The Kanzas news., 1857-06-20
nAss MEETIEa ar sIa spRIEosl
A GLORIOUS FIzzLEf
walker, Stanton 8 Co, on the stump.
Eaaersal csrress0nasscse ef Tie Hsss

ToPzKa, June 18th, 1851
4 preeisas trio of weFthies, attended by mum
he<d smaller fry. aEe now perambalating this Ter
toy, for the purpose of throwing dust in the eyes
of the people regards the real questions at issue
The principal and most prominent figure in this
travelling show is the 81 hope to be- Pacifcator OF
Kanzas, Coy. Robt J. Walker, the man who has
come here to restore peace and prosperity to US.
and save our blessed Union from ruin by making
Kanzas "Black" Democratic Statel God save.
the mark,) Next IN order comes the pilot fish :.
Secretary Stanton, who like his black-baeked and
yellow -belled prototype has gone before his supe
rior to give him notice of the prey. Lastly comes
the jackal in the person of Stanton's brother-in-
law, the Hon. E o. Perrin, ex-Henry Clay Whig,
ex-Native American, ex-FillmoEe advocate, and
now an active office seeker and adventurer in the
ranks of the Black Democracy. The last named
fills the post of Court Jester and Trumpeteer Ex-
traordinarY around the person of the Taileyrands
who has come to Kanzas to astonish her citizens
by mere wonderful feats of Gubernatorial agility
In the shape of ground and lofty tumbing -
He follows the wake of his MASTER like the Jack
all in the tracks of the kingly lion, and gorging
the remains of the feast tells the astonished peo
pie chow gently he Gov. Walker) can roar
It is new mission which the Governor of Kan
zas has assumed-shat of a political missionary,
Buchanan and his cabinet doubtless shonts< {
EE9fskG when it was proposed TINT the arffulest
dodger of all the Democratic party should come
here and take the stump against these vile Repub-
licans. Wonder how the duties of the Executive
chamber are to be performed while Walker is thus
on exhibition?
At Big Springs was to be inaugurated this novel
procedure, and the town in which was initiated
the Free State movement, saw also this new step
in KanZas affairs. After having spoken before the
people at Topeka in the calmest and softest man
ner, Gov. Walker and his attendants go to Big
Springs, on Wednesday, the 10th inst, to com
menee the campaign against the Topeka Consti-
tuition. About two hundred persons assembled,
most of them the neighboring farmers, sprinkled
with few Lecompton men, who evidently had
come to try and pack the meeting. At2 P. u. Gov.
Walker arrived and Immediately proceeded to ad
dress the meeting He stated that he had been in
vited to address them. He repeated the subs lance
of his former speeches, impressing upon the peope
the great importance Buchanan laid upon hspres-
ence in kanzas at the present juncture- Gov.
Walker possesses not very large degree of modes
i ~, but manages TO do his glorifcatioIi in a
more adroit way than Geary did.
+ sHe expected peace to reign though he couH not
t6derrate the Importance of the principles ifvolv-
ed and at issue in Kanzas. Hewas In favor of ad-
justing the difficulties peaeeably, and he thought
that such a method presents itself. A full, fair
and free vote of the actual citizens of Kanza only
had right to settle these questions. The Elajori-
ty must govern He proceeded TO state the mode
by which he intended to settle troubles II
was DV gettlAg CONSTITUTIONAL OODVell1On &c
submit the document framed by them to te vote
of the people. He then read extract ftom the
Presidents Message, also one from letter of his
own published on the 10th of last DeceIsber, to
prove that both were in favor of submitting il
to the people, and that the unjust and unconstitu
tlonal laws of the Territory should be REPEALED
He held the same views now, not only in relation
to kanzas, but every other State. The Eeo9k should
decide for themselves upon the Constitution, and
also upon every clause thereof. Were this noa
} done, then as one of them he would join the peo
pile of kanzas in opposition to such constitution
Two ways are left you, if you vote down the con
stituton of peaceful solution of the difficulties
One by going to the polls and taking posses
sion of the Territorial Legislature and eleeting
Delegate 20 Congress. Then you order EIess
Convention and make your own Constitution. i
this does not suit you, then get an enabling ae
from Congress and organize under it. Is this no
fair and equitable arrangement? Is there any
thing tAat viii justify rebellion or beligerent ac
Z ton? Yet some propose setting up government
in opposition, mark YOU, not only against the Ter
ritorial laws, but against the authority of the Uni
ted States What preteXt is there for putting inst
operation set of laws thus violating the suprem,
authority of the land? And who is it formed thi:
2 so called Topeka Constitution, and intend to i'm
pose it by force upon the people of Kanzas? WIT
but 1871 men--a handful The Governos
then entered into remarkable special plea agains
/ the Topeka Government, and made most movins
appeal to the people against obeying these enact
ments of the Topekaites (This word is of the Gov
ernor's own eoinage). The idea of 1871 men rul
ing I0000-for that is the number ON the register
besides those whose names have been inaduerteRfL,
otheT1etse left off that list We saw that all th
bona ide voters of the Territory shall have an op
portunity to record their views upon the Constifu
ton. What do the Topekaites, who profess TO b
the friends of the people, say to their attempt t.
foroe a government upon you. OdiOus and uni
tifable as may have been some of the acts eonnee
ted with the former legislation of this Territory
2 pronounce them not one-twentieth so ue and oct
rageous as this attempt to force government dow
al
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pronouce the carrying out of this plan, whicl
E they meant to do at Topeka, and to which plac,
they had brought their laws already cut and driee
yes, brought them by the armful- (the tone ant
manner in which this was said was most agoniz
+ ing) such thing would bring them into (iirtc
collision with the U. s. and the Territorial laws
You cannot deny that these Territorial enactnent
are laws. Laws not merely petitions bat rostir,
enactments, which must be obeyed We sho1ft
not wonder if the Governor finds out that he j
: mistaken before he has been in Kanzas many
weeks.
J At this juneture the arrival of Gen. Lane, dis
concerted Gov. Walker, and he was very visibl,
annoyed by the applause which greeted his en-
5 trance. The Governors friends were also nt1eI
annoyed at this occurrence, for it evidently knock
ed Into Cpl all the nice little arrangements nas
before hand OF getting resolutions passed endorsist
Walkers policy. Ss1nUch was Walker efi1s,zisszs
ed that he forgot he was in kanzas and invarialg,
afterwards addressed the meeting as citizens .
I Texas" What was afterwards said was merely
recapitulation of his previous arguments In fact
1t evident he talking against time in orsIe
to prevent Lanes speaking. With all the force o
his powerful imagination he drew dolefuI Fcfsrs
Of the horrors that would deiuge the land If the To
: peks Government was put in operation. He fheI
harPed on the pocket string, which ne knows 5,
ably 20 pull Our titles and property would all 3.
deprecated, and the land overran by LAWYERS
these two governments were both put into exis
tenee- There was pretext now, whatever, fas
such as the Topekaites intended to pursue
The whole speech was shrewd piece of specia
81 pleading, which might have done credit to third
rate lawyer, but was totally unworthy of Mr. Wal
keF's position as Governor Of KaRzas, and did no
: benefit his reputation statesman.
Secretary Stanton then addressen the auiienc,
amid loud cries for Lane. The opening portion o
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