Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-22
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The Topeka Statesman Extra, of the 9th
inst contains a report Of Governor Walkers
speech at that place. In this speech Mr.. Walker
ignores and endeavors to put out of sight, the
past history of the Territory and to direct atten-
ton to the future. He Ieiterates the platform
laid down in his inaugural address, that the
majority of the people of Kanzas must govern,
must adopt their own Constitution, and decide
whether it shall be a free or slave State. In
reference to the Constitution to be framed by the
Con stitutional Convention soon to be elected, he
made use of the following significant language
{" That Constitution they will or they will not
submit TO the vote of the majority of the then
actual, resident settlers of Kanzas. If they do
not thus submit it 'oi JON you tellolo citizens,
IN opposition 10 their course. 1Cres of good
good, and cheers. Ind / cannot doubt GENTLE
men, that one much higher than L the Chief
Magistrate Of the Union, aoiH join you an Oppose.
ton. But, gentlemen, for myself, cannot doubt
that that Convention will submit such an instru-
ment as they may frame, for the adoption or
rejection OF the whole people of Kanzas to all
who now are OF then may be, actual bona tide
resident settlers of the Territory of Kanzas -
Mr.. Walker is severe on the Topeka Leg
islature and Constitution. The latter, he says,
according to free State figures, received only 1871
votes, while there now registered in the Terri.
tory, over 10000 voters, and he asks if those
1871 votes, cast year and half ago, should be
allowed to impose Constitution for all time to
come, upon the present people of Kanzas. And
in reply to the suggestion that the Constitution
should be submitted to the people, be says;
"But l understand you claim to be State
now, and that your called Legislature chosen
by small number of votes, propose next week
to enact laws to be enforced in Kanzas. This
mis- erable minority, constituting not one tenth
of the present people of Kanzas, propose, in alb
soluts defiance Of the acts of Congress, and in
open rebellion, mark you, gentlemen, not only
against the Territorial laws, but against the laws
and government of the United States, to assem-
BILE here, and representing one thousand seven
hundred and thirty.one people, impose this Con-
stitution by force upon the of Kanzas by the
enactment of laws"
In regard to the incompleteness of the regis
tratiOn of voters, Gov. Walker charges the fault
Of the omissions upon the refusal of the free State
men to be registered, but says that the matter is
Of but little consequence if the Constitution be
submitted to the whole people. He thus warns
the Topeka Legislature =
8" l am told that they have actually code of
laws prepared by their various committees, cut
T.,
binding the whole people of the Territory, and
depriving them of the right to decide on their
own form of government and to adopt their own
Constitution. rgs
Now. then, repeat that come here for the
purpose of restoring and perpeiuating peace, but
tell you candidly that my instructions and my
oath of office require me to put down the execu-
ton of such laws, and for the good of the people
of Kanzas, they must and will be put down"
Gov. Walker pledges himself that the people
shall have fair vote on the Constitution in DC.
tober, and neither "the people of Missouri nor of
Massachusetts, shall interfere. He repeats sew
eral times his determination to join the people in
opposition to the action of the Constitutional
Convention If it fails to submit the Constitution
to the people. He thus combats the project o
establishing free State government =
~ say if you desire war; rloud cries of No,
no, if you desire conflict r. No. no, y if you de-
sire to enter into rebellion not against the ter
ritorial laws only, but against the government of
the United States, No, no, 7 all you have to do
is to set up the State government against the
government approved by the President and the
acts of Cons ress by the present enactment of
State laws. A voice, Not now There can
not be State government without State Gov
ernor-without his superseding the Governor APP
pointed by the President of the United States
under the laws of Congress- There cannot be a
State government without State Judges, and
there cannot be State Judges without their su.
perseding the Judges appointed by the President
of the United States under the laws of Congress,
State Legislature without superseding the
territorial Legislature. 1t means that or it means
nothing Surely this is an open rebellion against
the government of the United States to which
you tell me you do not mean to resort"