The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-03-15


her freedom: seeing, that for this cause y.
was not sustained; he rendered his rcsiena
ton. The Northern Democracy loudly de
cared that he would be sustained hv tie
President, and hat his resignation would
not be accepted. But they knew lot tic
cod heart Of the bachelor President The
slave power deraaded-the are fclL-ob
t@nf his hccd-aud go died the third Gov.
cnor of Kansas
Now what was to be done Reedcr
Shannon and Geary Lad been tried and
fo,snd 1rantinc.
Fancy sees the President surrounded tv
his wise men. around them rise the heads
Of hansa-' Goyg-nors. Ike tie gho-. If
hruqya, and they are in consultation about
what course they shall pursue Who is to
b" ID" next Governor Is the question, aud
IN determining this, arose another, VIZ
WHO viii be mos. likely to succeed in sccur-
lng the ''pound Of flesh" OF making Kan
sts slave state
They hsd tried men from the NORTH
men vino treathed the air Of frccdoDl-aud
Tar a. some ofthen were incline to 20. rl.ay
could not screw Up their courage To III"
~tcFlag point sufficiently to - far enough.
- tii" ~" States Hcrc lif. ana lh.y
looked 10 the Sog'h t. the lerG of slave
institutions slave lrn- slave mart slave
gangs, chained { ,,cti.er iIke fclon-, slaves
driven Hike trufer tu toll, 10 suffer and to
die; n ms u,n(, with ali IL. Influence,
calculated 10 bcnGub the tccI;nu-. t. scar
the conscience. ana II harden tie hcsl;
IN hlfS i0l,I, ;hey Looked for h, fourth
Governor g: Kansas
They found hul-the man If their choice
--ho was requested to accept ,he Office, but
objected. lie was urged. and, a. lie SOW
the cory heads and LIcachcd bones Of Kan
saa' Govcrnnrs s,rcwed around him, he still
declined. Bat at length. yielding TO the
importantly Of the President, aud received
a promise, IN writing, that be- should be
sustained he consented; and 50, come.
ON the stage the fourth Governor Of Kan
sas
Ills reign was preceded by that of Stan
ton, also Of the South, in which the Yreten-
drt registry law was beng carried out, and
ali apportionment made by which a major
ity * the counties Of Kansas were distran-
chiscd But IN time, Walker, properly
The f5mth Governor Of Kansas began his
reign and lcclarcd his intention to sustain
and enforce The bogus laws
- I alons was lie, that upon hearing
that the people Of Lawrence had en-
tered into a. arrangement to keep clean
their city, :, move dead animals, and fow
other ihires at the head Of the United States
Dragons, the chjyalrous Southcrner ap-
froaches the cify IL martial array, and to
show his dcy-tIJn to- those who sent him
tried to Ct into a iisht with the rebels Of
Lawrence. need lot tell how he failed
Of he reGiculgn> POSITION be placed him
self ia or how he viii probably be known
on the page OF history a, the gallant son
Of the South, who at the head Of United
States troops, declared he would subdue the
Yankees Of lawrence. 0Hd didnf do II.
Meanwhile preparations were going on to
form constitution, preparatory to admission
into the VioN as a : ate
The people were aroused Walk: and
others to quiet them, and prevent the flames
ot civil strife from bursting forth promised
the people that. however unfairly the dele
gates to the Convention were chosen ~tlll
= fhe people should have justice done.
lie promised that the Constitution to tC
{ made should bo submitted to tie people tol
II them to accept or roget. He ssid that hC
+ had instructions from the President - t.
= promise.
!, The Convention met, organized, al,
!, adjourned to meet again after the octohc
i election.
u The October election was held, at ra
uaht, O5Dcd IT'D 'rcii, klckapoo an,
10 other places about a. well, and the Legsia
Il turc chosen was pyo-Slarcru But, ah
- that fatal but. fatal to the hopes Of the -lay
/. power and their allies among the Northern
N Democracy Nurmur- were heard c
Is fraud. they were Investigated and the NOR
q than 1906 at Oxford dwinicd down TO
p mere handful, and % at other places
Walker now like Rcedcr and bis lreaecc,
Il sor> found work to be done too dirty Il
:. MIN To- D. He refused 10 do it and the
b. re fell from grace. Then the light Of Il
90 couptcnauce of James the wtelcss was wit!
T. drawn, and without Il smile from court, ro,
r. Walker was Jeff to wander IN darkness AZ
cf in gloom.
IS. Bu; still lie stayed--the Constitution ";
he framed pro-Slsvery one, aud was snbml
Is ted to the people, ,io, 10 0cceP' or ryr
II, bat they were gracefully permitted
ne sax whether they preferred Slavery in III
a or In Hdt shape.
nd These Squa,ter Soyereigns who to'
n. their brains with them 70 the territory.
at- will he perceived, were bot allowed to :
If that they preferred freedom 70 Slavery
nS Al Low was aI.Nicty IN the country, t
m session Of Congress was approaching, t
message ot the man who to.. Walker ii
-,a the people >aouid he allowed TO vote
II their Constitution was eagerly expCct'
.rv and fate of Kansas was about To be sealt
GO. That message was delivered, the pcopl le re
I'D il with sorrow and contempt Il reveal
nr. him false in his promisis, and showed h
ali Incapable ct arprecjatinc, or ha>e l"rv
on. ter Of the truth
en- Walker opposed him, james was fiji
,rc aud like lamb led 10 the slaughter, Wa