Year: 1859

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Congress? I mistake the signs of the
times, if large majority Of the people
are not opposed to it. l do not think
that any one, familiar with the senti-
ments Of the people of Kansas. win gain
saw it. Its reasonable that this senti-
ment should preponderate. It is not sin
sular that this doctrine should obtain
power here, where it has been expert
mentally successful; and this people will
not be likely to stdltify themselves by
denying to the people of other Territories
the same rights and powers, as American
citizens, that they have exercised them
selves. As Free Soilers. they win insist
upon it as the most certain and adequate
protection that can be thrown over the
new Territories against the introduction
of slavery as American citizens, they
will advocate it as measure Of justice
and equality, which no friend of the
Union. or supporter ofthe Constitution, in
what section of the country soever he
may dwell, can object to, or oppose.


Ifthis be the true position of majority
Of the people Of Kansas upon this vital
question of the Republican party, it is
clear that, at the present time, they can
not join that party without making sac
ri6ce Of their principles and such an
union would be unnatural, and utterly
unworthy their intelligence and honesty.


1 believe, in regard to the sentiments
of the people of Kansas against the inter-
vention, by Congress, in the domestic af-
fairs of the Territories, that they are just
and honestly entertained, and that sooner
or later this doctrine will become a set
tied principle in the politics of the coun-
try; and l believe, moreover, that the
State of Kansas will take the lead in sus-
tanning this principle as the proper in-
strumcntality in settling, finally and for
ever, the question of slavery as a national
issue.


There seems to be but little danger oi
any considerable number of the Free
State men, who are so from principle, GO
ing off from their own sacred altars, to
fall down and worship the false gods oi
Buchanan Democracy; forsuch it is, how.
ever much a concealment of the fact may
be studied by those who are chief in the
movement known as the organization ol
the Democratic party in Kansas. Think
that few of the Old Free State men may
give in adhesion to the Democratic party
as at present organized, and none except
those who may have enviable prospect.
for place. These allurements have over.
come the virtue of some members O.
that party already; it is not improbabl,
that others may be coaxed off in tn,
same manner.


Then Free State men cannot consis
family join the Republican party, unless
they are willing to embrace the full faitt
of that party, Congressional intervention
aud all.


They cannot join the new fledgec
Democracy-that is certainly out of tn,
question. There is, then, but one alter
native, and that is, for the Old Free Stat,
party to re-organize and re-vitalize its ele
ments and go into the contest with tn,
zeal and courage that has distinguished i
in past time. With this party, any mai
opposed to slavery in Kansas, and in favo
of leaving the question for the people t,
decide for themselves elsewhere, may act
whatever may have been his former part,
predictions. l think they err, who re
gard the mission of that party complete
1t may have originally been intended tha
the organization should only last unit
the contest betweeen freedom and SLAYER,
was settled +; buta party, with its virtues
its honesty, patriotism and iberality, wa
not designed for so ephemeral life. j
is made Of the right kind of material, an,
its influence should be, and 1 have n
doubt will be felt in our State govern
ment for years to come. In thus charac
terizing the Free State party, do no
wish to be understood as including thos
miscreants who came away from He
Majesty's dominion to kindle the FIRE O
insurrection in our Republic, nor any on
that sympathized with them, neither do
mean that small number of men who :, i
the name Of Republicanism, have plum
dered and robbed, and ruled with terru
for the last year, one half of southen
Kansas, nor their sympathizers. But


mean those Free State men who did tn
fighting in '55 and '56, and who did th
voting in '57 and '58, and who hav
since stood up for the execution of tn
laws, without respect to persons or par
ties. Such party should be preserved
| it has done glorious things in times gon'
by, and will, trust, do much good in tn
future. E. 8. LOWMAN.


Another Important Deeision-


It will be recoI.ectd that, in consequence
Of decision of the Supreme Court, tina
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