The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-01-01
TFFIN, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY /, 1853
81 MiGttllanu.
From Fnrneys Press. Democrats.
The -Four Governors Of Kansas.


( first was Andrw H. Reeder. of Easion.
Pennsylvania, who had always been
known as a. unwavering National Demo
crat previous TO his departure for that
| Territory, The events which transpired
i>here wore Of such n character as to in.
duge him to protest bitterly against the
aclioN. Of the inhabitants Of the border
counties of1Njssoun We are not dis
posed TO re.dncn any of tho questions
connected with the carly history Of Kan.
sgs difficulties, nor to endorse the posi-.
ton which Governor Rccdor finally rs.
sumed, for we ballied against il with all
our energies. We refer TO him in this
connection merely IS a historical chaIac.
Ter.
lie was succeeded by Wilson Shannon.
Of Ohio, whose career was not marked
by any important incident. aud whose
views on the Ktnsas question never AZ.
tractod any considerable degree Of attou.
ton one way or the other Ills mission
was, however evidently an unsuccessful
one.
With these failures before him, Gen.
| Pierce selected John w Geary, Of this
State. 10 act rs Governor. lie exerted
himself very energetio1lly. and TO some
extent successfully, in pacilying K1usas.
But, finally, he also returned, and not.
wilhslauding the auspices under which
he had gone he protested most bitterly
against the conduct Of the ultra Southern
party as exceedingly unfair and unjust
SO this question stood when Mr.. Blu
ohanan was appointed President That
sagacious statesman found the appoint
ment Of a new Governor Of Kansas. in
view Of the difficulties by which il was
surrounded, one of tho most delicate and
important duties devolviug upon him.
He brought to It's discharge the most care
ful and patriotic deliberation. The Kan.
sas issue had been the great feature Of
che presidential campaign Of 1856. The
eyes of ;he whole nation were upon that
distant Territory. II was emineuly
proper that the government Of il should
be conIiied TO able hands. And certainly
the President fully acknowledged the i'm
porlance Of this consideration. tmight
have been charged that the former Gov
ernor had not had sufficient political ex.
pcrience. But no one could uige that ob
lection to Robert J. Walker IIe had
been n Senator of the United States and
Secretary Of The Treasury. In both CA
paoilies he had displayed abilities Of the
very highest character, and he confessed
| ly ranked among the leading state. mon
Of the Union. IL might have been
charged agains, the other Governors that
they were imbued with Northern preiu
| Ices THAT their vision was distorted by
heir Northern ideus and associations
But no such objections could be made to
Mr.. Walker He had been as devoted u
friend, and as firm champion Of the
South, as she over had, He had been a
leading spirit IN securing the nomination
Of James X. Polk, and the annexation Of
Texas, by which an immense scope of
slavcholding territory was added to the
Union. He had given a greater impetus
TO the fsvorite iree.trade theories Of the
South than any man in the Union. And
even so late MS February last, he had been
urgently pressed upon Mr.. Buchanan for
tho appointment OF Secretary OF State,
bv nearly all the ultra men Of the South.
lie thus stood before the country as one
who possessed their confidence in an en-
nenl degree. His Secretary. Mr.. Stan.
ton, was also well known as devoted
friend Of the South and had for year,
ably represented Tennessee 10 Congress
Now, throwing entirely out Of view
the opinions ON Kansas formed byall the
previous Governors-adoptng without
question the theory that they were biased
n incoueol-- what are we to think of the
act that both Gov Walker and Secreta,
i ry Stanton most Indignantly protest
against the action of-the late Lecomptou
Convention as violation of al principle,
of just and fair dealing? II we canno'
oonfde IN such witnesses, in whom can
we con6de? If we reject their testimo.
ny, are we not like those spoken of, who
would not even believe one, Though he
had risen from the dead?"
The whole TRANSACTION reminds of the
Scriptural history of Saul and David:
"And Saul sent messengers 10 take Da
yid and when they saw the company Of
the prophets prophesying, and Samuel
standing. as appointed. over them, the
Spirit of God was upon the messengers Of
Saul and hey also proplesied An,
when IL WAS told Saul. he sent other mes
sengers, and Hcy proplesied likewiso--
And Saul sem messengers ogqin He hird
Tine, and they prophcsied also Then
went he also to Ran,h. and came to a
gr3at VOL that is in Seohu; and he asked
and said-Where are Samuel aud DWidl
And Que said: Behold they be at Najotb,
B ia Ramah: and tbo Spirit of GOD wa,
mon lin also and he ,0eni on qhd DropA-
Iesie4. until he came 10 Najolh, in Ramih
And he stripped of his clothes also. and
Z Dyophesied Jefore Samuel III hke manner.
aud ay down naked all chat dav aud ali
that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul
also among tie Probbetsg"
Not only are Walker and Stanton in
Indignant Protest against the action OF
the Lecoa Ygon Convention, but Judge
| Douglas, tie author Of the Nebraska bill
has delivered one Of the greatest speeches
ever uttered on the Aqpr Of the Unite
States Senate against il.
4 Are alI these men, chosen representa-
lives of the Democratic Marty who hava