New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-08

repetition in substance, Of the assertions and argu-
ments of Pierce, Douglas, TOombs and Buchanan
with regard to Kansas affairs, we should have felt
obliged by the Importance Of the subject 10 print IT
entire had not Mr. Walker himself seen III to pre-
cudc this 10y furnishing advance copies to the CORE
spondentS of his affiliated journals in this City TO
the prejudice Of the independent Press. Having
thus chosen to limit its circulation to his fayortcs
Mr. Walker leaves us no alternative but to print It's
more important and relevant portions, leaving all
his efforts TO bride the People Of Kansas to enter
tie ranks Of the Pro.Slayery party by offers of
magnificent Railroad Land Grants, School Grants
&c. TO be accepted or repealed as the People shall
ste it,
Mr. Walker begins by utterly ignoring the Free
State organization and recognizing the Territorial
Legislature, county officers, &c, imposed on Kan
sas by the Border .RufIian invasion Of March 30,
1850, as legitimate authorities, which he was sent
cut to uphold and which cannot be resisted with
out ncurTing the penalties Of rebellion. 10 this
course he says his instructions bind him, as also to
recognize the embryo Constitutional Convention
which the bogus Legislature has called. He
proceeds most mistakenly to assert that
Thoss who this cannot aver the alleged II
end city elections in corporlte and all other sub
jects bot slavery they acknowledge by their votes and as
ont law or orr in Kguas without town, city county
gsI9ation all legal a;d Judicial Transactions are VOID all e'
null. and snarcly lei sns throughout our borders'
MIR. Walker must have known better than this.
title" in Kansas emanate from the Federal
Government, and from the acts # conveyance of
those who give title. The great mass Of the People
have kept scrUpuously clear of all legal and judi
cial transactions emanatng from or based upon
tie action Of the bogus Legislature. And it is per-
fecty notorious that the taxes levied by that Legs;
lature, and which were to have been collected
months ago have not been collected, simply because
the great mass If the People regard the Legislature
itsef as fraud and usurpaton, and refuse to obey
its mandates. Never before since the days Of the
Stamp Act, has there been such general refusal t"
nav taxes on the continent of America Yet Mr.
Walker. in the face Of these facts asserts that the
People Of Kansaa recognize and acknowledge the
validity of the [bogusl Legislature "on al other
subjects but Slavery"
Mr. Walker was fully and distinctly appraised, be-
fore issuing this manifesto, that the census ordered
BY the Convention had been taken in less than
third Of the counties-that large majority of the
Prostate voters are not registered at all, and
never had CHARGE to be--aDd that nearly or quite
half the counties, almost wholly peopled by Free
State men, have no Delegates apportoned to them
under the bogus Legislatures Convention act.
Their voters are not registered-and the voting
lists are nov clostd; while, if tLey were or could
be registered they could not now vote because no
delegates are apportioned to the counties IN which
they reside. The whole matter was thus fOreclosed
against them, through no act or omission on their
part. The Free State men could not appoint
County SLerfrs and Judges of Productivity are
wholly creatures of the bogus Legisature-aad,
there being 10 such officers IN the strong free'Sae
counties. no census could be taken, no registry
made there unless by Acting Governor Stanton,
and he allowed the time TO pass by without dong
anything. After il had thus been 30 fixed that the
great mass Of the Free-State men could not pos
siby vote, and just as the polls were about 10 open,
comes Governor Walker and talks To them as fol-
lows:
loty .orn r. The Constitution participate freely and
fail, In the ee c,ion Of delegates frame Constitution and
Iis, pcop when il ehfrnds to The people the rsh;
r.se but it cannot compel the performance CT thst dIty
prevails those who abstain from tAe ehe u zee
st Of suffrage authorize those who % to, 20 > ot 'hen "a
that AID absentees are - nah bound under
law ard CoIsttou where thee i no fraud or violence by
The act # the majority oi those MLo % 's =, tAo,. a.
yoluItarv NJ would Be mPracticAtle. and
arch, II Ge.,o. y ,u remain the only alter native
e., fbIt rt cr.o, yourselves ny citizens. with
the reflection that you ~ by stbt eh' '.t elr, tae
enc 70 you IT, cnci.e ofthst gea: Coautinsi sh' snt
believing ii 81 tie nyetior j, tlr s. aIa 10y le m'ei
ct tie TeoIe ~ have DO power :. t''1's -. =.
ls tody cannot doult however a. coI. t-y ~. if p
'hs subject. But "y ileut i4e tala. u pc y
formation II Constitution ~ nAl'i a. -" ~ yl.
When majority by thr own votes c'-1 eL'i 'A i''nn.
Bot +. I'D that the Conver;ln not Legally called aud
hat tie election viii not be- freely ant iiy conducted Thr
Ten tor a L, s'-ie l. TIE poS, nj IN , ~,
BY he tou-ress q tt =. 90 --,- IT,, ~,
rc.ist the authority 4 the Ircrr2 ils' es'i4
f-sS in Wv I.st ousi esila-i i; recognized
b. The prssen; gsfate 81 -e Ion - ca1.ea oy
ie tr Pc RE AM msIy 90 - acts 'fr ~ 10 operation
LsiS .! lsti.-. ~ 80 law. and tae Ct.,tutou ana
have no other alternative under my oa o 10 60 that al
ca t,rtiornl laws t-.ly ara larry A.es'' q.
,,,i Al 1rou the right 4 suara-e see in
10 .e a,h cr other similar provisions Directed ~ 10 Tiioa .
r1e,iou. but clearly rP'e4 - pIsIai - TIE Provs
Conyeuon II l. ad that fair ana ~ loe VI ne De- taken
tv =, thew a,se T. throw The power into the hand,
Monty srpfeheisiol u - ,L.fe' itto-h4,
ED thai t1ey ". NJ b, Pe-lF4 % eAse's ne "si 4
A-sse"
We read such tissues OF impudent fa.sehooi snd
sopbj,try as tie above with all possible canness-
We ,Ty 70 speak Of them IN measured language yet
We cannot 7, press the conviction that thy can oaly
be answered ss they deserTe with f1ed bayonets
ard the silent advance Of charging iG'ahty. Ii the
Federal Ge7err ment would only take il sHarms Of
isx-Gd scphis',, orPressors aud p'uuderer. Gus Of
Ks..s,. au3 rave tne character Of her Institutions
70 be- really dct, ruined by her People. W. would
jY'u.y sg,e ~ 70 a'A another -a7'l u ! tx