The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-09-04
Two Views Of Gov. Walkers Kansas
Policy - given by Himself.

Esfrset JSsm Hsiksr's speech sf osiatsrs, n. r.,
ysns s, 1857. -
"In October next, not under tho act OF
tho late Territorial Legislature, bot under
the laws Of Congrcs, YOU, the i0hole people
Of Kansas, have right to cleo, delegate
to Congress, and to electa territorial Legis
lature. Gentlemen, on this subject wIsh
that there should be no mistake no misappre.
hension, as regards my opinions dndfhe pol
ICY rhieh shall deem II my duty 10 pursue
in the administration Of the executive de-
partment Of the territory Of Kansas. Ii Is
involved in few simple words: That the
majority Of the people Of Kansas must gop-
ern. lido not mean those uho are noio reg.
istered under the fritsriai iaes: do NOT
mean those pho were residing here on the 18th
of March last; but mean The ,rhok
people OF Kansas, not only those who are
here now. bat those irho iciR be here neH
fall as actual residents: that they-the poo
pie over whom these institutions are to OPP
erate-that they, bya majority Of their
votes, shall! decide for themselves what shall
be their constitution, and what shall be
their social institutions"
no. y.
Erirsef from Tail,r's Ritter from Lsesmpton, dat.
Cd <sx. 20 1887.
"On one point have been grossly mis-.
represented. 1t Is as to who, in my judy.
ment, should vote upon the ratification OF
the constitution. have been represented
rs desiring that every man should vote who
happened to be in the Territory on tho day
of that election.
On this point, which Is ono OF
detail, I have never proposed to make sus.
gesti0ns to the conventions, although, whom
asked nv opinion by members of that body,
j haze indicated a precious residence 81 Mree
or sir months. and that the same qualihca.
tons should DO adoI ted In tho constitution
in regard not only to that. but to all future
elections; and. in my judgment, one or the
other of these terms Of residence will be
adopted by the convention, from whom ]
anticipate cordial cooperation"
We ask our readers to read the two
foregoing documents carefully and note
Incomplete contradictions bctweenthem.
Time has shown that the free State men
Of Kansas in suspecting the sincerity of
the promises Of fairness made by Walker,
were right. This new development is
evidence that the game Of making Kan
as slave State is to be carried ont to
the end, and il the Administration have
the power to make it so. When Walk
er's Quindaw speech was published, the
public were invited to its fairness, and
the free State men Of Kans as, placing
some confidence in the promise made
them, voted to 90 into the October cleo
ton. Gov. Walker. Mr.. Buchanan's pro-
consul in Kansas, told them deliberately
that the whole people of Kansas should
vote and the majority should be given.-
Now he coolly says that these promises
he will not keep. The voting must be
with such qualifications rs to render it
impossible for the people of Kansas TO
govern. The people must rely alone in
themselves, to maintain their rights,
against the duplicity of the Agents Of an
Administration whichappcars determined
to sacrifice them to the slave power.