Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-20
eA4L THE KANSAS INIQUITY.
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!. Llecompton Constitution,
Delivered at National Hail. Philadelphia,
II February s, 1868,
LETTER OF GOV. WALKER.

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~, John w FoRNEy nro.;dsd and ammo.
oo.' 'o ,,l.,- ". rohNhl presided, ana appro-
siasm. VA b,.bai ,'sa.s w ,5f.i s.i " n
rs Hon. FREDERICK p. STANTON. late acting
(,ove,s<s ~ Kansas ,va tben introdncad NJ ,vas
received with deafenng dernongtrations Of enthusi-
asm. which did not subside for some minutes When
auiet had been restored Mr. Stanton smoke thus /. !
Mr.. PRrsIDENr AND GESrLEnEN On PmLApEI-
ipHrA: regret that Governor walker has not vet
arrived In the city--for two reasons first because
Il viii deprive YOU. at least for time. Of much
ADLER exposition Of the subjects which are before
you than shall be able to give and again. because
|. Win impose upon me I task very different from
TO perform here tonight q.
I proceed. however. 10 rive Won such r,Iain and
unvarnishsd statements in reference to the affairs
in which, for the last year, have borne an humble
part a. viii serve to rive Won at least NV view oi
those affairs and Of their commencement w.
n II 40 not come Ia complain az ary art Of the Eye
cutiye Of this Confederacy towards myself. I do
not come to make any exposition Of nv own con-
NAV be necessary to eucidate the subject which Is
al CHS time before Won and befors tbe whole
country. a il 151I 1000 11fa M A ~
: 1t is not necessary, on the present occasion, for
me 70 90 back and enter unon the history ~ X an
sas during the time anterior to that when Gov.
Walker and myself as Governor and Secretary of
that Territory, went upon the mission which has
terminated, fear, gentlemen not 80 disastrously
for .s e %s the ss yssA
say Il far beyond our own Iersonal advamtace ~
announcements 1F9 t7fa1f1s4 VI '7s'-'1 M ~ Il
& Nor win / 40 back to the Democratic platform
adopted IN 1886 at Cincinnati for the nnrnose n
showing YOU Iwho know them 90 welll. ne prinoi-
pies to which, not merely Mr.. Buchanan, not merely
Goyernor WaIker NOT merely AM who have haa
anything to do with the administration of affairs
under either Mr.. Buchanan or Governor Walker, but
the whole Democratic party were pledged the doc
trine Of popular Sovereignty as understood by the
Democratic party. as proclaimed by their represen-
tatiyes at Cincinnati In 1885 IAppIause. M laf
70 But Won win paron me IL underta ke IN state n
Won what many Of you--apd perhaps all Of Won
know--that before Governor walker az myself would
accept those positiops. mot positions which we
sought. but positions which we were requested 10
take, there was a distinct and unequivocal under
inc the administration Of Governor Waller and NJ
myself SO far as the secretary Of the TERRITORY had
ANYTHING to do with the Administration of its affairs
In the Conferences between the President and Gov
erpor Walker and myself and in the published in
structions of Governor Walker and myself (Which i
hold in INV handy these principles were distnctJv
ayoyed--so distinctly that it seems to me impossi-
ble that any msunderstapd ding shouId exist IN the
mind of any one who will give proper attention to
do not intend To weary Won INV reading long err
tracts from public documents bu there are in those
instructions some expressive words. which. in them
selves contain evervtbino -not only The earn, bnt
II
right Of the people Of the States of this Union To
form their own instit,,tions and To establish their
own Government
In the first letter of Instructions 10 Governor
walker n copy Of which was sent To me for NV
ouidance1 wher, i preceded him To the TERTIARY of
Kansas AZ the acting Governor General Cass writ.
inc at the dictaon Of the President Of the United
States instructed ,s in this lanot,ape ~ b IN
sacred ripht OF each ind yid,ral rnust he rre-
served fapd that being acc,mplshed nothing can
he hirer than To leave the peope of The TERRITORY
frae from All interferepce 10 decide sir o,on des
Ann Cor themselvesn 81 - - . 81 81 - ~, 81
Xoain "a When .s,ch a Constitution sball he s,,b
mitted 10 the people of the Territory tey nust he
nrotead m lie exercise IN their robt ~ voting for
or against that instrument and the fair EXPRESSION
az tfe ponular will must not be interr,ped bv fraud
ar vioIenceo ~ ~
For INV mart gentleman when / undertook that
m;ss;on hed ihese nrinc nles 10 he sacred IbeId
them 10 he Fundamental hold them hi he the onIy
possible talisman4 by which the difficulties in that
Unfortunate TERRITORY could be made 10 vanish for
eyer-by which quiet could be restored and the peo-
Me clothed with ali III RIGHTS which thew nossessed
hinder the Consultation Of the United States and by
the organic act esiabsbinor The TerritoriaI Govern
ment 7T7 - 80 W = .
Now it;s verv true 40 have stated an ofher &c.
c.aons Thai yhen u,en a. the TER; tory sr,noaed
hat the s;nole onast;o, az sjaverv y.s he univ nne
of interest ~ The neone ~ Kansas and tlat th fir
settlement az that ole question onld he ne, fcflv
.atisfactoSv IN then, But soon fonna his Ia he
oreat mistoke soon found that th, diff miles law
Gr deener In The no,ular mind tban Ills found
that ar Affected he worry (yovernment ,tsele-aE
feet a the whole machinery of The Territorial organ