The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-05-21
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We have repeatedly stated that the
Object of that call was to organize netg
pcrty, with neag leaders, with the hope of
dividing the county and Territorial, and,
finally, the State Offices, with neso men,
who would be leaders in the ne,o move
ment. Whether they shall be successful
remains 70 be seen.
The prime movers in getting up the
call for the Republican Convention were
Messrs. Lane, Conway, Thacher and
Vaughan. 1t is probable that Il. P. John
SOD, of Leavenworth, was advisory to it.
The original call contemplated an or
ganization "upon the basis of the Phila-
delphia platform" the leading feature of
which was Congressional interference in
the affairs of the Territories, and is in
these words:
"ResO1csd, That the Consti-
tuition confers upon Congress SoUereiqR
poacer over the Territories of the United
States for their government and that in
the exercise of this power it Is both the
right and the imperative duty of Con-
Gress to prohibit in the Territory those
twin relics Of barbarism-Polygamy and
Slavery"
Agreeably to the spirit of that call, a
county convention, to organize the Re-
publican party in Douglas county, was
held in Lawrence on the 23d of April
last. The spirit of the Philadelphia plat
form was embodied in the third resolu.
ton:
"ThirdlH 1t is the duty of the General
Government, by all legal and Constitution
al means, to promote the interests of
FREEDOM"
Lsavenwortb, AtchisoD, Doniphan, Wy
andott and Breckenridge counties, in Sc
lecting delegates to the Osawatomie Con-
vention, in defining their position in reso-
lutions, took decided position antagonis-
tic to Congressional interference in the af.
fairs Of the Territories, and in favor of
popular sovereignty. In some of those
counties, they even spurned the name of
Republican, and took the name of Ogposii.s'
ton. They saw what a ridiculous ap-
pearance they would make should they
pretend to be Republicans, and in the
same breath eschew the main plank in the
platform OF that party. AS they were
hostile to the administration of James
Buchanan, they found no difficulty in
finding their name-0pposition.
The Osawatomie Convention, then, will
be pie-bald convention at best, uniting,
II they do unite, on principles diametri-
caily opposite to each other-one branch
OF the party, and probably majority of
it, endorsing the Democratic platform Of
1856, and the other the Republican plat
form. 1t follows that i: they adopt the
name of Republican, they will be such on
ly in name, the same as the Democratic
party would be Republican, if it should
steal the name of its opponents.
We have considered this subject in its
various bearings, and have come to the
conclusion that the 0sawatomie Conyeu-
ton cannot take the name of Republi.
can, but viii probably copy after Leaven-
worth county, and will take the name of
Opposition and by resolution they will
invite all persons who are opposed to the
present national administration, to Join
them in their organization. The Repub
lican organization will be wholly discard
ed, and their platform, instead of enter
ing into national issues, will accept those
principles which all parties adopt. In
short, insert as many buncomb features as
possible, and then go home.
Should they adopt the last suggestion,
how viii parties then stand in tho Terri.
ritory !? Lane, Conway, Thacher and
Vaughan will be most shamefully re-
buked, and the conservative element,
composed of persons who were opposed
to the immediate organization of national
parties. and in favor of preserving the
identity of the Old Free State party, will
have triumphed.
Their platform will be almost identical
with the platform of the FREE STATE
party, as recognized at Big Springs on
the 18th inst. Such being the case, what
is there to'hinder the two organizations
being merged into each other? Both
viii be Free State in sentiment, both
adopt popular sovereignty, and both will
oppose the distinctive features of the Re-
publican party as organized at Philadel-
phia, and both oppose the Federal Ad-
ministration. We are willing to make
any reasonable concession, short of the
abandonment of a principle, to bring
about union Of all these elements. The
FREE STATE organization was large enough
to include within its embrace all the ele-
ments combined in the Osawatomie
movement, save the few political aDam-
Phools'-f the reader will allow US to bor-
row tenn from Doesticks-whot thought
the whole object Ofour protracted struggle
IN Kansas was to give them position.-
Having been defeated inthe house of their
friends, and fitted to the Procrusteon bed
which they had made for others, we
shall expect them, hereafter, to lie quiet;
and though some Of them are trimmed