New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-17
FROM KANSAS.
ADJOURNMENT or THE LEGsIATURE-Goy ME-
DARy--sEcRgTARy wALsfI-LEcoMPToS.'

ritoral Legislature of Kansas, having performed
their annual pilgrimage and penaDce to that shrine
of Federal patronage and whisky, Lccompten, have
come to " Lawrence" The body met and organ
lied in both branches last Monday, but SO Tar have
Only audited the Governors Message, and achieved
the adjournment For the latter they, ard the lobby
had to worked hard. Not but what everybody
wanted to come, that is, except Walsh and few
Lecomptoniis, and trey are nobody. Adjournment
from LecomptOn, jour are aware, is part OF the
Republican Free-State creed. Lecompton il as I'M
popular in the Territory as its produet-the Const-
tgtion gotten up in this place-is in the Free States
OF az the ilustrious namesake of them AZ the grea
e,.Chief Justice, is everywhere The adjourn
ment, therefore, is matter of policy fixed and set
tied buttressed about by prccedents. The question
was not uhctker TO adjourn but where to go.
Topeka having accomplished the temporary loca-
ton Of the capital, under the WyandOt Constitu-
ton. at that place, were jealous of Lawrence ac-
curing any msre political konOrs, aud when she
found herself too weak TO compete with the
Laurence Of history, tried to get the Legislature
TO 20 10 LeayenwOrth, which is not competitor.
This protracted the struggle. Not soul voted to
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get forth the fact in his Message that it was at the
capital" where "they should assemble" everybody
turned up their nose at il. As Leavenworth County
sent TO the Legislature the greater portion OF the
Democrats that got into it, they were in favor OF gong
toll eayenworth, as they did not gee that staying IN
Iecompton, along with the bred Scott decision,
had been incorporated into the Democratic plat
form. To starye, be cOoped up, and swlndled IN
LecomPton, was rot pOpula' with any party. WIN
Al. ID att
ple, but interest, and so joint resolution went
through both bodies and was sent to the Governor,
adiourniDg from LecomptOn 10 meet In Lawrence
to-day.
That Sam Nedary had any serious objections in
the bottom Of his heart against coming to Law
renee, was not generally believed But the word
had gone forth Irom headquarters that these l.
ionrnments were offensive in the nostrils OF the
Secretary Of the Interior, and the venerable -.
b." Last year sammedary had the temerity to
approve of the adjournment; this year ne vetos
the resolution in becoming spirit OF weakness, and
sets forth in all the dignity Of executive el0quence
the improprieties of adiourniDg from the capital"
Poor fellows, the Administration satraps are In
tight place. They so heartily Endorsed the adjourn
ment of the Kansas. Missouri Legislature from Paw.
nee to the Shawnee Mission, that all their zeal and
eloquenee against such adOurnments are as asonnd-
ing brass and tBkliDg cymbal. AS 1t was
could he quite resigned he had done his duty and
had a clean record for his masters at Washington.
Not so the immortal Walsh. He Illuminated general
wrath and thunder against the rebels. He uttered
the tremendous annual threat that he, Walsh, who
il Federal paymaster, would not pay them for egis-
lating if they went from LecomptOn. Only thnk0i
it. Our Walsh is go puissant that he viii not pay
for Territorial legislation unless he gets genuine
article. Indicted, too, in the orthodox city of Lee
compton. The owners in corner lots in the bogus
Territorial "cspital," had hoped that 1.-THE prejn.
I" dice' would die away. They lobbied and groaned
in spirit over il. Walsh stood by them to the last
Even after the resolution of adjournment had pass
ed by twO-third vote over the Governors veto, he
did not surrender Although the Democratic men,
bers had voted for LeavenwOrth when the resolu-
ton was first before each body, they did not carry
their rebellion the length of overriding the veto Two
Democrats, who could not bear staying in Lecomp.
ton lodged buttheirvotes were not material. Yester-
day afternoon and evening" hacks and coaches and
every species of chariot in requsition TO convey
tie august body and its belongings TO this place.
Walsh got the Democratic members together, and
tried to persuade them to stay. He urged the
small minority Of Democrats 10 stay in LecOmpton
To 60 through the forms of a Legislature, by
adjOurning from day to day." and that he would
pay them, and only them. las for the weakness
of human nature and Territorial Secretaries. One
by one the Democratic members dropped off, and
made their advent TO the famous city Of Yankees
and Abotionsts, and Secretary Walsh is left, like
another pillar of salt, on this modern plain of Sod
DOM Gov. Medary is here, meek and resigned
Walsh will not come-not tO-morrow-perhaps not
next day, but then next week shall see even him.
when the phole go-hickle of Territorial Govern
ment Federal and Squatter, will be playing extern
siyey to the tune of BE it enacted
Amonth ago the Territorial Legislature was con- |
sidered small matter. II was regarded as settled |
that Kansas was going into the Union at once and
that the whole hsmbug of Territorial government
was on the eve of being exploded. A "Demo. |
cratic" rumble comes from Washington. Then the |
Territorial body meets. Of all bodies body that |
triss is likely to receive respect. Then the fact of
its being paid adds to its importance; for nobody
believes Secretary Walsh. Then we have lobby. If
legislative body elected expressly on the issue
that they should do nothing l would defy them to
carry out the wishes of their constituency in the |
teeth of an energetic lobby. The Third House. |
is power in countries where parliamentary bodies
are in vogue.
1t is, therefore, pretty evident that We are about
10 have another winters brisk territorial legisla-
lion. Whether the blessed "forty days" accom-
plish most good evil they will unquestonaby ac-
,omplish great deal of something
4. Gov. Medary's Message was not very striking
document, if omit the fact that it hit very deci-
ledy at the Republican party. Like his great pro-
0type, -. b. he did not consider II necessary to
'onGne himself exclusively to facts in bis statements.
suppose large Democratic latitude il in this way
rot only allowable, but necessary, the party they
represent is not in condition to have the truth |
old; and in fact, truth ITSELF suspect, is entirely
The Governor made a slap at the |
Registry law. Democratic again. He makes an |
,ther blow at party having principles, urging that
{ is merely TO do practical business they con-
Democratic. He runs a Democratic |
muck on banks, which latter is superfnous; but
le borrows il from the old files in which are
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