New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-13

in The columns of The Times aforesaid, as well as
Letters from Washington and from Kansas 'crack.
n, NM the intentions Of Buchanan and Walker
with respect 10 Kansas, and strongly intmating' II
not directly asserting, general cavmg IN OF the
Free. State men of Kansas TO the policy which
Walker has gone 10 Kansas to enforce policy OF
which. if we can read the Governors inaugural,
the cardinal features are: |. Support Of che bogus
Territorial authorities in Kansas, based on the Mis-
souri, invasion and fraudulent vote of March 80,
lo55; ? Support of the Constitutional Convention
about to be held under the auspices of the bogus
authorities aforesaid legal and b1na fde COnven-
ton of the People Of Kansas; g. Indifference asto
whether Kansas shall come into the Union Slave
or Free State; and 4. Intense hatred of and war
to the knife upon " Black Republicanism in all its
shapes and phases 40 disoyal and Union breaking
or. in the words of the new Governor, Abolition
"fanaticism and treason" Such if we can COM
prehepd his long Inaugural is the programme Of
Gov Walker in Kansas; and, in spite Of some
decent protests and exceptions, we understand The
Times to be engaged in smoothing the way for the
triunp h of that policy in Kansas and in the Free
States Hence the festive junketngs and the
official advertisements aforesaid-n0t by way of
aud pro quo precisely, but as consequence
of an accordance of sentiment and purpose between
those who have hitherto been arrayed against each
other.
The Times, we presume, will not deny that the
story of the accession of Gov. Robinson and other
leading Free.State men of Kansas to the views of
Secretary Stanton and to the policy of voting at the
bogus Election of this month, was first blazoned
through its columns, on the authority of dispatch
from Washington We believe the author of that
dispatch was the gentleman who now fills the
Janus-like position Of private secretary to Gov.
Walker and Times correspondent at LecOmpton;
but we will not insist on this if The Times demurs
to IT, But we will thank The Times to give place
to the following letter from Gov. Robinson, which
we find in The Laurence Times just received:
Lawrence, May 10, 1857.
: To the Editor Of The Times.
Some honest and some not so honest, citizens of
Kansas, apparently misapprehend the purport and
intentions of certain letter addressed by some citi-
zens of Lawrence, myself included to acting Gov.
Stanton. 1t will be remembered that President Bu-
chanan, in his inaugural speech, asserted that the
balot-box should be sacredy protected &c. IL have
not his exact words alss Mr.. Stanton reiterated the
same while many all over the country, including
such the editors of The National Era
and Neac- York Times, believed they were sim
cere, and that the Free-State men of Kan
sas ought to participate in the election of delegates TO
a Constitutional Convention under the auspices OF
the Territorial officials. The people of Kansas, as
suppose, believe these promises like the stump
speech in the belly of the Kansas BILL to be made
simply for effect and TO divert attention while great
fraud should be peperaed The object OF that letter
to Gov. Stanton as l understand it, was to show
atr lanffn
the present law and its officers, and to test
the sincerity of the professions of the Ad-
mnistratiOn No humiliang compromise Is pro-
posed, and selling out The propositions are TO
set aside the Territorial laws and officers and let the
people select censustakers and judges of elections
and this was only to be done should Contention o.
the People # Kansas concur. There Is no abandon
ment of the Topeka Constitution; for had the Gov
enor and the people accepted the propositions, dele
gates would have been elected who would have re-
adopted that Constitution and sent il up to Washing
ton with additional claims for admission into the
No persons can be more loyal to the Free-State
party than those who signed the letter Gov Stanton
with perhaps one exceptions but our institutions are
not yet established, and change OF tactics not prin-
cipts may be occasionally necessary; aud the same
Convention of the People that would recommend one
line of policy to-day, might with propriety, with
change Of front the part OF our opponents recon-
mend different policy tomorrow l notice that
that the Free-State men, under the leadership of
Gov. Robinson, have resolved to cooperate with |
the endeavors of the Administration to secure fair
expression of the will OF the People in relation tothe
question Of Slavery and will abandon their previous
policy of inactivity. This is not matter of sur |
mise but is the explicit direction of Robinson him
SELF ard it has been communicated not only to the
Government but also TO MIR. w alker VINO Is sun IN
New York City |
No person has received any intmation from me |
that favored any election with reference to the Con-
stitutional Convention except the same that Is pro-
in, ba Lott m that
would abandon our previous policy, each Judge
for himself Truly yours, &C. RoBIssoS."
The Times will not deny, We are confident
that the quotation here made by Gov. Robinson is
from the dispatch Of its Washington correspondent
aforesaid; and that the Governors contradiction is
emphatic and unequiyocal. The Free-State party
are perfectly willing as they have always BEEN to
put aside all by-gones, and unite in fair and we'll
guarded Constitutional Election, TO be held by Of
fcers mpartally selected, under regulations which
will admit the votes of all bona ide residents and
exclude those of all others. No Walker, no STAN
ton, no Times, is needed in Kansas TO secure their
assent to and participation in such an election
This was offered in their behalf, and with their
hearty concurrence, by the Republicans in the last
House, in February Of this year, and carried tri-
umphanty through that branch but crushed in the
Senate The fact that they desire and seek such
an election is one of their for protesting
against and standing aoOf from the BOrderRuffan |
conyentce about 10 be chosen under the lead Of the
bogus Legislature.
II makes all the difference in the world whose |
head il is that is broken. When, because Senator
Sumner in the exercise Of his privilege as a Sena- !