New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-31
HENRY WILSON ON K.dNsgs.

Henry Wilson, u. 6. Senator from MassaeAa.
'stts, has been UNANIMOUSLY Aiasdsred Through to
whole circuit Of the Pro-slavery press, By taise-
hood frst put forth thrsush The Bay State nevs-
psper, that be had, while in Kansas last Spciss
counseled the Free State leaders TO lot the Lssis
iatiye Election go b. default, and Slave const
tuticn DO framed and adopted, % that would re-
dosnd to the advantage Of the Republican party.
In late speech at Worcester, Gen. Wils,n re
futed this att 6cious caiumny thus thoroughly and
eonclusively:
"a fi-nd Of mino fellow-cidzens, has called my
attention 10 aiicle in Tie Bay STATE Of this day,
IL which the assertion made in thst )urusl tue
ago il sgan repe ated that advised Gov. R,bn.on
end &c n. Lsne when in Kansas no. 10 cote al The
'OctoGcr ees.ioa--to make Kansas a Slate STATE #
po',iLle, cttom snsPc'on-becGnse theTf6y ace shall
Obtain al the capital sre cant for the Presldemial
election ~ 1861 This ssnderous charge was msde
In The Bay State some weeks ago end bss often
been repeated. The Administration presses have
spread It over the land, and Administration orators
have quoted it and commented il before crowded
sssenbsses have borne in silence this vile slauder
The hour has to brand it, i. is, sh6ed
falsehood. The October election has passed, and
row vindicste myself withou. detrment to the
cause Of Free Kansas. Here tonight here in the
City Of Worcester, where the Islander was fret pub.
llsbed, here in this ball, and before this auditory,
aLder-sn unqualified falsehood. Gen. Lsne did
not while in Ksnsas and Gov. Robinson hiss in his
possession the amplest evidence, In my own hand
writing, that advised the Free State to vote In
the October election take the power into their own
hands, and bot out the whole Border.Rufi. n Code
al went to Kansas political missioo. vent
to zee that beautiful lard and the people who had 90
Eobly struggled to bless IL with free Institutions.
could not, however, be nssnsible to the dangers
which mepsced that Territory. went up the Mis-
sour with Gov. Walker, and saw go netting OF him
at Lawrence and LecoDpton, enough to satisty me
that Slavery had more plant, adroit. and skilliu
sgeLt-thst bis influence would be given to make
Kansas a Slave State a black law Democratic State
To him Kansas was stage-he was acting h' part
While he had been making big promises In the f .st
the tfcials In Kansas bad been negecting the enro
ment of the voters and Stanton had Issued his appor-
torment plan, which disfi anchised whole counties
ard thOusaI d. Of FieeSa men. II Wa plain that
the Constitutional Convention would be- in the hands
Of the Slave 81 ate men, 1t seemed to me thai the
only hope of saving Kansas " Freedom was to take
pcssetsion of the Territorial Goyornment-to secure
the p wer under the forms Of the BoIderRnfsn CODE
and then repeal that CODE ! stated my We IS to Mr.
Parrot, who, trust, has been elected Free State
Delegate to Congress he fully concurred N the POI,
inson's room, at Lawrence 10 the presence OF Judge
Convey, Mr.. Foster the late Chaplain Of the Msssa-
chuse.ts House of Representatives, Mr.. Phillips, the
correspondent Of The TRIBUNE. and a few Others,
uIg.d the policy Of voting at the October election.
!" 1t was said by come of the gentlemen that they
had refuse to acknowledge the validity OF the terri
IlAl aWe-thdt TO 90 go WOulu Ue
they were agreed in support Of the ropeks Conetitu
tioI, and that any attempt to charge their policy
woud distract if not divide the Free State meo, and
put the cause in peril that they would be che sted IN
hsDds of the Slave State men. To these objections OF
Judge Conway and Others suggested that the friends
Of kan.as had lost the President, and that both
Houses Of Congress were against thsm.thM me 10.
Nc ka would DC accepted by Congress
or recognized by the Predominant that walker
would clutch At any opportunity al ,rded BY the at
tempt to put the State Government force under tost
Coz s,itu.iop to put the FreState men In false po-
ston before the countiy-that il Ksnsas were maace
FIe. State they must do IL, and TO accomplish that
epd they must take the power ont OF the hands OF the
Sy v0 bs s
they must try and, If cheated by Off has or outvosd
lib he facts Before left the Territory told Gov.
Robinson, Mr.. Parrot Mayor Adams, Mr. Whitnao,
Mr. s. G. Smith, and Others, that they would decide
October ecoD, as well IS 70 hold th.h August eeo'
ton under the Topeka Constitution would 60 hoSne
and raise 50 900 or 600 to aid them In the orsanizs
ton of the Fee-State men for those elections.
"Ileft Ksnsas, and on my way down the Aissour
wrote TO several gentlemen of the Territory urging
upon them the policy of voting at the October election
al assuring them that I would hasten home, and
raise for them few hund ed dollars to help to organ
lie their scattered Free settlers. had intended
to wilt Nebraska and Mir nesota but hasened home
and reached New York In less than five days from
Lesvenwonh. To the Hon. Z. u. Morgan, M. Dana
of The TRIBUNE and a few other friends OF ffee
Kansas, / developed the plan OF seton, and from
them received encouragement hat New: York would
co something for that cause. On my ARRIVAL home,
bad meeting called of such mon a. A. A. lawrence,
Dr. S. e. Howe, the Hon. C. F. Adams, J. n. s: Wi-
lisus ard Mr. Steams. laid before these gentlemen
ny plan Of organization for the October slecuen,
Which was to raise three or four thousand dollars,
select good to 60 the Territory and see ths! me
wo,k Of organization was done and the money judi
elousy extended. There gentlemen promptly In
dorsed the plan, and voted TO raise ~ W 10 Masss,
cbu.etts chose Committee to raise the money, ana
this Committee appointed the Hon. Thomas j. Marsh,
the Republican candidate for Treasurer, the egent,
and he a. been in Kensas the last three months en-
gagged in the work of organizing the Free-Ssdfe men.
came TO this city aud laid the plan before your hon
ored fellow citizen, Mr.. Chaplin, and am proud TO say
here onght, tina. the good Aot Slavery city Of
Voice stcr contributed more than her share to aid the
cause Of Free Kansas. ! went to Eew-Have, sod
laio the after before Prof. SDimsn. Mr.. Woodruff,
late member Of Congress, and others, and received
ASSURANCES that NcW-Hsyen would make ap her Part
Of the nt eded amount. Three times have been 70
Eew.York for THE purpose. Ihsve spent many days
and travelled hundreds Of miles at own s1psn:e to
.a. While have thus lsbored without any other 70.
ward than the consciousness of doing something for
The cause Of Freedom in Kansas, have been falsely
Isndered by Pro Slavery presses and orators Owi1g
to the pressure in the money market and the dePr-
fieIts in Kansas all that promised, nor all they had
a right 10 expect of Us. Thb regret, for know
that some Of the Free. State men have travelled hun
dIeds Of miles and expended their own scsuty means
TO ogaIize the scattered Free State settlers, and it
would have been . source Of pleasure to me and 10
ohtp to have contributed moro TO tighten their bur
deLs, irust however, that their sacrifices and hbors
and the little aid their friends In the East have gwen
them have secured to them the control Of the Terr
Of Gov. Walker and the manifest frauds Of the bogus
Vfiess.' -.