Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-06-27
THE KANSAS KNOT.
newspapers.

we nave looked on the AFFAIRS OF Kansas, through
all their troubled and multiplied phases, in the
blind hope that some good genius would in due
time bring order out of chaos and give to them
peaceful solution We confess that we have never
pretended to understand these Kansas difficulties,
fully at least, or satisfactorily. 1t seemed to us
about easy as it would have been to unravel the
knot of the Phrygian or the riddle Of the Sphynx
SO we very early gave up the study in despair. All
that could discern with any distnctness was the
presence of unreasonable passions, selfish party
aims, and unnatural prejudice, but for the exist
ence of which we have no donbt that all difficult
ties might have been adjusted long ago. We had
begun, however, to hope for happy issue from
the mission of Governor WALKER. The discordant
elements in the Territory seemed disposed to calm
down, and parties to moderate at his approach and
we were cultivating cheering conviction that his
sagacity would enable him ultimately to discover a
clue through the labyrinth, and inaugurate new
for the distracted Territ ry but our hopes are
waning again. Carrying with him acknowledged
ability, and doubtless the best intentions, the ho-
nesty of his purposes has been questioned by the
violent in both sections of the Union and of course
the violent of both parties in the Territory, which
parties are taking again their ancient extreme
ground SO thus the Governors difficulties seem
rather to grow upon him than to dssipate If,
however, his wisdom, frmness and tact SHALL after
all, give him victory over so many and such in
veterate obstacles, so much the greater will be the
need of praise which will be his DUE The annex
ed article from the New York Express contains
the latest view of the tangled affairs of Kansas
"We about to prepare an article upon Kansas af
fairs when the talk which Gov Walker had face to face
with the men of Topeka eyes. We print it, for
1T tells the whole story pro and CON- with the Topeka
guments and the Walker replies.
Governor Walker is bitterly assaled we see in the
Southern press, because he pledges himself and the Ad
minstration to the Republican principle and in good
faith too, that the majority in Kansas shall govern The
position of these Southern journals that the consttu
ton which the Kansas convention frame may be sent
Congress without submission to the people. Walker
pledges himself for submission and the Adminstra-
ton too and says it is not thus submitted he will urge
its rejection in Congress- and advise his friends resist
it, He pledges himself also that the on adoption
shall be free one and for the whole people, But see
his cooquy with the Topeka people, for it is oolloquy
rather than a speech.
q Meanwhile wssee that Governor Robinson. who ran
away from Topekd after the first serious look of things
there last fall has naugurated has State convention and
there Is to be voting permitted to the FreeStae people
The pro-savery people, it is given out from Kansas
will not submit the people of Kansas their State con-
stitution but send to Congress without any submission
Thus both parties act and in violence and ultraisrn
almost meet.
Neither the Nullifers of the South nor the Abolition
lists of the North intend if they help it. to let any
thing be settled in Kansas. To win home officers in the
secons to get into Congress it is necessary to ride the
niger In Kansas. " Shrieking for q freedom is to
be Kept up North and shrieking for slavery is thus
to be kept up South States and cities cannot be plum
dered North without this shrieking" and fbusterhm
IN Central America and Southwest cannot be kept up
South without it, g Shrieking" is indispensable for
propagandism in the tropics, and just indispensable
for thieyng in the North But honest opening
their eyes, are they not ?"
FROM THE TOPEKA STATESMAN OF JUNE 9.
In compliance with invitation from the citizens of
Topeka Cover nor WALKER accompanied by Secretary
STANTON and Mr. E. o. PERRIN visited our town on Sa-
turday last for the purpose of forming acquaintance
with people, of ascertainng their views and Wishes
OF interchanging sentiments and Of promoting feelings
OF mutual confidence and COED will At four o'clock,
pursuant to previous notice, meeting of citizens,
alike numerous and intelligent, convened at the pub
lie hail. In order to hear expression of the Governors
views in regard to the existing difficulties and his plan
of adjustment and to confer freely with him the
political topics engrossng the attention of the
people of the whole Territory Col HOLIDAY presided,
and introduced Gov. WALKER, who advanced and said:
FELLOW CITIZENS Upon the invitation of the citizens
of the town Of Topeka and its vicinity rise to commune
with you in regard those important interests
which connected with the administration of the Ter
| ritory of Kansas
At the request of the President of the United
States consented to here and occupy the position
OF Gver.or of Kansas. / do not come among you
volunteer; have not sought this position On the
trary, have accepted it, and am free to say with
great ddence growing out of the conviction impressed
upon the minds of the Chief Magistrate of the Union
and all his Cabinet that the peace only of this beau
tful Territory of yours but that of the whole Union
depended upon the settlement of those difficult and
citing questions which have here oore introduced civil
war and dscord throughout your borders When there
FORE the matter presented to in that light by the
President Of the United States and all his Cabinet felt
called on. notwithstanding my deep of the respon
sibility which required to assume to Withdraw my
decinaion of this Office and accept the proered trust
am here this day. them fellow citizens to ad-
dress you upon those grave and momentous questions
1 which concern much not only your own peace and
prosperity, but that of the whole Union. And here
permit to say that it has been my lot to have travel
led through every State in this Union except California
and must say that have never any where, any
region for which God has done much the Territory
of Kansas. CCheers All that you want is peace and
prosperity the recognition of the principle that the peo
pie of Kansas alone rule here and its exercise in
connection with all the great questions which have dis
turbed the quiet and harmony of this Territory order
to make not only the town of Topeka of the most
prosperous of the Territory and of the Union but to
make Kansas-soon at the proper period, to become
sovereign Stateone of the important and flourish
| ing of the whole Confederacy.
Now, gentlemen, this is practical question, and
take It you practical that you do not look to
theories but to and results and that you desire
ascertain what is the best mode in which peaceful ad