New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-15
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and the following sonisees Are presensed:
Fer Couliy OF Probate yIdse-Johi J. Moor.
fsi psits.e. The csunci-H Kl,. Msers DIT Sss Joss
The nsmes Of the candidates 10 the Lower Hsuss
have rot been made known as yet Our psop.e ers
very ssr guipe Of success.
There was quite an active and exciting struggle "a
,ae meeting for nomnstng and eisetirg delegates 10
me niras Of the Free-Sta,e party. The larar wers
beaten. Perhaps it would be well to explain.
Inc nooentts are those Of the Free STATE paxt1
wac sfe DO, 10 avor of repeating in bulk ell the Laws
Nh.eu "e'e passed by the soeaed Pro-SaverJ Leg
lslarufs' Inc nInas, or he other hand, vast tdo
eptire body OF Kansas statutes struck out Of existence
oy one s,@pF tepeshHg resolution, provided ma
orty CT Free State men should be elected in October
No substitute whatever WAS proposed by the uiras ia
case the bogus laws repe a'ed excert 10 reoset
the Topeka Constitution and then adjourn. This
course SO entirely without justification, Wa very dis
tasteful to the modeaes, and they determined to put
down such revolutionary doctrines, and have suc-
ceeded so far in carrying their point.
There il for alarm that the election TO coma
OF in October will not be as thorough and complete
defeat for the National Democratic ProSlavery party
SIS the most hearty hater Of that party could desre
tax or TO tax.
Our murder excitement of the past week has settled
down. and the people of the city having len the whols
matr in the hands Of the Vigilance Committee, they
quietly placed the suspected criminals IN the cngeot
the Sheriff Of the county The case is being invest-
gsted before Justice Of the Peace where an exam
nation is progressing. The men who were foremoeS
in melting the mob to acts Of violence against the o..
legged murceIeis discovered TO have almost a. bad
eli aracters as those whom they wished 20 hang.
The citizens will not stop now until our city u
puryed and relieved OF those scamps who pro IN our
mds, to plunder rob and murder. About one hundred
Of this class have been noiitedto move on or tney
will be helped in manner anything but pessssn1a.I
We publish below extracts from letter we hsvs
Just received from Kansas. 1t viii probably be the
slou h.ro thA
destiny of Kansas so far as Slavery and the South Us
concerned. TIE Convention to frame Const.u,ioa
for Kansas met we believe, last Monday. 10 Q fort
right all will be known. SO far as our advices hou
Kansas 60 there caA be little doubt about the result.
Kansas will go to vDpgress for admission Slave
State But there can also be little doubt that Gov.
Walker is using all the power be possesses moral po-
iticsl and Official TO defeat this policy. He may sue
coed but we think rot. (Chsrleston Mercury.
"PAtMKrro, Aug. q. 1857.
az have Just returned home, after thorough Visit
through the Territory. AZ TO the relative strength Of
parties in the Convention in regard TO the slave ques-
tiop however, have exchanged sentiments with mora
than working majority Of the delegates. They ara
ultra friends Of the institution without reference 70
party whether rational or otherwise. Perhaps pc
cutler feature is the fact that there are al least twenty
FIVE old line Wigs who are among our truest friends,
ard most devoted to our cause They deserve o. our
hands our warmest consideration for they VIII not
sacrifice their Southern feelings to party considers
tons although voting with us of the Democratic
rarity. | know Of but one avowed delegate 10 thvo.
OF making Kansas Free State, and he Is oil the most
conservative ORDER Outside Of the Convention, as D
the relative strength of the two parties ia our midst
answer excluding the Aboltiobits and Black kepue-
lcsne who are outlaws and have an ORGANIZATION q
their own we are largely in the majority Of the balance
"The true ard orly fundamental cause assigned ~
some nep merely politicians, why Kansas should Do
Free State, upon platform which previously sent,
s TO be found in the gneat and strenuous euo,s "nco
are being ade to secure the cooperation OF that pcs
ton Of the Natior ais from Free States in Gil ierrto'iM
matters in which the Abolitioniss and Black Hepuo-
caps may appear as party. We may go Jar IN
mere matter Of partisan organization to eject TINS pu-
nose but when we come to the making OF the Cons'
luton, our dearest brthights are involved ehs Is
e1pectrg too much Of us. Therefore, we are unhincn
Civ opposed TO using tie Convention for party pur-
noses have no hesitation IN saying That en- over
whelmpg majority Of the Convention about 10 Assem-
BILE are in favor Of positive slave clause, and no retsr
ce unless new scheme can be sprung ciiicrens
from apy now known Some delegates are instructed
to re6I back the Constitution 10 the registered vote.
Tbis most Of us deem unadyisabe, and think IL WI
not he persisted 10. After formal Introduction, uesa
men Will fall back upon no ratification. But one GEL
egbte know Of IL Instructed 10 act upon Walkers
reference There ia no to Disguise the fact that
be il stiume rtales placed in bis hands by the Ad-
minisrr alton to accomplish its purpose. have
| 10 a certain extent, met with succeeds; ahd
some tf our heretofore most reliable men
are affected and the fear Of public odium all thai
| suppresses an open avowal Whitfield, who retired
fitm Corgress with fat Office, advocates here ina
policy Of tie Adm iristratou. Yeti 1t gives me mnch
Satisfaction 10 assure you that our cause s stronger
lust now than il bias been since Wekere CRUSADE
agsjnst us-ihapBs TO he manly defiant couise OF tho
South, m press IL we have any moral towards IN ths
Convention the support f thu South WILL oenevs,
| endow them with sufficient courage to get boldly