New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-27

read, and adopted almost unanimously. Gov. Rob
nscD, Gen. Lane, William s. Phillips and L. u.
Thatcher, esq, addressed the people. large Por-
ton OF the remarks Of the fst two speakers were
in relation to the hostile United States army around
Lawrence. Gov. Robinson took the position that
the people bad the perfect right to do everything
they proposed doing. He also ridiculed the absurd
ity OF Gov Walkers investing Lawrence with an
army before single step had been taken, or any
crime real or pretended committed His (Walker's)
attempted arrest Of many of the best citizens Of
Lawrence would be one Of the grossest outrages
ever perpetrated. He Gov. Robinson) was tired
Of such Outrages. He did not think they should I'll.
crate any more OF them. If Walker brought bis
troops into Lawrence and interfered with anybody
it was an outrage, and if be killed any ON, il was
murder. If he wanted war with the people Of
KaDsas, let him say So sDd he should have il; but
the speaker would remiDd him that such war
would rend the Union in thousand fragments. Tue
people Of the Free States would not stand By and see
such q monstrous perversiva of the Federal army.
The people of Kansas sought no war: they desired
conflict or difficulty; but they should not be inso
lently drsgOOned in such manner In doing as he
had done, Gov. Walker had played the tool cousum-
mately On his head, and on the Administration he
represented, must rest the responsibility. Other
towns in Kansas had organized long ago, but Lar
ytpss must be attacked. 1t was part of the old
scheme Of infamy to enslave Kansas.
Gen. Lane made one of his most characteristic
speeches. He said that the troops were there to
oyerswe them. 1t was threat The Governor
uas determined to cram the bogus statutes down
their threats. He could not do it. Gov. Walker
had come to put a stop to the City Charter" He
(I.aneJ would ssy to him, - Stop IL, Gov Walker"
The Governor was an ass. This reckless and tyran-
meal act would send him to deeper sink Of infamy
th,n even Shannon or WOOdson mad reached. He
would be- houted by every honorable man through
cut the United States. The people had committed
no crime, had broken no law of their country, or
even OF the bogus Missouri authority Such vio-
ent assumption Of power was unheard Of He
wished Ia frishten the people into obedience. He
couid not frglten them. The men of Kansas and,
above all, the men OF Lawrence, mad too many
brains and too much courage to be nsolently dra-
gOoned in tins way. He C-ane) within a few hours
had conversed with some of the ablest men Of the
Pro-SlaveIy party, aud they condemned this pro-
ceeding as an outrageous piece OF folly The whole
of this was trick to reduce the vote on the Topeka
Constitution, which was to be submitted to the
people on the lst Of August All the sblest men in
the Free-State Dks were to stump Kansas, and
this was proceeding TO arrest them and 10 harass
the whole proceedings. 1t was cOwardy. Ii Gov.
Walker wanted to fight the people, let him give them
fair notice. If he was bent on such u wretched
policy, be would get enough oft before he was done
with it. The people of karsas were smoldering
volcano; but if he dared to open it with reckless
hand, it would overwhelnl him IN ruin.
When the speakers concluded, unanimous yOet
was given that the people should stand by their
City Charter; that no should be near to trouble
Gov. Walker, or to speak to him; that no one WAS
authorized to treat With him go long he occupied
so hostile an attitude. Three cheers were given for
the Topeka Convention and the resolutions recently
adopted at the Constitution, and the stiffness of the
midnight WAS broken by the enthusiastic cheers,
which from hundreds of lips rung out and echoed
far up and down the valley Of the Kaw, startling the
Federal troops that surround the City of Freedom.
II was reported that Gov. Walker had secretly
entered town and heard what passed His Re
publican reporter is in the invading camp. Large
numbers Of troop have been arriving in tho Territory
for some time back.