Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-06
The True Condition of Things ian
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The Black Republican papers have
again commenced their origination of
Kansas falsehoods for party effect. The
best exposition we have seen of the true
state of affairs there is from the Clear
field pennsylvania Republican,, which
derives its facts from Senator Bigler, of
Pennsylvania, who has lately returned
from the Territory. Senator Bigler
says:
All seemed willing to abide the deci-
sion Of the majority on-the question. CT
slavery, and to manifest great solicitude
that a decision might be properly and
promptly had, in order that Kansas
might enjoy the advantages of a State
in full communion with the present
family of thirty-one. The great mass
of the people have implicit confidence
in Governor Walker, and ardently sus-
tain his policy, pro-slavery as well as
free-State men. They heartily approve
his plan of presenting the slavery qucs-
ton and the constitution to a direct
vote by the people. Many were entirely
different as to the election of delegates,
because they thought of nothing as inn
portant but their own vote on the con
stitution. They claim the right to exer-
else this high p~rerogative of sovereignty
"a right which should not be denied
under any circumstances to n people
desiring to exercise it but in this in
stance its exercise would seem to be al
most obligatory, for it is the very spirit
of the organic act of Congress that the
people should pass upon the question of
slavery, and that Kansas should come
into the Union under That decision,
whether for or against slavery. The
vital issue in the last Presidential cleo
ton was not whether Kansas should be
a free or a slave State, but whether her
people, without molestation or interfer-
ence from any quarter, should make it
4 slave or a free State by the Will of the
majority. The people Of Kansas ask no
more, and they certainly could not ask
less. Mr.. b. says there are few of the
Republican leaders who declare that
they will agree to nothing that may be
offered by the Convention which is to
assemble in September; that denying
the authority for its existence, they will
vote against any constitution it may
present, though it be the Topeka instru-
ment without Il t cros.cl or an / dotted.
But the great mass of the people are
right-minded. and will vote for Or against
the constitution, as they may deem best.
After the fullest opportunity OF hearing
the views of people of all political bias,
Mr.. 3. left the Territory, satisfied that
the Convention would submit the con-
stitut;on and the slavery question as
distinct propositions to tho vote
of the people who had been three
months or longer resident, and that the
vote would be a full and deliberate ex-
precision of the will of the people, and
that if Congress acts in good faith by
admitting the Territory as 4 State, no
matter what the decision, this prolonged
feud will be settled forever.
1t may not be improper at this point
to- notice several RoorbncHs which nave
been started by the pensionod cores
pondents ofthe Rlack-Republican press;
enc of which is that fouifd i'll Il letter
giving an account of the West land
sales" in which it ie stated that Govern
or Walker. TE. Stanton and Senator
Bigler made speeches abusive of the
Free-State PARTY, and that when a ccr-
tain Mr.. Foster attempted to reply he
was driven from the stand by the pro-
slavery rufians from Locomptou. The
truth Of all this is given TO MS by Mr.. B.,
is, that Governor Walker came here,
acrceably to a previous understanding.
to declare his views 10 the people, which
he did in the most concise. clear and
uneXccptionaLlc terms avoiding any al
fusion to past difficulties or partisan top
les, or the question whn:her it would he
right to have slavery or not. Mr.. Stun
ton ; remarks were OF the same charac-
ter. and those of Mr.. 3. were confined
exclusively to the character of the conn
try, commencing with the dcclaraticn
OF determination to advisa no interfer-
cncc in their domestic controversy. Not
one unpleasant word was said until Dir.
+. took the stand.
The utmost good feeling prevailed
during the remarks of the other speak
ers, and each retired amid the hearty
plaudits of the audience. But Mr.. +.
u~nhappily commenced to review the
past to assail the Pro slavery p~r'y,
the Democratic party, its principles;
and, finally, commenced to name promi-
ncnt citizens who were present, and at
tribute to them the commission of grave
offences. Then it was that Mr.. +. was
interrupted by the friends of the sssailed
parties. He had so far outraged Gen.
Walkers feelings by reckless pcrver-
sions that the Governor was compelled
to reply, and Mr.. Bislcr says that reply
would have honorcd the head and heart
of any man in the nation so conclu-
siye, so Just and so powerful were his
truths that Mr.. Foster was forsaken by
even his wv party.
Senator Bisler says it is utterly un-
true that walker has engaged in any
land speculations, nor will he do so
while he is the Governor of the Terri
ritory.
1t is a tritc and true saying that it is
an i'll wind that blows no good. The
incidents above referred to, and in re-
ference to which we are in possession of
every fact here shown to us as clear as
demonstration, that much mischief has
been done to Kansas, and many impo-