Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-11-07
The Democracy Of Lecompton. Kansas,
Protesting Against General Walkers
Proclamation.

We have received copy OF the resoiu-
tons adopted by the meeting held at Lee
compton on the Goth of October, to protest
against the rejection by Gov Walker and
Secretary Stanton of the fraudulent votes
cast in Oxford, johnson county. We pub
lish them because they will enable the pub
lie to see upon what grounds this action Of
Gov. Walker is to be resisted by the Pro-
Slavery faction with whose plans and pur-
poses it has interfered 1t will be observed
that the great point made throughout is
that Gov. Walker has not acted from par
amount regard for the wishes and welfare
of the Democratic party. 1t is quite pos
sible that the difference between them upon
THIS point is due to the fact that the Cover
nor sees further into the furture Of the party
than they do
The following are the resolutions:
Whereas, The Democratic strength in
the Legislature has been reduced to bare
majority, in consequence of the many ille-
gal votes cast by the Black Republicans III
the various counties of this Territory at the
late election, induced, to great extent, by
the erroneous construction of the election
law promulgated by Governor Walker on
the eve of said election and
Whereas, further, by a late proclamation
emanating from Gov Walker and Secre-
tary Stanton, announcing their intention to
refuse certificates of election to the Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature, returned
from the counties of johnson and Douglas,
and to grant them to their opponents, thus
virtually destroying the Democratic vote in
the Legislature; therefore,
Resolved, That we. as members of the
Democratic party, accidentally assembled in
= llecompton from various portions of the
Territory, deem it due to the country and
eur party to express our unqualified con-
domination of the high handed Illegal usur-
patton of the power on The part of the
Governor and Secretary Of this Territory.
Resolved, That the reasons assigned for
the outrage alleged in the Proelamation
I'VE angrounded, illogical, and insulting to
the common sense of every citizen, and the
resort to them to justify their eondect can
enly be accounted for by the iact menGion-
Ell in the Proclamation, that 'thc DISPOSE
ton TO be made of the supposed vote COX
ford vote) is all imnortant,. from the fact
that the polisi1al character Of the Logisa-
tive Assembly will be exhibited thereby
aaa which disposition, as made by the
iroclamation will make that Assembly al
rost unanimously Black Republican, by
giving to that party the power of carrying
ont their ayowcd designs of throwing out
the remaining Democratic delegations in
the Legislature.
Resolved, In answer to TIE statoments Of
that Proclamation,
/ That this meeting vili mol initiate tsc
unworthy example of the Governor aaa
: eretary, by going into an Investigation of
the fact as te 57tctiee the Oxford returns
eantain Illegal votes or not. The decision
efthis important question is placed by tie
iig in the han9s of the Legislative Assem-
hY, aud in them alone, where all parties
sia be heard to any contest that may ARISE
: The Governor and Secretary have no
liaht to iufer that johnson county is to any
daeree uuinhabited, from the fact that set
ftanlents upon its soil are illegal. We who
have lived in Kansas, and knesf se,ne,tiinse
OF It's history, are aware of the fact that tie
niost thickly settled portions of Kansas were
the Delaware Trust Lands, where settle
meats were also Illegal
} The lswsdees nob rcopiec Ike e'ecsioa.
refurns to show that the JUICES of election
were sworn, or that the poll-book returned
i one of the original poll.books kept at the
slrction. The returns and certificates in
She Oxford case are in exact accordance
with the law, and the rule adopted in the
Proclamation, would threw, oas every poll
hook in the Territory, save one.
/. 1t is gross error i'll the Governor and
Secretary to decISre, in opposition to the
certificates Of the Judges, that it was physi-
cslly impossible to write down the votes in
the time prescribed by law. ..
D. The other reason assigned that the
votes given were fraudulent because only
ene Black Republican vote was pollod is
strange reason to be given by Democrats
tor destroying a Democratic vote--thus de-
nouncing its unaniniiy; and that. too, when
ntniiher Of pull-books are returned and
approved with not enc pmocratc vote on
item.
&. That the visit Of the Governor and
Secretary to Oxford to smell out Demo-
cratic frauds is an impudcnt assumption of
pewer there being no law requiring or au-
thorlzing such Il procedure, and Indicates
% me party throughout the Union no toee
for the Democratic party particularly as
they have made no similar attempt at de-
tpeting frauds at Black Republican precincts
though the fact of there being many such
Is notorious.
Z That the Governor and Secretary have
been guilty Of a gross violation of law, in
going behind the oxford returns, and of an
unprecedented insult to the honesty of tte
Legislature, in refusing them the powcr of
deciding the question as to fraudulent votes
an insult openly expressed in the procla
NATION.
s The peaceful settlement of the Kansas
question has now been again endangered by
this wanton act of tyranny-a tyranny which
has sought to interfere in our elections
which has expoundcd the law contrary to
tile intent of the law-naker, and carried
the exposition thus made to the judges of
the election at the point of the bayonet-
which has thwsrted the administration of
the local officers, and has now consummat-
ed its designs by openly, trampling under
foot the laws of the Territory aH,h placin g
the power of the Government in the hands
of those who boldly proclaim their intention.
to.abolish alllaw, and plunge the Territory
into all the horrors of anarchy.
8. That the candidates voted Cor by the
Black Republican party, and te whom the