The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-03


Territory.
~Gen- Lewis Cass, of Michigan, the
Secretary OF State, has no appointments
to make nor patronage to bestow, in the
Territory: and is very little else, so far
as It's interests are concerned than me-
dun of communication between the
GoFefnor Of Kansas and the President of
the nlted States. The Attoraey Gen
eral, jeremiah S. Black. Of PENNSYLVANIA. j.
simply occupies the position Of legal ad-
visels whilst Mr. Isaac Toucey, of Con-
neesicas, the Secretary of the Navy, has
no,birs whatever 10 do with Kansas.
ssHowSe u aith the hther members of.
Mr. BHchanan's cabinet? These are all
southern men, and have the entire man.
agement of Kansas affairs.
The Postmaster General, Mr.. Aaron V.
Brown, of Tennessee, has the appoint
ment of all the postmaSters, mail-agents.
maii-carrierS, &c, and can bestow his i'm
mense patronage upon whom he pleaSes:
and so well has he begun, that the only
Free State postmaster in the Territory,
Mr.. Babcock, of Lawrence, who is a gen
tleman of unimpeachablc integrity, and
whose sound democracy has never been
questioned, has been removed to make
room for member of the pro-slayery
party.
Mr.. Howell Cobb, of Georgia, the Sec
retary of the Treasury, has charge of the
national purse, and can exercise eonsid-
erable infiuencein in supplying or withhold
ing funds for Territorial uses.
The Secretary of War, Mr.. John B.
Floyd, of Virginia, has the management
OF the army, and may send to Kansas of
tcers to command the troops, of his own
political complexion, and can, at his
pleasure, deny or allow the Governor the
employment of the United States forces.
And last, though not least, comes Dir.
Jacob Thompson, OF Mississippi, the Sec
retary of the Interior. This is the most
important Of all the cabinet officers, as
regards the interests of Kansas Territory.
he can control the appointment of nu-
merous Indian agents, surveyors, ETC..
amounting to some hundreds of persons,
through whom about three millions Of
dollars are annually .disbursed. His influ-
ence. therefore, for good or evil, in Kan
sas IS almost unbounded. That he intends
10 employ it III favor of the pro-slavery
party, is evidenced in the fact, that one of
the first acts Of the new administration
was the removal, at the instance Of G.
". Clarke, of Col. Winston, of Virginia,
who had been appointed to succeed
Clarke, as agent for the Poltawatomie
Indians. and against whom there could
be no other charge than that, for a south
erner, he was too conservative IN his
views to be of service TO the pro-slavery
cause. Winston was superseded by VIM
e. Murphy, who had distinguished him
self for his. opposition TO the Free State
men of Leayenworth City, and who, after
the latter had been driven awav by vio-
lence, was fraudulently elected mayor of
that city.
What will northern Democrats think OF
this analysis? Alas. what have northern
Free State Democrats TO do with the
present National Democracy? That De-
mocracy is emphatically the pro slavery
party of the country Mr.. Buchsnan's
administration has adopted the platform
of that party, which is, to know but one
/ issae-and that issue, SLAVERY.
t The machinery set in motion bv the
leading actors of the National Democratic
Party of Kansas did not work so well as
was anticipated. The people understood
/ the trickery, and would not come into the
proposed measures. Hence there was
/. considerable discouragement, and a new
course of policy was attempted. It was
suggested that it would be capital idea
/ to induce the Governor to give his sane
| ton to the movement. Accordingly, a
meeting was called to ratify the proceed
/ ings of the convention, and Governor
Geary was formally visited by j. d. Hen
derson, chairman of the central committee,
with the assurance, that if he would attend
the meeting and identify himself with
the party, he should be one of the two
United States senators soon to be elected,
as the convention, in conjunction with
the legislature, had plans on foot which
could not fail of success IN making Kan
sas a slave State. The Governor re-
minded Henderson, that a certain ten1pter
once took his master to the top of high
mountain, and showed him all the king
doms of the world, saying, All these will
I give unto you, if you viii fall down
and worship me- Now said his excel
lency. the devil had as many Kingdoms
to give as you have senatorial houors to
bestow, or ever will have by honest
means. / despise your promises of re-
ward as much as did your infamous
threats of injury. IF you approach me
again with such vile offers of bribery,
win be tempted to toss you through the
window The ratification meeting was
held; about dozen persons were present,
4. w. Jones endeayored to make speech,
I and after passing a resolution endorsing
the abuses of the Lecompton Uaiop, oi
which he was editor, adjourned, the whole
affair proving most ridiculous failure
Before Its final adjournment, this No
tional Democratic convention appointed
committee to prepare an address to the
people of the United States This COM
mittce consisted of the following named
i persons, of whom, with few exceptions
the Democrats of the United States have
: no great reason to be proud:
John Calhoun, chairman; George W.
s. Clarke, John w Foreman, j. Knyken.
& dali, John IL StriBgfellow, A. B. Hazard
John Il. Boyd, Z. Ransom, L. A. Maclean
Fl. B. Harris, A.. CoEey, John Donaldson
s B. J. Newsome, J. I. Hereford. J. G
Anderson, d. R. Atchison, JEFF. Buford
i W. II. Tebbs, S. j. Jones. Hugh 81
i Moore, g. w. Perkins, a J. Isacks.
These names are published more es
pecially for future reference. The address
was prepared by Surveyor Calhoun, ans
published in pamphlet form; and it woule
be a difficult matter 70 liud any othe
publication, Of an equal number Of pages
containing as many gross representations
4 single example Of the authors seracit,
may here be given. Speaking Of the con
teEnplated attack upon Lawrence. he as
sumes that twas the desire OF the Frel
State men to have the town destroyed
(and Of course themselves. women am
children massacred1, Tor political effect
!, and adds
Lane, no doubt, ahandened the tow
rs,. gI.rs S,s-,..x. Es.t - II mi rsz., .sn