Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-29
From the Ftchburg (Aass.) Reveills.]
Letter from Governor Robinson,
OF Kansas.

LIcttCt 1EOIAA OOVctuOt k6OUAAISOkAs
of Kansas. -
WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 3, 1858.
Kansas is at a dead lock in Congress,
and no one can predict the result
Should both Houses remain firm, and
Kansas not be admitted, l shall visit
-Fitchbufg, I think, next week; but
should either House yield, 1 shall re-
urn Immediately to Kansas, without
going to Massachusetts,.
Let the result in Congress be as it
may, none who are contemplating going
to Kansas this season need delay or hes
itate from fear of disturbance; for, should
Kansas be admitted under the Lecom-
ton Constitution, and Mr. Calhoun give
certificates of election, as he had indi-
/ Gated, no trouble can arise, as the Free
State party viii! have the government in
their hands, and, of course, win have
no opposition of consequence. The
people of Kansas have been schGoled
sufficiently to know how to rid them
selves of the Lecompton or any other
Objectionable constitution, should they
desire it, without strife or bloodshed, If
the power shall be in the hands of the
majority. OF course, if we have the
SONGI nLuGub, - tdh oO 40 bhO SOOO -
thu State shall require, with @none to
modest or make US afraid" Hence you
see the reason why 1 have urged our
peoPle.t to vote for State officers under
that constitution, in order that we might
not be left at the mercy of Congress or
any other power. [ noticed some time
since that friend Piper, in the ReUciHe,
criticized our voting policy somewhat
severely, and among other things, if
remember rightly, said ''it was i%nconsisr
tent for us to vote for State officers on
the same day that we voted against the
constitution" but how could we know
that a majority Of the people would
vote against it? or, if they did, how
could we know that Congress would re-
gard that vote :?
All must admit there was a possibili-
ty. if not probability, of our being ad,
mitted into the Union under that con
stitution, even though a majority OF
votes should be cast against it on the
18th Of January, and such being the
case, why not put the government un-
der it in the hands of our friends, SO
that, should there be any necessity for
a change, or revolution even, it could be
aHccteu pcdceaoiy! hd"lhS ooh0 IhioI
should Lecompton be admitted, we
should at once organize the government.
and take such action as should best sub
serve the interest OF the State. Indeed
were there no question as to who would
receive the certificates of election, /
0m not certain lat Kansas could be thu
gamer Ly being admitted Under any con.
ceira6Ie constitution, If the agitation coulo
thus be ended. rather thar to be left in
confusion with three State constitution
and governments, besides the Territor
ial government, for another year. Kan.
sas has had her share of political agita.
tons, and her impoverished citizens arc
anxious for a return of honorable peace
and prosperity.
; As I desire my old friends in Fitch
burg to understand the reasons for my
course in Kansas. you can hand this t.
friend Piper, if you think proper, fo'
publication. intended to have writer
him some time upon his structures CT
the policy Ct voting.
Yours, respectfully, C ROBINSON.
r. Il. STAFFORD, Esq.