New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-19
KANSAS VIZ WASHING TON
TIE Herald publishes the following as special

"W.sHISeroS, May II, 1897.
a few days before Governor Walkers depat,,ar :.
for Kansas his Introductory manifesto To tne peop -
H. AT Territory was made Known 70 the Caolne', 81
approved ihave been permitted to look over copy
OF this remarkable document of some twenty 100
pages of manuscript, and ind that It's salient poias
are as follows: ,.
Cd 10 become Governor Of Ksnsas, at the earnest
solicitation Of the President, with the cordial concur
renee Of all his Cabinet Upon this point, therefore
the Cabinet is a unit. Next after admitting the 'rri-
bic character Of the mbrogio on the ngger question:,
Mr. Walker proceeds 20 a brief review OF the story
Of Slavery in the United States. Then coming 20 Nan
sas be fails back upon the popular sovereignty cap
trap of the Kansas Nebraska bill. The people oil
Kansas in the State Constitution which they are spout
10 frame Pro-Slavery) must therefore settle the
question for themselves. The President recognizes
the validity of the local laws Pro Slavery provding
for the June election, &C. and in regard TO the stand
aloof policy adopted by the Free-Sta:e party, Ny
Walker in these exact words, says:
Throughout our whole Union, however, anu
wherever free government prevails those RIO abstain
from the exercise Of tie rIen Of Suffrage authorize
those h0 do rote to act for them IA that contingency
and the non-rotSTs as Hach bound uHder the lar
and tie C0nstitEtioa, rel as by an 0rcrraAHg
moral Hecessty BIZ the act Of the majority d those chp
do rste thong all had participated an the electlon
''Thus If from the stand .aoof policy Of the Free
State party in the Kansas June election the result
should be Pro-Slsvery Constitution, il will be as
Stick pin there.
Mr.. Walker saws he has 70 enforce the laws he
thinks the proceedings for the election very smooth
and fair aud that if there should be frauds in the elec
ton. the Convention will be honest. But then, "a a
last resort if there is wrong there is remedy in
Congress. He next says: cannot douot mat me
'CoHrention after karlag framed a State Constitu-
ton, tcM submit By solemn oath for ratification
or rejection By a majority Of the people Of haHsds
He enters into an earnest constitutional argument
upon this point from which is evident that the Pres
ident desires this course 10 be pursued.
Mr. Walker next throws out the following ideas
Says he:
1T true that the constitution of State, a. has
been the case with many may be silent on the subject
of Slavery in which case in the absence OF any pro-
hbion OF the legislative power OF State grantedin
one general comprehensive clause the Legislature Of
the State elected by the people might act on the ues-
ton of Slavery as they have done in other States &c
He thinks that this forthcoming Convention will
have the perfect right to adopt of nonnter
yention IN their State constitution. And you may stick
another pin there
Then follows an appeal for general participation
in the election &c, touching upon Indian titles,
boundaries homesteads, preempuons, land grants, &c,
dependent upon the early admission OF Kansas as
State Then the Governor touches upon Nebraska,
soon TO become State, and upon the great and tHtM
slareho1diRg Indian Territory on the South sooR
hone TO become STATE aided and encouraged by TIE
State If Kansas" Stick two or three pins there
Next Mr. Walker brings all the Pacific railroads to
bear upon Kansas and winds up by repeating that he
must enforce the laws and by appealing To the patriot
ism of the people of Kansas nasmuch as the safety OF
the destruction Of the Union is in their hands This
Union argument is substantially the same as that IN
behalf Of Mr.. Buchanan in the late Presidential cam
paen. And such is the cream of Mr.. Walkers intro
ductory Kansas manifesto