The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-04-21
SPIRIT OF THE TERRIToRLAL PRESS.

SPIRIT OF THE TERRITORIAL PRESS.
The last issue of the lawrence Repabl;-
can contains an article in regard to the
claims for losses sustained by citizens Of
Kansas during the troubles, and urging the
duty of the General Government to pro-
vide for the payment-from which we ex-
tract the following $
Every consideration that can ever appeal to the
humanity, the honesty of Government, appeals
to the Government of the United States to make
good to the people of Kansas that which they lost
in securing their homes from the cruel persecu-
tons of the Federal officials, and protecting from
the heavy tread of Government protected slave
propagandista, the germinal institutions of Kan
sas. We have heretofore urged this point with
all the power we could command we still urge
it. And indeed, so far as the illegal warrants
and bonds are concerned, We should never have
said word about them. save to warn the inno-
cent of their uncertain character, had not the
Democratic presses Of Kansas, with their usual
hardihood and erontery, charged that this illegal
and unwarrantable act of the Democratic officials
was to be charged to the account of Republican
ism Then there was nothing left for us to do
but to expose the whole thing, and lay its Illegal
ity where it truly belonged-at the door Of the
Democratic officials. But in all this We have
never lost sight of, neither do we intend to lese
sight of the solemn duty of the General Govern
ment TO pay every dollar. with interest, of the
losses of the people of Kansas. E8lg ;
The harmonious Democracy are
having a good time just now. Il is a
y
':speckled" fght-mixed up with Douglas.
Buchanan and local and personal interests
generally. The Wyandot Argus Dem. has
the following in regard to the recent Conven-
ton which assembled at Atchison to send
delegates TO Charleston . "a
The "Atchison Convention as it is called by
courtesy, has done its work and adjourned The
record is now open to inspection and comment
A few words will tell the story.
1st. The Convention was spurious and illegit-
innate in its inception. 'a ~<t .
I'd. 1t was composed of the representatives of
faction.
Sd. 1t has, to certain extent, destroyed the
harmony of the Democratic party. q
This is but one side of the picture, to be sure
What has, been gained? This aud this only
James Christian and eleven others are held out to
be what they not, viz: representatives of the
Kansas Democracy.
The whole plan and execution of the Atchison
Convention has been disorganizng and destruct-
i've of our party interests We deem it better by
far that our party should be purged of restless
factionists, than that the masses should tamely
submit to SO gross an outrage upon party usage
as the fraud perpetrated at Atchison. We repu-
Al
sion 1t had no regularity. and has no binding
force. Those who sci the scheme on foot never
intended to obtain the voice of the party upon the
question of sending Delegates to Charleston-
That voice was heard at Lawrence and was en-
Phatic and decisive against sending delegates.
The scheme was planned and executed for the ex-
press purpose of forcing forward certain persons
at the expenseof the Democratic party. Is there
man living who believes that one7fourth of the
Delegates chosen f r Charleston, could have been
elected in convention of the Delegates of the
Democratic party VIM. Weer, Delegate from
Wyandot county l. Out upon such nonsense. He
no more represents the Democracy of this county
than does James II. Winchen. James Christian,
Delegate from Douglas but we forbear. We
denounce the whole proceeding rs transparent
fraud, which the Democracy of Kansas should
repudiate and condemn in whole and in part.
The White Cloud Chief has the fol-
lowing hit at the late Democratic Conven-
| lion, and one of the Lew Democratic con.
verts
The Democratic State Convention met at Atch-
ison, few days ago. to appoint Delegates to the
Charleston Convention. They had happy time
of it. First, they had quarrel between the two
rival State Central Committees; and then they
| had a worse one between the Administration men
and Douglasites- The war waxed hot and bitter;
but Douglas at length triumphed-the Delegates
being instructed in his favor. Some rich tales
were s'told out of school" Cummings, of the
Topeka Tribune, was there, displaying all the zeal
aad officiousncss characteristic of new convert
who don't own himself Garvey. one of the orig
inal Democratic .stand-bys of Topeka, was like
wise there. Cummings and Carney were at log
gerheads Cummings cha rged that Garvey was
not reliable Democrat. and demanded that he
should be expelled from the Convention. Garyey
retorted that Cummings pretty man to talk
about the reliability of old Democrats, when he
had himself only been since LAST fall at which
time he was bought with $50. He (Garvey)
said he knew this to be fact. As he had himself
helped TO raise tine money % a
/ Poor Cummings! If Kansas should. after all.
become Slave State, and many such sokite men
as him can be found, we advise planters to stock
their farms with them. and save money; for good
niggera coat from $1,000 to 5000 per head -