Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08
Mr.. Stanton on Mr.. Yuchanan-Plain
Talk.

Ex>Secretary Stanton IS stumping Kansas
against the Lecompton Constitution, and pour
ing destructive broadsides into that atrocious
fraud, and the miserable Democracy which sup
port it. During Mr. Stanton's late speech at
Leavenworth City, he touched Oh the President
i'll this vigorous style:-
Gentlemen, have sought in vain to find an
example in history of such treachery as that
which has been exhibited by the present admin
stration toward Governor Walker in these mo-
mentous affairs in Kansas. Since the days of
King David no parallel can be found Even his
treatment of Uriah, the Hittite was scarcely as
bad as Mr.. Buchanan's treatment of 50 his best
friend and wiSest councillors" By Urah's own
hand, David sent an order to Joab:-" Set We
Uriah 1.-THE forefront of the hottest, battle and
retire ye from him. that he may be smitten and
die But treacherously sacrificed as he was,
he at least had the opportunity of meeting
glorious death on the field of battle, falling in
the cause of his country, and leaving behind an
imperishable name. He escaped the mortihca-
ton OF surviving his own honor, and Of know
ing himself betrayed by his king. David, too
had the excuse of being moved to commit this
crime by the most uncomfortable of human pas
sions. Mr. Buchanan has no shadow of excuse
His conduct exhibits q case Of unmitigated
reachcry-treachery to Enthusiastically to
principles and pledges-treachery to the best
and highest interests OF the great and patriotic
party which placed him in power David's off
spring by Uriahs wife was not permitted to live;
so the Lecompton Constitution-theb bastard re-
suits of Mr. Buchanan's unnatural alliance with
the southern disunionists-alrea stricken by
the curse of God, will die by the hands of the
people. David, however, having truly repent
ed OF his great wickedness, was forgiven and re-
stored 10 the favor of his Creator. Mr. Buch-
| anan, ON the other hand, being obdurate and un-
relehtlng, has committed the objectionable sin,
and will receive the execration OF good men in
all time TO come.
The nature of the crime against Popular Sow
ereignty and the liberties of people, involved
in the English bill, is thus wildly portrayed:-
| Gentlemen, can hardly trust my self to speak
OF this passage IN the history of my country.
No greater crime against liberty has been any
where committed during this century. All the
miserable and tmsy pretexts-all the technical
and preposterous dogmas-by which this mon
strous falsehood has been attempted to be iusti-
lied and upheld, are but the thin disguise under
which tyranny and wrong would hope to con.
cea their unholy purpose The Administration
| well knows-Congress knows-the whole world
| knows-that the people Of Kansas are almost
unanimous against the Lecompton fraud. The
| unfortunate and discreditabe circumstances I'M
| der which the instrument was clothed with the
! regular and technical forms of law, have been
| fully exposed. No man need be ignorant of any
| of the facts. And yet by means of a technical
presumptop-though a mere legal fction--pos,
| tive and well known facts made to give way.
| "a known falsehood is to be established AS
truth-and the constituted rights of free PEG,
pie are to be sacrificed and trampled in the
| dust
Gentlemen, when the passions and prejudices
OF the present hour shall have passed away, the
spectacle now exhibited will be considered one
OF the most extraordinary phenomena ever pre-
scented in the history of the world. The solid
| and substantial liberties intended to have been
secured to the Stateg and Territories, by the
Constitution Of the United States, are to be sub
stituted by mere sham, a nero painted bubble,
q mere gossamer, cob web tissue of false logic
and contemplate ,technicaties, and almost the
whole body of a once powerful and patriot C par
| ty is seduced, infatuated and mesmerized to
| believe the patent and baleful lie