The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
Presidential Asplrants.

Iaspirants for Presidential honors have and
do figure Demagogues and politicians,
both North and South, are looking towards
the progress of the struggle here with anx-
Eious eyes turned Washington-ward. The
Southern and the Democratic press have
literally banded about the statement that
all our difficulties are the work of Repubi-
can leaders. got up for the purpose of IN
fuencing the past and the future elections.
Such charge viii hardly need rebutting,
but may be best answered by showing how
the pro-slaveryites are endeavoring to turn
the events here to their own advantages.
! The late Felon Convention was the thea
ire upon which no less than three candi-
dates for the White House figured In the
connection of the Infamous document
brought forth at Lecompton, the brains of
three political leaders were employed. In
the first place the project of framing an ul-
ira pro-slavery Constitution, sending it di-
rect to Congress, and trusting to the well
known talent of the South for bullying, threat
ening and cajoling for its adoption by that
body, was the work of Secretary Cobb,
aided by few Southern Nulliiers who de-
sire to see that gentleman in the White
House. Mr.. Cobb was in constant commu-
nication with prominent members of that
Felon Convention, and his own personal
friends and agents were present to engineer
the thing through. All this was done to
secure the Southern influence, that Mr.. Cobb
might obtain the nomination of the next
convention for the selection of candidates in
1860. 1t is from this wing of Buehanan's s
Cabinet that tie opposition to Walker comes,
and it is this influence that drives Buchanan
into the arms of the Ultras.
Another scheme was concocted between
Buchanan, Walker and Cass, with the view
of making capital for our little Isothermal
Governor This scheme, for certain reasons
hereafter explained, was not brought before
the Convention entire. We have reasons
to believe that it contemplated but partial
Submission of the Constitution, similar in
fact, but differing in detail, to the infamous
swindle finally adopted. Itdid not contem-
plate the establishment of regency, or the
Iabrogation of the Territorial organization,
until Congress had recognized the Constitu-
ton so framed. The adoption of this scheme
was frustrated and the hopes of the ''Great
Pacifcator' proved Elusive by the result of
the Territorial election, which the clumsi-
ness of his allies, in the eonooction of their
frauds, compelled Walker and Stanton to
accord the certificates to majority of the
elected Free State candidates and this was
the reason of the determination of the nom
submissionists to chime in with his walk
er's) views on the subject of submission.
To prevent that Constitution being sent di-
rect to Congress, Walkers forces formed a
coalition with the Douglas men, and Sc
cured the passage of the Schedule, as now
! framed.
The third, and successful project. is the
work of Stephen A. Douglas and John Cal
houn 1t is worthy of its villainous pater
n:ty, and must cover the father of Squatter
iSovereignty with immortal honor. The fact
of the unbroken front presented by Cobb's
puppets, and the division on the other side,
made it necessary for Calhoun and Walker
to unite. That this was done we fully be-
lieye, and we further have reason to know
that one condition of Walkers assistance
was, that the Objectionable Regency feature
was to be modified or stricken out. Up to
the last day, in the afternoon, it was antici-
pated this would be done, but Calhoun stole
a march on Walker and pushed the dodge,
Schedule, Regency and all through the Con-
vention. Douglas finally triumphed, by
means of his agents Walker was thwarted,
as he has been all through his Kanzas ex-
Iperience by the same hand, and the bone OF
lcontention is now TO be fought over in the
halls of Congress and the saloons of our
National Lecompton.
We have here's glorious trio of scoundrels
"a nest of traitors seeking TO betray the
people of Kanzas that they may obtain pow
Ter to betray the rights and liberties of the
nation at large. Is not this disgraceful
spectacle? In what do these Washington
rufians differ from their Kanzas compeers,
Except in greater capacity for villainy, and
increased power of using that capacity
So goes the game! Liberty is truly farce
the Presidential chair but the seat of des-
potism-the Declaration of Independence
virtually scorned, and all the pledges of the
Constitution are broken as idle playthings
, Men who rule the nation are but political
f hueksters, bartering the peoples rights fol-
a mess of pottage. We trust that the peo-
pie of Kanzas VIII, at least for themselves,