Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-12-04
KANSAS MATTERS

KANSAS MATTERS.
correspondent Of the Chicago Tribun,
says that Gov Walker, when he left Kansas
for Washington, took with him all his per-
sonal effects, and the inference was that he
did not expect to return. The writer says oil
the attempt to secure an extra session of the
Kansas Legislature, and Of Governor Walk
crs opinion of Kansas affairs. as expressed
on board the steamer on his way eastward
The Free Srate Territorial Committee
met in Lawrence a few days before we left
the Territory and appointed Committee OF
their own number to wait upon the Governor
and urge him 20 call such session to take
action concerning the monstrous proceedings
of the Lccompton bogus Convention. The
Committee divided itself into two embassies
one going to Lecompton and the other to
Leavonworth The Governor was found at
the latter place. or rather. at an embryo town
Just outside of Loavenworth and Just inside
of the Fort Leavonworth Reservation. | am
sorry to be obliged to record that the Com
mittoe found the Governor drunk They
waited till His Excclency had slept Oft his
potations and then communicated their bust
ness, The Governor said it was quite clear
a special session ought to be called lie
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within the scope of his authority he would
act in accordance with their suggestion.
The committee said they would remain in
Loavenworth until the Governor could post
himself up. They called the noxt day in
season to learn the Governor had taken pass
age on the steamer Oglcsby for St. Louis. So
| am informed by gentleman who came on
board just as the steamer showed Off The
committee which went to Lecompton. found
Stanton, and urged upon him the necessity of
a special session lie agreed fully with their
views, and thought that course indispensable,
but Of course declined to take any action ON
his own part while his superior was in the
territory
Gov Walker has expressed himself very
freely during the trip concerning the trainers
Of the Lccompton Constitution. In point OF
fact the Governor has been much excited and
horribly profane on this subject He says
that these bogus characters arc "iclons.
lie even alleges that they arc liable to indict-
ment at common law for conspiracy. A more
beggorly and butchcrly crowd Of sots. ruff
ans and assassins, according to the Governor,
never assembled together ON the face of the
earth. lis Excellcncy rcnows this theme
every few minutes with the utmost energy of
cursng. ! happen to know that the Gov
ernor maledictions are richly mcrtod, but
confess both surprise and admiration at the
fithfulncss with which they have been APP
piled
The writer further says:
The excitement in Icavcnworth on the
subject of the bogus Constitution is intense.
A meeting was held there last Saturday.
which was addressed by Gen. Lane, Mr. Par
rott, and othor prominent Free State men.
Mr.. Henderson of the Lcaycnworth Jounal.
one of the trainers of the constitution, indis-
cretcly made his appearance in the Hall.
The excitement and Indignation was so great
that the officers of the meeting had great diff
fculty in restraining the people from visiting
him with the punishment of treason against
liberty on the spot.
Another meeting viii be held at Leavcn-
worth on tho 2Sth to decide whether to vote
at the Constitutional election, or fgLt."
The CALuouN KANSAS CoNsrIrurlov.-
We struggled with all our energies for the
passage of the Nebraska bill for the tri-
umph of its principles before the great trbu-
nal of the people for the election of MI
Buchanan; for the defence Of his administra-
ton, including his Kansas policy and in de-
fence Of the official action of Gov. Walker;
and we now desire, as earnestly as any man
in the country, fair and peaceful settlement
of this whole question. But we ask that the
people should have the right to form their
own institutions, in their own way; and that
this right should be secured to them, freely,
fairly, and unepiivocally. We ask that when
Kansas comes into the Union, it shall be UNI
der q constitution which has received the en-
dorsement of majority OF her citizens fairly
Xpressed-that she should take her place as
a member of the conlederacy, under an in
strument which has in every line acquired
that full degree Of vitality that popular APP
proval alone can give, not under conaGtu-
ton framed under restrictions which ignore
the sovereignty Of her citizens and treat them
as the inhabitants of subjugated province
We hold to these doctrines We can con-
cevo of nothing more important upon which
the people of Kansas should be allowed to
vote than their constitution, and know of no
more important institution that can be estab-
lished by their votes than that instrument
The Calhoun constitutional convention denies
them this right 1t gives thom no apportuni-
ty of deciding by their votes what their in
stitutions shall be- They are allowed to vote
yof me tpNStfWtpN WIN slavery, or fuf ne
constitution without slavery, but what doc
trine can be more absurd than that slavery OF
anti-slavory are the only issues that free
people might naturally be expected to differ
upon in the formation OF a constitution The
experience Of every day proves its utter fall
lacy.-Ihdaddphil Press, (Col. Fouey cdi-
tor.)
10 Senator Douglas, in a speech on the
18th inst, in Chicago, having slandorod and
abused the colored people without any cause
whatever, the colorcd people of Chicago have
held meeting, and passed series of well
considered resolutions in which they com
plain of a Senator Of the United States, a
man Of great wealth and high position, stoop-
ing to throw ridicule and abuse upon race
of men who had never injured him in the
world and of whom he processes to have so
low an estimate. The resolution winds up
with challenge to Senator Douglas to meet
Fred Douglass in discussion in Chicago. and
let the people judge whether the negro race
is susceptible Of mental improvement. or
whether they possess original mental power
SO far behind that of the white man. The
Senator Of course, will pay no attention to
the challenge. Negroes were made to abuse
and lampoon, not to meet and discuss WITH
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