New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-27
KANSAS.
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LAWRENCE, August II, 1851
The Great "Iso;hermal" 10 magnificent on
edges. He ought 10 have 9 national reputation
IN his ,kill that way. lie changes bis pc,i.issl
sspp)elion with an ease which throws the old story
q he chameleon into the shade he has made
psonisee of fair election, aad the world Los
eshotd the promises, and the South has almost
issn in rebellion at the mere pords. The koosfal,
tbe gulhble aud those who were bought up and
wished to put 80 ne fair prete1tbeore the public COR
Do faith that was in them, took up the tale sbou.
kir elections, and cried, "Hurrah for Walker :"
Premises do not last forever. The poll
tcian who avoids an issue by promises is like a f.
napcieY who puts off national bankruptcy by ber-
sowing. The Prostate men have committed
themselves to line ofpolicy predcated on promise
q Gov. Walker. The Governor has almost gone
irts cOunptiODs at the bare idea that the PEOPLE
could believe him. He has lodged already. His
o. National Democratic" organ at LecomptOn gives
publicity TO the dodge. Gov. Walker crawls out
ihus
"The Abolitionists of Kansas circulating re-
Dsrt that Gov Walker in his frst speech at Topeka
early in June last, made the following statement:
"Ip October next not under the get Of the Terrific
Ih Legislature, but under the laws OF Congress you,
the whole people Of Kansas, have a right 70 elect
Delegate 10 Congress and to elect Territorial Legs-
Now in this, rays the organ, there is radical
enor, by The omission OF single word which was cor
cted in the proof sheet but not transferred TO the first
a. il Was really delivered:
"Jn October De1t not ONLY under the &C. Of the
hte Teui oriAl Legislature, but under the laws OF
Congress, you, The 'ohoe people gt Kansas, have
night to elect Delegate 10 Congress and TO elect
Territorial Legislature
'This Statement" resumes the organ, was entirely
correct for the election in October next does take
place both under the organic act of Congress and the
Territorial law. The act Of Congress prescribed the
qualification Of voters at the first election which mas
posed but, regards all future elections, it leaves
be Territorial Legislature TO prescribe the qusfca-
tor If voters"
The superb GOODNESS of the above, which may be
regarded as official proves that Gov. Walker is
equal TO the emergency. Let us see how lar its
assertions are matters Of fact. The radical error
contained IN the heresy that the whole people should
have fair election had rather wider circulation
than the fret impressions. In the frat place, the
speech was reported by Mr.. c., the Governors own
Republican correspondent, who keeps SO closelg
under the gubernstorial wing that he would Lot be
apt TO make so radical mistake. La the second
pAce, it was published in The Statesman ut Topeka
an extra mOutbpiece for the Governor. ID the
third place. learn that Gov. Walker corrected the
proof himself and that after said correction, it came
cut to the world without this Only" mode Of escape
Some time after, the speech was copied entire into
Walkers Lawrence organ. The Governor himself,
IA bis speech at Big Springs, a few days after did
not correct il, although public attention had been
drawn to it; and, finally, ii any corrected impress
sion was ever given to the world before this latter
day exegesis Of his Lecomptoo ally, have Dot seen
il, pOI have i found any one who has.
Beside this, it is rather a discreditabe way to
creep out. In any event, it leaves the Governor in
tieklish place as TO veracity. The "IerrtOrid
laws" are 30 framed IS to cut off majority of the
actual residents Of Kansas FROM voting; and for
him to get up and say that under that law ''you,
o. the uhoie people OF Kansas, have right" &c,
would have been barefaced lie. But the Gov
ernOr, in that very speech, went on to elaborate
the same ides not at all consistent with "only."
He said cit was not the people whose names were
Registered; it was not the people here IN March
"bst; it was not the people here now but the
SLENDER next" HQnly" might do for the SEN
te1ce INTO which il is ceverly interpolated, but
II is altogether inadequate for such extensive SER
vice. He ought to have put it in the beginning
thus: "In October next you, the ,ohote people,
shall have a fair election, only you shan't"
In order to extricate his Excellcncy from this off
fculty. his organ gets him into another. 1t will be
remembered that the National Democratic" sheet
IN question, only two weeks ago, when it was en-
deavorpg TO get the Governor off the horrors Of the
apportiof ment said that Walker had seen the
law passed by the last bogus Legislature until late ID
june. 1t now proves that assertion to hsve been
flse, BY asserting that the speeches made 10 Topeka
some time previous by the Governor distinctly re-
lated to this law thus proving still more deeply bis
canning completely in the monster fraud apporton-
Dent.
But this Leeompton National Democrat takes
refreshugly Democratic view of the right OF sui.
faRe. ItOfers new theory about " fair elections"
more convenient. AS THE paper was got up and IS
Kept up by Walker, read the following radically
&" Democratic" sentiments from its last:
In the outset, however, we deem 1t Just TO our
selves to cay that we very decidedly OF the
opinion that no who sets himself up against the
Aws, refusing obedience to them, ought 10 be al
bowed to participate in the elections; and we cannot
bat consider il matter Of great regret that the Leg
lafure did not provide by law such prohibition a.
would have been e1ec:ua in preventing the rebels
from votrg."
The Free-State men hare are denounced az
"rebels." Those in Lawrence may well be sup
posed TO be, as the Governor is after them with an
army. A monster fraud and usurpatiOn has pre-
tended to make laws for the people. Because the
people did not make them they quietly die ami the
asuTpen, chagrned because the people would not
adopt them and make them living laws, cali the
people " rebels and National Democrat takes
the ground that all who reject the fraud should be
stripped Of their rights American citizens. This
n a new Democratic" plank in the party platform,
Not only Democratic, but official.
ITEMS OF NEWS.