Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Nav Defining walkers Position

May Defining Walkers Position.
Col. May, in his speech at the Court
House on the 9Th, and we understand also
in his other speeches in this County, de-
clared that Col. Walker. if elected, will
vote for the admission of Kansas whenev-
er she shall present herself with Con
stitution, Republican in form and embod-
ying the will of the people. without regard
to the number of her inhabitants" We
would refer Col. May and the Democracy
to the following extracts from Col Wal
ker's own paper, the LaPortc Times of
Aug. 10Th:
The people have rejected the PROPOSE
ton OF admission as State, as extended
to them by Congress, and Kansas will
now remain a Territory UNTIL shall be
ascertained from a census, that she has a
population sufficient to entitie her TO rep
resenfatire tn Congress. achen she will be
admitted, AND NOT UNTIL THEN"
"KANsAs.-Thc vote "for the PROPOSE
ton rejected" is heavy. This will place
Kansas on an equal footing with all the
other Territories, and as soon as Il is as
certdined froDaa census that she has a sniff.
Gent population to entitie her to one Repre-
sentottre an Congress, she can be admitted
INTO the Union, AND NOT BEFORE
The above extracts define Walkers
position as taken one month ago, and it
does not look much like voting for the ad-
mission of Kansas without regard to the
number of her inhabitants" In effect the
extracts declare that if Kansas comes in
with Walkers vote she must come in with
a population of over 93, 900, or if she does
not come in until after 1860, then with
a population of at least l20. 000-n short,
that she must apply in strict accordance
with the requirement of the English Bill.
Such is undoubtedly Col Walkers real
position and intentions, whatever he or
his ''stumpers" may now say But if
Col. Walker, for the reason that he has
found this position to be unpopular, now
takes different position what surety can
we have that he will adhere to it if he is cleo
ted to Congress? Nearly every Demo
cratic candidate for Congress from the
Free States has pledged himself to resist
the admission of Kansas unless she applies
in strict accordance with the requirements
of the English Bill Every Democratic
County Convention (that we arc aware of
that has taken a position on this question,
has declared that the English Bill is a
fnalify and must be adhered to- The Bu-
chanan Adm Illustration and the Southern
members in Congress will insist upon the
consideration for which they supported
the English Bill-and that was, if Kansas
rejected Lecompton she should he kept out
of the Union for number Of years. Now,
it Col. Walker is elected, will he, with
his "unbounded confidence" in the Adj
ministration, with his devotion to the
cause of the National Democracy, with
his hatred of the free labor principles of
Republicanism. vote with the Republicans
for the admission of Kansas "without re-
gard to the number OF her inhabitants, OF
will he vote with the Administration ami
with the nearly unanimous members of
his own party. Northern as well as South
ern. against her admission unless she APP
plies with a population re luire! by the
English Bill? Let the Anti Lccompton
men remember the pledges Of Popular
Sovereignty violated by Democratic Adj
ministration and a Democratic Congress,
aud then answer
! Z. S.-Since writing the above we have
received reliable information that Col
Walker in his speech at Reynolds Station
in White County, on the Sth, declared that
''if elected he would vote to admit hcI
sclen she 'tad tie requisite population to Ell
tile her 10 member az Congress, IN
obedience to the requirements of the Eng
! lish Bill" This was equivalent to say
, ing that he would not vote TO Admit hei
: before that time. 1t will be noticed thai
this declaration was made OH the same do,
that Col. May spoke in this place AM
pledged Walker to vote to admit Kansas
without regard to the number of her in
: habitants. Comments are unnecessary
, Reg, SO. Bend.