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Show • ) 11G A POLITtC_\.L TEXT-BOOK FOR l~ GO. IJ <'ttcr it wu wouhl ncccpL it, an1l put :111 cn<l to the quc8- 11: Kn n~!'s. ~vunt.s o. ~l:t~c~~~ ~~te C oll~titutlon ,. slle )1115 11 ( I ,, 111 ~ ·•k ,1 · 1. 1· " th .. !-\lu.vcry cl 1~u·c fa irly :;ub· I nght Ill It, ll..ltt . 'c "' .... '-""' , . , .., .... .... .. . 1. f ~ ~~c w;. ttH~ ,L I< 1 ce· Lillo C. un~Ll tul.t on , shcl·. n· ,J mntetl, ~0 t ha.t the people c;~n vo tll f1tr or l\~ iLius t it Y , up- a nf:ht tn 1L. l.t ~~ n one of my buSIIIC~M which way th~ p o-e 1 were a citizen of K :w:~a~, ami lihouhl go up to the ~l:tV1· ry clau~c ~ ~ deculed. I ca1·e not whether it iA p ull" :uHI say," 1 dc:->ire tu vote to 111ake Kaz~>a:! a ~nve v~tcd down OI'Vulecl up. Do you Mll ppu:-~e, aftet· plcdg~l t:Ue . hen: is my ballot." They r eply to me, ' llr. ot ll1.Y h •Hln r , that I wo uld g•l for that princlplt•, 1111 1 D•Jtll.:t'a :s, jus t vole fur that con"titution first, if you le ave the )H:n pl.e to Vt>t e a:; they ch n o.~~·, lh11.~ I would 1101r I , , .. Oh 110 l" I ·~n s wc r ••1 cannot vote fo r that d cgmtlc lll.}',cll hy v utln~-: 011e way If tht: :-<l:tvl:ry clan·~ I' ~ H~U. I ' I I I l 1 l . f ' I 1 \ nn~t ltU !to n t"Oll~cic n tio u ~ly-1 :~Ill oppnee1l to the clau3t:: 1e votc1 \ .wn, 1111• all o t tel' way 1 '" • ~ ;11t.ed u1,? 1 h) 11 lli~,;h y ou lo~:at. certtdn mlln•ttds in s uch n way as to care .n<n .how that vote may st;u ,,l . I tal.;e It (.,r g r,u1te<l 6 ·n il · . my ~.;ou n t y and 111y Jllti'L of the ~tnt e. I 1\111 that It Will he l' llled out. l tl.111k I have ~L·en e1wugh in 01\~,o~c\~ to t hat ua11 ki 11g ~yst c u\. I llltl opposed tn tllis the IIL~t. three day~ to mal>e it ccrtaiu that it will be rc· 1.\ u nll · iS'othiug or Au 11~ r i~.;tu1 clause in the constitution turned out , no lllall .: l' how tl1e v ute IIIHY sU\tHl. (Laugh. a l>•m t Lhe q ual tfieatht iiS for o llicc. 1 c rtnn o t vot.e fo r .i t." ter ~ Titt!ll they an~we r, ·• You shall not vote on m:~klng ~t tt Si~, lnm oppo~ •· tl lu .that co net..:rn, het:ause it look; to •t,1v" ~tate" 1 then say, "I W:\nt to lllflke lt n l•rcc me ltke a ~:~y~k m of lnckery ami Juf(l{lcry to dcfcat lh•; ;11a1c." 'l'h ~ y r eply, .. Votll for th:Lt constitution nr.!lt , fa ir .expr e~:liOII ~~~the ":Ill of tho p eople. :l'hcru i~ .no nca nd then you can vote to mn.kc it 11 l<'rec State ; ?Lherw1::1e ~e~:it.t y f•>r crowd tug 1111:1 111\.:ll.-> Ure, so unfa1r, ~o UllJU~t. a~ you 1·anuoL." 