The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-10
Poihicai.
Secretary Stanton At Aichison.


On Monday last, largo concourse of
people assembled in this city, TO hear Hon.
F. 2. STANTON discuss the English Bill.
The meeting was called to order by Mar.
shal Benton, and Secretary Stanton intro
duced to the audience by Col. Abel. Mr..
Stanton commenced his speech with an
account of the appointment of Governor
Walker, and the instructions which were
given him by the administration. These
Instructions were to see that in all cases,
specially in regard to the Constitution to
be framed, the people had the right of
fairly exercising their privilege of deter
mining as to the character of the laws
which should govern them. These in
sructions were received in good faith by
Gov. Walker, and he determined to carry
them out to the letter. After alIuding to
the fact of his coming to Kansas as pro-
slavery man, he stated that he had found
the pro-slavery party, although greatly in
the minority, in possession of all the offic S
IN the Territory, and the control of the
Constitutional Convention. An investi-
CATION into the affairs of the Territory,
proved conclusiyely that this possession
was acquired, not by right of numbers,
but BY fraud. Fraud, the most glaring
and Elllainous, characterized the election
OF the officers. He then gave a cursory
sketch OF the position of affairs in the
Territory at the time of his arrival, and
dEelt with some length on the action of
the Leeompton Constitutional Conven-
tOn. When It's labors closed, aud it was
Known what ID had done, the most in
tense excitement prevailed throughout
the Territory. He, as acting Governor,
was waited upon by prominent gentlemen
Of the Free State party, who urged the
necessity of calling the Legislature, just
elected, together, as the only means of pre-
venting civil war. In obedience to their
request he had performed his duty, as he
honestly believed what they represented,
aud still believed that had he not done
So a civil war would have been the iney-
liable consequence. The Legislature as
embled, passed an act submitting the
constitution to direct vote of the peo-
PIE. At that election it was rejected by
amajOrity exceeding 10000 votes. He
next gave sketch of the proceedings at
Washington. False to the instructions
gwen TO Gov. Walker and himself, the
Administration had endeayored, first, to
pass the bill in its original shape, but fail
.ls to accomplish that, they had resorted
70 fraud meaner and more despicable
man the original Lecompton bill. He
rfew picture of the features of the Eng
lsa bill, and denounced it as an unjust
aeempt to suhyert the will of the people
u Aansas by endeayoring to bribe them
% accept it and at the same time threat
saihs them in case they did not. By vot-
ns against the Crittenden amendment, he
!, ,tie, toe Democratic party had repudiated
@e', doctrine of "Squatter Sovereignty, -
sSu oy voting for it, the Republicans had
sIOP'ed that doctrine. The present Ad-
ualstrstion, he said, would be in the mi
aoaty In the next Congress. Itwoui1 be
pGserless. 1t would retire from Office
.s. ssnoat friend. The people of Kansas
na.S. 1.ula reject the English bill. They had
IUsnles ~: to lose by such course-every-
~ S'ag 70 gain. The next Congress would
- ~ saem justice. 1t was now the policy
i, u 'le country to extinguish the remain
S; Indian titles in Kansas, and the In
a.Al a.aa lands would cone into market. The
ls H.. congress would give them fully as
90 = proportion of the proceeds of these
roras o,,s Is We would get by adopting the LIE.
F@P'on Fo Constitution by voting for the
A. s,lsh -, bill. lie closed his argument by
81. oquent appeal to the people of Kan
NJ sots down the English bill.
H.sonS Stanton was followed By Isaac 8.
nl.ss, a pro-slayery lawyer Of this
and member of the Lecompton
Casentlon. lie upheld the Lecompton
S'aslon Ssosslon and the Eaglish Bill, and
VIII suaced the "Black Republicans, p
! ,erss. ne said, would destroy the best IN
end ., Kansas in order to carry theil
Gov de was particularly severe on
hir..nSs. nSs.aaton, who be accused of selling
IA 49, - % the Black Republicans and
Sue tstanton) had been promised the
k,S kSA.o'ship BY them. He said Stanton
ia o,S Sopted the course he was pursuing
nin;s. nis' 70 vent his spite against the Ad.
&C. cIsslon nn fof dischasging him from of.
nsn..e ne said he had read all the areu.
On t used By Stanton in The CAampioa,
x.s. 's'9ss : d. ne heard him speak. They
rs black Republican, arguments
aess muck bstsss whsE eivea b