Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-11-30
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elssed Kansas aIIairs at length, especially relA-
tive To the propnety Of sustaining the action Of
tie Constitutional Convention ~ not referring
the entire instrument 10 the people. The dis.
tinguished gentlemen, though differing radically,
parted friends, Spp0inting another interview for
the discussion Of the same subject
Some Of their mutual friends hope for the ul.
innate reconciliation Of their views but the
hope Is fallaeiOuk Their differences are too
radical for compromise. Open hostility is ineV.
liable, involving split Of the National Dsmoe.
racy--WAlkeF heading The Conservatives, and
buchanan the PlFe Eaters
The Governors opinion Of the Constitution is
not founded on the Slavery clause which is alone
partially submitted, but on the refusal Of the
Convention to permit the pcople to vote against
as well as for tie Constitution lie regards this
as violation Of the Federal Constitution, Of the
Nebraska-Kansss BILL Of popular sovereignty
and Of the right Of selfgoyernmeDt
The President insists that, as the COnslitu-
tiona Convention was authorized by Congress,
he Is bound ~ sustain its action, whatever il
may be, while Walker holds that the application
Of his doetrine to sustain the refusal to submit
the entire Constitution to the popular vote,
amounts to simple assertion Of the right Of
Congress to force any Constitution on the Ter
ritery instead Of leaving the people to decide
for themselves; for it is notorious that the poo.
pie Of Kansas would reject this instrument l.
they had the opportunity He states that the
Constitution was signed by only iofty-threc out
Of sixty members Of the Conyention-t re-
fusing being Conservatives. Tie great majority
even Of the PIo-Slayery men denounced the ac-
ton Of the Convention as an outrageous and
uncomfortable uSurpation. Those in the Terrific.
~ who support the Convention are believed 10
comprise ndcaOusly small number, aud vast
numbers who never acted with the Free.State
men will refuse 10 participate 10 the December
election.
Governor Walker has never yei seen the Con.
SitutiOn, and nobody outside knows what il is.
All efforts Of the Governor to obtain copy fail.
cd. The Committee having ii in charge may
make II whatever they choose, without any pop.
ular check. There Is reason to fear tina; It's
signers will bC driven out Of the Territory that
ii will be considered spurious, and that tie State
Government never can be set ia operation un.
der It unless by the Federal arms
Governor Walker declares that he cannot ac.
quicsce in the action Of the Convention with.
out violating every pledge he ever gave, aud
sacrificing his honest convictions 10 make him-
self infamous
II resistance is made TO the establishment, Of
the State Government, the President will neccs-
Sarily call upon the Governor Of the Territory
to exercise force to putt doWO. Tins, with his
| sentiments, Walker cannot 10, and will not
nor will he resign.
II the President considers il his duty to force
.he Constitution, directly contrary 10 The spiri,
Of In Kansas. Nebraska Act, in support orwhich
Walker riskcd his political future u; the solici.
tation Of the Executive, depend upon il the
Perside0t will be compelled TO assume the re.
SpOnsibillHy Of removing the Governor
The effect Of all this, irthe President persists,
will be that rho Executive will find himself ia
a minority Ia both houses Of Congress, for
Walker will bO sustained by decided majority
in each, He cannot be thrown out Of the
Democratic Party, as were lieedcs and Shannon,
TUE SuoE AND LEATHER rRApg OF EuRorE,
The London Mark Lane Bspre,,, IN a recent
article on Leather says the demand for this att.
Gle has out run the supply, and there are but
few substitutes that can be brought in to take its
place.
Says the Express, during the past year or two,
the rise il the price Of LeaIher has been from
80 to 20 per cent, while the advance in raw
hides is equal to 400 per cent Increased de-
mand for boots and shoes, both at home and
abroad, is the main cause Of this advance The
United States have gone most extensively into
the manufacture, aud monopOlizc the lions share
Of the hides produced throughout the world
France has to great extent given up wooden
shoes, aud taken 10 the manufacture OF leather
ones, and Of superior class, too Where one
tt, viyy r
people, half q dozen pairs nrc now used. The
prosperity Of the British kingdom in the past
year was such that all the manufacturers Of the
country progressed extensively, and the export
Of boots and shoes was so per cent beyond that
Of the previous year. The demand increased
faster than the supply Of cattle, and the govern.
ment demands for the war were conSi cradle
The supply Of hides Of home produce and Of
foreign import has been altogether adequate
for the manufacture Of leather, to me \ vastly
enlarged consumption. Tue average Import Of
tanned and Unframed hides into Crest Britain
during the past fifteen years has scarcely been
much over 600, 900, although in some few years
/ they have touched 100000, aud this is not half
the quantity taken for consumption in the Unit.
ed States, exclusive, in each case, of the home
supply from slaughtered cattle At tic Aneri.
can ports Of New York, Baltimore, Boston.
Philadelphia and Salem, the consumption Of I'M.
ported hides has averaged, in the past three
years, 100000 hides equal to 100000 sides
Of leather.
Tile expenditure for shoes Of the population
Of the united kingdom OF Grrat Britain and Ire.
land has been estimated at S7j,OOO,O0O per an.
num-a very low figure, ior at least two pair Of
shoes to each pair Of feet may be calculated on,
those who wear more making up for the infants
in arms and barerooted lads aud lasses. More
over, the applications Of leather are numerous
for saddlefy, harness. and variety Of economic
purposes The value Of the leather manuEac.
lures exported from Great Britain in 1851 was
only 5000, 600; now 1t Is three times that