'l'ln1:s they disqualify ~very l• r ee- St t~tc IL 1::1 111 all its a ~ pc~: t-, upon us. man who will nc.L first v ote fo1· the const1tutlon ; they tll~q tahfy ~::ve ry 'la v c-~t alc man who wdl n ot fir~ t v ote for the constilu tio n. No uuttt~::r whe th er or n ot the v oters Ht att.: tlt~tt tltcy cn.nnot consci~ntiou ly v o ~c for those pro vi ion~, they r eply, "You cannot vote for or agaln.st Sla 1'er1' h e re. 'fake tltc cons titution as we have made 1t, take tite Eil'cti\'e .l<'r:tn cllise us wt: haVIl establisheLI it, take the ll ;lllking .. ystcm ns we have ulct ltted it, tn~c. thu Lt ulroad l111 e:! as we have locl~tcd them, take the Judtctnry ~v-tcm 11::1 we h tLVC formed it, take It all 1\S we have fixed ~ ~·, ,, \IlL our dves, an1lask uo qucstio n:i, hut votc for it, or you s h a ll not vote eithe r for a SlaYe or Io'ree t1~1 e. " ln otl;er wo rds, t lie k gal e ll't:c t o f tho achetlule is this: all t ltn -e who :Lre in f<LVor of this constitution mny vote fo r or ug.dust Slavery, as th ey pl e a~c ; llul all tltoRe who uru ag·dnst t his con~ tltutio n !Ll'e dis l'ran c ltise~l, and shall n •1 t Vt t•· nt all. 'l'h;Lt i:s the mode in which the ::)lavery pro) l <~ Si l io n is :mllmitt~tl. Evc1·y 1nan opposed to the coustilULi• Jn is tli~franchiscd ou the Slavery clause. ll ow lll itliY an~ :hey? Th•~y tell you there is a 11111j ont,r, for they :my the co n~ t i tuti on will l.w vo ted tlownln ·tan tly, hy an overwhelming majority, if you allow a nega.~i v l vo1 c. This show:! that :1 nHIJority :u·c ag~tl lhL it. Th ~y d i ~qua lify unol disfr,tnchise e very man who i" a~:tinst it, thu ~ r cft· r r iug the ' Ia very cl:~u c to a minority ()[the pcoplc or K tn'ILR, anti leaving tlmt minority free to vutc rnr or ug a tnst the Slavery chw~c a~ they <"hoosc. Let me a:>k you if that i::1 a fair mode of suhmitling the S ,11 ery claus.:? Docs tltat 1\HH~ of submit tin~ that par- 11 ~: ul 1r clau~e le;tvc the p eo ple perfectly free to vo te for Ol' Hg:titts t :::!lavery a:; they ehoo~e? A111 1 free to v o te llH I d to~c on Ute !:;l:wery que, ti on, if yon tt;ll 111\l I s hall not vote on it unt il 1 vote for tltc l\laine l. iquu r Law ? Am I free to V(lte on the ~IILV C I'Y quc::!lton, if you t e ll lll t.l I s l11dl 110t vote ei ther way until! v ute for a Bank? l :; it freedom o f e icctiou to uml\c y our ri ght to vo te upon on~ question depcn<l upon the mode in which y ou are going to vote on !iOniC o ther questi on which ha:,~ 1111 con lli: C l lon with it? 1:~ I haL frecd vm of • h·ctwn? ! .; tlmt. the g reat. fLllHiamclll:tl princi ple o f clf·G o ve rzun c nt, f,,r wlu ch we combi ned :11111 st ruggled, 111 this body :Lnd t hrnughout the counu·y, to cstalll1~h as a rule of action in n il t11 11e to come ? . . . Let me ask y o u, why force tlti::1 Con~titution <l own t he throlats or tile pe<> ple of Kan:-a:!, in OJIIJO:Iitiou to their wi,hc'i ~~11<1 in violation of our pl cdt;e» ? What great ohj ••et <I! to uc attai11e•l ? Ut£i bono r \Hmt arc you to gain by it? Will y ou sustain the p ttrly by violating it s prin Ciple~? Do you Jli'OJIOHC to kc<:p the party united by f•J rcing a div bion ? 