The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-04-02
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.

NoNeIHOr IEARf mas TeSlSneOt anu lS now III
Washington. He has had consultation with
the President and his Cabinet. relative to Kansas
affairs. He declares that in all his conduct, he
aimed Mt the peace ind welfare of the people;
that in the administration of his duties, all pur-
ties were treated with the strictest lmpar-
tiality.
The Governor reitcrates the opinion that the
population of the Territory is still too small for
admission Us State. This opinion doubtless &C.
cords with tho universal sentiment of the North
The pro'slavery interest, at present, seem to
have the ascendency in tho Territory, and under
the late election law, passed by the Kansas Leg
islature, regulating the qualification of voters,
and specifying the time Of holding n convention
TO frame Constitution, it is at least probable
that the convention would favor tho idea OF do
nestic slavery. Because Of the probability that
such would be the case, Governor GEARY in
common with the popular sentiment of the six
teen Free States of this Union, would prefer de-
lay-would ask that Kansas should be denied
admission into the Union, until the influx of ab-
ohtionists into the Territory should be sufficient
to override the proslavery interest.
We too, have held to the doctrine, that the
period at which Territory should be allowed to
como into the Union, is when it shall have n po,-
ulation sufficient 10 cntitIe it to "a Representative
in Congress. We regret that this doctrine upon
former occasion, when the whole South was
camoring for this principle, was rcpuliated by
the North.
We allude to the admission of California, and
we cannot forget that the North, in voting Cali
fornia into the Union, established the princip,e
of Squatter Sovereignty viz: That few hun
dred squatters upon the soil of any Territory,
can frame Constitution and make appliction to
come into the Union. The squatters in Califor.
mia, uskcd admission with Free State Constitu.
tion, and because such was her Constitution, the
North voted her in. But now that the tables ar.
turned-whcn there is probability that Kansas
may adopt Il pro slavery Constitution, we hear
the hue and cry coming from this same North,
that Kansas should not be admitted until she
shall have population of ninety three thousand,
holding in contempt her own proceed cnts, when
likely to operate against her interest
While upon this subject, we would state as n
matter of news, That the Topeka correspondent
of the St Louis Democrat, says "that the Free
State Convention was iu session ut Tint pInce ON
the 10Th and 18th ult., C. F. Currier preslin,,.
lhe committee OIL platform reported series of
resolutions setting forth that the people of the
Territory cannot participate in the election uu
der the recent Constitutional Convention act
without compromising their rights as American
citizens, and jcopardizing the public peace that
the Topeka Constitution is still the choice of
majority of the citzeus, and urging upon Con-
grcss the immediate admission of Kansas as n
State under it,
We see it stated that RoBEnr J. WALKER has
accepted the Govcrnorship Of Kansas, rendered
him by tho President Hon. f. Il. STANTON. Of
Texas accepts Secretary of State of the SAME
Territory.