The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-12

OF Wnlte men, BUT III ulu not follow
from this that he was In favor OF po-
Utica or social equality with them.
There Is, said he, "a natural disgust
In the minds OF nearly all the white
people 10 the Idea OF an indlscriminate
amalgamation OF the white and black
races and Judge Douglas evidently is
basing his chief hope upon the chances
of his being able 10 appropriate the
benefit Of this disgust to himself. II
he can by much drumming and repeat
ing fasten the odium of that idea upon
his adversarles he thinks he can strug-
gle through the storm. He therefore
clings to his hope as drowning man
TO the last plank. He makes an occa-
sion for Juggling 1t In from the oppo-
| tion TO the Dred Scott decision He
finds the Republicans insisting that the
Declaration OF Independence includes
all men-black as well as white-and
forthwith he boldly denies that 1t In.
cludes negroes Mt all and proceeds to
| argue gravey that all who contend II
does do so only because they want to
vote. eat, sleep and marry with ne
groes. Now, protest against the
counterfeit logic which concludes that
because ] do not want black woman
for a slave | must necessarily want
her for q wife. need not have her
for either. | can just leave her alone.
In some respects she certainly Is not
my equal, but In her natural right to
eat the bread she earns with her own
hands without asking leave OF any
Of all others"
These speeches were delivered, the
one early and the other late In the
month of June. They present strong
ly, yet guardedly, the important is
sues which We're to engage Mr.. Lin
coin and Mr., Douglas In the famous
campaign of 1858 and leave US no
choice but to look into Kansas and OBJ
serve what had taken place and what
was happening there.
Violence still (June, 1850 prevailed
throughout the territory. The admin
istration of President Pierce commit
ted itself at the first in support OF the
proslavery party. II acknowledged the
legislature as the only legal govern
ment In the territory and gave II mill
tary assistance to enforce Its enact
ments Governor Shannon, having by
his course only served TO increase the
hostility between the parties, was re-
called, and John W. Geary Of Penn.
sylyania was appointed his successor.
Governor Geary, while adopting the |
policy OF the administration, so far as |
recognizing the legislative party as
the only legally organized government. |
was yet disposed to see that, 80 far
as the two parties could be got to act |
together each should be fairly protect. |
ed. This policy, however, soon brought |
him into collision with some OF the |
proslayery leaders In the territory, and, |
not being sustained by Mr. Buchanan's
administration, which had In the |
meantime succeeded the administra. 1
tlon Of President Pierce, he resigned /
his Office Hon Robert J. Walker OF |
Mississippi was appointed his success
sor, with Hon. +. +. Stanton OF Ten.
nessee as secretary. Both were strong /
Democrats. and both were earnest ad- /
yoeates OF the policy Of the admins
tration as expressed IN the recent pres.
identla canvass and in Mr.. Buch-
anan's inaugural message-the abso-
lutte freedom OF the people OF the ter
rltories to form such governments as
they saw 1T, subject 10 the provisions
OF the constitution.
Governor Walker and his secretary
earnestly set themselves 10 work TO
carry out this policy, The governor
IN various addresses 70 the people OF
the territory assured all parties that
be would protect them In the free eI.
preston Of their wishes IN the elec.
ti0n for n new territorial legislature,
and be besougbt the free state men 10
give up their separate territorial Or
gar4zatIon, under which they had al.
ready applied for admission into the
Union and by virtue Of which they
claimed still 10 have an equitable legal
existence. The governor was so ear
nest IN his policy and 20 fair minded
IN bis purposes that he soon drew
upon himself the opposition Of the
proslaVery party of the territory. now
in small minority, as well a. the en-.
nifty Of that party In the states. He
assured the people they should have a
fair election for the new legislature
10 BE- chosen In October d65D and
which would come Into power IN Jsnu-
airy following The people took hin
ai bis word, and be kept II. Enor-
nous frauds were discovered 10 two
districts. which were promptly s<t
aside. The triumph Of the free stats
party was complete They elected q !