'tatHI by the d octrine th1tt l eave.:~ thu puoplc pe rfe ctly free to form and r~gu l atc the ir in stitut ion:~ for thcm:~elv e.:~ in their own way, aut! y ou r p:nty w.ll lte unitcd and i rrc~ i:;ti hl e in powe r . Alm1ulou tlt.LI g reat prindple, an1l the pat·ty is not worth suviu)!, and cannot be !Iave LI, u. ft<:r it s hall hc viulateu. l trus t. w~ art: n •1: to be r ush1•d upon 1111 ~ que tiuu. Why shall it bt: tl ntll· f Who is to be hencf\ted? 1>1 the 'outh to he t lie g Liner? Ne ither the North nor I he South has the right to g LIIJ lL Heet ional ntlvautagc hy t.riekcry o r fmnd. lluL I fLit\ heseeclied to wait till I hear from the election on the 2 1 ~t of Deceuthe t', 1 l~lll told tl ~:tL JH.: rliap.:~ that w:ll put i.t ~til r ight., :uHI will solv~.J the whole <lilllculty. !low e:tu 11? Pc rliap:~ t he re llt:Ly be a hHge vntc. 'J'hcrc may ~c ~L I:Lrge.vote re turn ed. (Laughter.) ilul l d eny th .1t It li po~::Hhl c to have a fait· V•>te un the Slavery Ciau~e; ll. n<l I say that it i-; nnt. po.;sible to hllV•! 1wy vote o.u tl.le Conqtituti_on. Wl.y w:Lit for the 111 uckery of an t· u•cuon, when 1t IS provul ~::<l , unalt c r:1ll'y, tlt ;ttthe pt!ople cannot vote- when t he maj<~rii.Y 11 r t: <li ~ fran ch i~ed? Uut 1 am told on all a id~::~, "Oh, jus t wa it ; the Pro- 81\Lv ·ry ci:Luse will he voted down." 'l'hat u oe:~ n o t obvill tt: auy of n•y obj ectiOn::!; it d .. e:~ n•)L dintinish any of tht:m .. Y? u have no more right to force a Free-State Co n:>lltutwn on K:Lnsas than u dlavc-!::!tutc Constitution. On the 2rHl of Feb., 1 58, the Prcsid t•nttmnsmittc<. l tO 1 0 tlg t·e~8 the L ecompton Constitution nccompanietl by a . p"ci:d Mt'S:;age ~ tronrrl; urg ing tlte ndmi..,..;ion or Kansas as a State unde.r thi:i eonstitution. 1The follvwing is a bt·id ::~tatement in n•gard to the orig iu of tht: Le· compron 'o n~t. itution:) The fir:;t 'l'crri1orial Legis lature passed an net in UHi .) to t .1h tltc sense of the p e ople 011 th~ C:\11 or ;1. CollV t.'llL io n tO form :t Stutc Con titu· tion, a t t h e clt•t• t ion in Oct., 1 .)G. .Accot·dinr,.r, ly ' an e lection wa ... ltt·ld at which abo ut 2,500 Yotcs w p r e poll~·d, tltl' Fre ·- ~tate m e n not voting . At tlti:l t•lt•ction, :t new k g is Ltture wa~ e lected, nil l'r o-.