Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-07-18
Interesting aud Important Intelligence.
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critic c8rvsrf!e1 ofEansaee.
We give below sketch Of The proceed
ings Of The lase domccfstic convention held
ri Lecompton, Kansas, as furnished Ivy
correspondent Of the St. Louis He2'uNtcon
While northern end southern scetoDalists
unite in their denunciations Of Governor
Walker in terms Of unmeasured abuse, and
are leaving no opportunity unembraced and
no means unemployed to mould the lnstitn
tons of Kansas, not according to the wish
es of the people Of the Territory. hut in ac-
corlance with their own selfish views and
preiudices, ii is indeed a source of the deep
est qualification TO know that the great prin
ciplc of popular sovereignty is at least to be
indicated and maintained in spite of the
studied screams of fanaticism or the country
opposition Of the undisguised enemies Of the
Union and the constitution Examiner.
Correspondence of the st. Louis Republican.
IEcoMPToN, July 3.
The regular national democratic conven-
tor. representing the several counties of this
Territory, and regularly called by the cen
trail committee, assembled at Lecompton,
the seat of government, this day
1t was llrgely attended, there being alb
sent but thirteen out of sixty representative
votes.
They passed resolutions excluding all
sectional distinctions, adopting the cinein-
nati platform, and assuming the name Of the
rational democracy of Kansas, embracing
all democrats, whether from the North or.
the South They passed resolutions by a
unanimous vote, pledging their support and
cooperation to Gov Walker. amid cnthusl-
aStie cheers, and nominated Gov. Ransom
as their candidate for delegate to Congress
\ resolution was presented pledgin9 sup
port to the State constitution to be adopted,
nven if that instrument shall ne be submit
tad to the people for ratification. After
considerable discussion this resolution was
rejected with bat one dissenting vote, and
the result was announced amid loud cheers
This convention was composed Of i large
majority Of pro-slayery men, but the whole
democratic party of Kansas, whether pro-
slavery or free State, will sustain the inau-
.snral address of Gov. Walker, and the sub
mission Of the constitution 10 the vote of the
people. Under these resolutions Gov. Ran
som will be elected and the democrats will
carry the territorial legislature.
The Constitution to be framed n Sep
TENDER next, il is row certain, will h sab-
mitted 10 the Whole people, ard viii be rati-
fled by large majority. cannot Of course
NOW sneak with certainty hrt she nrayail-
,pe opinion is chat they will a1ept a eonsti
antior, securing the rieht to the slave now
IN the Territory. numbering abort two hun
dred the execution 5f tie faejtive-slayc
law. and the appeaI in Constitutional aues4
TONS to TIE Supreme Court Of the United
States aud that. At fire same fine fbe con-
stitution is submitted. they will also sub
nit clause, for the vote Of the whole poo
ple, proHihitire or authorizing The introdae
tion Of slaves N future. It i conceded on
all hands that large majority of tie people
will vote fe nrehihif the future introduction !
Of slaves iata tais Territory Tkeq hage
SO endorsed tay. Walkers Indian anil
I'M talIee ard siif.. insars i n an arfiz
,aaea aeqai4e46qiag the constitution.
L = 4as#tEIe= also fI4z,1 fh+F vii j6zfz#
90 the G1tf.#t tletf9A 81 the ,S0HtHWeSfafH HI
dim Territory as a State and 4r4ls -
eufe the e4te1s,5a Of ,heir nals I'm hound
afv 10 l!to Piatte river. WITH tee consent ii
CONGRESS.
The complete success OF Gov. Walkers F
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af,er I'll the resalutians had boon a.ia,,,@ g'
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Walker and rennest him ia a3da.@sjl,, eon.
vention, which he did amid The most mn
r,arious cbeers--fbree Zines three 9,d n
tiecr.
Hencerorth you MAJ consider the Kansas
difficulty as settled ON the nlafforrn Of Gov
Walker. sustained ty The Whole democracy
Of Kansas, with scarcely a dissentino voice.
and bv the Whole democracy of Missouri;
which State fully understands the question
has fully endorsed Goycrasr Warkaf's nlaos
knows that they are the only mans 5bat are
rraeticable and that oycert f,F n,e curse
onrsuod Nv him. civil war would now h.
ras,;1r n Kansas =. flint fine free St,tc d. F
,oocracv would be separated from tho nro.