Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-07-01
Affairs in Kahsas...GOv. Walker.

Affairs in Kahsas---Gov. Walker.
The New York Times has attentive correspon
dent in Kansas, who furnishes that paper with full
and regular accounts of the movements in the Ter
ritory. We learn from this correspondent that
Convention of the free State men or black Republ
cans was held at Topeka the 9th of June, which
attended by Robinson, Lane. and the leading
men generally of that detested faction. This Con-
vention passed resolutions adhering to the Topeka
Constitution and characerzing invalid and illegal
the acts of the regular and proper Legislature of
Kansas They resolved also that the officers chosen
under the bogus, free State, Topeka Constitution
would hold and "complete the State organization,
and keep its machinery in readiness for use" &C.
They very prudcntly determined, however, not to
attempt any exercise of power by their bogus gov
eminent, perceivng they did that the first step in
that direction would be marked and punished by
Governor Walker as treason against the United
States. ..-..
The same paper contains report, which its cor
respondent says is strictly accurate, of Gov. Walk
ers last speech the affairs of the Territory. de-
livered at Topeka We have read this speech with
interest and attention, and find it not only unobjec
tonable toSouthern men-with one exception, which
we shall notice present'y-but pervaded by senti-
ments and containing suggestions and views which
should meet the approval of citizens in all portions
of the country. We find here no arguments, by in
ference that the soil and climate of Kansas not
favorable to slavery but the contrary the Gov
ernor wisely avoiding all illusions of this kind em
phatically declares that the majority of the people
Of Kansas must govern-that the majority of the
people Of Kansas must adopt their own Constitution
reject it-that the majority of the people of Kan
sas at the polls, must decide whether they will be
slave a free State" That is right and if this
doctrine be fairly carried out the people of the South
will not complain, though the decision should be
against them.
The Territorial Legislature of Kansas, elected and
in session under the authority of Congress- has call
ed Convention of delegates to be chosen by the
people, to assemble in September next, to frame a
Constitution of government for the people of that
Territory preparatory to asking admission into the
Union as State. Gov. Walker says he has no
doubt that this Convention, after having framed a
Constitution will submit the same to the people OF
the Territory to be approved or rejected by them.
If approved, the application for admission into the
Union will at once be made if rejected new Con.
vention can DE called by the next Legislature, to be
elected in October next.
Gov. Walker as we have stated, declares that the
Convention which will meet in September to frame a
Constitution ought to submit the Constitution for ap-
proval rejection to all the actual residents who may
then be in the Territory. We can perceive TO concu
sivc reason for this The Territorial Legislature act
ing under the authority of Congress- has called Con-
vention That Convention will embody the sover
eign will of the people of Kansas, and will be com
petent to frame the organic law. 1t is to be pre-
sumed that the people will vote understandingly fol
delegates to represent them in the Convention and
voting thus whatever that body may do will be done
for and by the people of Kansas. The black Re
publicans are doggedly clnging to their Topeka
revolutionary Constitution and they refuse to reg
lister their names voters for delegates to the Sep
TENDER Convention What then? Whose fault il
1t II they are not represented? Suppose a pro
slavery Constitution should be framed, ought then
to be permitted to go forward and vote it down p
But suppose an anti-savery Constitution should bs
adopted, we to have another exodus from Mis-
souri, and the saveholding States Gas there would bt
from Massachusetts and the Northern States in cast
pro slavery instrument should be adopted to vott
that down? We impeach no mans motives-w.
are bound to believe that Gov. Walker is doing wha
he thinks to be just and right, but we want to sex
an end to this Kansas strife. And it does seem t.
US that to submit the Constitution to the actual res
idents, for their approval rejection is calculated
to embitter and prolong the controversy. We be-
heVe in the popular power and we maintain that the
people of Kansas and the people of Kansas alone
should frame their organic law but we cannot, we
repeat perceive any conclusive reason why one SCI
o voters should. through their delegates, frame a
constitution, and another set coming in aftergards,
,o'e II into permanent existence orfvote it DOWN.
~a' this We soy, without reference to any preferences