Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-30
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 80. 1851.
Knuzaa Affairs at NVashtngtou--The Ad
sraiaistrEtien ". she Northern Democ-

The special despatch to the New York Times,
dated Washington. Nov. 9th, says :
"At the Cabinet meeting, today, the President
stated Gov. Walkers position on kaazas affairs.
The Cabinet unanimously united with the Presi-
dent in favor Of sustaining the action of the Con.
stitutions Convention in respect TO the reference
Of the Constitution to the people, and to con-
denim Walker. The door TO reconciliation with
Gov. Walkers position is now closed, and bitter
contest between the two wings Of the Democracy
is unavoidable.
Senator Douglass has been heard from. As the
author of the Kanzas-Nebraska act he will take
bold ground in support Of Walker. This the
President has not hitherto believed. Douglass
holds that the refusal to submit the whole Con-
stitution 10 the people when they desire it is the
clearest Reputation Of the doctrine Of popular
sovereignty.
Senator Gwin, though decided pro slavery
man, is understood to oe determined to sustain
Walker. This is the upiVeTsal sentiment from
the free State Democracy rs received here"
A correspondent OF the Chicago Tribune, writ
ing Nov. Doth, on board the steamer oglesby, on
the Missouri river, on board Of which were Gov.
Walker. Dr.. stnngfellow. and others, says -
Gov Walker has expressed himself very freely
during the trip concerning the trainers of the
Lecnmpton Constitution He says that these DO.
gus characters are 'feions He even alleges that
they are liable TO indictment at common law for
conspiracy. more beggarly and butcherly
crowd of sots, rufisns, and assassins, according
to the Governor. never assembled together on
the face Of the earth His Excellency renews
this theme every few minutes with the utmost en-
ergy of cursiug. / happen TO know that the
Governors maledictions are richly merited, but |
confess both surprise and admiration at the faith
fulness with which they have been applied.
The excitement in Leavepworth- on the subject
of the bogus Constitution is intense A meeting
was held there last Saturday, which was address
ed by Gen. Lane, Mr.. Parrott, and other promi.
nent free State men. Mr.. Henderson, Of the
Leayenworth Journal one OF the trainers of the
Constitution, indiscreetly made his appearance in
the hall The excitement and indignation were
great that the officers Of the meeting had great
ciihenlts in restraining the people from visiting
him with the punishment Of treason against lib
erty on the spot
Another meeting will be held at Leavenworth
on the 18th, to decide whether to vote at the
constitutional election or hght"
How split in the Democratic party on this
Kahzas matter can be avoided, it is impossible to
foresee. How any man, whether Democrat or
otherwise, living North of Mason and Dixon's
line, can sustain the course of the administra-
tion, in backing up the Leconpton scoundrels in
{ heir refusal to permit the people of Kanzas to
have voice in their own constitution, is more than
we can divine. Thus far weare glad to notice the
many instances Of manly independence exhibited
BY Northern Democratic journals, as well as
other exponents Of the party in the free States in
their denunciation Of the newly eoncocted villain
Gus doctrine, sought by the powers that be at
Washington to be engrafted on the irrational
Democratic creed" that the people Of territory
are to be dependent for the form OF government
under which they are to exist as a State, upon
the viii Of set Of selfelected rufans, assembled
in spite Of the popular will, to perform the be-
hests Of the slavery propagandists of the South.
We have already given extracts from the Chi
cage Times and Philadelphia Press, denouncing
the Kansas swindle, and recommending the re.
lection BY Congress Of the bogus Constitution;
and we are happy to see that the Concord IN.
H Patriot, the organ OF the Democracy Of the
Granite State, follows suit The Patriot says:
mo matter whether it comes there with or
without the slavery article, the principle is the
same, and their action should be the same 1t
should be rejected because il does not come with
the sanction of the people-because its accept
ance by Congress would be violation of the great
principle Of the Kanzas Nebraska act"
The Boston Ledger recognized Democratic
paper, which seemed at first inclined to approve
the action Of the bogus Convention, now arraigns
the doings Of that body in indignant terms, 1t
says - IA 3 ii
ssWe do not see how the Democratic party in
Congress, taking the observation-disclosures act as
their guide, can for moment entertain the seri.
Gus thought Of accepting for Kanzas ,Constitu-
ton that makes her a sovereign member Of the
confederacy, unless it has FIRST been passed upon
BY her sovereign people. Anything less than
that is fraud.'' 8aN s
Per contra, the Boston Posi- the proprietors Of
which reyel in the enjoyment Of such enormously
fat patsonge at the hands Of the national admin
istration, is disposed to "kiss the hand that
feeds it, as we should judge BY its copying an ar.
ticle from the Washington Union, the Presidents
immediate organ, in defence Of the course Of the
administration. The Post copes the article
from the Union, occurring the Northern Demo-
cratic presses whose sense honor revolts at the
new fraud Of the pro- slavery party in Kanzas, and
inirodaeeB it with the following remark :--E %
A1he Washington Union Of the Oath inst. con-
tai1 he following ioreible argument upon the
Kanzas question. The Union presents reasons
for its course relative to Kanzas affairs Of great
cogency, and such as are worthy of the serious
consideration Of its Democratic Contemporaries"
As its contemporary of the Journal says, it re-
quires no very great knowledge.ot human nature
70 predict that the Post will ultimately sustain
the fraud. Its tendencies all lie in that direc /
ton. esta m
The question then arises, how will our cotem-
porary Of the Bay State bear itself on the matter
Will it side with its more outspoken cotempora-
ries who correctly represent the feelings and
views of the whole Northern Democratic masses
on the matter, or will it succumb to the little
clique Of aristocrats who look to Washington for
the cue as to their coursei Whit side with the
Charleston Mercag, which, in defending the ad-
ministration, says ;--rJ ea7e g 4
.sIf the convention is omnpotent to form con.
stitution, has not also the power to carry it into
effect This IL all they have DONE 1t is true
these arrangements defeat the Intervention OF
Walker and Stanton to give the control Of the
territory 70 the black republicans and soS end in
making Kanans slaUe State" Et4
Or win Il have the decency, for once, to ex-
press > sentiment in unison with the sense Of
general Indignation which pulsates throughout
every manly heart at this newly attempted out.
Fagef 81 (
The Mercury gives, above, the best argument
yet adduced in support Of the course Of the adj
ministrasion, in insisting upon the admission Of
Kanzas with the pro-slayery constitution which
the bogus convention has adopted. These rea-
sons should be put foremost in any argument il,
defence Of the refusal to let the people Of Kanzas
have avoice as to their constitution of govern.
ment. The LscOmptOn convention was an "om
nipotent" body. and its dongs are valid, over
and above everything which may be said in favor