~ la Vt•ry, 11 lticlt m e t in Jan., 1837, and in confo nnit." wi th the ,·ote of 2,500 at the preced· ing O~:to l H•t' !'lt·ction, p a~!') C U an a ct proviuing for the t'let.: tion of dl'legates on the 15th of June, to lilt' •t in ~ol tl' t'ntion in ... e pte mbc t' f o llowing. Soon aftt>r thi", Gov. 'Valkcr w ent to Kansa 1 antl pnbl i. h •tl an adtlt'C:'lS to the p eople in which h e :t:l .. mt·t•tl Lltt·nl of his determination to use evt'l'!' lll L':tr t:-1 in hi:-; power to preve nt all disorder antl Yioll'nce. lie p e r~ uad c d the Free -State men to go t o the poll au u vote. An objection whit.:lt they lll'f!'CU w:L , that in 19 out of the 38 countiL':'I tto r l•g i:-;try hatl been maue , and that in 1!5 Olll of' the l~l 110 CCilSUS hnu bee n taken, SO thaL it wa~ impos:;ihle for the p e ople to vote in Lho~l' tuttnlies. These fac ts arc confirmed by Gov. \\' alk c r and ~:k~eret:try Stanton. The electio n f o r delegates to the Coztvcntion w:\ · !wid on the 1 5th o f June. The l!,rcc-Statc ttt e n did not v ote, for tho r e a son just m e ntioned, anu ·tll'lo (a ' they stated,) tha.t the y hatl no confi· dencc in th e otlicerR who were to hold the elec· tion, and bcctlu 'C thl! Constitution which might be form e d, mu ' t , in the opinion of Gov. Walke r, be submitLcu to a vow of all the people for rnti· li c a.tiou or rt'j ' ction, whl' the r they voted nt thi9 e lection Ot' not. Tho e ntire vote for delegates was only abotit 2,2UO. 'l'he dclrgttte' •lceteu a sscmble tl in Conven· tion at Lecompto n , "'cpt. 5th, but soon adjourned ove r to October, to :twaiL t h e r esult of the Ter· ritorial Electi o n on th e tit·s t ~fon<.lav of that mouth. At this Tcni w l'i:tl Election, hoth pnr· tics nominate<.! cn.ndidatPs . At the request of Gov. Walke r, 2,0tltJ U. S. t.roops w e re in thoTer· ritory, an<.! they w e r e stationed s o as to protect the poll:i tt~ tiJUeh as poss ible. Ovet· clc~cn thou ·and voLt'" were po'le J, after rC'~cctt.ng 2, DO a :; fmutluknt ami irregular, l,et)O ol whtch wct'C r·ctume d from the Oxford precinct, where, according to the ecn~u:-:, thet'O w ere but 43 voterJ, anu tweln~ hun<.lrc<.l from 1\[cS..:o County, whcro MR. ill CIL\.XA~'S LE OO ~fPT OX ME'SAGE. 117 t.O po 11 W,\S Opl .UCt · . . in a ~I lLII! o f re~ t ~ tancc ag;Lin8t 11 ., auth ort ty. 'I hey l1al'e . , , 1 Tlte l'':·Hth of t lti" •lect:on I to which they owe all cg itl nce, an1l h a ve b.<'cn al; th utimtJ WtlS, the }"rec-St:ttC party C:LlTtCil t it ' kgt.·dat tre ull the t ilne hecu eu1lcavo r ing tv suhv crt it llihl to c~ t nb . d the delco-at · to Con rr r c:;s. l li'ih a re 1•ul uti onary Government, under tht.: so - c a l l ~:: l illt1'1 'c ~ tion rc :tsS~ lll bl 'U in O c tOht• f' :LC- Topcktl c .. n~t!tution, i ll its stc;Ld. }<;.ven tl~ this v_.. ry lC Oil vc .1 • , ' • . 