Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-22

WAsusGros, May II, 1857.
few days before Governor Walkers drpar-
ture for Kansas. bis Introductory manifesto 10
the people of that Territory was made known 10
the Cabinet aud approved have been per-
miiied 10 innk over copy # this remarkable
document of some twenty four pages of manu-
script, aud find that IL salient points are as
foil5ws:
In the outset Mr.. Walker says that he has
con sonted To become Governor of Kansas. mt
the earnest solicitation Of the President, with the
curdini concurrence al all his Cabinet. Upon
this point therefore. the Cabinet Is unit. Next,
after admitting the terrible character of the i'm.
brnglio on the Niger question, Mr. Walker pro
ceeds Il u brief review Of the history of slavery
ia the United States. Then coming II Kansas
he fnll- bnck upon the 'pnpulnr sovereignty"
clap trap of tie Kansas Nebraska bill. Tie
people of kin-a-. IN the State constitution which
they are about 10 frame tpro slavery, must,
therefore, settle the question for themselves.
The President recognizes the validity Of the l"cal
laws (pro slavery providing for the June clec
ton. &c. aud in regard Ia the stand anof policy
adopted 10y the free State party, Mr.. Walker. in
these exact words, snys: Throughout our whole
Union. however ,nd wherever free government
prevails, those rho abstain from the exercise Of
The right Of suffrage. authofise those rho do
rote, 10 act for them in that contingency, and the
non rioters are as much bound under the lar and
the constitution. as ceH as by an orerrniiag NOR
al necessity. By The act fthe majority ofHose
uho do rofe. as though all had participated in
The fiection." Thus. if from the stand aIoof pol
icy of the free state party in the Kansas Juno
election, the re-nlt should be II pro slavery con
stiution, it will be as binding as if every nun
of the non voters had voted in the election of tho
Convention Stick pin there
Mr.. Walker then invites the free State party
TO take their share in the election therefore but
very much in the way of the spider to the fly"
lie has To enioce the laws; he thinks the presi
~ians for the election very smooth and fair. and
that if there should be frauds in thu election, the
Convention will be honest But; as n last resort
if there il wrong there il II remedy in Congress
He next snys. II cannot doubt that he Conuen.
lion. after hiring framed a STATE Constiiution
ieiH submit IL hy solemn oath for ahfcation or
election by II majolity ofhe peopt Of kansds."
lie enters into an enrnest constitutional nreu.
ment upon this pont,fra which il i evident that
the President desires this course To he pursued
Alr. Walker nrxi throws out tho following i
IDEAS Says hc:-"lt is true that the constitution
ofa State. ns has been tho with many, may
be Ill, MT on the subject of slavery; in which
in the absence OF any prohibition of the legiso
tive power Of State granted IN one general
comprehensive clause, the Legislature of the
Stntr, elected by the people might net on the
question of slavery they have done in other
States, &c. He thinks thut this forthcoming
Convention will hevc the perfect right to nd Dpt
this course of non intervention in their Stnte
constitution. And you may stick another pin
there.
Then follows an appeal for general pariei
patton in the election, &c. touching upon Indian
titles, boundaries homestcnds. pre- cmptons &c,
dependent upon the early admission of Kansas
~ n Stale.-lhcn the Governor touches upon
Nebraska. soon 70 become State and upon
"He great and Fertile siarehoiding Indian tern
tiory on the South, sam hope. 10 become u
state aided and encouraged by the State Of han
Sas' Stick two or three pins there. Next Mr..
Walker brings all the Pacific railroads to benr
upon Kansas, and winds up by repeating that he
must enforce the laws. and by appealing 10 the
patriotism of the people of Kansas, Aasmuch "a
the safety or the destruction OF the Union Is in
their hands This Union argument is snbstan-
tinlly the same n TINT in behatof Mr.. Buchanan
in the late Presidential campaign. And such the
is cream Of Mr.. Walkers introductory Kansas
manifesto.