Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-06


fully and honestly, can ever hope to be-"
In relation to the coming election and the
probable complexion of the Constitutional
Convention, he said:
believe that at least two thirds of the
people of the Territory are in favor of making
Kanzas free; but under the operation of the
plans which their opponents have devised,
there Is no doubt that pro- slavery Constitu-
ton will be framed"
The differences between the two parties he
stated as follows =
Among the pro-savery men there is no
freedom of speech-hmdly OF opinion. The
first inquiry made by them of every new
conner, Is, Where are you from and if the
answer is, From the North, that man is
marked, and neither his person or property
is safe. They have established a reign of ter
Tor. Among the free State men found moth.
ing OF this; every man who has an opinion is
at liberty to express it without molestation.-
l had no trouble with them after the first diff
hculties were over-none whatever"
The Governor was very direct and explicit
in his charges against the late administration,
and by no means disposed to spare that now in
power. He seemed to speak as an honest, in
jured man. Going to kanzas with the in
tention of dealing alike with all parties, and
enforcing the laws as he found them, without
inqiry as to how or by whom they were made,
he soon learned that that policy was not what
his party there or his superors in office de-
sired. . Tney / use his words) dreaded moth
ing SO much as impartiality; +" and as soon as
they ascertained that he was not to be used
for their purposes, his troubles and persecu.
lions commenced. He complained that his de-
spatches sent to the Department of State were
grossly garbled in publication, when they
were permitted to see the light at ALL The
parts which were supposed to be offensive to
the pro-slavery party were stricken out; and
the country, said he, % has never vet
learned the whole truth" He thought that
no objection was ever made to any structures
upon free State men but when the truth was
told OF their opponents, it was "goring our
OK
In this conversation, of which have given
but a brief outline, the Governor, though
there were others in the room, part of the
time at least, spoke principally to me, as had
particularly requested a statement of facts as
they had come under hIs observation. He did
not speak under excitement, but discreety,
and with apparent care to tell the exact truth.
His Secretary-the name do not Iecollect-
was present during the conference, and he,
often i'll the most emphatic manner, confirmed
the Governors words. Indeed, SO excited
was he at times, when a topic of peculiar in
terest was touched-the murder of Buffum,
for instance-that his indignation was mani
tested not only in-words. but in an exceed
ingly demonstrative manner. When, thor
oughly aroused by the Governors narration,
l asked him =" Governor, what am l, II
Northern Democrat, to do? Fam tempted to
declare here, that l am ready to work hereaf-
ter with the Republican party !" he answer
ed quickly and decisively-
"There seems to be no other course for an
honest and intelligent man to pursue"
have thus given you a sketch of what oc-
CURED in an interview which has left me in
no doubt of what is my duty to do. believe
-religiously believe-that Governor Geary is
an honest and conscientious man, and that he
told me the truth. go home to my farm in
Minnesota, ready to cooperate with any man
or any party to make not only Minnesota, but
every other Territory, now and forever here.
after free.