Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-06
LETTERS FROM THE GOVERNORS.

LETTERS tHOm TIE GOVE4 NORS.
tx Secretary Stanton has addressed a letter to
the People of the United States, in vindication Of
his act for which President Buchanan so sum.
marily dismissed him from Office. After exposing
tIc perddy and fraud prac!iced in the Territory,
by n narrative Of events for the last nine months.
Mr.. Stanton concludes his letter as follows:
1t was to enable the people to shield themselves
from these frauds and to give legal expression to
their hatred and rejection of tho instrument which
permitted them, and was to be carried by them,
that | called the Legislature together.
In my judgment the people had a fair claim to
be heard on this subject through their Legislature.
The organic act confdel to me the discretion Of
convening that body in extra session. The Presi-
dent Of the United States had no rightful authori-
ty to exercise that discretion for me. lie had the
power of removal, and such control us that power
gives him. But | would cheerfully have submitted
to removal and consequent loss of favor with the
President, rather than occupy the position Of Gov.
ernOr and refuse to the people an opportunity to
assert their most essential rights, and to protect
themselves against the basest frauds and wrongs
ever attempted upon an outraged community.
Not having been informed Of the grounds Of my
removal, | know them only through the newspa-
per reports, to the effect that in calling the Legis-
lature, | disobeyed the instructions Of the Presi.
dent. / had no instructions bearing on the subject
ulu hCl nio hO lliuN w ODlilh tutiii Ntu IL L
had felt bound to substitute the Presidents will
for that discretion which the organic act confined
to me. The converting Of the Legislature undoubt.
eddy prevented difficulty and secured peace. Were
it important, | am confident | could establish this
position by the most indubitable facts, but it is
sufficient now to say that the peace of the Terrific
tory was not in fact disturbed, and whatever APP
oroaches were made towards such q result were
wholly attributable to the policy of the Admins
%tration IN censuring my acts and removing me
from Office.
The measure for which have been unjustly
condemned has enabled the people Of Kansas to
make known their real will in regard to the Lee
compton constitution. This affords the Democrat
ic party an opportunity to defend the true princi-
Piles Of constitutional liberty, and to save itself
from disastrous division and utter overthrow. If
Congress will heed the voice of the people and not
force upon them a government which they have
rejected by 4 vote Of four to one, the whole coun-
try will be satisfied, aud Kansas will quietly set
tie her own affairs without the least difficulty and
without any danger to the confederacy. The
Southern States; which are supposed to have a
deep interest in the matter, will be saved from the
supreme folly of standing up in defence of SC
wicked and dishonest a contrivaEce as the Lecomp'
ton constitution. The moral power Of their posi-
ton will not be weakened by a vain and useless
defence of wrong, when it is perfectly certain the.
will gain nothing even by success in the presen
attempt.
The extra session Of the Kansas Legislature ha
done good, also, by giving means to expose ans
punish the monstrous frauds which have been per
e petrated, and doubtless, also, by preventing 9th
ers which would have been attempted. 1t ha
+ driven the guilty miscreants engaged in them L
become ~fugitives from justice, and has rendered
it impossible for the peace of the Territory hereaf
J ter to be endangered by similar occurrences.
In view of these facts and results, | willingl
e accept the rebuke conveyed in my peremptory dis
st missal from office, but appeal to the deliberas
n judgment of the people to determine whether
e have not chosen the only honorable course whic
the circumstances allow me to pursue.
FRED. P. STANTON.
y Washington, Jan. 90, 1858.
= GOVERNOR WALKERS CoRREspoNpENcE.-Gove
nor Walkers official correspondence is now pull
C lished. 1t reveals n crafty purpose on his par
persisted in through his whole administration, t
= cheat the Free State men into the supper. of a pal
e ty which should eventually make Kansas a slav
state. He took this course, according to his ow
n showing because he was convinced that the palp;
:, BILE and above-board outrages Of the extreme prC
slavery men would defeat their common purpos
,e by rousing the majority of the citizens of the Tie
ritory to resistance at all hazards. In this unde
10 handed management, he seems to have had ii
70 approval OF tho President. until the clamor raise
against him for rejecting the election frauds, whe
ir the terrified President sucumbed to the threats
the Southern extremists and resolved to see the
through, Lecompton and all, at every hazard. !
in this sudden change of tactics Walker and Stantc
,e refused to acquiesce and were shamcfully deserte
tie by the man whose willing servant they had bee
IL and dismissed in disgrace, for defending his ow
policy. President Buchanan gives us no practic
It's illustration of the adage, 'honor among thieves
as sTRINGrELLow's LETTER.
AS it is the passion for the great men of Kansi
is to write letters to the people, the famous Bord
IL Rufian, DR.. Stringfellow has also been trying h
ltl hand at it. He hes written a letter to that faithf
guardian Of slavery the Washington Union, whiC
r. was declined. We suppose for its abolition tie
is denotes. But the author has got it before the wor
he in spite of this rebuff, and from it we learn that
is on Mr.. Douglas side in the ~Lecompton contr
versy.
Governor Wright. our Minister to Berlin, is o
II jectod to at that Court on account of his tempera
to habits; and for this reason it is probable the Sc
ne ate will not confirm his nomination. If this is
m be the fate of Minister Wright, Governor Villa
should be appointed to fill the place. The win
Ibibbers of Berlin would find in him an equal,
nd lie is a iovial fellow, and a splendid drinker, and
never troubled with those crotchets that have re
dered the present Minister so unpopular. l
would not try to live within his means either.
ce This is a failing tina. he has never, it is said, be,
re guilty Of. He could, therefore greatly excel Go
On Wright in this style Of living. lie is the man f
the place.
no 1t is said the real objection to Governor Wrig
d is from Southern Senators who demand that
shall now be sacrificed because while laboring d
IA ring the last campaign he declared the Democri
+. ic party to be for free soil and free Kansas. Th
a as one Of the leaders of the party committing it
- free soil policy. The slave drivers who have
ceived the benefit of the double dealing are now u
"a. willing to sanction Buchanan's payment of t
price. Probably their facile tool will submit wit
nd out a murmur and Gov. Wright will be Cd
he off with the Stantons and Walkers whom he h
~ betrayed and deserted.