Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-18
senator Brown on Gov. walker,

Hon a. G. Brown, of Mississippi, is at pres
ent canvassing that State for reelection to the
United States Senate. We are glad to see that
be is maintaining, in mastery manner, bis
vote and speeches against the fagitous Alien
Suffrage clause of the Minnesota Bill. He is
opposed by Elk Governor 10. Mathews, and ev-
cry exertion will be made by the foreigner-l ov
ing wing of the Democracy to defeat him.
We admire him for his boldness and courage,
and since the election of Democrat is inevi-
table, we have TO hesitation in expressing oUa
preference for him over any other man in thl'.
State.
Mr. Brown is 10 less severe on the Squatter
Sovereignty and Alien Suffrage policy OF Gov
Walker in Kansas, than he was on the same
features of the Minnesota Bill. In a speech
at Benton, on the 9th of July, he is reported
by correspondent of the Jackson Misslssip-
plan, as follows:
''The Kansas imbroglio was next discussed. Gov
Brown briefly sketcbed the difficulties in that ter
ri;ory and spoke in terms of bitter reproach of
those who bad been tanning the flames of civil
war in that unhappy country. He read and com
mented the exact language of the President
| in his instructions to MIR. Walker and said that
while he could not entirely approve, he did not
ceusure the of the language. He read Mr..
Walkers own language and showed how much it
varied from that of the President. He express
ed his surprise and deep regret at the course
Walker had taken, and said he could not, and
| would not sustain him. The President had said
the constitution IF Kansas to be submitted
to the people for their approval or dsapproVal.
This was Father Objectionable under all the Cir
! cumstanc,s S, but if the President meant by THE
PEOPLE, the legally qualified voters in the terri
| tory, and be supposed he did, then he, (the
| speaker) was prepared to say, will go with
you that far But MIR. Walker had changed the
! phraseology. His language was, that the consti-
| tuition should be submitted to the SETTLERS.
| BY settlers the speaker understood aCy body
free negroes, unnaturalized citizens, tree-soieIs,
! &C., all were covered under this comprehensive
word settler. Sirs said Governor Brown, stand
! pledged to receive a constitution fairly, made by
| the honest bona ide voters OF Kansas, and will
redeem the pledge. But if constitution Is
brought to me from the hands of the settlers,
| free negroes and tree-soers, foreigners unuatar-
81 zed and native born citizeus-men of all creeds
aud colOrs-peOple from every country and every
cline, l will rel ct it.
| Gov. Brown had opposed the admission of Cal
ifornia because her constitution was formed by
settlers. H. should apply the same rule TO Kan
sas. In this connection the Governor alluded 70
| bis own course on the Minnesota hill-he mad
there opposed giving to mere eettiers unnatur-
| allied foreigners the right to vote and he never
| should dream of applying one rule TO Kansas and
! another to Minnesota. b begged those who had
been disposed to find fault with his Miunesots
! speech and vote to remember that he oppos ed
! in that speech and by that vote, the very things
that ar. Walker was proposing 20 do IN Kansas