Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-09-18

sas fer the sake or in the hope of making
palitcal capital therefrom. Let US confront
THIS fslsehood with recorded, undeniable
taets.- 44@uaszzs,s--.-,.
!. The Republicans in the last congress.
oy tie help of some Members of other par
;ies WHO dared not vote against so mani
testify tst a proposition, originated and car
lied he Kansas Investigations. Had their
antagonists wished the Facts evolved aud
authenueally set forth, yet feared that the
House Investigating Committee would not
present them fairly, they might feadily have
sent out another Investigating toIonittee
from the Senate, to present their side Of the
question. They din tt6ihing Of the kind
because tuey knew that the material facts. if
fairly SET forth, w6uIl mike an intptession
on the community fa9orable to tie Free
State caase. Tney strouuously resisted in
vestigation, eca'ise they knew that its gem
eral rgsalt must tell against their side
The Investigation having been rfadc and
It's results submitted, the Republicans in the
House unanimously urged and voted fer the
admission u Kansas into the Union Under
her Free State Constitution DID this look
like prolouging the agitltion' Had Com
gress done what the Republicans thus pro-
posed, the National agitation respecting Kan
sas would have ceased with the abuse Of
Federal power which caused il And 50
Just Ard pacifying was this proposition that,
though tie Republicans were nliutfity Of
the House, II finally prevailed in than body
All the Republicans present voted for il,
with some Members Of ether parties Of
course. ii was defeated in the Senate, Uecause
Slavery controls that tedy, but it receieei
all the Republican vote. therc. We defy
Apy nau to give a reason for rejecting this
proposition not FOUNDED in devotion or sub
serYieucy to Slavery. Who can doubt that,
if S,oYcry had not beeu involved, such men
Douglas aud Cass would have said, ''Let
llaaaas be Jr4isted a State, anal ist her
peeFle settle AMONG themselves auy qnes-
aious whiea may IcuIin Or may hereattcr
arise. Here is framework Of Safe Gov
eruueuf. it secures sll powsr 70 the People
LetIhem~ st le ut,dcrit tl.eir own quar-
re!s.'' a. al events. !, j. 10 fault Of the
Kepublicans that t.is early opportunity 10
take tie Kansas question: out OF iAe srena OF
-Nadon.3 p,liqes was rejected
Il There ted5ng 40 leuger a hope If such
admission, the Republicans il the House
proceeded at the ,st session te frame aeW
bill for the settlement Of the Kansns troa-
hles This Jll ignereI the Pree-State Gov
,eralaent on the ane haRd, and superseded
the Logas Legislature on tLe other, ordering
a ue7g feNitorial Eleciioa uHdet careful pre-
.oautis,is gnd safeguards against Illegal voting
and tbus repttel alltde questions in dispute
TO direct an6 free rete of the PcaPle o.
Kansas Sonsau;festly fair aad'aoaciliatcry
was tbs pro;oa;tion thet nan'y otaer tAan
Espa5iicans we're eorssrGiae9 to vote for it,
,apd Il gent tis- e,lsh Ike House By nearly
sswenty- toa5arity. IL az t9e Seuate eenearred
aud }h, R,.4t:tl,ea aBi his s9bo-linates Lon-
,estlr executed tbe measure, al tGt!ler 2gita-
tion respecting Kansas o1tside her own Dor
ders woald have been qbgiatcd. Bur the
Slave Power dared not trust a vote ct the
people Of Kansas; 50 the Seuate again reject
ed the iIeaee proposition. Cau Republicans
be blamed for this! Can they be accused of
wishing to prolong the agitation which they
2eye done t:leis best 20 preeludea
III. .3utNf. Z uohaaan was lsaugurated,
and N Is Inaugural declared r the duty Of
el.e L 7ederal GovcsAaleat to secure to every
inhabitaa. af Kansas fair gote ca tie grave
question iugolyeiiu tasir defnitiye organ
.za.ion as State. Gov. Walker was dis
patched 10 Eansss, and there Issued M elab-
crate Address, yeiferating Mr.. Bsehanan's
picdee. lie afterEard made speech after
speech, simplifying aud pIakine aeanHe the
pledge OF i fair AMI free election. ''Fery
~cll,' say tue Ffee-State men of Kansas;
f'we take ysa at yegr word We will leave
cur State Government in a5eyanee and vote
1T the next Territorial Election Dut
storm Is heSeapou raiaed NJ the sasth, for
1t is notorious that u free aud fair election
will nrset the Bosder-Rueian pseeudeucy.
Walker is stigRlatized from State to Ssute
"a "a traitor to the South. though it IS no
torious that be has merely repeated Mr.
Buchausu's pledge, aud profcssed his iaicn-
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paralyzed the Administration and couptetc-
ly transformed Walker. Not word j. nov
Ieard from him IN favor Of hariag all ih'
inhabitauts OF Kansas vote at che 0utebel
election He pretedds 70 have jast discos
cred IA important mistake in his Tcpeki
speech as printed weeks ago. lie Las per-
united the Border Raffian presiding officer
of the Two branches Of the bogus Legislatur,