Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-16
Col. Walkers Position or
the Admission Of Kansas.

If we are allowed to judge by Editorials
in the LaPorte Times, Col. Walker is com
mitted against and. if elected, will vote
against the admission of Kansas, unless she
applies in strict accordance with the re-
quirements Of the English Bill The Times
of Aug. 10th, nearly four weeks after
Walkers nomination, in an article head
ed kansas Affairs" says;
The people have rejected the PROPOSE
ton of admission as State, as extended
to them by Congress, and Kansas will
now remain Territory UNTIL 1t shall be-
asceytained By a census, that she has pop
alatiom sufficient TO entitle her to Repre-
Sentattre IN Congress, when she soW be od-
united, AND NOT UNTIL THEM
Another Editorial in the sanss paper en-
forces and rcailirmS the same position. and
clinches the prohibition still more firmly.
1t reads:
"KASsAs.-The vote "for the prorosi-
ton rejected is heavy. This will place
Kansas on an equal footing with all the
other Territories, and as soon as IL is as
certa,ned from census that she has a sut-
f-iem PEP ulotion to enttde her to one repre-
senfdt'ce IN Congress. she con be admitted
iao the Union, AND NOT BEFORE"
In the above two Editorials of the Times.
Col. Walkers position is so plainly dcfin-
ed that no man can mistake it. We .ay
: Col. Walkers position because tue
Times Is his own paper, and we mnst re-
gard 1t as good authority. We cannot
presume that his Edit rs, hired bv him
during the canvass, have mi>rcprcsenfed
him IN this respect, for three reasons: the
lirSt l.. they were employed to define and
advocate his views of public policy. AMI
OF course we were made acquaiite with
them; the second is. they claim in Al o b
e. article in the same paper that they speak
br hls authority; and the third is. that he
has as Yet male no contradiction or cor
rectlon III the Times, although the articles
were pa. lshcd nearly month ago. az he
would have done had his position been mis-
stated IN so important point Col
Walkers position. tn is til That,
though Kansas was offered admission
with comparatively small population.
Pr 'tied he mou'd cone in as q .Slare STATE.
out wlii,h shs refused to do. H.. will stri>c
to for her To remain Territory" AMI
W Ii resist her mi>>ion as Free State
until She attain> nearly DOUBLE rho ropula-
IN an that to C "ascertaine from a cen
sls' she had at the time she was offered
admission a Slave Siatc.f BY thus for
in- Kansas Ia remain a Territory" for
an in lcinile number of years. Col. Wa
kr w"al punish her people for preirrring
fee labor to slave labor; he would Insult
and degrade the people of Kansas and at
the Free States by making. for purposes
of admission. one advocate OF Slavery
equal to ttro a'lvncate of Free institutions
/ DO the people of this District want such q
mau 10 represent them in Congress?
The Cass County D.nlocratic conveu-
ton cn lorscS the English Bill as final
s,ttlcmrnt of the Kansas PRESTON The
Democracy OF Jasper and Pulaski Coul i
ties, in joint Convention at Francisville, in
this District, loptcl the following resolu-
ton;
Rcs-lrel. That whilst we deeply regret
tn unfortunate troubles, which have dis
tracted anil divided the settlers i'm kan,as.
we aie ready 10 yield cheerful arqries-
3 ttitt W lH>t pau VI 'stN i>ttt
for their seitlrne Mt; and that in tl,is Viz vs.
we accept what is called the English Bill.
As fu.f end Of contention upon that sub
iect'
/ 1'hi, accepting the English Bill a. a
'..JSnal end of contention upon that sul,jert.
means that the Democracy will insist that
every requirement. of the English Bill shall
he carried out TO the very lctter--there
sh,ll be no contention among Demn-
crars upon this question. Such II the ps :
ton of the Democracy OF this district, and
a so Of Col. Walker, their candidate for
Congress But we warn the people that
any other pledges. even though the +.
verse Of this. that may be deemed necessa
nv to avoid defeat and to catch votes, will
be made by Il Q Democracy, as IN 1854 and
1856. and will be redeemed just as Pop
u'ar Sovereignty has been in Kansas
South Bend Reg.
bo proxno~fe