The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-11
INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE -
PROC sDIHGS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION or KANSAS

INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE
PRotE EDINGs OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION OF KANSAS.
We give below sketch of the proceedings Of the
late democratic convention held at Lecompton, Kan
sas as furnished by correspondent of the St. Louis
Republican While northern and southern section
alists unite in their denunciatons of Governor WAL
ker in terms of unmeasured abuse and are leaving
no opportunity unembraced and no means unemploy-
ed to mould the institutions of Kansas not according
to the wishes of the people of tho Territory but IN
accordance with their selfish views and
prejudices, it is indeed source OF the deep
est qualification to know that the great prin-
ciple of popular sovereignty is at last to be
indicated and maintained in spite of the studied
screams Of fanatcism the more courtly opposition
Of the undisgused enemies of the Union and the con-
stitution
II is clear to our mind that the convention which
met at Lecompton the 3D. instant fully and fairly
represented the views and wishes of the whole ma
tonal democratic party of Kansas. Discardlng all
sectionalism democrats from slave States and demo-
Gratis from free States met upon the broad and patri
otto platform of nationality Consulting their own
IDEAS OF lllelcSb iiappihcSS, WI
lecve, and uninauenced by outside clamor and die
aton they have resolved to support line of policy
which they believe will aay excitement, remove ir
ritaton, satisfy the demands of justice and enure
to the common benefit of all. With only dissent
ing voice they approve of submitting the constitu-
ton about to be framed to the vote of the people; !
and as will be seen, they approve the course pur-
sued by Governor Walker with an enthusiasm and
hearty unanimty which leaves no doubt as to the
real position which he occupies in the confidence
and affections of the people of the Territory.
On two points the correspondent Of the St. Louis
Republican is quite emphatic. The pro-slauery men
of Kansas and Missouri heartily approve Of the course
pursued by Governor Halker If the proslayery dem
ocrats of Kansas are satisfied with the governor,
and if the people Of State which is more immedi-
ately interested in his acts than any other in the
Union is satisfied with him. it will to any
sonable mind that our southern friends Of the ex-
IRENE school have no immediate, OF even remote,
cause for interference alarm.
Correspondence of the Republican,
LrcosrToS, july 3.
The regular national democratic convention represent
the several cOuntleS OF
called by the central committee assembled at Lecompton
the seat of government, this day.
1t largely attended, there being absent but thir
teen out Of sixty representative votes
They passed resolutions excluding all sectional disnc
TORS adopting the Cincinnati platform, and assuming
the Of the national democracy OF Kansas embracing
all democrats, whether from the North the South.
They passed resolutions by unanimous vote, pedging
their support and cooperation to Gov Walker amid
thusastic cheers and nominated Gov. Ransom their
candidate for delegate to Congress.
A resolution presented pledging support to the
State constitution to be adopted if that instrument
shall not be submitted to the people for ratification
After considerable discussion this resolution rejected
with but one dissenting vote, and the result
ccd amid loud cheers.
This convention was composed of large majority Of
pro slavery men, but the whole democratic party of Kan
ss whether proslavery free State will sustain the in
auguml address of Gov Walker and the submission of
the constitution to the vote of the people Under these
resolutions Gov Ransom will be elected, and the demo
Gratis will carry the territorial Legislature.
The constitution to be framed in September next it is
now certain will be submitted to the whole people, and
will be ratified by large majority. cannot Of course,
now speak with certainty but the prevailing opinion is
that they will adopt constitution securing the right to
the slaves In the Territory, numbering about two
hundred the execution of the fugitiyesaye law and the
appeal in constitutional questions to the Supreme Court
Of the United States and that at the time the
constitution is submitted, they will also submit clause,
for the vote of the whole people, prohibiting author
ling the introduction of slaves in future 1t is conceded
on all hands that large majority of the people will vote
to prohibit the future Introduction of slaves into this
Territory They have also endorsed Gov Walkers In
dian and land policy, and will insert it in ordinance
accompanying the constitution.
1t is probable Also that they will insist the intro
duction of the Southwestern Indian Territory State
and probably secure the extension Of their northern
boundary to the Platte river with the consent Of Con-
gress.
The complete Of Governor Walkers policy,
through hearty operation Of the whole democratic
party Of Kansas whether po-savey State demo-
Gratis is certain.
Just before the convention closed and after all the
resolutions had been adopted, committee appointed
to wait on Governor Walker and request him to address
tho convention which he did amid the most uproaros
chccrs-tbree times three and tiger.
Henceforth you may consider the Kansas difficulty
settled the platform of Governor Walker sustained
by the whole democracy Of Kansas, with scarcely dis
sentng voice, and by the whole democracy of Missouri
which State fully understands the question, has fully
dorsed Gov Walkerspans, knows that they the only
plans that practicable and that except for the
pursued by him. civil would be raging in Kan
sas that the frceSate democracy would be separated
from the prosavery democracy, and that Kansas would
be brought into the Union out-andon abolition
State.
Governor Ransom fully agrees in the whole policy of
Governor Walkers address.
GOV. WALKER AND THE KANSAS DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
It is encouraging proof (says the Journal of
Commerce. of the wisdom and popularity of Gov.
Walkers policy in Kansas that it was approved by