New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26
THE "UNION" SAVED.
From Our Special Corr spondent.
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From ONr Specla spohueht.
LAWRENCE, X. T., June Is 1857.
am gratifed in being able TO announce the sal
Walton of the "Urion," on no less authority than
that of Gov. Robert j. Walker; still more graft
fed that this wac secured by the Frees Con-
vention at Topeka. In conversation with the Hon.
Judge Potter of Wisconsin, who is on a visit to
Kansas, our Territorial Governor stated that the
adoption of the fourth resolution and the voting
down Of the substitute of Judge Conway, saved the
Union" Next to gratitude for such momen.
tous result, the people of the ."Urion ought to
feel the most profound veneraton for the sages who
insisted on the substitute and also for the whole rs
semblaee at Topeka, without the convocation of
which the unfortunate Union wOlld have been a
mere historic record. Indeed | AIR not sure hut
Judge Conway and his cOntreres, DR.. Leonhardt,
Mr.. Army, and, as invoke gratitude, and had the
honor to BE- the first speaker called by the people,
let me say that "we" merit the most profound re
gard Of the whole Union-saving faculty For had
it not been introduced it could not have been
voted down, and thus without such . needfu initia-
tive step the Union would have been crashing its
gums in tOphet
What renders this mere creditabe ir the fact that
the people of Kansas ARE kept out of that Union, :"
in the salvation Of which they have been such Il
blessed fundamentally. The Hon. Robert j. Walk
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They have announced with wOetu b owls the dire
impending calamity. They have been whipping up
reluctant North 10 the Endorsement of all kinds OF
political rascality, merely 10 save the - Union"
Let It be sounded, then, from Beershebe TO Dan,
that al these bowling fears have vanished that the
. tniol is another Peter. and that the Black
Republicans Of Kansas, in convention assembled,
have done shat the democracy and Mlllard Fill.
more could not do, and that man of such penetra.
lion as Coy. Walker sees and voluntarily admits it,
Let US examine the resolution that produced such
important resats:
- That The Constitution framed and adontsd AZ Topeka had
it's origin in fHet necessity the offspring the lppt
will and experience has proved the wisdom OF those who
framed IL and u IL ahe duty of the Legislature and oece,
elected under plete The State organization and o
is uesdiuess tor neces, II
The people shall Teqn.Te'
1t will be seen that sthe memorable savior lust
quoted possesses the highly characteristic Union.
saving quality OF being vague Let us look at the
substitute fraught with such awful results
Rasolted l. That while we ilscaIn any intention 10
pOy force the Authority Of our Government we do
recommend u The people Of kGsss that they ,olltasy
peacefully tnd unves sally accept re oLy Iel u'Neth
aud act ali things with and 20 the Government
establishes under the Topeka Consultations that they should
Iook TO 1t exclusively 30 extend protection 20 individual shts
and 10 egu@te ell the relations Of soey end that they should
refer all Their personal oToyersies 10 ia Judicial tribunals
for adj Indication aud settlement and should eTupuOuJ abide
Abe decisions Of the that they should ia ue adopt IN
OIL les details AID the business Of Jsy @ and every
where respect Is egislAtOn binding upon them; and its
official (0netionATa entitled their obedience the end
tt the Aforesaid Government shall become the lying Govern
yosnt 81 the community"
II viii be seen that both Of these resolutions