1non1cnt, tht: To p cl..a Leg i:!la.lu rc arc tn s e!iston. \\ It o-cordi ng to !tdJ OUr n nt c nt, and form e d th' ~Oitl'lt~- ever l1as read the rorrc~ptJOd<:nce of Gov. \V;tlkcr w1th tut ion now so famous <t.' dll• LN: Olllpton Con SLI - t he .'tal c. Departm~nl, r e ce ntly .com.muni c~t ell to th~:: . \V'heu i t ueeatne known t. lt:lt Lht' Con- l'<:n a k , Will bc COIIVtrl ce <.l that till~ IHC ture.z~ n ot o ve r - IULIOIL . . . drawn . lle alwa y~ pr () t<::~tctlagnlll~t the Withdrawa l o f \l.' tltion !tact rcf u .·cd to l'llhtntt t.h e t'llt.t~e C?ll· 1u1y p o rtiun o f the military fo r ce of t ile Uuite1l :Stu ted ,.titlllion to :L votr of the p eople for r.tttficat.tOn fro 111 the Te rri tory, d~>eut t ng its p rc~;e n cc u bHo l utdy .. 1." ·ction and had suh tni tted o n ly a propo:;i- n eL· es~ 11 ry for the presc n ' Hllo ll of the H · •ul.:u· Uo v t r ll- 01 I j~ 1 , • ' · IIICIII ;L!I J l ht: (;Xt.!CUtiOtl Of the laWS. 1 11 lll:i Very fl r:.l Ll<Jil Ill r !'g ;lrd to ~la ~' L' t',Y, und that til !tlorl l• ,antl llispatch to the Sl!c re tary of Statt!, <lu.tcd J uue 2, l 5i, lie under a test oath wlnclt w o uld prc,·enL tltc Ji r 'C- ~ay~: Rvue people f'roru voti ll" there ll'tlS (rr •at exeitc- " Tin• mosl n.larming movrmrnl, howr vcr. pr o()<' E'IIS from '- ' . 'I' · n • 1 · c"> 11 1 1 1 thl' M•wmullng on the !lth of Ju1111, of lhl: RO <::l lk ll Top~;ka ment Ill the erl'tt()ry, t lt'C:1.tCilll1h ) 00< l'l l CI • J,1·git>l:ll UI'I', wttb avlt·W 10 UHl l'll:LCllll l'll t Of an t•utire cotlt• of C'ndt•t· tlw~c circumstanec:, .A.ctwg GO \', Stan toll btll':l. of counw, It wlll be my (·n•h·nvor to lll'<'v<'nt such a , , \V· II· . 1 . . 1 • , . ·.,. , I) , , , .. , n· ~ tl ll, M! it wou!ti l••1ul lO l iwv lta. l~l e anti disas trous collislou, cnllcJ ( (rOI. .t "Cl l,tu l :stt, ttC( clll Xtl ,l ~:~es - anti tu fact l'l'll'CW the civil war In h lllllli\8. 11 r;iou o r Lite T\'tTi torial Lcgi · la.ture. 'l'hc lcgi:-lla.- Tltiil W!l.:i with d iffi c ulty prcvente ll hy the efl'orts o f ture a. sembled Dvc. 17th, ;Ut<.l p<l sed an ;tct to G o ve rnor Walke r ; hut s oon t herettflcr, on the 14th or · . 1 , L ,. C , · t t' f · ·I t . J uly, we fi n cl him req uest ing Gcn ·ml Harney to furnis l~ :lUbmzt t lC < <:Otltpton Oll::-Lt ~ lOll .til Y 0 :l. him n. rcgimwt o f d r a goons to prnce ctl to the ci ty ot vote of the pt•oplc on the 4th of J anu:try n e x t, r.11wre ncc , and thi~ fo r the reaso n tlmL he h:t<l recc1 veu followitttY the tint • fix etl by the L ecompto n COil· autlt c utic inte llige nce, v e r itl ed. hy hi~ uwu actual. ol.J~ er· . 