Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-06
SECRETARY STANTON ON KANSAS AZ.
FAIRS.

The Washington correspondent, Of the New
York Evening Post wiring from that city on the
Goth, ult., says;
lir. Stanton, late Secretary aud Acting Govern.
or Of Kansas, reached this city yesterday. lie
leis Lawrence Friday week. lie will probably
make some communication to the public in refer.
ence TO Kansas matters in a few days. Meantime
1 seud sou somO information | have gathered from
him in conversation. lie says that there are in
the territory row from twelve to fifteen thousand
free state men, aud about $500 pro-slavery men.
vi course, the pretence that the prO-slayery ticket
has been elected, or any part Of it, or that the
G%ecompton Constitution has been approved by
anything approaching to a majority OF tue legal
votes, il simply absurd. Calhoun, who wac Presi-
dent Of the Constitutional Convention, and as
such authorized to count tie votes at the late cleo
ton and report them to Congress, is anxious to be
Senator, aud what he may do to secure such q
prize no Que eau yet say. lie does not propose to
report the vote, however az all, Until Congress has
acted upon the Constitution. The motive for this
proceeding, | presume, is to weaken the opposi.
toa. of those who would be least likely 10 favor
such an acquisition as him aeif to the Senate.
Mr.. Stanton says tha, the votes Of some eight
precincts were sent to Gov. Denver, by mistake,
after the vote n[ the state had been found by Cal.
houn two or threc hundred in favor Of the Culhcan
VI border ruhian licked. The vote of these pre-.
cincts yielded a free state gain Of Some six huDl.
'red, and a free state majority on CalhGun's own
count of come three hundred, How Calhoun will
get around this, and how far Denver will abet him
an the effort, remains to 1e seen.
AIR. Stanton SAYS that if the Lecomp!on Consti.
tuition is imposed upon the territory by Congress,
and tue elaye-st3te ticket is returned elected, the
Governor will never dare to reside ia the territory,
nor will the legislature dare to convene there.
That neither would be safe for an hour, unless
protected by United States troops. That nothing
but an armed force could compel any thing like
submission to the L%ecompton government, so fla.
grant were the frauds in which it originated, and
the tyranny by which it is enforced. Nor is this
feeling confined to the eastern settlers nor to anti
slavery men. Stanton does not hesitate TO say
that he would have preferred that Kansas should
be a slave state, but the feeling of the territory is
so decidedly, 80 overwhelmingly against it, that it
is litter madness on the part Of any southern man
TO attempt to make it anything but a free state
Even St:inglellow, the most fanatical and also the
most capable of the border.rufian party, is now
arrayed against the Lecom pton Constitution, on
simiisr grounds. When there was a hope of max
ing Kansas q slave state he was for it now he
knows that such an attempt is preposterous, anC
can ouiy lead to civil war and to the ruin Of th'
territory.
Mr.. Stanton thinks the President has treated
him in a very unmannerly way. lie left a lucra
tive business to 20 to Kansas very reluctantly y, ant
not until he had twice declined it he followed
the Presidents instructions faithfully there, anC
was finally removed without one word Of ex plana
ton or apology.
SO much for Mr.. Stanton. Ny own impression
is that his presence here at this time will not I'M
prove the prospects of an increase of the army
The President is expected to vindicate by mes
sage, in a few days, u determination to press thu
.Lecomrton Constitution through Congress at al
hazards. That will inevitably result in resistance
from the people of Kansas. A military force will
be as much required to enforce the federal au
thority there as in Utah, and the upshot will be
that the increase now asked for, will, part OF it al
least, be used to coerce the people of Kansas to
submission. There are many in Congress, besides
Republicans, who will not vote money or men t.
the President for any such purpose.