The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-02-19
"Goyernnr Walker informed abe Presi-

"Governor Walker informed the Presi-
dent that he had told the people OF the Terri
tory that they ought TO be permitted TO vote ,
upon the Constitution. and that he would
oppose it lift were not submitted TO the PEG
pie, could show You by reading from this
do, unlent, that it was repeated over and over
aud over agaiu in Gov. Walkers dispatches
to General Cass, and 70 the President Of the
U. S.
But in all the correspondence of the STATE
Department 'r Ofthe President OF the united
States with Governor Walker. not one word
Is to DC found of reproof or dissent from these !
positions assumed by him. and MIR. Buehan' N |
suffered him to 20 before the people OF Nam
sas, and in his name and by his authority. |
following his instructions to the lette-, to as
81 re the people that they ought to have the
right 70 vote upon their Constitution; ara II
that right was not allowed them, that the
Constitution ought to he rejected. | do not
say. gentlemen that Mr.. Buchanan pledged
his honor TO this. but do say that 90 'eInor
Walker pledged his, and pledged mine. with
the full knowledge of the President, and
without without any dissent O7aRN on his part
Il think if it was po@ to investigate
this subject, if it would Dc respectful to the
President and certainly do not mean TO be
before this intelligent audience, in the city
of PHILADELPHIA to ascertain the facts, 1t
| would appear that he lad said TO q hundred
individuals that he approved the course of
Governor Walker up TO a cert lin time, when,
| perhaps, in his judgement, it became neces-
| sary, for the good Of tie country, laughter,
to modify his position. CONTINUED laughter
and applause.l
Il do not believe it ever was the intention
4 - o.. -
| to occupy place in the Territorial gov
ernmcnt of Kansas and see frauds. wrongs
and outrages perpetrated at the btllOt-b box
| or elsew here and continae "A enforce upon
the people the laws thus maintained. / say
here to night that would have resigred my
commissioner would have thrown it in the
face Of the authorities at Washington Zap
plau>e If had understood. or thongnt,
that should lie required to continue the
same state OF things in Kansas which had
existed there previous to my arrival.
Il would never have consented to become
the instrument OF expressing the people,
Black Republicans or anything else which
they might be. lcheer>l by maintaining a
government of the minority. by force ami by
means of the army Of the United States
One fact is beyond all disputc-that since
have been in Kansas, aud go far as | have
known anything OF her history, the govern
ment there has been the government of the
minority. Applause. 1t is true that the
vast majority of the people, upon several oc-
, casions, have refused to participate in cleo
! tons. They have stood off and said: Wv,
! have no lot or part in the proceedings; W,
have no confidence in item; VIC know VIZ
. cannot get justice. and therefore VIC turI
: away from them and will have nothing to dC
with Them v hatever may be the truth il
I, regard to the complaints Of the people o
Kansas IL certainly was lamentable stat
. OF affairs, which must have been the conse
= quence of some great wrong, real or imagi-
= nary, inducing the people thus to refuse L
: participate in their own government ut tn
: very time when they were clnmorIng for tn
= opportunity to govern themselves"
Mr.. 5. then proceeded to say, that when b.
10 arrived in the Territory about the middle o
April last, the census was in process of bein
: taken. preparatory to the election of a Con
:, stitutiOnal Convention. The returns were 1
: be made to him ny tie first Of May, and tn
2, election was 10 take place on the 18th O
June. In the mean time il devolved on hir
to apporlion the delegates among the sewers
counties according TO the number OF voter
therein registered and returned.
lie had not been long in the Territory
i when he heard great complaints among til
:, Free State men, that great numbers o. ther
y had been denied registration. Their name
7 were not OH the lists, although in many in
- s-ances they were well ksosy ia the comma
/, 4 ility Us men OF prominence sud respectable
:, ity, and well known To be such by the Off
= GERS whose duty 1t was to take the cersu
=, The consequence was a very imperfect regis
I! tration was made.
- There are thirty eight counties in the Tel
- ritory. The main population of these com
~ ties, he says. lie on the borders of the Ter
" tory adjacent 10 Missouri. where Tie Pr,
- Slavery strength is chiefly TO he touna.
nineteen of the interior counties atteml
was made TO take the census, and none We
.. returned The consequence was, the FRI
J., State men, who were registered. refused
~ vote. because some injustice had been dor
, in taking the census. When Mr.. S. mac
~ tIe appoin tmenL he was ignorant of the trt
- condition of things, and could not aceouI
~ ~ Tor no returns being made from the inter-,
~ counties. Had he known what he learne
. afterwards he would have let the law ia
i without making any appointment. 1t
= true there were 1850 voters registered in a
~ and the pro-slavery vote was a little ov
90 $500; consequently the FrceState party mig
-. have carried majority of the ConventiC
No bad they all voted. But as great injusti
- had been done them in the registration tn,
=. refused to participate in the election.
m We will give the conclusion of the speec
ey tomorrow.