The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
speech Of Peter II. Able. at Platte
City, Missouri.
LEAvENwoRrH CITy J,lv o. ~
c Correspondenee 30. Demoerat

cult Court, at Platte City, / was summoned
to that court as witness yesterday, and
heard speech made In the court house By
Peter L Able, which, regarding as impor-
tant, have concluded to give you the main
points of the remarkable affair. Mr.. Able,
after thanking the people for calling upon
him, said that he had frequently heard it
charged that the Pro-slavery men in Kan
zas had sold out to the Free State men,
This was false, and he wished to state the
position OF the Pro-siayery men of Kanzas,
so that their friends in Missouri might see
into their plans and policy. They had not
abandoned the idea of making Kanzas a
Slave State by a jug full on tie contrary, |
they were greatly encouraged, and he took |
the,present occasion to say to Pro-slayery
mel that the prospects of the party in Kan
zas were brighter and more hopeful than
they had ever been. 1t seemed that there
was a great deal of misunderstanding in |
Missouri in regard to the party in KaIzas, |
and he would give a history of the tarty
and its policy, for he knew all about il In
the first place, he said, they ORGANIZED the
party under the name of the Pro-Shyery
Party, and it worked well because it brought
all who were in favor of the South into one
solid, compact body. As time passed on, a
great many persons came into the Territory
from the northern states who were not Pro-
slavery men in their feelings, but who were
against the Free State men in their resist
anee to the laws of the Kanzas legislature
They found out that this class of northern
men would not act with the Free State men
in resistance to the laws, nor would they
act with the Pro-slavery men because they
were not in favor of slavery. In order to
get this class of northern men 10 act with
them, the Pro-slavery party agreed after
| consultation, to change the name of the
party from Pro-slavery to the Law and Or
der Party. This change of names had
happy effect, because it brought good
many men into the party that they could
not have gotten into their ranks in any other
way. After while a still larger number of
| people from the northern states came in,
and policy dictated another move He had
written call for delegates from all the coun-
ties in the Territory to assemble in Lecemp-
ton last winter, and they did meet and de
liberate upon the future action of the party
A great many men had moved into the Ter
ritory from the northern states, who had
voted for Mr.. Buchanan, and who were op-
posed both to the Black Republican and
| Pro-slavery parties, and it was the policy
of the Pro-slayery men to propitiate this
class of men. 1t was admitted in their de-
liberations that the name of Law and Order
Party did not have national reputation,
and that the name of the party must be
changed. It was admitted that the whir
party was dead, and its name would not an
swer the purpose they had in view. 1t was
deemed unwise TO assume the name of
Americans or Know Nothings, for that
party had been able to take bat one trick in
the Presidential game, and must soon die out.
! After viewing the whole ground, It vas
agreed that the party should change its
name from the Law and Order Party 10 that
of National Democrat. The Democrats had
just elected the President and would have a
majority in Congress, and if the Pro-slavery
/ party in Kanzas should assume the name OF
National Democrat, it would bring them
into favor with the Administration and with
Congress, and at the same time secure to
i their party the services of the Free State
Democrats from the northern states. Time
has proved that this was good move and
great advantages would result to the party
1 from it. This was the history of the Pro
names it had remained sound on the goose,
and the charge that the Pro-slavery men
In kanzas had sold out to the Free -soilers
was infamously false. He was glad to in
form the Pro-slayery men of Platte that the
prospects of the party were bright, and that
if we will do our duty in the future as we
have done in the past, success was certain.
J In regard to Gov. Walker he said he did
not endorse everything he had said, but was
not prepared to take grounds against him
yet. Walker was good manager and q
keen man, and he thought he understood
him. He believed when Walker held his
secret councils with the President and his
Cabinet that they were chalking out a pol
icy for Kanzas. The people should remem-
Der, said he, that majority Of the Cabine
we're southern men, and he believed tha
: Walkers trip to the northern states after hi;
consultations with the President, and all his
talk North about Kanzas becoming a Ere,
State had design in it. The object was tC
2 get himself endorsed hy the northern pres.
and the Free State papers in Kanzas, ant
after he had succeeded in this ne could pu
down the Free State men IN Kanzas by th'
strong arm of the government and poiut t.
his endorsement by the northern press an
the Free State Press in Kanzas for his justi
6eation. He believed in Walker, though
he would not endorse him fully, and be
leTed he could be managed very easily
In regard to the nomination of ex- Governor
Ransom, for congress, in Kanzas, he re
: garded this the best piece of policy they
had yet done. 1t was capital move FL.
would get the Democrats from the northern
5 states to man. Ransom was sound on th,
n goose" as sound as General Calhoun. ant
: he must not be suspected by the Pro-sla
L very men.
Mr.. Buchanan and his administration
were to come down to the work. right an
not play false. His sincerity and that o