New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-25
THE ACTING GOVERNOR IN A GUAM
DAIRY.
Nam Oar SPECIAL oersspopSent
LECOMPToN, X. T., May 10


LECOMPTON, h. T., May IL, 1851.
Mr.. Secretary Stanton is beginning to learn
kttle about Kansas affairs. He has not seen much
Of them yet, only one phase, and that the peace
able but it nevertheless appears to have evolved
few ideas from his brain. The people have been
waiting pers patiently for the collection of the
taxes and other intimated modes of " enforcing the
laws" with threats Of which the whole Border
Rufiian faction have been RECALLING US, and with
which even his Excelency thought fit to inaugu-
rate his advent The bogus laws" like those of
The Modes and Persans latter not; that is they re-
main in the very general contempt into which they
fell at first,
Mr.. Stanton has adopted, and for the week past
has been making his chief policy, . mastery lnac-
6yity," which all the admirers of that KIND OF man
agemeDt might behold with admiration. He declared
In Lawrence and elsewhere that he would " enforce
the laws" and when the people Of Lawrence shouted
Deyer!" he said Z" then il is to the knife, and
81 the knife 10 the hit." The acting Governor has
thought better of il. He meant it only in Pick
wickian sense, or in bravado. l offer this as an
apology for him. for i do not believe that at the
moment he spoke there was IN ms heart OF hearts
a ferocious ogre with bowieknte dabbled up 10
The handle. His Excellency merely intended to
sluell the Storm Just as his compatrlots are IN the
habit Of doing BY hurting the marsnatha Abolition
nat" at all who may happen Ia differ with them on
the policy Of slavery. The spontaneous aud frank
sentiment Of the people of Lawrence may have been
criticized by those who are willing 10 bow down be-
fore anything two legs that Is called Governor,
but IT right and il seems, has done his Excel
lency good. II was ruler telling the people over
whom accident had given him power that he meant
10 despotize over them aud it fearless people
telling that ruler that he must not Like Rehoboam,
the new-hedged satrap said nv father made your
yoke kedry, hut will add thereto" and manly
Soices said, Ms OF old, "What portion have zoe in
I" David ~ your tents, oh Israel Gov. Stanton
~ living evidence to-day that there is some sense
m talking plain. He has weighed the matter care
fully and has come 10 about as sensible conclusion
ms a man in his situation could arrive at He had
no idea of going into "a knife" game and 10 the
sIhilt. with people who had knives too, and who
,eemed nothing 10th 10 use them.
have Just heard Of conversation that Secretary
Stanton has had with some free-State men. The
acting Governor is holding his determination to have
the flaws" enforced under sdyisemeut. He has
even gone the singular length OF examining the
"laws' themselves since his visit 10 Lawrence. II
might have been more creditabe to him had ne done
this before he volunteered any gratuitOus Zeal aoOu
their enforcement; but We viii not be caPuouS-
There must be sOne little that is good about Dir.
Secretary StantoB-perhaps great deal. tie came
mere a Southern gentlemsn-an ayowed siayery-eA-
fensionit. He was appointed 10 office under the
patronage of a party which makes the enforcement
sf the bogus usurpations the holy OF hohes IN lneIr
poiieal temple. lie came under specai lnstruc-
Sons 10 "eniorce these enactments. Under these
svcvmstaDces il is not wonderful that Dc snoula