New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-22
THE CONVENTION.

Our Special tNrfetporcsm
LEcONPToS, X. T., Sept. 10, lo17
Yesterday labors in the Convention may be
summed up as nothing" VIVA; % more remark
able, it toOk ttem but short time 10 do It. DIS
cussons about Public Printer and equally refresh
ing topics consumed the short session ofyesteriay
Outside Of the Convention, there was DISCUSSION
90 another point, the removal Of the Convention 10
Leayaworto. This TO AVOID oeiGg driven out W
the Free State people. / do not think they VIII.
There s smother thing, however, which Think
they may do: Make an adjournment until after tue
OctGber election This has not been acted upon by
the Convention yet but there Is considerable parry
in favor Of IT, In fact, al the wire-pulers of ali
kinds are Besides Gov. Walker is using bis inhu-
ence 10 produce the same result The motives Of
the parties are different. Gov, Walkers design 10
uuale st0nably to affect elections in the States, by
preyeGtiDg publicity to the policy that this Conven-
ton will likely adopt. The fre-earers have another
object. They have sundry arrangements To con-
plete With their loving brethren from Missouri be-
fore the October election and, if not essential t. the
cause it is at least essential 10 their own interests
that they have finger in them.
Let me state, to begin with, that no fill dtceIoP-
ment Of The PrO-Siarery policy, or Of tie policy IN
relation 10 a State GOreTnment nM be mule until
deed, 90 on to frame the commonplace minutia of
Constitution, but do not think they will do even
that if the fre-eatiDg portion and the cunning pOlt
cal spectators can avoid it, Do not, therefore, be
surprised at az adjournment or recess for several
weeks. 1t is for these reasons that business pro-
crosses so slowly. Business will be hindered for
week or Two after the same fashion, if the unsophs
ticated Rufiisns should prove impracticible. The
objection TO adjournment comes from class Of
,hara y,bn v cara for
They have come here at this time, made calcula-
tons tn stay at this time, and will stay unless per-
suaded out OF it.
In any event the policy Of this Convention, the
relations Of the Constitution to Slavery its submls
sion, or the refusal to submit it. the steps taken IT,
create State Governmental OF these things, IN
which the public feel most interest will not be de-
velOped for weeks yet. Some cunning politician, or
politicians, under the influence of Gov. Walker, may
indeed make speech speeches, set to the tune OF
Gov. Walkers false speeches and naugurals, IN or
der that they may be heralded to the States as the
Inauguration or symptoms Of a policy more just.
Beware Of all such cunning maneuvers. Some b-
eral proposition may even he introduced, read and
referred 10 Committees so that the effect OF 1t may
be scattered to the four winds of heaven but bcocrc
Of all such. Judge only the acts, and such acts
will likely be permitted to remain until the close Of
the Convention Above all, have faith in any
policy partially taken or f)reshadOwed before the
ides of October
in saying this / scarcely think il likely that any
berol policy WI even be TO ersted, far have
preliminary action taken by ths majority Of this
body. 1t is possible they may do 50. Political cum
ming can GO much, and liberal supply of strong
drink will do more
Lecompton is nova den Of political spectators
and swindlers from Washington; that u.s. the latter
divide the hOnors with genuine, indebted Border
Ruffiansm. Those who have falsely Tor their wn
bad ends charged the fir ends Of justice and hum4n
fIeedOm with making speculation out of kansas,
are lab0rhg industIOusly to merit the charge them-
selves. 1t was their own corruption that made
them hurl this stigma upon their more conscientious
opponents, and they who thus thought political
speculate could be made out of Kansas, are not
slow to make il.
No fairness justice satisfactory adjudication
Of difficulties will ove- flow from this Convention to
the people Of Kansas. Those who constitute it are
bold, bad men, who have not scrupled at any act of
vainy before ard who will not hesitate az its
mission again. Their power the success of all
tier schemes, and the triumph of the policy of
Slavery, to which they are intensely dcvOted-all
depend on their action. Does any one expect for
moment that they will fOTego it
They may, indeed truckle and trade with politi-
clans as cunning and corrupt as they themselves are
bad and urprncipled. They may try TO buy some
power from the foolish and gulble by falsehood,
such as Gov. Walker has loved to practice. They
may give a swindling aspect of fairness 10 schemes
of political yillainy, that they aud their friends
may make little capital out of it; but this is alto
gether uncertain for they hate even the appearance
fustice and fairness, even though that appearance
should be the yerest fraud