0r·' tl I ' f t rr I vnti on th ilt !\ <la ugc r ou ~ rehe!I IO il hat! OCCll l'retl, 11\VOIV· \'CilllOll ~1' .te C CCLIOII 0 a.tC 0 l~C I'S UlH I' tng un'opt~ll d e lianee o f the h.LIVS, anti. tbc c~l:tbli~l,t nlell t th:tt con, LI!.UtiOil. of an i n~urg c nt g o vcrnmt' nllll that Clly. In the Uo v t:: r· On the 21Rt or D ec., t h e vote waA tak ' ll in t lH' n o r's <l i ~jli\tch of July 15, he inform:; tile t\ectetary of manner pn':;c riiH'd by t ltc Convention, tlll<.l r c - 'tate that {. " This movPmr ut :l l T.awrt' ll C\1 1\'IIR thr hrgln n!ng of a piau, sultcd ns ollo w8 : orlg lnntln rr In th:LL city 10 org!Lil l7.1' iusurn·dlon th ronghtllll "For t he constitution with Slavery" 6,2Gii lhll Territory, nn•l l·sp,:clt~.Jly ln all to wt•~· ('llinJ ttll<.l countil•s '·61 l'' llt'l'l'· th t• Jt u(lllhlit'lU\ (}lll'lY lHl Vt' 8. llll110 rliy .La,l,>' ri!DCI' It> "~'or the constttu tion wi thout ::lla1·ery " v l'i te ho-tbed· of' all tht' ;\ bolllion mon·n~o·l"t lii 111 .' 11 1s 1 t' tT 1l ?ry. 'l'otal vote . G,793 J :111. 4th, L .1.\ in ac ·ot·tlanee with tlte :teL o f the 1\• tTi torial L t"•i:·datu r e , tltc pcopl ' voted a' follow:=~: For lhc Lc:com)lton Cons titution with Siflvery 18 " " " withoul " 24 Ag~illst the J.ecompt.ou Constitution 10,226 Ul•ing OVt't' t!'n thonsn.n<.lmajority ngaiust the Lecompto n Cou~Litntio tt. l'll KS IIJ ~: Nt' lJ llC ILI.NAN1S L ~;CO ~ll'T0:-1 ~(F.S~.\.GI<:. The following is tit~ rres i<.leut' s special Mcssarre, of F •b. ~nd, 185 ' . I have r ~::cc ived front J. Calh oun, f:.;q . , P resident of the late Cn11~ti tnti onal Co nvention of Kansas, n copy duly ccrlific<lhy hilliSL· lf, o f the Con!ilitution framed hy th:Lt bot.ly, with tl 11• ~: xprcssi o n of the h o p ~ that l wo nltl submittht: samt: to tl11.' c ull ·id e nltion of Congres~" with the vlcw uf the a dml:<>'ton or K ans;LS int i) the Union as llll lndcpendt·nt ::<ta te." rn <:OI11JIIiance with this r eq < t •· ~l, I ltt!rc witli t r:u'""'it to Co 11 g; re~s for tht ir ncti()n the c .. nstitution Of JCLnH:tH, With Llte o rdi llllllCC rc~p c e LliiJ.( the JlUhlic lluHI~ , as 1v<:ll :1~ tl·e IdLer of Mr. C:dhoun, d:ttcd at Lccomptun , on the 14. h ult., hy wh ich they wae a ccompanied. liavi ng r e c:civ<:d b ut u. single co py of Lite Oo n~Lituti o l1 :tnd onlin!WC•·, I send tlt i:; t o t he S o:natc. A great dclu~ion ~CeinS to p e rvade 1he pul) lic mi111l in rclatiou to 1 ht.: condition of partks in Ka n :LS. Till~ :tr ises from the difficulty or ind ll <"iiW the A III C ric:~ n JlL'O)lle to r e1tl izc the fact tlt ;~t any po r ti~ n o f tl~t·lll should he in rL Mate of r clu· llion ugain~L tire