Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-05-05
Letter of Gov. Robinson of Kansas.

| or the African Slave Trade.
Letter Of Gov. Robinson of Kansas.
The leader Of the Free State men admits
that Kansas ciH gain by immediate admits
sion, thus acknowledging that the Kansas pol
icy Of President Buchanan is calculated for
the re!fdrs Of the people Of that Territory :
Charles Robinson, the Topeka Free State
Governor of Kansas, and, since the COM
mencement of the slavery agitation in that
Territory, the model patriot of the country in
| the eyes of the Abolitionists, has written a
letter to bis friend, Stafford, of Massachusetts,
in which he emphatically declares that there
will be no disturbance in Kansas should Con-
! gress pass the Lecompton bill and that should
Mr.. Calhoun give certificates of election to
the Free State candidates, (Which he has
done) no trouble could arise, "as the Free
State party will have the government in their
hands, and, of course, will have no opposi-
ton Of consequence" We give the letter en-
tire, as originally published in the Fitchturg
| (Mass.) RereiHe. 1t runs as follows
! WASHINGTON, April 3, 1853.
| Kansas is at dead lock in Congress, aud
no one can predict the result Should both
houses remain hrm, and Kansas not be ad-
mitted, shall visit Fitchburg, l think. next
week; but should either house yield, | shall
return Immediately to Kansas, without going
to Massachusetts,
| Let the result in Congress be as it NAV,
none who are contemplating going to Kansas
this season need delay or hesitate from fear
of disturbance for. should Kansas be ad-
mitted under the Eecompton constitution, and
Mr.. Calhoun give certificates of election as
he has indicated no trouble can arise, AS the
free-State party will have the government in
thei- hands, and of course will have no oppo-
position of consequence, The people of K an
sas have been schooled sufficiently to know
how to rid themselves 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 major
ity. Of course if we have the government
We can do as the good of the State shall re-
quire, with ''hone to molest or make us
afraid" Hence you the reason why l
have urged our people to vote for State Off
GERS 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, of the Reveille, criticized
our voting policy somewhat severely, and
among other things, if l remember rightly,
said lit was inconsistent for us to vote for
State officers on the same day that we voted
against the constitution" But how could we
know that majority of the people would vote
against it or, if they did, how could we
know how Congress would regard that vote
All must admit there was a possibility, if
not probability, of our being admitted into
the Union under that constitution, even tho
majority of votes should be cast against it
on the 4th of January; and such being the
case, why not put the government under it in
the hands of our friends, SO that, should there
be any necessity for change, or revolution,
even. it could be effected peaceably? Hav-
ing done this, should Lecompton be admitted
We should at once organize the government,
and take such action as should best suDserve
the interest of the State. Indeed, were there
no question as to who would receive certif-
Gates of election, 1 am not certain but Kansas
~ould be the gainer by being admitted under
any conceirable constitutiom, If the agitation
could thus be ended, rather than to be left in
confusion with three State constitutions and
governm .nts besides territorial govern
ment, for another year. Kansas has had her
share of political agitations, and her impov-
erished citizens are anxious for return of
honorable peace and prosperity.
AS desire my old friends in FItchburg to
understand the reasons for my course in Kan
sas. you can hand this to friend Piper, if YOU
think proper, for publication. 1 Intended to
have written him some time since upon his
structures on the policy of voting.
Yours, respectfully,
x. Il. Stafford, Esq. c. RoBINsoN
What answer will the Abolitionists make
to this? How will they meet the declaration
of the leader of the Free State mer in Kan
sas, when he says that Kansas has had her
share Of political agitation, and her in,pop-
crushed citizens are anxious for a return of
honorable peace and prosperity?" How dare
they, in the face Of this testimony, persist in
their attempts to prolong those political agi-
tations? How can they (when their own par
tisans,a as Governor Robinson in this instance.
rise mp to bear witness that the people of
Kansas want peace) adhere to their purpose
OF keeping Kansas out of the Union, leaving
her in Ter helpless territorial condition, still
to be clogged and retarded ia her prosperity
by the quarrcls and conflicts of contcndine
factions, still to be rent with political agita
tions, preparatory to another trial for admis
sion into the Union II they are honest men
they can not do it. Knaces and de,naoooues
alone are equal to such hypocritical task.
-Bedtord Gazette,
~ From all quarters of Texas the mo.t
favorable reports are received in regard to
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