New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-18

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not JUssi6ed In Whist thcy dong aud not kso~.
ing The character OF tie population in the other coan-
ties whcher they had any population a. all or soy
considerable population AID being uoder the
Of acting by particular tine (for the teturns we're 10
be made on the lot Of May 10 my oce ana the election
was to take place on the 18th Of Juoe J I under
the pressure Of these circumstances I could do
nothing but what did waited until the very last
moment, somewhere about the 2I-t of May before
made the hppoi tonment. 10 order TO give notice that
might 60 to the oieta1t part Of the TerritOres for
part OF the law required ten days notice before the
election could take place; aud waited. With the ex
could have the benefits of hi. advice; for if be
were there, II would have been his duty
and not mine, to make the apportionmeni.
The most important facts which bear upon
the case have come to my knowledge since the act by
which apportioned the Territory for the election Of
the sxy delegates who composed the COnstit utions
Convention. Now, gentlemen, although Gov. Walker
aud myself endeavored to persuade the people OF the
Territory TO 20 into that election, and although
thought then and still think, that it unfortunate
that the people who were registered did not go into
that election and get control OF the Convention;
yet it was impossible, under tue state of things
then .existiog with the state Of feeling then
prevailing in the minds Of the people. TO
persuade them to participate in that election.
There had not been sufficient uue the confidence OF
the people had cot been obtained either by Governor
Walker myself We felt TO be our duty to enforce
the law for the time being but only so far as to enable
them TO have quiet and peaceable election, " Tree
from fraud or violence" to use the language of the
Secretary of State. In this process OF persua aion'
gentlemen, Gov. Walker 10 his celebrated speech
at Topeka 10 order TO induce the people there
TO 90 into an election for delegates to this
Convention, said to them that in his Judgment
"the Con4itutonal Convention would submit the
" Constitution to the votes of the people OF the
{ Territ1ry." Almost one man the large crowd
which surrounded him proclaimed that no was mis-
taken. Then it that Gov. Walker Uttered his
celebrated declaration, that " if the Constitutional
4" Convention did not submit the Constitution to the
vote of the people. he would join them in all lawful
" means to oppose it," Loud cheers:l In all the
speeches made before and sfter that tune, by Gov.
Walker or myself, similar declarations were
made. Both he and pledged ourselves
in every possible manner, our honor, character,
everything TO the people of the Territory that we
would cCDriye at no ifaud-that we would suffer no
trick, eeerdemair, device Of any Sort TO deprive
them Of their dearest rights. tAppause.l And We
said more, gentlemen; we said, in making those
peoges that we had the authority and support Of the
Laughter AID applausel l think gentlemen, we
were authorized to make thie declaration. think a
fair Interpretation Of the instructions of the President
of the United States TO Gov. Walker, copy of which
Actin e. Governor, viii warrant in saying lat no
other construction can fairly or honestly be pu upon
them. lApplause.l 1t is an important fact in this
connection for TO state to you that the President
Of the United States end his whole Cabinet were adc
vised of the proceedings of Gov Walker and myself
in the Territury-fully advised Of them. And more
than that he was ful advised of what were believed
to be the consequences that would follow any other
me- gentlemen if refer you TO the document in this
respect. Applause.l 10 Gov. Walkers dispatch to
Gen. Cass, dated the I'd of June, 1857, he wrote:
On e R hf mS be ss sb%d RGRS for
Gn to vote Of se pHCPe who 'h. be O'n' noe resi-
As early as the I'd June Gov. Walker wrote to tho
President OF the United States that no otner policy
would succeed in restoring peace and quiet to the
people, and this the tenor Of all his letters. He
to the President Of the United States
the speech he made at Topeka, to which have
already referred. In the dispstch Of the 18th Of July
he informed Gen. Csss that without his assurances
% that the Constitution would be submitted, the Ter
50 rIt1ry would have beer Immediately involved IN
% general and sanguinary civl war;" Applause
Such il the tenor Of he whole correspondence. Every
intelligent reading man il this whole audience knows
that it was the assurances given in that speech at
Topeka and similar assurances previous TO that time,
which prevented the Topeka Government from being
organized at that very moment and pyrhaps put III
the Territorial Government. 1 90 not knvr, yvhrie:
men, that am justified in asserting that this would
positively have been the caseI Duo ! DO kno" tnat
there was long contest III tha' body itself, and 10
the Convention Of the people OF the Territory that
assembled at Topeka on that OCCASION upon the
question whether that Government should mmedi-
atey be put in operation whether different cOurse
should be pursued and owing to the persuasive poi
lev of Gov. Walker, milder and safer course
was adopted. lApplause.l Now, gentlemen, 90
not know what view the President OF the Cnted
states now entertsips Of the If proc.e ungs
adopted by Gov. Walker during his period Of sfv.ce
in Kansas to which have referred a. embodied IN
the dispatches read to you to-nlsht. a NoicE-ie
don't know himselfl do Lot know what We" the
PresideLt of the United States entertsins with regard
TO them but this have to eay that not ore word OF
reproof or dissent ever written either To Gov
Walker or myself from the time we went hrs To tue
Territory until we came away. Loud apPiauseI
The President of the United States heard Gov.
fo
entitled 10 vote upon the Consttu.ion--that he
would oppose its acceptance by Congress II II were
not submitted to that vote the President heard HIN
pledge his character his honor, his reputation,
sno everything for the prosecution of this policy,
and he never uttered word OF dissent. lap
plause.l / leave it for you to determine whether,
upder these circumstances, the PRESIDENT was not
fully committed TO the policy which had been
,paugurated under bis auspices. lApplauseI l
leave YOU to determine whether his honor was not
pledged, as was, to thls measure 0i ust"e ior
The people of Kansas. APplnuse.J Well, gshtl-
men Il have said TO you that when the people OF the
Territory told the tale of the wrong oppression ana
that had been committed and the frauds that
had been perpetrated did not believe the story credi
ble did not believe 1t possible thht sucn t tbanss
ard Justice and have already stated 1t was not un
til had seen some things with my own eyes that did
really como to comprehend the true nature OF the
feelings that controlled the masses OF tue peoPie WIN
whom we came in contact. Now, as the October cleo
ton began to approach, il became perfectly evident
thst the policy pursued by Gov. Walker was about
to succeed and that the people had resolved almost
Gov. Walker would really stand by his pledges
They had determined to vote in the October eec-
ton. "lt is true they said, Governor, that we
will try you, but you don't know these officers
as we do. They will chest you to your face; they
will cheat you out Of your eyes, and you cant help
a" yourseh." What is still more strange, and what
looked to me at that time to be the very hight Of
i'll pudence, they said, If You do undertake. to do
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YOU Laughter aid applause. HeNwill not
let you." 1Coutlnued applause Why, this was