Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-29

EX-AoTING GOVERNOR STANTON UPON
KANzAs MATTERS. The Washington cores
pendent of the New York Post gives the fol-
lowing as the statement of Ex-Acting Gov,
Stanton, in regard to the present state of af-
fairs in that Territory:
Mr.. Stanton, late secretary and acting Gov.
ernor of Kanzas, reached this city Yesterday.
He left Lawrence Friday week. He viii
probably make some communication to the
public in reference to kan2as matters in a few
days. Meantime l send you some intorma-
ton | have gathered from him in CONVERSE
ton. He says that there are in the Territory
now from twelve to fifteen thousand Free
State men, and about 2 800 Pro Slavery men.
OF course, the pretenGe hat the Pro. Slavery
ticket has been elected, or any part Of it, or
that the Lecompton constitution has been an
proved by anything approaching to a majority
Of the legal votes, is simply absurd. Calhoun,
who was President Of the Constitutional Con-
venton, and such authorized to count the
votes at the late election and report them to
Congress, is anxious to be Senator, and what
he may do to secure such prize no one can
say. He does not propose to report the vote.
however, at all, until Congress has acted up.
on tie Constitution. The motive for this
proceeding presume is to weaken the oppo-
sition of those who would be least likely to
favor such an acquisition as himself to the
Senate.
Mr. Stanton says that the votes of seem
eight precints we've sent to Gov. Denver, bv
mistake, after the vote of the State had been
found by Calhoun two or three hundred in
saver of the Calhoun or border ruffian ticket.
The vote of these precints Welded free State
gain of some six hundred, and free State
majority on Calhoun's own count Of some
three hundred. How Calhoun will get around
this, and how far Denver will abet him In the
effort remains to be seen.
Mr.. Stanton says that if the Lecompton con-
stitution is imposed upon the territory by
Congress, and the slave State ticket is return
ed elected, the Governor will never dare to
reside in the territory, nor will the Legislature
dare to convene there. That neither would be
safe for an hour. unless protected by United
States troops That nothing but an armed
force could compel anything like submission
to the Lecompton government, so fragrant
were the frauds in which it originated, and
the tyranny by which it is enforced.
Nor Is this feeling confined TO the Eastern
settlers nor to antI-slavery men. Stanton
does net hesitate to say that he would have
| preferred that Kanzas should be a slave State,
but the feeling Of the territory is so decidedly,
SO Overwhelmingly against 1t, that it is utter
madness on the part of any Southern man to
attempt to make it anything but a free State.
Even Stringfelow, the most tanatical and also
| the most capable Of the border ruffian party. is
| now arrayed against the Leeompton conslttu-
ton, OH similar grounds When here was a
hope of making Kanzas a slave State, he was
for it; now he knows that such an attempt is
preposterous, and can only lead to civil war
and to the ruin of the territory.
| Mr.. Stanton thinks the President has treat
ed him in very unmannerly way. He left a
lucrative business to go to Kansas very reluc.
family, and not until he had twice declined
it; he followed the Presidents Instructions
faithfully there, and was finally removed with.
out word OF explanation or apology.
SO much for Mr.. Stanton. NV own impres-
sion is that his presence here Of this time will
not Improve the prospects of an increase of
the army. The President is expected to vim.
dictate by message, in a lew days, determin-
alton to press the Lecompton constitution
through Congress at all Hazards. That will
inevitably result in resistance from tile people
of kanzas. A military force win be as much
required to enforce the federal authority there
as in Utah, and the upshot will be that the
increase now asked for will part of it at least
be used to coerce the people Of Kanzas 10
submission There are many in Congress. be-
sides Republicans, who will not vote money
or men to the President for any such pur.
| pose.