Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-11-12
Kansas Affairs.

FAR .+o kansas Affairs. .sa
II has already been announced that Ken
sas elected Parrot, Black Republican, to
Congress, by majority Of from three to
four thousand. There was some doubt about
the Legislature, but that has been decided
In favor of the Black Republicans, by Gov.
Walkers throwing out the vote Of McGhee
county, and Oxford Precinct, in johnson
county. These returns were thrown out,
on,account Of fraud. In the Oxford Precinct,
the Nationals forged some sixteen hundred
votes for their candidates for the Legisla-
ture, having copied the names from Gin
cinnati Directory. For throwing out these
fraudulent votes, the Nationals denounced
the Governor, very roundly, and il was ru-
mored that President Buchanan would re-
move him and his Secretary, for thus trans
cending their dutiesl The "Platte Argus
comes up to the aid Of the Governor in this
emergency, as follows, which would subject
an opposition paper" to the charge of Black
Republcanism. The Argus says:-
Immediately after these proceeding were
had, meeting was called at LecomptoD, the
object Of which was stated to be "that Of
giving on expression of the feelings of the
Democratic party" relative to the course
pursued by the Governor. The meeting first
resolved that the course pursued by Gov.
Walker was shigh-handed and illegal usur-
patton Of power, which they as Democrats,
felt called upon TO condemn. A little far
Their ON in their string Of resolutions, we find
wherein consists this gross assumption q
power, as follows: ~
"This meeting will not initiate the unworthy
example Of the Governor and Secretary, by going
into investigation of the fact as to whether the
Oxford returns contain Illegal votes or not"
Now the resolutions tacitly admit that the
Oxford returns were illegal, and it follows
as natural consequence that this high
handed outrage on the part of the Governor,
series of frauds and eorruptions that have
made the Territorial election a mere farce,
and anything but what they were intended
to be-the honest expression Of the will Of
the people. The Democratic party, in the
Territory and out Of it, is strong, and GER
tainly does not require the aid of any such
fraudulent transactions to maintain its ascen-
dency. Relying upon the sound and dis
eliminating intelligence of the people, and
supporting and unfolding as it ever has, the
constitutional rights of the whole country
it can we'll afford to frown down the ill ad.
vised schemes Of over-zealous adherents.-
The course of Governor Walker has been
straightforward, conciliatory and conserva.
tive; and that he has brought upon himself
the denunciations of the extremists of boil
sections, is, TO candid and thinking men
good evidence of the sincerity and rectitudt
Of his course. But short time since it was
strenuously urged that his course in Kansa.
wold lose the democracy Of the States o
Georgia and Mississippi. But what have
thus far been the results of the Fall cleo
tions2 1t has been but Democratic triumph
throughout. Even Ohio has renowned hel
dlAbolition procivities and wheeled into thu
democratic ranks. We are not the blinc
followers of Gov. Walker or any other man
We are in the habit Of doing our own think
ing and arriving at such conclusions as seem
10 us just and right, without pausing to en-
quire who may be pleased and who displeas
ed. We are understhe control of no man o
set of men, nor do we intend to be. w,
shall support Gov. Walker just SO long a
we deem his course to be just and right
and calculated TO advance the interests G
the Territory of Kansas;and not 'let loose tn
dogs of war" because body of men, callin
themselves democrats, have seen fit to de
nounce him. ......-