Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-04-08

! This is the great fundamental principle of the
act of Congress organizing that Territory. af-
firmed by the recent decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States, and is in accor-
dance with the views expressed 10y me through
out my public career.
"I anticipate a peaceful settlement of this
question, by an appeal to the intelligence and
patriotism of the whole people of Kansas, who
should all participate freely and fully in this
decision. and by majority of whose vote the
determination must be made, the only pro-
per and constitutional mode of adjustment. /
contemr late no appeal to the military power,
in the hope that my countrSmen of Kansas,
from every section, will submit to decision
of this matter, by full and fair vote of ma
.jority of the people. / will go, then, and en-
deavor thus to adjust these difficulties, in the
full confidence, so strongly expressed by you,
that will be sustained by all your own high
authority, with the cordial cooperation Of all
your Cabinet.''
The difficulty lies here. This ssfair and reg
ular vote" of the people OF Kansas is to be ta-
ken according to laws adopted by the Bogus
Legislature, and with all the appearance of
| fairness. Walker goes to Kansas to carry out
the designs Of this Bogus Legislature. in the
formation of a State Constitution. tremble
for the result, but l am not hopeless. There
are three four free state settlers in the ter
ritory to one pro-slavery, and if there should
not be gross fraud, and if the free state men
would consent to vote, all may be well. But
the design of this bogus Legislature is to pre-
vent all emigrating into the Territory this
spring from voting by giving those only
right to vote who were settlers on the first of
April, and also, of giving the border ruffians,
who may run over on the 3lst of March, and
squat, with no intcRtion to remain, the right to
come back again on the day of election and
vote for their slavery candidates.
Let US hope for the best. Buchanan knows
well, that if he fayors making Kansas a slave
State. the whole north is lost to the Democra-
cy, and he will hardly dare do it, and yet he
must keep up the show to the south who cleo
ted him. 1t is possible that he may choose to
appear to favor the south, by appointing
southern man for Governor, and yet design to
favor the freedom OF Kansas, by having done
by southern man what could not well be done
by northern man without moro prejudice in
the south, than if done by one of her own sons.
But let us fear and watch. An honest south
crn man cannot be as bad as northern I'M
principled doughface. CUJrs.
we must acknowledge that the bump of
''hope" in our correspondent is much larger
than our own. Besides the obstacles that had
already been thrown in the way of the Free
State men, We sec it stated that the census ia
kers were missing some ncighborhoods entire
| ly and not taking the names of half the actual
residents. Those whose names do not appear
on the lists, cannot vote. 1t will not for mo-
ment be supposed, then, that the non-entrance
of names is designed to jeopardise the chance
of having majority in favor of slave con-
stitution. And as to Buchanan acting possum
with the South, on this occasion, it seems like
''hoping against hope. ."-ED.l