New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-08


peace and safety Of the whole Union.
Agg;n: This movement of the Territorial author
ties 10 form Constitution Is made not In the regular
way, in pursuance of an enabling and aatn9Alng aci
Of Congress but in the mere motion OF the territorial
Legislature itself Nay, il has been begun ana car
red on in the teeth of refusal by Congress To pass
such an act This irregularity is not fatal There
are other cases in which it was overlooked. But II
can he waived ONLY in consideration OF the fact that
the people have expressed their viii In unmistikable
language IL we dispense with the legal forms OF
proceeding we must have the substance
We think. for these reasons, that Gov: W alker, In
advocating submission OF the Cons,!a.,on 70 Vote
of the people acted with wisdom and justice, and fol
lowed the only line of policy which promises 10 settle
this yexed preston either rightly or satisfactorily. 10
this respect Of least he has done nothing worthy OF
death or bonds.
hut who are the people What shall be the quail
6caons of voter on the Constitution when II comes
to be submitted We answer that this Is Tor the
Convention to settle Those who think that tue Con
vention might declare the Constitution in full force by
y,tue of their own will can hardly deny that they
might append to it condition requiring It to be hrst
approyed by the people. If they can do this, they
can also say what classes of persons shalt be counted
as being part of the people Inc Conve. .a Una.
formed The Federal Constitution exercised this power
when they referred it to their constituents the States
and prescribed that their appreciation should be gwen
or withheld by State Conventions. The Constitution
of Virginia was submitted to the votes OF men eniIan'
cbised by the Convention for the first time. Ofcourse
the Kans as Convention will see that every proper
guard is thrown around the legal voter, aud that MS
bona de intention 10 remain In the Territory Is tested
by n previous residence Of sufficient length. We
should saw that the qualifications required 10 make
legal voter under the Constitution ought to ente an
nhabitant TO vote upon tfor or against its adoption
But there is another accusation against the
Governor Of Kansas. He has argued the free-St ~
sde of the question We quote all that part OF tue
inaugural on which this charge is based Here II Is:
And let me ask you what possible good has been accom-
hd BY ssn anS IN sna .ys
improved their condition Hs; il made single state free
where Slavery ysr, from the mo,.s
OF .lsvehodns accomplished practical good
VIII has already ensued with disasters still fearful i'm
pending for the future as consequence OF TINS astation
potent than passion or preudc.Mhst must ultimately
iso hermsl line the thermometer Olatitude
altitude regulating climate, labor and productions and as
profit and 0 Thus even the mountain
attitudes it Improbable being unsuited to the con-
sass Of Africa Why it that IN the Slavery
from the North and progresses South 10 this s'We great
II o the elevated plains stretching the bae Of
our American Aips-the Rocky Mounansand including their
5e s. ps .so
here 10 .ss ssvsr
here because the tropical constitution OF the
question here controlled s. the legislation
than other moral or physical law o. me n.y.
coutry where the number Of slaves limited aud cannot b.
increased by Importation where many millions OF OF
vsaaamentins demand exceeding supply The price
those great staples has nearly doubled, demanding vastly more
Il" from the operation Of these Slavery should no.
. here By no %s and snss
tion She hs. constitutional duties to
her s ss sas that
great State and railroads must flow to great extent
front is upon border from Missouri great
number of her citizens the farms Of the two states are
cut By the Rf OF s1ae Us % d
should become hostile to Missouri sa asylum or ner
alike nexpedent the continuance of the
viii Contain .ata .ra. @ ts
the State Of Missouri the faithful PERFORMANCE OF al COO
y within limits Of the sT;h9y Of tn,
tons be firmly established"
When we take these paragraphs and compress the
meaning of them into short sentences they amount t.
this The question of Slavery has always BEEN and
always viii be, settled by certain laws OF Nature
which are above all human legislation. II those laws
Of Nature shall so operate upon Kansas as 70 make
her Free State all legislation in the other direction
| will be vain This rather expressing a truism
| than making an argument. The propriety, however
| and timeness Of uttering such a truism then and
there are subjects on which affirm nothing and
| deny nothing We are too far away, and know too
| little of the circumstances with which he was sur
rounded to be competent judge OF his Conduct In
matter so Lice as this.
But there are certain consultations which will insure
Gov. Walker just II not KIND judgment from every
fair-mnGed man, especially in the South Southern
man himself he has been uniform and con isten
| champion of Southern rights. The EXTREMIST men Of
that section pressed him upon Mr.. buchanan for tue
highest place in his Cabinet. He Is besides, an able
far-seeng and sagaciOus statesman as little keiY a.
any other in the country to impae himself on POM
| of mere prudence. This alone might raise presump
| lion that he neither did harm nor intended any Il
| Southern interests. But when we in addition tC
this that he is actively cooperating with the Demo
cratic party in Kansas including all the ProSavers
n IN in the Territory when find his whole cour''
sustained by the ProSlavery presses there; whch W.
hear no complaint Whatever from the quarter VIII me
complaint ought to come, if there any cau's FOL
4; we are constrained to think that the Georgia ino
[ Mississippi Democracy have pronounced their JUG
! raent rather hastily.
! Governor Walker is a Southern man; he has been
cent out by an Administration pledged to the defense
| Jf Southern rights he is surrounded by corps OF
officers most Of them from the South and every one
| of them sound national men, he was instructed "a
regard the Territorial authorities legal and sustain
| them against the rebellion of the Topeka Abolition
ISIS; he is acting in concert with the friend, OF the
South and calamity fighting their enemles We can
not help but think that such man, so sent, so IN
sructed so surrounded and 30 acting Is emitted 10
sympathy, comfort, and aid from the South whenever
they can be given with conscientious regard to truth
| With such battle raging in his 'front.' 1t was harsh
| and upgracous to open this fire on his rear.
CORONER CONNERY OUTDONE.