Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-01

will read few passages from slip that has been
placed IN my possession, taken from the press OF the
Washington Union. j am informed. on authority
that ! can youch, If any question is made about "
that the publication OF the letters which are copied
IN this slip was suppressed by member OF the
Cabinet, and do not know but by the President
himself. These the PREDATORY remarks Of the
editor Of the Washington Union
"The following letter, addressed TO gentleman in
this city has been handed 70 for publication. We
cheerfnly give place to the letter for the purpose Of
removing any erroneous impression which may still
hnger in the minds OF some Of our Southern friends
in regard to the present feelings, sentiments, and
position OF the pro slavery men Of Kansas. Mr..
Tebbs the writer, is widely known and universally
respected. He is Virginian by birth, slayehold-
er, and Is one of the early settlers Of Kansas He
has been member of every Legislature since Kan
sas became Territory and II is scarcely necessary
Tor us 10 add, that IN each instance representing
very decided pro slavery constituency. His radical
views on the slavery question have rendered him
peculiarly obnoxious to the Black Republicans of the
Territory"
Then comes the letter of Mr. Tebbs, from which
take this extract:
Snow, sir, how can il be that Governor Walker
has done 80 much, as is charged, to abolitionize
Kansas II Kansas is abolitionized it has been done
by the pro-slavrry party, and not by Governor
Walker for they had adopted this policy long before
'he had entered the Territory. But every candid
man will see ut glance, and must admit that
neither Walker nor the prorsayery party have done
't but tie simple fact that more dnti-stape,y men
than pro-slaUery men hare gone to RaasdS-wheher
from interest natural unnatural causes, 1t matters
they there. But will not anticipate events
Tor hazard predictions. Let the great principle Of
popular sovereignty be fairly and honestly carried
'out. That is all ask"
Let also read extract from letter of General
Whitfield
sb-p "WAsmsGroS CRY, September 2, 1857. 4
"EDIToR OF THE UNION: 4 have seen the letter ad,
dressed 10y DR.. Tebbs to gentleman in this'city.
He letter fully and fairly represents the condition
vent of Governor Walker. And i. have been per
fectly astonshed, upon my arrival here to find the
crusade from the South upon Governor Walk r,
Charging him with attempt to 'Gtottonize Kan
'sas' Ii required no action from Governor Walker
ito make Kansas free State Its doom, if it is fixed,
was fixed long before Robert J. Walker ever entered
| 'the Territory.
WELL and knowing him to be thoroughly posted upon
Kansas affairs, endorse fully his views and CON
customs us expressed in his letter to you"
DR.. ibis makes this further statement in the let
ter from which have just read " That in January,
1857 four or five months before Governor Walker ar
rived in the Territory, the pro-savery party held
Convention ofal the members of the Legislature and
Of delegates from every county In The Territory, TO
discuss the condition of parties and leading pro-
slavery deliberately declared it as their opinion,
that the pro-slavery party proper was in hopeless
minority" The Convention to which have just
alluded concluded that it was no longer worth while
to attempt to form slave State in Kansas. When
Convention was held, in July last, to nominate can
didates for the October election over which Judge
Emore one Of the largest shareholders in the Terri
| tory, presided, the same opinions We're announced.
Not only that but from the date Of January 1857,
the position taken by the leading pro saverymen,
that the Constitution TO be formed by the delegates
to be elected the 18th of June should be submitted
to the people and if not that it ought to be rejected
| by Congress General Whitfield himself said, in q
lsrn rnnd last i'm rnnrf 4
ten votes in Congress if it were not SO submitted
Ihaye adduced the testimony furnished by the let
tiers and verbal statements of the early and most in
uentia proslavery leaders in Kansas, to show that
the views have presented of the actual state ofthings
that Territory do not rest exclusively upon the In
formation furnished, or the opinions expressed by
| Governor Walker and Secretary Stanton. i was
myself under The impression, last spring and summer
that Governor Walker as well as the President and
his Cabinet was looking more to party and political
objects than the support of any particular interests
| the South could have in the management OF Kansas
affairs and it is due to that gentleman whose course
has been so harshly denounced in this debate, that
he should be indicated and sustained by reference
to the course and policy If leading proslavery par
tisans upon whom no shadow of suspicion rests, as
to their perfect fidelity 10 the slavery cause in Kan
sas. Itappears now ncontestably, that long before
Governor Walker arrived in Kansas and even before
the advent TO power Of the present Administration,
the idea Of making Kansas slave State had been
abandoned by those leaders who had the deepest in
terest in the question being shareholders thcmselves
The utmost they had any hope to accomplish, by the
conclatory policy adopted in the Convention held on
the second Monday in January, so, and again m
the Convention held in July following, far as the
interest Of slavery concerned was TO protect the
right Of property in the slaves then in the Territory
Governor Walker in his letter TO Secretary Cass,
dated l5th July last states that IL universally
admitted here Kansas that the only question is this
whether Kansas shall be conservative, constitution
al Democratic and ultimately free State, whether
it shall be Republican and Abolition State"
After il became known in Kansas that the Admin
istrstion had changed IFS policy, and particularly
after the increased evaporation Of the Free-Stae
party which ensued upon the PRONUNCIATION OF the
Lecompton Constitution j learn from well-in-
formed and reliable that large proportion Of
the slaves have been sent ont Of the Territory and
that of the two three hundred there year or two
ago, not more than one hundred remain-some say
not exceeding fifty.
Ii is a most striking and remarkable feature in the
present status Of this question in Kansas that il is
not the shareholders who most active and forward
in keeping up this controversy against all hope II
making Kansas slave State, but political adyentur-
ers chiefly oflice-holders oficeseckers who have
not the slightest interest in the questions beyond the
expectation OF some personal benefits. Henderson,
who is implicated in the preparation Of election
frauds is, j arm Informed, special mail agent Cal
houn 10 surveyor general OF the Territory, and Nc
Lain his chief clerk Others might name who are
only seekers Of Office. fear may have done Cen
eral Whitfield, who is ofIice-hoder, an injury by
quoting him authority in support Of the policy of
bONeTnOr Malker. Inc DcnatOf IrOu mihsDuFl, mT.
GREEN, in his opening speech, announced that he
had Geographic despatch, stating that he had
been notified by The Free-State party TO leave the
Territory. hope that is not true; and as there has
been confirmation of the statement conclude that
there was no foundation for it The danger TO which
may have exposed him lies in another quarter. l
hope he has had the prudence 10 abstain from taking
any part in this question since he informed Of the
Presidents present views, which would expose him
10 executive vengeance. g..
NY friend from Florida Mr. MALLORY said, in his
able speech the other day. that il would be difficult TO
persuade the people OF the South that IL this COns
tuition be rejected by Congress- it viii not be upon
the ground that il recognises slavery That Is also
the opinion Of the honorable Senator from Georgia
and others. Unless il be that these honorable Seus
tors want some immediate pretext for movement in
the South advise them 10 investigate this question
more fully than they 10 have done, before they
conclude 70 make the rejection of this measure, should
ii be rejected, a oasus diyHnctiOHis. We are told
that II will be difficult persuade the people Of the
South that any other objection exists 10 this Cons
tuition, except that it recognises slavery, and these
opinions are avowed in the face Of the accumulated
frauds and irregularities connected wi h its history,
and though IL is clear that fourhs Of the people Of
Kansas are opposed b IL
Ii will not do for these gentlemen 10 say, that there
Is record other satisfactory proof TO show the
frauds and Irregularities alleged against the Lecomp
TN Constitution OF Of many other statements made
by the opponents Of this measure in relation 10 the