New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-20
KANSAS.
THE PRO-sLAvERY CONVENTION AND
GOV. WALKER.
s,-.;al Correspondent,

LECONPTON, July ~, 1900
ii. ,A.ein 70 think there s some virtue IN commit
..s. 10 Wal. on hcstating Governors. Since 1nc
Pro Slnery Committee waited ON Gov. "a.Se'
after the Big Springs Convention, be eas pee"
,bout 40 ortl odox as AtchsVn or Strns'e'o"' ii''
partisan efforts at pao we're equal u Tue '"''V
hcitous touches Of Gov. Shannon III HIS p''"'
days. His participation in the recent 1 .v'9'
Nominating Convention was anotncr dec'ao" 'NP'
x,.,, r., t.,,,,ce. the Free.State asseinoinSes as
-ohoI,;o,s , he participates in the Pro-ol"e'y
~ ..;on He assures them that he VIII i"k
~ az, !" az n party, to suppress al din'cu'.es'
"a ,hanks them for their aid ana e"opeIa'i"1Dn
in the execution OF the lerri'or'ai l'Ms'
III, o.ber step in partisan weakness that was eis ~
"a! uss 10 congratulate them on The NOMINATION,
ni no did But here is the official report IRON
The onion extra: W.
:. Hs Exeelency returned his thanks to the Na-
t;opa Democratic party of kansss Territory Tor CO.
snera,,n viii h they had extended to him IN the exc
ANTON Of the Territorial laws and his efforts to pre-
erye the peace Of the Territory He aid he iotende
to lock to them for support IN his eiors 10
difficulties and prevent collision lie -xpre'sed h9
determination TO labor, by all iair ana honoraois
means; by argument; by appeals to ths reason anu
patriotism Of the people, 10 insure peace 10
and remove all just cause oil oiSsa'i''ecuou. nc
stated bis entire concurrence IN Tue r;no a,
III.
form and thereby declared that the people OF ndnS't
should decide for themselves what shouu DE lei
firm Of ooyernmen Mt and their soclal Institutions lh
onclu,icn he rendered HE hearty congratulations on
the results of the Convention aud expressed his entire
approval OF the nomination they had made: DuiiIg
the delivery Of mis- brief and admirable address, tn
Governor was interrupted by burts OF applause IL
resumed his Feat amid loud cheers.
The resolutions 10 which the Governor refers so
approyingly are those adopted by the mcngre Con-
yenton Of January, the basis OF which was String
fellow resolution that none but sound Pro Slavery
men should be permitted to participate In 1t. But
the Governor did not stand alone in this adhesion to
the Pro-Slavery faction. Here is another portion
Of the report;
Secretary Stanton was loudly called for and re-
sropded in his usual eloquent and able style entirely
concurring in the action Of the Convention, and con-
graduated them upon the harmony which character
ICED their deliberations. ,
To show that il was quite harmonious reunion"
I give the only extra resolutions added to those
adopted in January:
ROred That it is the sentiment the People Of Kansas
that The 1dan e 70 aa their LANDS opened to the
patton and settlement Of the active and enterprlsine
venton for d. sra TO the Congress the United STATE the
importance OF THE matter and instruct him to use Gil dgence
Resoed That People of Kansas claim aud entitled
70 many Of advatsee and aids flowing from Tue
have been received by other ne" territories
md other States OF tine Unon and that we nrhr Instruct
Kansas grants public lands for educational aud i'm
Rcsoite5 That the National Democratic party Of Kansas
Territory pledges itself 70 the support and maintenance his
Exe9sy Robert Weaker n R r., 9e PsSg ana
So the Governor and the Pro- Slavery party are
one. He relies OF them, and they rely on him.
What makes the last resolution more funny Is that
il is incorporated and made part oi the old batch, In
which there is one asserting that the various Offices
in the Territory of right enure to the CITIZENS OF
the Territory. The latter resolution was framed at
H. had axrlta
suspicious and wrath, and when it was seriously
mooted to elect Territorial Governor.
In is matter of small moment that the Conven-
lion was packed. Only six counties were really
represented in the Convention. Major Clark, who
lives still near LecOmptOn, profcssed to represent
Bourbon. Fred. Emory, another murderer, repre-
sented Riley; and SO it was with the representation
of some other counties, there being only nominal
representation. Again. From Shawnee County
they had every PrO-Slayery man living there, except
three and two of the number reported profess to be
Free-State men when at home. From that county
there were thirty-three delegates. As have sald
however, the Pro-Slayery party were there repre-
sented. A Convention in which such men as
Sheriff Jones, Clark, Emery, Clarkson. MLcan,
Jenkins, Marshall, Tebbs, Anderson. Butcher and
others figure is not liable to the charge OF beng
"mixed." A fair sprinkling Of Missouri, halfand-
half residents, were in 1t.
That Gov, Walker should thus have identified
dication of the termination Of his med;atOrlal mis-
sion He identifies himself with the usurpng party,
eOpcurs in their action, and assures them that he
will look 10 them in case of difficulties. 1t IS hard
Cor some men to act with dignifed mpartiality. 1t
is still harder to judge the actions OF polltlcal
trckster. On one hand, he assures the people that
thew shall have "fir elections" and that the popu-
Iar viii shall regulate their affairs On the other,
he eagues with usurpers and murderers, ana calls
on them to aid him in maintaining then usurped au-
thoriiy and laws which make the balUt-boX farce.
walker tries to keep his action with these men az
secret as possible and ncODsiderabe part OF tier
conventions are merely secret caucuses.
Meanwhile he is still intriguing to break down
the Free-State party. Not, as formerly, by appeals
10 the people or interviews with men 81 tried char
acter. The meanest, weakest and most mobile OF
those processing to be Free-State are his agents.
Recently, the editor Of paper Published IN the 10
terror of Kansas Informed me that Brown OF Ihe
Herald Of Freedom had tried to induce HIM 70 JON
what he styled the "Walker party;" had ted
him that party was to be formed, and that the
Topeka Constitution was TO be abandoned, and the
State organization broken down, and that this
"Walber party" would be dominant.
In the same way an ambitious young politician,
formerly obtaining fair share If the confidence
OF the Free-Sta men, has been abOrlng t. have
the ensuing Convention which is called to nominate
State officers packed that it will abandon the
State organization, and nominate him as candidate
for Territorial Delegate in the Fall. While this
pseudo walker party" is trying to hew its way
into the Free-State ranks, Gov Walker is giving IN
his adhesion to the regular PrO-Sayery party
A gentleman who recently went from Bloomfield to
Kansas, writing to friend under date of June II,
1857, Gays:
Last Monday was the day for the election Of Dor.