The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-01
The Acting Governor Of Kansas and the
sehen.ing OemaKogues for the succes sion.

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Tine Acting Governor Of Kansas snd the
sehenaing OemaKogues for the Success sion.
We have received, and publish this morning
in an official shape the Introductory manifesto OF
the new acting Governor, Stanton, to the people
of Kansas and our readers will perceive that it
Is Substantially Identical with the report which
we published some days ago.
Ufon its face this address is fair, conoilia-
tory. generous, and even benevolent and we
doubt not, II foreehadows the precise policy an I
opinions Of Governor Walker throughout He
holds fast to the bogus legislation Of the Terri
tory, however, with this saving clause that the
law providing for the June election repeats all
pre-existing restrictions against the elective
rights Of the people, and provides for full and
fair express on of their will" In the choice Of the
delegates who are to frame the State constitution
The fee State party, on the other baud, having
resolved upon the policy of having nothing 10 do
with the June election, or the Convention thus
elected, require something more than an argu-
ment in behalf of the justice and fairness of these
election arrangements; but even here Mr.. Stanton
proves himself equal to the exigencies Of the case
He says that be has no doubt that the "Conven-
itself will. in some form, provide for submitting
the great dist-ecting question regarding their
social institutions to fair vote of al Gs actual
bona de residents Of he Territory. with every pos
dble security against fraud and violence"
What more could Be askeds But unfortunate
ly this is only the opinion of Mr.. Stanton. The
Legislature providing for this State Convention,
having expressly refused to require by Law the
submission of the work of the Convention TO the
people, it is not likely that the Convention
itself" will do anything Of the sort recommended
by Mr.. Stanton. II Is evident that the object OF
the late pro-slavery Legislature was to secure by
the shortest possible processes pro-slavery
State constitution for Kansas; add We dare say
that the Convention thusto be elected, after FRAN
ing the conttitutiou indicated, will think II best
and safest 10 submit their work 10 Congress vita.
out running thehazards Of its submission to full
vote of the people OF Kansaa The law for the
June election provides that only suoh inhabitants
OF Kansas as shall have been residents there for
three months next preceding the election day
thall be entitled TO VOTE This will cut of, per-
haps more than one-hslf the free State vote; but
even without these spring accessons, the free
State party claim to possess an overwhelming ma
jority Of the legal voters of tho Territory. What
folly, then, 1t would be on the part OF this State
Convention, elected under the foregoing restrIc-
tious-~hat folly, after adopting slae State
constitutional submit tho question of its rathca-
ton to "oa TIE bona fdt rsadents of the Terri.
tory"
No, no, Mr. Stanton. The proslsvery party
concerned In this movement for State con-
stitutiou have quite another fish TO fry. They
want pair Of United States Senators and
member Of the House, and other little
federal pickings and perquistes incident 70
the admission Of new State, and they are not
going to risk these things by any such childish
nonsense as the submission Of their constitution
to full vote Of the people. They will submit
II to Congress, and very likely ia the inoifensive
but sufficiently practical shape Of constitution
saying never q word upon slavery. Congress
may, perhaps, pass them in upon this basis Of sp-
parent neutrality. This being done, the arrange
ments for the election Of Messrs Atchison and
Stringfellow to the Senate will be comparatively
easy; and with their election the whole game Of
the local pro-slavery party Of Kansas will be
play cd out, and within three years thereafter, II
not sooner, Kansas viii become free State. with
a free State constitution, laws, Governor, Legis-
isturc, and everything else.
This, we believe, il the true local pro. slavery
view OF the case. Tho free State eide may be
made equally easy of comprehension. This party
can undoubtedly command an overwhelming
majority Of the bona fde resident voters of the
T,Irtory. Why, then, have they refused TO par.
ticipate in the coming election? They my be-
cause The authority calling the election Ia bogus
Missouri su.bority-becsuse 1t didranchises a
large body of free State citizens, and because tbs
judges Of the election are al uuscrupulous Dor
der rufaans, who will make mp their returns 10
suit their Purposes, without the slightest regard
to the votes cast agaInst them. excepting 80 far
o. msy be deemed necessary to fave appear
anoes These sre the local objections Of the free
Robinson have been acting under the special id
vice of Seward Mt Washington, and that be Is
using them In besaf Of his programme of SEQ
honal agitation for 1880 Let Kansas In the
interval be admitted a. q slave State, and w.
II. Reward may rally tho North 10 body
sgain,t the outrage; and Me- wslker, or any
other prominent Southern man, on the other
dde, may rally The whole South In defence Of the
act Hence. we dare say the policy Of IN Yter-
ly inactivity" adopted by the FREQ State leaders
of KAnsas
tween Northern and Sostbern scheming dems-
gogues for the Presidency; and In The meantime
Mr. buchanan Il to be made the plant instru-
M Mt Of all their raecsliaes These are our
views Of the Kansas imbrcslio; and we believe.
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