Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-08-13
political.
A PRO-SLAVERY ACCOUNT OF Az
FAIRS IN KANSAS.

be wished 10 state the position Of the pro-
slavery mon Of Kansas, so that their friends
ia Missouri might see into their plans and
policy They had not abandoned the idea Of
making Kansas a slave state by jug full T;
on the contrary, they arc greatly encouraged,
and he took this occasion 60 say TO pro-saye-
ry men that the prospects of the party in Kan
sas were brighter and more hopeful than they
had ever been. IL seemed thcro was q great
deal Of Misunderstanding in Missouri in re-
gard to the party in Kansas, and he would
give a history Of the party and its policy for
he knew an about IT, In the first place, he
said, they organized the party under the
name Of the pro-slavery party, and it worked
well because it brought all men who were in
favor Of the south into one solid. compact
body As time passed on, great many per-
sons came into the territory from the north
ern states who were not pro-slavory men in
their feelings but who were against the free
state men in their resistance to the laws of
the Kansas Legislature. They found out that
this class of northern men would not act with
the free state men in resistance 70 the laws.
nor would they act with the pro-slavcry men.
because thcy were not in favor Of slavery
In oFder TO get this class of northern men
20 act with them, the pro-slavery party agreed.
after consultation, 60 change the name of the
party from pro-slayory 20 the law-and-ordor
party. This change of name had a happy
effect, because it brought good many into
the party that they could not have gotten into
their ranks in any other way. After while
still larger number of people from the
Northern States came in and policy dictated
another move. lie had written call for
delegates from an Che counties In the tcrrito-
ry 60 assemble in Iec0mpton last winter, and
they did meet and deliberate upon the future
action of tho party. a great many men had
moved into the territory from the Northern
States who had voted for Mr.. Buchanan, and
who were opposed both 20 the black Republic
cans and pro-slavory parties, and IL was the
policy of the pro-savory men 90 propitate
this class Of men. IL was admitted in their
deliberations that the name of law-and-ordcr
party did not have national reputation. and
that the name of che party must be changed
II was admitted that the Whig party was
dead. and its name would not answer tho pur-
poses they had IN view. It was deemed un-
wise TO assume the namo of Americans or
Know Nothings for that party had been able
20 take but one trick in tho Presidential game
and must soon DE out.
After viewing the croundit was agreed that
the party should changc its namo from the
law and order PARTY 20 that of the national
democracy The democrats had just elected
tbe President and would have majority i'm
Conpress. and If the pro-slaverv party i'm Kan
gas should assume the name OF national de-
mocracy. IT would bring them into favor with
the administration and with Congress, and at
the same time secure to their party the scrvi-
ccs of the free State Democrats from the
Northern States Time has proved that this
was good move and grent advantages would
result TO the rarty from it, This was the
history Of the pro-slavcry party In Kansas,
and under an IFS names 10 had remained sound
on the goose. and the charge that the pro-
slavery men in Kansas had sold out 20 the
free soilors was inhmously false. lie was
glad 90 inform the pro-slayory men OF Platte
that the pro poets ol the party were bright
and that If we will do our duty IN the future
as well as wo have done IL in the past sncccss
was certain.
In regard 70 Governor Walker he SAID he
did not endorse every thing he had SAID, but
was not prepared TO take grounds against mm
vet Walker was good manager and koon
man, and he Thought he understood him. lie
believed when Walker held his secret coun-
ellis with the President and his cabinet that
they were chalking out a policy for Kansas.
The people should remember, said he, that a
majority Of the cabinet were southern men,
and he believed that Walkers trip to the
Northern States after his consultation with
the President and AN his talk north about
Kansas becoming free state had design in
IL. The object Of it was TO get himself en-
dorsed by the northern press and the free
State papers of Kansas, and after he had sue
ceedod in. this ne could put down the free
state men in Kansas by the strong arm of the
government and point to his endorsement by
the northern press and the free state press in
z Kansas for his justification. lie believed in
Walker. though he would not endorse him
fully. and believed that he could be managed
very easily In regard to the nomination OF
.ox-Governor Ransom for Congress in Kansas,
he regarded this the best piece of policy they
had vet done 1t was a capital move. lie
would get the democrats from the Northern
3 States to a man. Ransom was sound on the
goose, as sound as General Calhoun, and
he must not be suspected by the pro-slavery
b men,
Mr.. Buchanan and his administration were
4 to come down to the work right and not play
false. His sincerity and that of his cabinet
: was to be tested, and he should and would be