The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-10

by one who was traitor to his principles,
and was coyertly aiding the opposition.
| He reviewed Stanton's course in Kansas
and denounced him in everything. He
eulogized Buchanan and Calhoun, and
considered the Lecompton Constitution
perfect. He alluded to scat gut Yam
kees," who, he said, had not sense enough
to form su Constitution. This raised
a loud laugh, as Hascall is himself from
eastern New York, and was probably as
much of Yankee as any one in the as
sembly.l His speech, from first to last
was trade of abuse about Stanton and
the Black Republicans" )" and laudatory
eulogy of the Lecompton Iniquity.
DIR. StringfelIow next addressed the
meeting. He assumed different grounds
from Mr.. Stanton, although agreeing with
him N many particulars.
He denounced the English bill in the
strongest terms, and the Democratic party
for supporting it. But he considered the
Bill, however much he disliked il, as so
formed that we would injure ourselves in
calculably by voting it down. The most
valuable lands in the Territory would be
sold at the November sales, and if we
voted down the English Bill, we would
never get cent to assist US in building
railroads, government houses and Univer-
sites of learning All these the people
would have to build by their unaided en-
terprise. He argued that we would get
from the five per cent. of the proceeds OF
the Land Sales, enough to sustain State
Government, more people would emigrate
to the country We would work quietly
and harmoniously, and our domestic troub-
les would cease. He thought that if we
were once organized into State Govern
ment, we were beyond the control of the
Federal Government, and might call a
new Constitutional Convention, form new
Constitution, and adopt it without trouble
No man of the least intelligence, he said,
imagined that Kansas could now be made
slave State. All the Lecompton Con-
stitutions that could be formed, with the
combined power of dozen such admins
trations as Buchanan's, could not bring
about such result. Kansas was free, and
had been for year past. 1t was useless
to deny it. The English Bill granted us
no power to determine in favor of another
Constitution. It was State under the
Lecompton Constitution or none at ALL
If we could obtain admission under any
other Constitution, he would oppose the
English Bill, but he thought we ought to
be admitted as State, and We could moi
now get in under any other. The Demo-
cratic party, he said, had, by their course
on the Lecompton question, thrown away
! the only plank in their platform that was
not rotten, and the only bond which held
them together. That plank was the doc
trine of "Squatter Sovereignty" The
Republicans, by voting for the Crittendeu
amendment. had interviewer that plank in
their creed. The Democratic power was
dead. No power on earth could revive
it. The present Administration would GO
out of office, not only with the memory Of
its injustice to Kansas to condemn it, bui
by reckless and protiigate expenditure
of the public money, it would leave the
government almost bankrupt, and if the
national debt, at the close of the foul
years, fell below 500, 100000. the whole
policy of the Administration would have
to change. All of this is the work of the
Democratic party, and which has killed it
He argued that il was the intention of the
trainers of the English Bill to have it re-
: jected, in order to keep the two Republi-
can Senators and Republican delegation
out of Congress, and by voting against the
English Bill, we do just what the Admin
istration wants US to. We should defea
their wishes. We could get no men o
stability aud capital to settle in Kansa.
until We had peace and quiet.
/ In reply to the Doctors arguments, Sec
Stanton made few remarks. He sale
+ that the position that men of enterpris,
and capital would not settle in Kansas
until We were admitted as State, or tina
; the people of the States would not aid u
with their means, in prosecuting works o
pubic improvement, was not tenable.-
, What people could have confidence in on
honesty or patriotism, if We, after denounc
ing the Lecompton Constitution, and pro
, claiming that we would never consent t.
t it as a Government, should now meanl,
, abandon our position, and cowardly for
, sake our principles. No, let US rathe
, show the world an example of peopl,
who spurn self-interest for the sake, of
| glorious faith, and scorn to he either driver
, or bribed into accepting aConstitution W,
can only look upon with loashing. H
agreed with the Doctor, however, in hi
/ opinion that the Democratic party wa
utterly destroyed.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Stanton's sec
ond speech, R. McBratney, ESQ.,, in re
: sponse to loud calls, came forward an,
, briefly addressed the meeting. Mr.. Nc
Bratney was the only avowed Republican
who spoke, and his address was character
lied by freedom of thought and expires
sion exhibited By none of the Others
: because he was entrammeled by part,
bonds. He spoke of the English Bill as
thing so despicable in its every featur
J that the thought of its adoption by th
people could hot be tolerated for mo
ment. No argument could be added il
favor of our admission at the present time
which would not be aqually applicabl
with the next Congress. That Congress
: would be thoroughly Republican, and a
the Republicans are now, and ever hay
been. the only true friends of Kansas W
may expect to receive from them tina
justice which had been denied us by tn
Democratic party. As men, We ought t
defeat this English Bill, as freemen W
: ought not to submit to it, and as Reput
licans, the duty of voting il down wa
. doubly imperative.
We were called away on business at tn
conclusion of Mr.. McBratney's speech
|. |. and did not have an opportunity of heal
|, ing Col. A6eli, who followed him. w
understand, however. that he took stron
grounds in favor of the English Bill, nc
because he supposed Kansas eouhl ever
made a slave State, but because it was t
our peeuniary interest to do so.
) At the conclusion of his speech. th
, meeting adjourned -Ffeefoas's Clampio,