Government under which tlt~y live. When we ~ ~~o·a.lc of the afl'airs o f K •1 nsa~, we are apt to l'(·f,·r 1ne rcly to tht: existence of two v iolcut pol iticnltlllrti ·;; in that 'l'e rritnry, divided <lll the qu ·sLion of ~l tLVc ry, j ust it~ W<: !I!Jeak ,,r such partie:; in the St:\lc~. Tlus pre~eitls no adequate i<l<::l of the t rue state of the ca~e. 1'he divhliu ·• lntc the re i ::~ not between t1v1t p olitical parties, I.Joth ll;knnwl ed~;ing the l:twful <·x lHten cc of the Govcrume nt, hut hct wc c: ll th o~e who a re ltJyal to this Government ll!Hl those wlt<J !~ave cnd t<avorl!<l to tles troy lt.s ex istence hy force :wd hy u~lll'J> llli , n -h ~ tl\·ec n tho~e who ~ustllin, an<) th o<' who h:we d t~ n e 1LII In their power to overthrow, the 1't' t'l'it orial Uovurnmcnt 1'1\ labl i~ h etl l>y Oongrcs~. 'l'his Gov~· rtnn e llt tht·y wo uld lnngsinct: have eubve rte<l hau it " " t hccn j)I'O te~.; t ct l fro nt thei r fL·saultally the lroop'l nf thc Unit,·d :::\tales. ~u ch It :. ~ hccn lhe co nd iL10n of Hfl'.dt·s siuce my in:tUI{IlrHtiun. f\: v e r sincc thnt P~ri o d, a. IHt);e llOrtion of tlte 1wuple M K : Lll~a:~ h:w ,· b een in. a. state of r ellt:llion a~;Lilt::ll lil t: Gnvcr11ment , with a lllllltary le:lllcr a t LIH•i r ht:,ttl ()f nt ii~ L turbul.•ut ttnd dangero u:~ c lia r:Lctcr. 'l'ht·y h a 1~ e ucver a ck no wlt!dgnl, but llllvc couhta:1tly r cu o lllH:ed all(.l tlt-Ucd, the GoveruUlellt Jt IH Lht: town eRta hlisht•ll by tht• AIJoli tlon 1-'<.ll'il' IIPS ot 1hu ~;asl o.nd, whll t• th t•n ' l.l l'l' n·Npcdtl bli• pPopli• lh t•n', lL Is fi ll.' i hy a'cono;ickruhlt• nulnlwr nt' mt•rc't' IHi r.lo·M, wh•J ltrl' p~l t l ~>Y A boll tion ;:o;ocit•l lt•s l<I IH' I' P•'lli:L t•· ILII•I t!lllu>~ t' :u.(li!Ltlou thl Olll( h· nut l\ :Ln~:l~ a u I prt•Yt'lll a. Jl l'ilt' t'flll !Wll kllll'lll of lhll; ()11 •'8 tlon. Jl!\d;•g f.llk d in int! ul'lllg Lh•·ir 0 \\' 11 P.O CILII('(I Torwk:\ !'itnle L1:glsla.tn rc to ur~alll7.t' tin>~ in>~ur rt'l~l lon, LO.\\TI'~ICO 1 ~1\A comm.·nct!tl It h<'r~ 1 ·lf, a nti, If nn~ arres tl'tl, thc rullellwu \\ UJ cxLt'l\lllhroughouL the 'ft.'rrlorr." A.nd again : "In onlt•r to s••n•l !hi<; commttnlc:a.tlon lmmt'lli l\t .. ly tly m.~ll. I nHtSL tlOI:ll', assurlng yuu th.tl th o· 11plrll of n•!~t· Bion, jl l'l'l.'l 1•·,'~ Llw " l't'tll mn.>s of th•• ltt' lllli •llc·au plLrty o{ thts l l' r rl.or), tns tigall'tl, ns I t•ntl'rta ln uo do u bt tlw y 1\!'t• , IJ_y l~n sll: rn .~" t·it• tlt•ll h!l.vln ~ In d t•w rP~u lts iJIOHI d lllaRirO II'IIO lh\• \ •IJV•. rn ntPill ~ntlthe Unio n ; a.n111ho.L 1h1· t·ontlnu l·d prt·w· n~:t· of (, ,·u. Jt arn oy [<; lndi~ )I\'IIRA.h l t', as wa.s o rl gl nn lly s lp u~l\t.