Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-02-26
Mr. sTANToNs MY. SPEECH.

hIr. STANT0NS N. 7. SPEECH
From the long report in the Tribune,
we should Judge that Mr.. Stanton went
over the whole ground Of his ezpefience
in Kansas, 50 far rs il could shed light
on the character Of the LecompiJn ifioye-
ment. Il il very able and interesting
speech. We extract the following anus
ing paragraph. which goes to show that
tue people Of Kansas bad their eyes
open to a remarkable degree:
Now. as the October election began
to approach, II became perfectly evident
assshe policy pursued by Gov. Walker
was about to succeed, and that the peo-
pie had resolved almost unanimously to
try the thing, and ascertain whether Gov.
Walker would really stand by his pledges.
/ They had determined to vote in the Oc-
tober election. 1t IS true they said;
Governor, that we viii try you, but you
don't know these officers as we DO. They
will cheat you out Of your eyes, and you
cant help Yourself
What is still more strange, and what
looked to me at that time to be the very
hight Of impudence, they said, If you
do undertake to do right, the President
of the United States will desert you.'-
/ Laughter and applause.) lie will not
let you. Continued applause.) Why,
tais was a common saying in the Terri
tory. / heard it repeatedly. laughed
at it. l did not think it possible that my
old friend james Buchanan, whom /
have respected and supported, aud honl
ored so long-I did not think it possible
that he would ever make such decla-a-
ton as this at all applicable TO himself.
But the people did tell US, that if we at
tempted to do right cur heads would fly
from the block Instantly. But, never
theless, they said they would try the
thing"
The following description of the re-
ceipt Of the Oxford vote will be read
with interest:
o " The people did go forward and vote,
r and when they found out that this result
D. was inevitable, The minority resorted to
d another means to frustrate the will of the
d majority, and that was by those eelebra-
a tsd return, from Oxford, in johnson CO.,
e. and from three precincts in McGee co.
had heard intimaiions prior to the cleo
. tons that these things were about to
,t take place, but could scarcely believe,
and, ia fact, did not for a moment anti
II. cipaie, that anything Of the kind could
=. he attempted by men whom believed to
g, be respectable and honest. Why, gen.
q, tIemen, when the returns were coming in
Of from the dii, i,rsnt parts of the Territory,
- was amazed one day, when from an
n unexpected quarter roll Of paper was
,d handed 10 me. said to contain the returns
ID from Oxford precinct, johnson co. Il wa;
D. large roll OF paper, and when tore
nj of the envelope l found it consisted o
n. repeated sheets pasted together, writer
he closely with names, and rolled up like {
.s bolt Of dry goods and like dry-good
in man upon his counter. took it through
r. along the floor Of the office, and fcunC
i it extended from one end OF the buildn:
ID to the oiher-fram the front door 10 til,
vn back door--a distance Of IS to 80 feet
INF Il contained 1923 names from the cele
n brated Oxford precinct, the census Q
nd which has been recently taken by con
ID. mission established by the Legislator,
ed and what do think is the actual populs
in lion You would imagine there woul
to- certainly be 4 Thousand voters there {
A.. at least seven hundred and fifty, or fy
avs hundred but the fact is, there are jui
he thirty-three loud laughter)
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