Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-30
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The Kansas Policy of the AdmiDistra-.
lion.
We have heretofore shown, by extracts
from the speech of Mr. Stanton made on
his arrival in Kansas, and the speech OF
Gov. Walker made in New York just be-
fore he departed from that city for the
Territory to assume the duties of his Of
fee, that it is their policy to make Kan
sas free State. An election is to take
place next month for delegates to Con-
vention to frame State Constitution. At
that election none but citizens of the Uni
ted States who reside in the Territory, and
have, within a certain period, registered
their names, are allowed to vote. After
the Convention shall have framed a Con-
stltutlon it is the purpose of Gov. Walker
to submit it to the ratification of the peo-
pie at another election, when every resi-
dent inhabitant, whether citizens. aliens,
or free negroes, will be permitted to vote
The great body of Northern emigrants and
foreigners who have been rushing into the
Territory, will thus be given the power to
vote down the Constitution made by the
delegates elected by the citizens If a
slave State Constitution is framed they
will, of course, refuse to ratify it; and
ona IF n d;Horonf oboro otor bo frorood
This is the policy of the administration as
developed by its agents in the Territory.
1t is Enthusiastically hostile to the rights of
Southern people in the Territory. Yet, the
sham democracy of Tennessee-the hum
bugging party represented by the Nash
vile Union and Anerioan-have uttered
not one word of remonstrance. The lead
erS talk of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and
attempt to get up false issues to cover up
their shameless disregard of Southern in
terest and Southern rights, but they have
not the manliness to condemn the policy of
Mr.. Buchanan which leads to the driving
of the institution of slavery from Kansas,
and endangering its existence in Missouri.
We call the attention of the people to
these facts; which should be pondered
long and well.
We have already republished an article
from "THe South" an able democratic
journal, the organ of the Southern Rights
men of Virginia, coinciding in our view of
the policy inaugurated by Messrs. Stanton
and Walker, and we hereunto add para
graph from the Charleston Mercury, an
other Southern Rights journal. The Mer-
cury says:
Now, we hold that the submitting of the Con-
stitution soon to be framed by the people of Kan
sas in Convention assembled, back again to the
people individually, for ratification, is a work of
supererOga.ion-a matter to be done or not. en-
tirely at the discretion of the Convention. as a
thing Of contingent erpediency only, and not by
any means thing of necessity. And we cannot
but look upon the suggestion of Mr. Stanton
however coupled with declarations of Southern
feeling, and determination expressed by Governor
Walker as partaking of the nature of official die.
tation, and being, in fact violation of the prom
Ised neutralitV-dH 1nstdtOuS and hi0h handed
breach of faith toUdrds the South and Southern
men an Kansas. We, therefore, desire 10 the out
set to stamp this game as it deserves, and protest
against all attempts to influence the action of the
Convention from without, whether coming from
the Territorial officers sppoin ted by the President
or the Freesol schemers of New York and Boston.
The real object and end Is, under The guise of fair
WordS to the South, TO MAKE A FAKE STATE OF
KANSAS.
The Mercury is a vigilant and honest
sentinel. 1t speaks boldly and independ-
emily. 1t sees that the plot is to make
free State Of Kansas" and it says so.
We beg the people of Tennessee, whom
the sham democracy are now endeavorng
to deceive by specious appeals to their
patriotism and prejudices, and by the re-
agitation of questions settled, to be warn
ed before it is too late. If Kansas is ia
ken from us, it will be by the intrigue and
management of men who profess to be the
friends Of the South, but who are really
almost as much her enemies as the aboli-
zionist and black republicans-men, who,
in the name of democracy, are ready to
perpetrate any sort of crime which may
tend to keep them in possession of power
and place.