le er, on the soil of Kansas. The former il
:. representative of the class for whom
l. the Republicans of Kansas have under
N gone such martyrdom-for whom to-da,
they profess the intensest devotion anc
=. aspire to championship of his rights
i they welcome him 10 their homes; the,
re recognize him as an equal in business an,
VI financial matters. They tax his property
~ school his children with their own, an,
lg provide for him when in6rmity or i'm
ne providence make him a burden on tn
o. State. He comes to the polls, but VIM
~ A. Phillips, N. F. Conway and T. I
We rhacher inform him that he has no busi
st ness at the polls-he is blacL they hav
&c ing pledged the Republican party to til
"a Wyandott Constitution. made suffrage
d. ,cbite mans privilege, and he must stan
of-remember his place in society as q
ne inferior, or go to Liberia, where black me
~ can vote and hold office. The Africa
to vote of Kansas is so small notU, and likel
of to be, that the Republicans can't afford t
e. make bid even of Lawrence corner lc
nc for it, so the black man is disfranchse
n. from political rights by the Republica
nv party of Kansas.
He On the other hand, the German or IL
g. Irishman who lands at the same time wit
q, the negro, is met by Mr.. Thacher with a
do importantly brooking no denial, that l.
he shall enroll himself as one of the "whi
'Sl mans party" of Kansas, because he is OIL
90 of the people, because the Republics
tie Constitution-framed at Wyandott, in
err Convention where no citizen oe Wyal
u dott was represented, nor single civilize
, Wyandott Indian, though an America
citizen, permitted to vote on the questic
- of DISTINGUISHING himself, because he W
''O not "telite"-will give them polite
" rights so soon as they have been in Il
u" Territory six months, and have declare
w their intentions of becoming citizens
W thus "alfording," in the language of IL
D' Lawrence Republican, "a renewed il
~ stance of the generous liberality of Il
- Republicans of Kansas toward our foreigl
VI, born population !" The foreigner mu
III be Republican because that party h
been so generously liberal to him! The
nd have put in bid for the foreign vo
ed simply, and hope to win it. They di
ost franchised the negro, because his vo
ny counted nothing they DISTINGUISHED tt
If civilized Indian, because they feared I
It'll bid would secure for them the India
is vote.
ale They may have been liberal, but ha,
or- not been just.
n Such is the position day of the pari
n in Kansas which processes that its ina
nd appeals must be to conscience and to NOR
on rIght"-a party whose oracles, Phillip
nd Thacher and Greeley, took the position
his OSawatomie, that the negro should not
err deprived of liberty without having Il
of privilege of casting his vote against Il
to outrage-yet all of these oracles no
'er sanction the Acknowledgement of the NJ
Id gro, and Phillips and Thacher that of IL
Its Indian.
nd Trampling under foot the fundament
X principles of their own party, of civil 60,