The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1857-06-11

| Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat.
Acting GoUernor Stanton and james L.
| Orr, VI. t., IN Lawreace-An attnspt
to organize tie Democratic party, DC.
LAWRENCE, K. T., May II, 1857.
The object of Secretary Stanton's re-
cent visit to this city, was to make an at
tempt to unite the free state men with
the pro-slavery men in the organization of
the old democratic party. He expresses
himselfdesirous of having the evils ofthe
past forgotten, and to commence anew.
If Stanton will forget that such concern
as the bogus legislature ever had an exis-
tence, and do all he can to have it's acts
destroyed, instead Of lending himself to
the work of enforcing spurious code, he
might make his proposition to the free
state men with better hopes. of success.
But as it is, he cannot bend TIE necks of
the people to take the yoke forged by the
Missouri usurpation.
He must remember that the "democrat-
ic measure" known as the Kansas bill,
has forced the issue upon the settlers of
this territory, and they have arrayed
themselves on one side or the other, in
favor of freedom or against it. Old par
ty names have become obsolete, and to
make Kansas free or slave state is the
only question at issue in this contest, and
when disposed of, other questions of pub
lie policy will come into the political
arena, and parties will organize accord
ingly: and until that time, it is useless
to attempt the organization of democratic
or republican parties.
James L. Orr, member of congress
from South Carolina, arrived in this city
to-day. He has doubtless come to Kan
sas to assist in laying the ropes for the
subjugation of this territory. A year ago
South Carolina sent her banditti out here
for the purpose Of exterminating the free
state men, and to decide the question at
issue in behalf Of slavery. That move
ment was unsuccessful, and the ''chivalry"
were compelled to return with their ban
ners trailing in the dust.
At this time, the same state sends one
Of her most noted aud influential poiti-
clans, to make Kansas slave state, by
fraud and violence. assisted by the gener-
/ al government. What the banditti failed
to do, IS to be attempted by Gen. Harvey
and four thousand Dragons.
Mr., Orr says that nine thousand names
have been returned as voters in this ter
ritory, on the census lists to the governor,
and that several counties remain to be
heard from, in which no attempt has yet
been made to take the census. Accord
ing to these returns, and the thousands
of free-state men whose names have not
been taken, Kansas must be uery pop
ulous state or territory.
The governor will apportion the repre-
sentation in the constitutional convention
In accordance with the number of names
returned 10 his Office That is, one dele
gate to one hundred and fifty voters. At
that ratio Lawrenbe district should have
nne-fourth ofthe delegation-ffteen mem
bers-and not more than one will be al
lowed from this vicinity, for not one man
out of fifty has been taken by the census
officials.
In the Shawnee reserve, where there
is not three hundred legal voters, and
only fifteen hundred claims, these bogus
officers have found three thousand equal
flied elebtors;" which gives that district
twenty delegates, or one-third of the MEM
bers of the convention.
Yours in haste, ESSEX.