New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05
THE POSITION or GOV WALKER AND
SEC. STANTON.
Fem The National Inieiiigeneey, May 3.

Fem The National Lnfeniyeaeey, Mays
We find in The Union OF yesterday the annexed
respondence which we transfer TO our columns
bslo gipg the history of import legislative
act and sso due in justice tOa m-nber OF the House
Of Representatives Whose in the progress of the
measure through the House subjected to some
personal apmadversion. The intimate association also,
Of Gov Walker with the Kansas transactions imparts
interest end weight to bis opinion:
HoIsE or REPREsENTATNEs, [
WssHINGroS. April ~, 1853
To he Edino' Of The rnioa;
r.Lc today in favor Ct the Conference bill The letter
Understand that i meets with Gov stanton spprovs hope
it consonant with his views experience. It
certainly bad H. lu weigh, IN determining vexed
o q iesuon. - SAMUEL 5. C0N.
WA,HINGroS, April y, 1885,
DEAR SIRs: Your letter Of this date has Just been
received, and hasten 10 say that, in my Judgment
the CoItere1ce Kansas ti'l should be Adopted. ex-
pressed tbs opinion oD first reading the bill S,tur
day last, and must adhere to IT, although, il tue bill
bad been, falsely represented a submission of the
.rdir only should have sterny opposed il. This
BILL rs interpted me, is in precs Conformity with
my and course, not only in Kansas, but since my
return, aid IN following the path where duty and con
science tade me, ] must support 1t. | must be per-
milttd, however, to do this In such way VII cast
censue IN valued irieEts who honestly oppose tais
bill because their construction CT It differs from my
oBn.
While this bill maintained my views as to popular
sovereignty it would l. adopted save tnt Union ftom
imminent Ieril. Ii the bill passes the oIious Lecomp
ION Constitution, horn il irsud and baptized inforgery
an perjury will be defeated by over we lining vote
Of ths people of Kansas, thus demonstrating by prac
teal lesut the truth OF my Interpretation, that this
bill does il fact submit the Constitution to the popular
Suffrage for ratification or rejection, which IL OIL
have ever required. With such bill and such a de.
cision Of that leop'e under il, formidable effort
will ever be a. AIN made 10 Withhold from the pC0pe
OF il caoa.e ats vote tor or against the ratification
rejection Of their State Cons tuition and tie oil
gsrchye dcctrire of conventional sovereignty will be
future PERIOD, eubosy my views fully 10 letter for
publication as expressed in our recent conversation
Your, truly, X. }. WALKER.
The Hon. 5. S Cox AID tie Hon. wv LAwRr>cE
After the above correspondence was in type, We re-
coiyed the annexed letter irum Gov. Stanton:
WASnIsGTos, May ,, lS5S.
GEs1 LENE>: In this mon ings Imam, tie Hon
samuel ). Cox, Ia his letter accompanying that of
Gov. Walker OIL the subjec. of " the Kfnsa- Confer.
eLce bi, ststss that be unds isands the latter docu
melt to Il e.t my approval. beg the use of small
space IL your columIs iJr n brief exp.anation
knew nO,hirg OF Gov. Walkers letter until after
Mr.. Cox he'd stated its contents in the House Of Rsp-
Iest Lia,ivts, the 18th ultinO. Not having heard
even Il the existence OF the paper, cou d not have
given sLy opinion upon It, although wa- well aware
ofGov. Walkers VIEWS and OF his flank expression
Il them from bis frat reading Of the bill, which took
place IN my presence.
lbe eIHeHh-e between GOV. Wa!ker AND my.elt IL
not very lateral; yet justice to my own stroog con-
yictOrs seems TO require HE to make them known.
agree that the bill l question does virtually submit
TIE Leon pton Constitution 20 vote of the people Of
kars-s however UDgrsciovs this act Of justice may
De conceded. Bu: the conditions Of this sub l-siou
are IN ny judgment, in the hghes: degree illibrral
Ind unfair creating unjust discrimination in favor
Of aC.psttutiOn already rejected by the people aud
attempting 20 coerce them into acceptance by so-t
Of constrsiht which is unworthy OF Congress, aad
Lece saily offensive TO the people of the Territory.
Notwithstanding tsese objections, however, when It
VAS proposed that the ALti-LscOmpton Democrat
'houd support the measure was ready in Difference
to the gmeht o. Gov. Walker and Others TO waive
ny own opposition and to acquiesce in its passlg
although would have hesitsted to vote for Il ii tue
resI onsbi Ivy Of sueh vote had rested upon me.
Ny confidence IN me stern purpose of ,hs peOp, Of
kaL; as to yird ,s.e their :ghe, even under all ,hs
1ssdy sh:sges Of Tie III, rendered :he modlca,i,a
- Tie S-.'.teeh NoL.i smt-y p..IO'tou i,se ma.