The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-23
KANSAS.

1t seems that after all the spccchifyinr and
raising OF money TO secure Kansas as slavehol
ding State, the efforts Of the South are likely to
prove abortive through the treachery of Gov
W ALKER and others Since the arrival of WALKER
IN Kansas, he hns given the whole of his infu-
ence, by action and speeches. in favor Of the free
State party. Nurtured and honored by the
South, this renegade deserves the bitter cxccra
tons of his country, and for his duplicity to be
stigmatised traitor.
! The regular National Democratic Convention
representing the several counties in the Territory
assembled at Leconpton, the seat of Government
on the I'd inst. and was largely attended, there
being absent, it is said, but thirteen out of sixty
Representative votes. correspondent of the
st. Louis Rep"6fican, writing upon this subject
expresses himself confidently as follows:
They passed resolutions excluding NIL section
al distinctions adopting the Cincinnati platform
and assuming the name Of the national tcmocra
| cy OF Kansas embracing all democrats WI. ther
from the North or the South. They pnssed rcso.
lutIons, by unanimous vote, pledgng their sup
port ana co operation to Gov Walker, amid en-
| thusiastic cheers, and nominated Gov. Ransom
rs their Candidate for delegate to Congress-
h.. A resolution was presented pledginc support
10 the State constitution to be adopted even If
that instrument shall not be submitted to the
}speople for ratification. After considerable dis
cnssIon this resolution was rejected with but one
dissenting vote, and the result was onnouucod
amid loud cheers.
| This convention was composed of n loroe NM
Jority OF pro-slavcry men, but the whole demo.
cratic party OF Kansas, whether pro slavery or
Tree state, will sustain the inaugural address NJ
| Hov. Walker, and the submission OF the consti
luton 10 the vote OF the people. Under these
| resolutions Gov. Ransom will be elected and
the democrats will curry the territorial lepisla
ture.
Tho constitution to be framed in Septcmber
next il is now certain, will be submitted to the
| wnole people, and will be ratified by large mn
Jority. cannot, Of course, now speak with cer
taimty, but the prevailing opinion is that ti,ey
will adopt a constitution securing the ri,.bt to
the slaves now in the Territoy, numbering about
Two hundred; the execution Of the fugitive slave
! law, and the appeal in constitutional questions
10 the Supreme Court of the United States: and
ths at the same time the constitution is submitted
they Will also submit clause, for the vote of the
| whole people, prohibiting or authorizing the in
PRODUCTION OF slaves in future 1t is conceded on
all hands that large majority of The people will
vote TO prohibit the future introduction of slaves
into this Territory"
The Philadelphia Ledger publishes the follow
ing, which is corroborative Of the above:
Awell known and highly esteemed Pennsvlv..
man. who has just returned from the Territorieu
writes the following to friend in this city as to
the state of politics in Kansas. The facts are
interesting; Il could interest you in Kansas
affairs but tho limits of this letter will not per
| nit. Governor Walker will have matter. his
way, aud feel that his policy will lead to a
happy tsnination Of the difficulties in that here
| tolore unhappy Territory. The Convention,
though composed of pro.slavery men, will SUB,
mt the constitution to vote of the people The
constitution will be unexceptionable, and the
question Of slavery will be submitted as sepa.
rate proposition. so that the electorsoan vote for
the constitution and against slavery. Abou,
three to one will vote against slavery. The
whole vote Of the Territory is estimated 90 600.
oi these 5000 are Pro- Slavery Democrats, 1000
are are Free State Democrats. and, 5000 Republic
1000 voted for delegates. 1t is estimated that
tn" vote on the constitution will reach rs, 900.
In Kansas tho question of slavery is regarded as
settled. The issue now is, shall Kansas be a
Democratic OF Black Republican Statel did
not meet one pro.slavery man in the Territory
who expressed the opinion that IL could be q
slave State.