-11 by lilt', with a 'targ~: hotly of drngoons J\ll ll li\' Vt't'tll b altt•rw>~." On the 21lt.h of J uly, 1 57, Ge n. L1~n e , under th ~ au1 h nrit_y of the Topeka Co:wentlon , under took, as Gen. Wa lke r info rii\S us, "To org o.nir.l' t lH~ whol1• Frrc-Stl\lt> p11rly lulo I'OI,i~n lt'f'r~. nnd t<> In k•· Lht· nanH' !I of a.l! who n ·fu'lt' t•urolnwnt. I h.· pro (,·Hs l'tl Ohj t·t·L WI\!! to prOl\'CL th t~ pollll 8.L I hi' t'lr cllc)IISI. Ill ;\ 'uL:u~l. of a u t·w lnsurg••ut 'f opt•ka. Sla te T.<•s:tsi:Llllr~. l ho ohj•·r·L 111 wking lh<• n tulll'S of all who n{lllll ' l' lll'ollmc n.t Is lO t<·rrlfy th1\ F1· 1·t· SUI.lC Co n~t·rvath·\•s Into submbblou. 'I his i!! prn1·1'd by th•· n·(:t·nt a trod tl1·s ~;)tlllll lttc<l on sn1·h ll!Pn hy llHl 'l'o pPkJtll<'"· Tlw sp t•Prly loca tion of larg11 h<' ,l ! t ·~ of reg~tl~r lr CI•'!JR hl're wlrh two hrttll' rl l's ill nt•t:t·:'lsn ry . J ~~~ Lll:vr<,nce litHurL: I'IIts all'rLIL lltc dcr clo[ltni~U tl:l of Lhls new m.illla.r) or gau 17.'\ iltlll." In U1c Governo r's dispat ch of July 27, he says that " (J I'll. Lanr nnrl hls Rlall' c ~· prywh err <l•·n~ llw " lli hf)r[l y or tiH' Tt·rrlinrirll l!~w.~, antl couusel a total dhr<~gnr J of thl'Se t' nrwt lllt'IIIS." Without ma.king further quotations of ll Rimil.ar charac· tcr f rom other dispa.t.chc::; of Goveruor Walker, zt appears, hy reference to 'ecretary ta.rH•)n '11 commuulcat.on to u'en. Cat\.~ on the !lth of December liL::!t, that "Tht•lmporl:\nl slt•p nC <·ailing tho l •·d~ lJ\ Inrl' to ~; rth<'r \\'It!! lllk•·n nflt·r· 1 {h •) lt:td b t•t·nuw s:ulsti t'd 1h 11 1h •• t l•'<'lh>ll ord(•rNl h~ thl· \ !OII\' t•ll li\11\ on tho• ;!lt~t o f l)o•C(' tll hl!r t•ould nul b t• l'C!:\ dut· tt•d w ll ho ut l'ol ll •lnn ILIHI hloo.l,;hP•l." . q 0 Intense was the dis\oy:ll feeling among the enem1e::; o r the Governm!nt established by . '!ngr~3~, that an election wh ich <Lfi'ol'(led them opportu mtll'"• 1f. Ill the m~j orit.y, of making K 1tmms a ~·roc Rtn.te accnrcltng t~ the r own cx pre;;sed desire could not he cond nrt ed without collision and uloo 11sl~ed . The truth is .tlllll, up to the present moment, the enemicH o r the ex.lst mg go v~r.n m~nt sti ll adhere to their 'l'opcka r evolut iOnary ~:o n"ttlutto n and government. 'J'he very first paragraph o f the me.,sa. ge of Gov. ltohlnson, tltLted the 7th of Ut~c mh e ·, to the 'l'o p e t.:a Legislature, now a ssemhl.c<l at J , ~\wrc~J c c: contains a.n opeu defiance o f the ltLWS ttll(l Co ustttuttoa of the United States. 'l'he Go>eruor Sttys : ,, 'l'ht> f'onn•ntlon whU:h fro.mctl tht• To\" 'kl\ Coustlt,u l~n origluu.wtl with th~ pl!opll! of Kausu.s l'errJLOry. fbey |