Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-15

KANsAs.-The Kanzas Leader, published al
| Centropoiis, OK. T.. }, says meeting of the
citizens Of Franklin county was held at Cen
tropolis on the Dist of May. at which COM
| mlttee as appointed to memorabilia Govern.
| or Walker in regard TO the course pursued in
order to secure representation in the Con-
vention to form a State Constitution. The
| letter of the COMMITTEES and the reply OF
Governor Walker are given in the Leader.
The letter of the Committee, which was
| signed by one hundred and seven persons,
represents that the law providing for the
| taking of census and the registration of
voters in Franklin county has never been
complied with i; and the citizens, being desir-
Gus OF electing delegates to tne Convention to
frame a State Constitution, wish to know
what course they shall take in the premises,
and whether their action shall be recognized
by the Governor and the convention at its
assemblage. They claim population of
from fifteen to eighteen hundred inhabitants,
and vote of from five to six hundred. The
following is the gist of Mr.. Walkers reply,
dated May 30;
Z" You cannot desire more earnestly than L
do that the whole peole of the Territory shall
be fairly represented in the body which is
about to assemble for the purpoge of framing
a constitution. If it were in my power con-
sistently with the law to assign you proper
representation, would not hesitate to do SO.
Under the circumstances which you repre-
sent, inasmuch as your peculiar circumstances
preventing the timely organization of your
country, and the proper performance of the
legal pre- requisites for representation in the
convention, l have no doubt the convention
is inclined to admit such delegates as the
qualified voters of your county may elect.
| therefore suggest to you the propriety of
holding an election at the time prescribed by
law, registering the names of the legal voters
at the time of taking the vote.
1t Is proper for me to say that the Conven-
ton alone will have power to admit such del
egates as you may elect. have no power to
do more than express my conviction of the
justice OF your claim to be represented in that
body"
From correspondence of the N. Y. Eoentng
Post, we obtain some late items of Kansas
news:- nj
Gov Walker and Secretary Stanton attend
ed the Unitarian church in Lawrence, OH the
3lst OF May, and heard sermon by Rev. Mr..
Mute, on the moral aspect of American sla-
very. The Governor expressed high opinion
of the ability of the preacher, but thought he
was inconsistent, inasmuch as he did not con-
denim the Yankees, who were, two centuries
ago, engaged in the slave trade.
The Free State Legislature was to meet at
Topeka on the 9th, and the people of the town
were preparing, not only to afford accommo-
dations for the members, but to defend them
Two hundred and fifty men, well armed and
muIitioned, had been enrolled. A mass
meeting is to be held at the same time and
place, to strengthen the legislature. 1t is
supposed that bribery may keep some of the
members away, and interfere with some of
those who attend, What the people desire is,
that the Legislature will pass a law for the
election of their successors next August. 1t
is not believed that Gov. Walker means to
disturb the Legislative body, but he and Stan
ton hold meeting at Big Springs on the
same day, intending, probably, either by TAX
ing large number Of Lecompton rowdies
with him, to overpower the people of Big
Springs and pass string Of democratic or bor-
der ruftian resolutions, or, in case the object
was seen and understood, to draw enough
from Topeka to break mp the meeting at that
place.