The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-13

as possible to settle the matter by her ad-
mission, and leave the rest to themselves Let them
cut each others threats burn each others dwell
lings hereafter, but with themselves he would place
the responsibility.
After Mr.. Tombs had concluded, the President in
uoduced II, Clay Pate, Esq, young gentleman re-
Gently returned from Kansas, who remarked that
he was one OF those mythical characters who are
supposed to have suffered bled and died upon Kan
sas soil Tie had neither suffered, bled nor died, but
was here to advocate the wise policy OF very wise
President of the United States. He would not
pituate the record ofwhat had taken place in that
Territory; it had been already ably performed by
the distinguished Senator.
He would speak of the Governors of Kansas The
first on the list Gov. Reeder, who was the au-
thor OF the rebelhous movement. He went there
for the purpose of making money There seemed
to have been evil spirit lowering around all the
Governors, and, like lago, exclaimed to them, to
put money in their pockets, and they had all at
tempted to do this except Gov. shannon. Gov.
Reeder LAID out town about one hundred and
fifty miles beyond the reach of civilization, women
and oysters, which he called Pawnee He convened
the Legislature at this place for the purpose of en-
hanclng the value OF his property. Soon after the
der saw that he had failed in his speculation he re-
ycked the certificates which he had given the mem
oers OF the Legislature, on the ground that they
were invalid.
cited the story of Virginia negro who had caught
rabbit, and was excaiming that it was good, but
suddenly the rabbit escaped his possession and then
he declared that it was good for nothing. Reeder
mad his tombstone in Kansas, and upon it was
written: Gov Recder-he died of Pawnee.
Of Gov. Shannon, Mr. Toombs had said he was a
ree-soier but if he could tell what he was it was
more than anybody in Kansas could do He was
all things to all men, but cared more for himself
and whisky than anything else. His grave-stone
bore upon it the epitaph-Gov. Shannon-whisky.
Next came Cows. Geary and Walker, who went
out to save Kansas and get into the Presidency
! IhaN-X both {.
difference between them is, that Walker was tn
Great am, and Geary the Great is Walker is
fully as egotistical Geary, but he, by Odds the
smartest man.
great strong hold of abotionsm and horse thieves,
and remarked that he had once assisted in giving it
cleaning out. The parties in Kansas were divid-
ed INTO two classes-the respectable Democrats and
| the abolition horse-thieves. Free-so men who
went there Disguised with the abolition party
and united with the Democrats The departure of
GOV; Geary from the territory was entirely unknown
until he was far away and he also has tomb
! stone bearing the cpitaph II still isl
Next came Gov. Walker the Great am, who
! went to Kansas to save the country, and Blu
chanan. But Buchanan had saved him and cured
his bacon for all time to come. He went there to
! redeem his pledges and establish equality. The
speaker at this point spoke of the election frauds
and remarked that he could not deny the fact that
they existed with both parties in the territory Walk
re died of too much ambition for the Presidency; and
nra rave S'ohe ooie the epltaph OF Robert j.
! Walker-Ergo sum-"
| There was also another Governor F. P. Stanton
but as he had done nothing to distinguish him, his
epitaph was nothing for nobody"
From the fact that Kansas had become the grave
yard of Governors it had been said that its soil was
! inlmicable to Democracy-but it was not this that
decapitated the Governors-itw was their devotion tc
money and their ambition for political preferment
that had produced their ruin. They all made mon
| ey except Walker, who came away six thousand
dollars in debt.
The Governors of Kansas had produced her dis
asters and rebellions. The people were averse tc
war-they wanted peace. Whatever might be the
result of the present controversy, the fact was plair
that the admission of Kansas will be the glory O
the country. In conclusion the speaker paid high
compliment to theEresident, and made beautiful
flourish in reference to the perpetuty of the Union
AT the conclusion of the remarks of Mr.. Pate
three cheers were given for President Buchanan ant
Lecompton and the meeting adjourned.