Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-09-10

one of Walkers minions, and with Walker
knowledge and appreciation. Ispeak know
ingly when I say, that I have it from tn
chairman of the committee who reported tn
resolution to the Convention, which wa
adopted without dissenting vote. HI
told me that when the matter was discussed
in committee, the division was on propo
sition to denouncs Walkers policy, and tina
after discussion, it was thought wisest Meth
er to denounce or endorse Walker, but tt
report to the Convention q resolution sus
tanning him in his efforts to preserve and en-
force the lasos Of the Territory. If these
editors will examine their files, they viii
find in the St. Louis Republican, between
the 10th and 25th of July, commvuica
tion from the gentleman to whom have
alluded, correcting the statement, made with
Walkers sanction, to the effect that they
had endorsed his policy. Again, made
it my business to inquire of the leaders and
others of the pro-slavery party in Kansas,
if they did endorse Walkers policy, and the
result was that not one in fifty did so; in
deed dc not now remember single man
who approved, much less endorsed Walkers
course they tolerate him, and intend to
use him if they can, while they watch him
with the eye of jealousy and distrust His
policy will have no more influence on the
Constitutional Convention, than will the
rawlings of Garrison or Greedy. The Con-
vention is ultra pro-slavery, and when they
have framed their Constitution, will, in their
wisdom, determine for themselves the proper
course to pursue. If they think it best for
their cause and the South, to refer the
Constitution to the people for ratification,
they will do so but Walker will have no
influence over them whatever. The men,
bers are superior to his threats, and are not
to be intimidated by him or his supporters,
whether they are the Cabinet at Washing
ton, his Abolition sympathisers, or the en-
tire intensified National Democracy of the
Union. And they will make Kansas a
slave State, just so sure as the time arrives
and my own belief is, that Walker will ia
vor, if he does not assent, in the scheme;
and my reasons for thinking so are simply
these: When Gov. Walker entered upon
the discharge of his duties as Governor of
Kansas, be mistook entirely the character
of the people he undertook to govern. His
efforts to conciliate the Aboltionists, have
entirely failed. Instead of making them
friends, he has made them the bitterest of
enemies. They denounce, ridicule and
laugh at him, from one end of the Territory
to the other: and in turn, he is bitter and
vindictive towards them. In private circles,
he repudiates the construction given to his
Inaugural and Topeka speech, and denies
the right of the rebels and outlams of the
Territory to vote. He never thought of in
cluding them as citizens, or bona .Jfde resi-
dents of Kansas. These things I have
heard from Governor Walkers friends, and
believe them to be true, because from Walk
er's own lips I have tie strongest confrma-
ton. At Lecomption, on the 25th of July,
the question as to the tax qualifications of
voters was being discussed, Gov. Walker
doubling whether the law was in force, or
had been repealed by the last Legislature,
when friend and strong pro-slavery man,
informed him that Judge Cato was of the
opinion that the law was of force, and that
no one had right to vote without first pay
ing taxes, Gov. Walker replied, ~ have
gaeat confidence in Judge Cato's legal opin-
ions, and if that be his judgment, it will be
better for as not to require these scoundrels"
(the Abolitionists) "to pay taxes, for they
wM then he entitled to cote :" This is con-
elusive to my mind, that whatever may have
been his views at his Inauguration, in re-
gard to citizens and residents, he is now in
favor of limiting the right of suffrage to
the registered voters, the tax-payiug and law
abiding residents of Kansas. This is un-
questionably change of his policy, though
he will not admit it. 1t is necessary, per-
haps, for him to keep up the defusior for
while yet and this will account for his ap-
parent public demonstration in favor Of uni
versal suffrage. The latest accounts from
Kansas report " Gov. Walker as being in
dignant at the published upinion of Judge
Cato, in favor of the tax qualification of
voters" If his indignation is not merely
pretensive, for effect, he is a false-hearted
villain; if genuine, then he is a deceitful
hypocrite, and merits the condemnation of
all good people out of Kansas as we'll as in
Kansas. The truth is, Walker has been
endeavoriug to please both parties, and finds
himself in the dilemma illustrating the old
adage of two stools, and is mortified to death
to find his pride, which is excessive, must
be humbled. His only followers are the
soldiery, who are at best but the petty tools
of power and command. His hatred for
the abolitionists is extreme. They have
wheedled him into policy they dispise and
spit upon, to enable them to 60 on with
their Topeka organization. Hence, if he
co-operates with the pro-slavery party, to
make Kansas slave State, it will not be
from principle, but out of spite to the abo-
litionists. But be this as it may, the pro-
slavery party are resolved to make Kansas a
slave State, Notwithstanding the wrongs and
slanders of the Southern press. To this
end they have labored since they have been
in Kansas, have periled their lives and
spent their fortunes, and will do so again if
needs be. They will send slavery Consti-