Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-24
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The Test Of Their Sincerity The COM
prehensive, yet perfectly simple and feasible
plan sketched yesterday by Mr. Toombs, in
describing, in the Senate, the bill he proposes
to bring forward for settling the existing diff
culties in Kansas, will test the sincerity of
the protestatiOns CT the self-styled " friends of
freedom" in that body, that they are strug-
gling simply to protect the right of the bona
hde people Of Kansas to govern themselves
under such a State government as they may
fairly elect. His bill will propose to enact
that sufficient number Of competent persons
shall be charged with the duty of taking
census and making registry of all the bona
fde white male inhabitants now in the Terri.
tory, who alone shall be authorised to vote
upon the State Constitution; which question
shall be decided by vote of the people only
day or SO prior to the approaching Presi-
Dental election, when all parties belonging
elsewhere disposed to interfere in the affairs
of Kansas will necessarily be SO busy with
political matters at home, as to make it very
sure that few indeed, from non -slaveholding
or slaveholding States, will essay to play over
the game that has created SO much trouble in
the Territory. We recommend the frank, can
did and manly speech of Mr.. T., to which We
refer above, tc those interested, as embracing
a key to the solution of the difficulties in
Kansas likely to prove satisfactory to all who
are DESTROYS only that the principle of consti-
tutional popular sovereignty shall be faith
fully carried out there without let or hindrance
from any quarter whatever
The Champion Of Free Speech. The pub.
lie will judge Of the value Of the patriotic
protestations of the Republican Know No.
thing members of Congress, who are so Justify
protesting against the fracas of Mr.. Brooks
with Mr.. Sumner, as having involved O terri
bic Violstion Of the liberty Of speech, from
the action Of Mr.. Campbell, On Saturday
night last at the head Of gang Of indigenu-
Gus believers from the lodges, in the old line
Wing meeting
his vlndcation CT the right of free speech
on that occasion was truly charaotehstic of
his present political associations, and contrast
ed with great force, indeed, with the tenor Of
his course In the House on the Brooks and
Sumner affair. Backed by crowd of vocifer-
Gus Know Nothings, he boldly went TO the
Wing meeting unasked and certainly unde-
sired, as he was given to understand the
moment he showed his nasal organ In the
hall, and there refused to permit set of gen.
uemen from whom he differs politically az
wide as the poles, to assemble and exercise
me night Of free speech thrusting himself
among and upon them, to force his anti Wing
sentiments down their throats. Yer;Jx his
share IN the meeting Of Saturday night last
affords fair example of the value of Know
Nothing Republican " shrieks' for thu v;nS;.
cation Of the liberty of speech, as alleged 70
be involved in the Brooks and Sumner fraca,
The "HalfBfeeds. IA convention Of Half
Breeds assembled some days since in New
York, and, after much excitement among
themselves, nominated Speaker Banks foi
President, and Vim. +. Johnston for Vice
President; but not feeling satisfied with their
iabors they sent committee to consult their
more shady brethren in Philadelphia. What
advice was given has not yet become public.
We know that the pure, full-blooded Know
NOthings do not recognize their hall. blooded
relatives; while their more sable kinsmen are
shy Of them because their blood is too pale
The embassy TO Philadelphia returned without