New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-05

same ground az Ais eelk sgAe on Scrlss.ef Sow
erei9nty," National Denoersey," sDd Black
Repuoreapism She's said, "Tbs Pro Slavery psr.y'
is dead: il merged INTO he Law and O.der"
party. Cheers and ianeb:es. And nr~ It's Law
and Order party 10 dead, aud we have Tie Ma
tona Democratic" party. lCries Of Good. ns:-
ural succession ths. He, Skies, vas Natonal
Democrat The "Natickal Democratic" party
had come down from, their "fsthers' from Wash
inetOn and Jefferson. lCres Of No no. They would
" have blUsbed for such Den jerscy.") Al this
Skies looked furious. II any wanted tn call IN
question anything be bad said, he should have sn
opportunity. and Skies stretched b.mself up into
universal thunder He was there 10 back up what
he said. lCres Of Never mind, Sikes, go sheaI,
we'll hear you."l Skies went sgain owe, tha. par,
Of bis speech about Washington ard Jefferson, amid
indferently suppressed laughter. He alluded to the
parties in the Territory. He spoke Of the Topeka
party" He said be didn't ike to hurt their feelings
by calling it rebellious. Voices Never mind,
Shes eau it anything you like We're used to being
rebeh."1 That Topeka party be had thought meant
that that government is theory. A voice, "We1l
show you it's practical Sikes."1 Skies did not be-
heve ii. In the Spring of 1855, after the March
election, a party or a Clique had been formed at
Lawrence 10 resist the laws. They had declared in
advance that they would not submit 10 such laws.
Was not that factious To declare that they would
not submit TO the laws, even before they were made
A voice, That's true, Skies" Other voices "Who
made those lawsl" Cries of Missouri, Missouri
Skies did not care anything about it. He was not
here then. He believed that the Lawrence Associa-
ton had taken q solemn oath never to submit 10 the
Organic act, or any laws under it, and prominent
Free.State men, among whom was Gov. Robinson,
belonged to that Association. Gov. Robinson spoke
and said, Il would here say, that such statement
= A. .l.1o al a1 lnaEa aH
posed. He said bis authority was the evidence OF
DIR. j. N. o. P. Wood. HOotings and laughter,
with cries of every likely like Wood"1
Skies warned the Free-State candidates for the
Territorial Legiilature that there a conspiracy
ON foot. II was to repeal all the laws, and adjourn
and leave the way open for the Free-State Legsla-
ture. [Cries of dYou're ri, ,ht there; that's it,
Sikesw1 Skies wanted to know if the FreeState
candidates would allow themselves to be made tools
Of 1t was to build up the officers OF the State
Government. That Topeka Constitution they could
never reach. The Constitution to be framed at
Lecompton must be disposed of first. He, Skies,
would reply to the question put to his colleague:
He would not vote for 8 repeal Of the slave laws;
he would as soon vote for law to burn down the
houses in Lawrence. IA Voice" 1t wouldn't be
the first time that was done by law."] The slave
property in the Territory existed by right, and was
entitled to protection; that Territorial Legislature
had no right to interfere with it, The speaker said
that he did not see how Free-State men could con-
sistently 90 into the election. They had taken an
oath before high Heaven that they never would
recognize these laws, and called them bogus. They
could not vote at such elections without committing
perjury. He did not believe that any honest Free
State msn could vote. Great laughter.
Such was the sum and substance of his speech
Many other little episodes and questions occurred
in it, all put in perfectly good humor. Mr.. Skies
did not seem at first to relish these Interruptions
l,A,. ~ L.. ~ unA ffl
Gen. Lane and the Free-State speakers, be got
used to it.
Gen. Lane was first called on, and when be rose
was received with much enthusiasm. He made an
effective speech in his peculiar style. He addressed
the "young men, respectfully, bat told them they
should be cautious how they came here to vindicate
the position of such party. They were excusable
because they had not been here at the time. They
must not talk Of outrages committed by Free-Stste
men, He Lane took those present sOleDlnly to
witness, and he asseyerated before God who heard
them, that Free State men in Kansas had never
done anything that could even be construed into an
act of outrage save when a Missouri army had in
yaded their soil, and state OF war existed lie
defed tbem and all men, to put their fingers on
single Free State man who had done Lane alluded
in the most bitter terms to the National Democ
racy." These young men had told them that the
PrO-Slayery party was dead-the Law and Order
party dead; and after the election they would be
able 10 say tndI Tie NdtiODAl DeiuotincO F.AG
,cas dead. The National Democratic" party had
wrongcd and insulted the people Of Kansas and
called the stories of their wrongs Abolition lies.
Gen. Lane spoke of the slave laws that these young
men had said they would not vote TO repes.
One of these made the kidnapping Of white child q
pstry fine, but the kidnapping of Niger 6aoy
"deatb." Who were the negro-loversi lie, Gen:
Lane. was reared like them in Southern State, but
he had been taught by bis father and had il nstled
into him by his mother, that a respectable white
map if he behaves himself, was as good a. nigger
Laughter. He alluded to the Territorial laws
which changed the qualifications Of voters and dis
fi fianebsed many who had been formerly allowed to
vote under the Kansas Nebraska act Gen. Lanes
speech was very abb and effective. lie replied to
all the points that had been advanced.
Several other speakers addressed the audience,
but have no time to note their remarks. They
were Gov. Robinson, Mr. Booth, q nephew Of Gen.
Lanes, the Rev. Mr.. Roy Of Chicago, and Judge
Conway. The meeting broke up in pleasant humor
IL.