Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-03-06

qua? II yea, state the substance of that con
versation?
2. Did you or did you not intimate to saio
Walker that he should confine his efforts foi
emigration to Central America to the Southern
States of the Union2
8. Did you or did you not say to said Walk
er, that he would, of course, sail from the Uni
ted States under the American flag; that un-
der that flag he would be safe on the high
seas; and that If Great Britain attempted to
interfere with him while under that flag il
would be at the risk of war with the United
States
A. Did you or did you not say to said Walker,
that American vessels should be stationed al
San Juan del Norte, for the purpose Of pre-
venting British interference with him and the
emigrants accompanying him?
B. Did you or did you not invite said Walk
er to the interviews during which this CONVEX
sation occurred, and did you or did you not
make this statement without any questions on
the subject being put by him3
The complainants have made oath that an
swers to the above interrogatories are mater ial
to their interest in the trial Of their case, and
that they are necessary as evidence in their
favor.
The District Attorney objects, on the ground
of irrelevancy.
c9y- The Louisville Journal republishes Mr..
Stanton's speech at Philadelphia entire, and thus
comments upon the subject of Kansas:
" He has not only exposed the outrageous frauds
and trickery by which small minority of the peo
pie Of Kansas have attempted to control and tyran-
nze over the majority, but he has exhibited with
unmistakable direetness the AFFECT duplicity and
weakness of the Administration and the ridiculous
inconsistency Of the Democratic party in trying to
force upon Kansas State consultation that is un.
questionably obnoxious to four-6fths of the voting
population Of the Territory. No just man Of any
party can believe the statement of Mr.. Stanton
without coming to the conclusion that the admis
sion Of Kansas under this Lecompton constitution
would be not merely wanton and inexcusable
breach of political faith on the part of the Demo
cracy, but gross and unwarrantable outrage upon
popular sovereignty and a direct subyersion Of
the fundamental principles of republican govern
mept
" If the facts stated by Mr.. Stanton are true, and
of this there is Eow no doubt, they furnish most
triumphant reiutatlOn Oh the presuiDptlOnS upon
which Mr. Buchanan based the miserable special
pleading Of his recent message in reference &c
affairs in Kansas. They leave the Administration
party without the slightest shadow Of an argument
in its favor 1t is not at all strange that the Lee
compton party in Congress should endeavor to
stfe investigation while such facts are known
to exist The sentiment of the masses of the peo
pie of all parties in this country is in favor of right
aud no party can long sustain itself which, even on
account of pressing party exigency, seeks to per-
petrate great and palpable wrong or even con
sents to aid or abet encourage its preparation
The effort to suppress the facts and cheat the PEG
pie by specious reasoning from false premises may
possibly give to the Lecomptonites a semblance o.
transitory success, bur when the trick is exposed
and it is definitely known that the Lecompton con
stitution is approved by only an inconsiderable
faction in Kansas and is extremely obnoxious 10 q
very large majority Of her people, the recoil O
popular opinion will be terrible indeed and will
rend to fragments and crush out forever any party
that is opposed to its influence