Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1857-10-26


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ne, IA, .I'y y" ense'eu oy ."e so.ss :" southern
,n. ,.,,,ss s"""x the S"es ,ne ''real 81 an
a, sac so vs. prohibiting ss.,y North OF the lime
s,,,or Al snss sseomp an" oy 'ne feps OF con-
Of IA ss, .ss &c. q sus tho fSsA Il.
800. aud NEBRASKA; then must ue say that the
bill furnishes another instance Of Con-
,,s ~. sso%psomiss Which has presented the south
Wv, s eaos OF tr'smph' securing solid and practi-
cal advantage TO the non slave hodiug interest, and
'0, ,vs % aie.dvan'sge to slave owners.
"nsn az. usneef ventnres to deprecate mere ex-
ssos VI op'nlon on the part OF Gov Walker, to the
me ehma'e and soil OF Kansas are unavorabls
W 'ne nouueuon OF slave property the Senator must
nos only that be- himself has expressed the
opinos substantially In the came language. but that
by his vote on The Badger amendment he did more TO dis
uaee .ne o'rouucuon OF slaves into kansas than any
intervention on the part Of Gov Walker could possibly
nave elected We have not wished 20 srragu Mr.. Hun
Yer Tor ms vote. We are still inclined to believe that IL
an act more Of omission than Of commission his
part we knos that The measure was hurried through.
, many southern men we're committed to It's sup
port through SAINT only OF mature consideration. But
.noneh me Demoefacy OF Virginia may be persuaded to
forgive lhs vote Me- Hunter ought TO be advised that
'hcy si never DO peisnadcd TO eudorse u.
As 10 uovernor walkers conduct, 20 have TO repeat
our previously expressed vie~s Gov. Walkers express
SION oil opinion as to the unavorabe adaptation Of the
Territory 10 INC introduction Of slavery may have been
impolhc hut the cstensible motive which induced It,
the only motive which in fairness sttrbatc him.
was that OF desre TO suppress unauiul Efforts tho
usee>sness OF such enrts Can Mr. Hunter deduce from
his language or bis action any other fairly deduced
h~e@ II so the Senator has failed to explain his iscov
to the public And yer, he implicitly asserts that the
eoSernor OF hansss did sttempt TO huence the decision
OF the pc pe OF thai teftoy, this question Of ala
very. III 0y. wslks< s}axoresion Of opinion was not
mere attempt % srpre dnlswfa aeton, but a,,enpt
To 'nhuence the occasion OF thc people, thcs Gov. Walk
er comm,fed gross ,mPropnety, which the President
% not chosen 10 eoake oy deprvng the subordinate OF
S,s commission sasa being Hunters opinion, does
n Eur M
eouutenancing Gov walkers conducty Or does the Sen
.tor consider suca conduct Sufficiently grave to demand
inc HJeeaon OF nus homin.aon when bis name shall DO
presented 70 the Sense ana vet too unmPorau TO
DER nus retention 10 once matter OF complaint against
the Presdent' or does Mr. Hunter propose TO sustain
the course OF tue rreSoen oy voting to rany Governor
"akefs homnauon' wnicp OF the three courses does
mo senator propose 10 aooptr
we are forced also 70 o,ner from Mr. Hunter In the
s'e~ expressed oy nun, mat The Convention itself
'"huu'eu anu eiected the question Of cub
mteng the,r work 10 the people vr raiihcaon
OF which that body had jurisdiction alone" he act
su'eh ca"a zoe 0ohNehuon into oeing-the hansasNe
ofaka aet-uoes require nnai ratification by "the peo
prorides that tue people OF Kansas shall be left
Tree to form their own Constitution. when applying for
som'ssion As Sete. indeed, Mr. hunters Own lam
gu'ge repeatedly adnits ths; accordingly, bill
passed upon the prncpie OF noninterventon, in regard
To slavery 70 lar a. tho Gerera Government
cerned and which ei that whole subject Sithi the
frof Of the PooPe al those territories, when they should
apply for admission States" Here We have the adj.
mission that the very which interviewed to repeal
Law protecting slavery in Kansas, leaves the whole sub
ject within the coutro Of the people TO be exercised in
| the adoption OF their CONSTR ution. Again 1.-THE sole
hope Tor accomplishing 50 happy result depended npo,i
sno''g this question OF slavery 10 The people OF
territories when they came TO form their as
States with the decision Of tie peopie the1aselres so
far the character Of the was concerned the
Demociac party OF all sections declared they would be
-ashed IL cannot be iigbtfuy contended that the
ton oil Convention which refuses submit its work to
popular ratification, Is equivalent 70 SuJntfino the
whole subject "tO The people" 'to the people e0tseirss
.h lunuIt fts.f
stitutiou from the control Of The people"
Sach refusal would be in violation Of the Kansas Ne
oraska act More than that, IL would violate the funda-
mental principle 81 Democratic Rcpubicsnsn, the sore
regHty Of the people In Mr.. Hunters language to
abandon the principle of the right Of the people OF each
State TO determine the character Of their domestic
sunons without prejudice to their claim Of admission n
70 the Union, by retrograde movement would be
act OF felo de 80 In the party and merely folly but
crime Tor which prosperity would forgive the Dem
ocrac party IL Is idle to urge that this right has been
disregaided IN repeated instances We know that the
Sonsu'IuohsO OF irrriofes applying for admission
States have been adopted without popular and
Il Is not difficult to point to an instance in which such
CONSTITUTION mas oeeh auoped even without the inter
uop OF Legally constituted Territorial Convention.
put no parry wiz nov attehpt 70 maintain respect Tor
,e % 'aese anu others are excu'abie on the
S'unu " PoPuA IN Tue latter Instances
.nsy Sesx mus soop'e shoet complaint trom any por
uon v, 'uJ vis'ey interfeed SIMPLY because
" ~, o ~, 80 f.S t aes"oI " DC apJusteu.
49, 49, t s., 's p'oPe'y aPPn.u 10 tue case
no% u'iu rue people OF Kansas are d.
~, " -, ~ " s" Iney are unwii-
uS ~ pm. VIE 70 30 oy de'Au't; IL was to
49, y ~ os a u is"''u' uenahu on TINS subject,
i' ''e " Kansas gave tue assurance winch
;s oL.n tne o. snen uhvArFAhted complaint
- =, - r. '.. 80 e"'o' po" u means Dy
~ p, Us we are MOI called upon TO
.ns,d hs r;oh, Of dr. nni. 80 ,, ty ~ a'eihP"us 70
s. ~" s"e peopc rom Tue prospective posi-
"' "asnhod :; on 'he part oil their
80 49,, ~ a.; eoh, ,I' Is position IRON
H. o;.r,s,sncss =, Oh. -. - ~ We repeat .hat
- ., SaJ: ,ha, cs's ' Syn ei'. as o i"Petauve-
bich bas not been sSontsS hv constitution
=, I s y npS ~ ~ popular rauucahon Take
- ~ - 90, H.. H., - I,. e oluieu oy u virgin
hi. m n, Tho mo sIaverv Go - "" "o ns rsheu
orominsn, ns,t in The notcs Of ~ nos paying
iLI ~ 80 - P 49,. " ''e ~r,l'ort' Wat Of
80, ..; ar ia ~ 80 I;,i,I g'y in tne teril-
~ ~ ,ha 80 IT. -, 1870 Uee" 90 '"ueo as
49, "a IL ~ co"a;;;ip J',2 III 'ne LeeisA,
:; So, .oo,I 4; $500, 'Pp IS c t,a' our ihiofman'
800 - c,S r,.caJ hSra - 80 win thi'