Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-04-03

graph or otherwise. aud that hc had been TO-
tally neglected by the Pierce intorostfor some
weeks prior to the 18th Of March
Mr. WALKER oN KANsAs.-In view of
the appointment of the Hon Robert J Walk
or as Governor of Kansas, the following OK
tract from lottor which ne wrote while the
Presidential election was pending, is interest
ing and important Tho letter was dated
September 80. 1886. and was addressed TO
the Democratic committee in Pittsburg. Pa.
IL was an elaborate review Of the pcincipal
topics of the cauva-s and contained the fol-
lowing sentonces relative TO Kansas; /.
"lf this question, as provided 10y the Kan
sas and Nebraska bill, should be left 70 the
people of the Territory in forming their state
Constitution, it will be determined by soil,
climate, production, and the laws which gov
crn the movements of population. Here, the
North. aided by It's greatly superior numbers
by European Notwithstanding omigruuts. by
the greater facility of movement, unincumbcrod
by the transport of slaves. or the apprchcn-
sion of their ultimate condition where taken,
have great advantages over the South in the
settlement of new territories and should be
perfectly satisfied with the principle which
leaves the determination of this question,
non NNFN ntNNllH u RANNts ~ 40 inquiry NA
the people of the Territory. This is the
Kansas Nebraska bill This is non-interycn-
ton absolute non-intcriercnce 10y the federal
government. This is the doctrine of the
Constitution. This is that rule of absolute
equality of rights of all the States, which
LAYS at the foundation of the conicdcracy.
This is that constitutional right, recognized
in the admission of Now States. that they
come into the Union upon an equal footing
with the other States. in all respects whatso-
over. But the equality does not exist. II 9th
en- States did accede or como into Che Union,
with or without slavery, at their pleasure,
and Kansas cannot do so.
"Ihoro is another reason. not heretofore ad-
ycrtcd TO, which seems Co render it impracti-
cable long to maintain slavery in Kansas. In
all the slave States there is large majority
of voters who are Observation-Disclosures, but they
are devoted TO the institutions ot the South
-thcy would defend thcm with their lives
and on this question the South are q united
people. This class composed of many small
farmers, of merchants, professional men, me
chanics. oversecrs. and other industrial class
cs. constitute mainly the patrol of the South,
and cheeriully unite in carrying ont those
laws essential 90 preserve the Institution.
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in addition TO the reasons before given. do
not beli7 Kansas nil become stare State.
If Nh Walkers official acts are governed
by the views herein presented. and the prin-
ciplc of popular sovereignty is administered
with thorough impartality, the friends of
free Kansas can reasonably expect nothing
further of the new Governor in the advance
mcnt of their own ideas of the true destiny
Of the territory Boston J0uWql
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ciatct "a ne hhtsas- Ntrostn tW. The
proposition of the Free State men is matori-
ally misreprescnted by this version They
by no means endorsed the Douglas doctrine
of " uuatter SoycrciQntv." Tho rcsolvo