Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-31
co,-ryv0p WALKER IN KANSAS.

We have lately become POSSESSED "i "'u'" $3.50,
i'm, irr,r,,,,i concerning mates III hH'i'A''
sh,u,d he known 10y our friends At til" 'u' y"
hIa imam 10 unravcl the mysIrr;ee :" late
there. and TO appreciate the clrra!n-'a'rr' ~,
iyn inc potical affairs OF the Territory their
nbase Our information Is from a. fru. a pto.si,'
source as ever existed. From u gentleman VIM ~,
sympaihies and ASSOCIATIONS mr." ehtire'S wiz
pro.savsry party Of the Territory ssh" ma "'
nestly coulended in tavo. oil making me he"
savrhullmC IA any man living, While 'hr'c .
the slightest hope that such laJoFs ing'i' Il" 'o s
prove successful. f, go, IA =,
The gentlema.l TO whom wo refer informs as inv
some time befor. Governor Walker reacnea .ns
rtury the pro-savery party had, WIN sena :" nr
ty come to the conclusion that II was , :" '"
tnus the s.ruqrlu To make kansas sit'chon''ne
State il being apparent, past ptr"u. o. 'nn' u
very large majority of fhuss whose rsht u 'u'c
on the subject no one disputed were oPpcseu " w:
establishment of slavery as ps'lhnnen as..;' ~
of the new State. On consultation upon coming y"
this onnion. thew very properly concluded mat their
best policy would be to secure Democratic aseeh'
dancy in the organization OF tiie Ee" o'he' uuoe,
tina auspices of the old Law and order party ana VII"
anch nrnvi.ons az would 10 the present hold
srs of saves thsre and to the slaveholdlng Mssou'
rians ON the borders Of Kansas, al their rights. W,
in other words 10 place Il, though u non's!aVeho!a
ing State in the s.rctest aud closest sympathy WIN
all The positions OF Inc Ns'iouai b"'noc'a'c POI!
upon aIl slavery questions.
-o This end il WAS determined long before the late
Democratic Territorial Convention INST, that it, MONT
nee should be from u non-slaVehodinS SH;o, lu
some one who had been conspicuous "a An active
sympathizar with the law aud order party throughout
all their troubles though not prIsluvery lnsu.--
This WAS TO obtain for the Constitution, and, in
deed for all points OF their policy Of making the State
as thoroughly Democratic Ms possible from the start
the votes of as many tree State settlers a5 possible
This s the secret OF the nominsOn OF ex Governor
Ransom. This policy, 80 far. has succeeded even
bette. than its most sangune advocates anticipated it
being already evident that 1t will triumph 10 the end
by large majority.
In pursusnc. of the understanding TO sbandon fur
Their serious efforts to msks the new State saveold.
iny il was that free State men we're permitted to be
come heavy owners in the four towns kn0wn as tbe
pro-savery cities, LeavenwOrth, DnniphaL, Atchison
ard kckapoo. And also on account Of it alone did
Gen. Etringfelow sell out his Syuatier Sorctc'gn
(nswspaperi to become al advocate of a non slave
holding but ultra Democratic State.
On reaching the Territory, Gov. Walker became
aware that il would be utuTy useless for him to ell
deavor to struggle against the prevailing sentiment on
the slavery question, and entered hesru!y INTO tne
plans to secure the ascendGucy OF the DeaCoIatlc
party in the affairs OF the new State which ad been
previously initiated, describe above he found
too, that the proportion i'll favor OF submitting ihe
constitution 10 the popular Yoe w"s-as
in the late Democratic CUnvenon-as forty 10 one;
or in other words that all were ia favor OF 1t, than
which nothing could ts uaore natural. He, therefore
TO STRENGTHEN himself end the Democratic party, took
vehement ground in. favor OF what all desired.
Our informant, in explaining the Eeariug Of Gov.
Walkers protest that unless the constitution be sub
United to the popular vote he would join the opposi
,cn TO it, remarked that 10 amounted precisely la
declaration his four unfortunately part, that II Pre-
.deut EucL anan shall make Republican party ad-
mipstraton, lie would join the opposition to ii or, in
other words. thu, de would sustain the Democratic
party-a .ruisn in which oil coincded, concerning
contingency that could not possibly occur.
He informs u.s. further, that here is a question
among Democrats there rs " whom tie aew Cousti'
tuition shall he submtted-as to what classy CT act.
TIERS and that bis belief is that the Convention will
limit the right to vote upon it to suci as are iona fde
settlers when the Convention shall terminate lis abOrs
and adjorrn.-[ Washington Star.