The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

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u PUbihly tAe avn 1erre sdond0nA ~
the Nits2s, hss regulark insorn6d your
readers Of high and mighty events which
hare kept the quidnucs in a state Of
semi-convulsion, for the pat thirty days.
However this msy BE-, perhSps14hsg OBJ
,seryations and conclusions Of = new COM
| or IN relation u existing thing in Kansas
hmay prove worry OF place in your col
amns, Having Travelled some three hun
dred miles in various parts Of the Terri
tory, within few days, have been in
the way OF ascertatping something of pop
, ular sentiment among the sovereign dc.
/aefo As also, among the soyercigns de.
suspicione )if I may coin phrase to de-
fine the tunblc-down remnants of Mis-
souri, Blue Lodges and Kansas Lcgisla-
lures. 49,. A x..F t..lss s.,.t ).
| a When il was rumorsd that Mr.. Secre-
i .ry Stanton was on Kansas soil getting
out charts for one greater than he, soon
10 follow, Of course expectation lcw into
the top of tall tree. Yes, nine-tenths
yy Kansas having business to perform,
went about it with sturdy zeal. One
half Of, the remainder wished to know
awho the devil is he? and the balance
started in pursuit Of his pro tenn excel
lency, shook hands with. him, and desired
to BE- avenged of their advcrsarics.--
! When can address to the people Of Kan
sas Territory" signed Of, 7. Stanton,
Acting Governor" appeared in. the Le-
], compton Union, a minute fraction of
] Kansas managed ~ get copies Of it, and
with these it created no disturbance what
lever. Pro-Slavery on both sides of the
Missouri read that "the Administration
recognizes the authority of the Territori-
al Legislature "Of course said Pro-
Slavery "what did We elect them for"
Free State read the same thing and in
dulsed in about the same style Of eom-
ment Recognizes, Q certainly. -
When the penubra of the new Admins
tration appeared in Lawrence accompa-
MED by Border Ruffan in steeple boots,
the citizens crested him pleasantly and
called him "Governor." They received
pleasant greeting in return Gov Robin
son made up tea party for Gov. Stanton
and his travelling companion, and it was
announced that Mr.. Stanton would adj
dress the citizens in the evening. aa
My impression Of Mr.. Stanton, deri-
we'd from some little intercourse pre-, ious
to his speech, was not unpleasant. The
preston derived from the speech itself
was far from gratifying l happened to
fbc present Ut the tea party mentioned
above, and nothing but courtesy and
good feclsng manifested itself, l shall
take occasion to report some parts OF the
conversation TO which was 4 listener.
do this more especially because it pre-
scnts brief summing up Of the positions
of two parties in Kansas, and hints con-
corning third. 1t will be seen that the
discussion was mainly conducted by Gov.
Robinson and Mr. Stanton's friend from
Lecompton, one General Mclean, who
causually informed us that he led the ad-
vance guard of the $500 braves who
marched toscards Lawrence sometime last
summer: re-
MLeun-Wheneve the Free State
party in Kansas convince me that they
have al actual majority of the residents
os the Territory over the National De-
mocracy and my friends will be found
making preparations to depart. If the
national Democracy
Robinson.--We won't dispute about
titles, General unless they have an espsc-
cial significance, but l would like to
hear your definition of National Dem
cr:t @g
MLean--A National Democrat is any
man from the North or the South, from
theEast or the West, whose faith is
clearly cauneiated in the Cincinnati plat
form.
| Robinson But I happen to know
several men in Kansas answering just
that description, who declare themselves
utterly hostile to Slavery. These men
arc mostly newcomers. They say they
voted for Buchanan for the purpose Of
making Kansas free, and now they arc
on the ground to contribute still further
to that enterprise. What is the distinc-
ton between these and the Free State
partyg
Stanton you can call .ne party
Free State, General, you must certainly
call the other Pro-Slavery. / have found
men claiming to be Democrats, myself,
who intend to vote for Free State dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention
lMeLsan.-That all is very well; but
prefer name which applies equally to
all sections Of the country--something
National! BY the National Democracy
| of Kansas, | understand that party which
| proposes no interference with the rights
of the South
Robinson. my dear sir, ! pro-
pose no interference with the rights Of
the South, and yet / shall object to any
body's fastening me to the Cincinnati
Platform. l
| .NLean.--I think the distinction is
plain enough The National Democracy
have invited the Free State men TO come
to the polls on certain day and deter
mine by vote which party has majority
Of the actual residents of Kansas. You
Free State men hold Convention and
resolve that you have four-fifths of the
population and that you wont vote Now
what sort Of consistency is there in this
Robinson action Of the Topeka
Convention was predicted on certain facts
which have been well known to the "Na-
tional Democracy fion beginning
Firstly, the Free State men Of Kansas
have recognized the Temporal Legisla-
ture,' as some people call it. Whoever
else may recognize it or fail to recognize