Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
Andrew Stewart, of Ohio.

This gentleman, for years democrat was elected to
Congress the antNebraska platform, and has ever
since acted with the Republican party He has just
been making tour of K ansas and in late number of
his own paper the Steubenvile Ohio Union he SAYS
Every street. corner and dOggery' of which even in
this old Massachusetts town there were not few had
its crowd of dsputant. Here l found James H. Lane,
who invited me over to his vi gwam where we took
smoke and talked matters He justifes his course
and that of the ultra freetate of which he is the
leading spirit upon circumstances upon which he alleges
the people in the free States know little or nothing
also met Governor Robinson General Pomroy Mr. Jenk-
kins, Dr. Cutter S. n. Wood and other notabites of
the freestate party The principal topic was the Tope-
ka legislature, then about to assemble one seemed
to know precisely what they going to do no plan
seemed agreed upOn and the prudent acknowledged
that the whole proceedings was a farce which they
scarcely knew how to get out of with any kind of credit
They determined not to vote for members for the
constitutional convention, but avOwcd that they would
vote for members of the territorial legislature next Octo
her, when they expected to carry every election district
in the territory. [ endeavored to understand them on
the hypothesis of consistency, but could not They
would not vote at the constitutional election because that
would recognise the bogus legislature but they would
vote in October for delegate to Congress- and for egs
tive officers under the same bogus law
They also avowed their intention of voting down the
constitution, whether good bad saying that they had
majority, and would make a constitution in their own
time, and such one they wanted. TO a suggestion
that 1t would be OF vast interest to the prosperity of the
territory to have political matters settled Immediately
and finally, the rep y that such settlement might
tend to build up the id democratic party which they
desired to see crushed to atoms
| withdrew, more than convinced that the free
State leaders do not desire to peace or aterna feel
ing prevail among the people. Their object is to keep
Kansas bleeding for the purpose of furnishing black
publican electioneerng capital in the States Looking
over the whole field and after mixing with the people of
the territory for month"; such conclusion forces it.
| self upon me irresistibly.'
| "THE n. G. PRESBYTERIAN" We COPY the follow
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