Zitit Atra,t4. CARLISLE,° Wednesday, March 23, 1859. VIEWs,S • ori THE KANSAS Q„ugpsrlobt. Otir Chief Magistrate in' his leSi•tinnual message speaking of his course on the Itabsto question; - dneleren'there isms - act-of fibtlife-en which he'rehts-with-niore-boinplagener /1" declaration is.not likely to"mislead any .body and therefiiin - lfittiiireificlireritreur efirtike ." .Matter it is altogether out of place in a public • - message. . . Were it Who admitted,' that, theliitlgniek• itnpliedda the declaration is erroneous. end • that Mr. Buchanan is Mistaken in the verdict lie..tbus pronounces on „hie actions, it may • eeeni ungeneroue'to disturb his equanimity, seeing that-throughOuttthmever-changing part he has played in the drama of life;—amidst all • its troubled retrospects, the short turns and awkward dodgetOof its race—it is from. this delusion,'he derives his most substantial en: . • joyments. If, however in,this, we are unkind, two die no worse titan his friend Senatorilam.' That gentleman, whemay be looked . fr. upenas,a fair expositor of the poutl'atplina code „ef ; honor, speaking trete the same'plitt """'",Torm and en accomplice in the same policy, , seems to -regard ft, now that it is past, with _ shame and confusion rather than with pride and exultation ; .and this we think will be the - - -,abjudieation of the future historian and - otir reading posterity. Time and . eircumstance, •rrive are aware, hafe'much to do in shaping the - opinions of Men engaged in the rots and liv ' ing'_on the employments of government ; -BO ..Lthat what at one period may seem wise and prudent, in their conceits, will at another ap... pearrasth,andloolish,_andwicked.__lndeed, _ doctrines are now openly 11(1i/faceted in high places, which, in the earlier years of the re public' were whispered only in the secret as ' sociations_of thieves and pirates. Ilow.well hrliew ill the Itansas manifestoes of Mr. Bu-: °bonen are likely, to abide the ordeal of futu rity it is not,our province to decide . ; at pres ent we are persuaded the judgment of upright nlen, guided by the moral instead of the pit- is tgainstlhem; and - thatit,will be 'many generatioup in the future, before .that judgment will change. ••" • • • •-• -.- Believing then ai we do, that there is no of .fence of modern times, in the-administration of public affairs, that will compare in enormity, his Ostend and Cuba policy alone and always. excepted,—with Mr. Buchanan's treatment of -• Kansas affairs• we propose so far as the brief limits we prescribe to ourselves'will alloW, to• extricate the truth. from the moonshine and. mist in which ho hoe endeavored to hide it ; .• _ . " and to °Annie the wrongs of this unhappy people from the silence in which he has tried to bury them; and-as this will "best'liii done by a brief outline of therealites of the case, i 6 is to them we ask attention. Among the shadows introduced to clou,d the truth_and justify the wrongs committed on • 'the people-of 'the territory : ef. Kansas, it - is charged that they were in rebellion to the laws. ' The. offence thus characterized, con sisted in the opposition of six-sevenths of the people; to a germ-trick' sel - up by conspira tors from without, conibining with others from within, and enforced by mob violence and in; I inildation"—etovernmeirt alike in origih and 'alike in execution to that of the• Ban Francis co VigilanctSointnittee. Imwful authority. - being essential to the 'offence, it I.llciern"''riliiat resistance to law deriving (heir 'litre° from as •:."-Sumedandusurped power, -is-not - rebellion in - any legal or moral sense of the term. On the contrary, individuals and communities have a natural right, which can only be lost by vet tinter), surrender, to protect themselves and ' property from lawless aggressions; and hence our English ancestors in their opposition to the tyranny of the House of Stuart ;—our own fathers in their resistance to laws, imposed on them without their consent, were not rebels • in any other sense than the people of Kansas were rebels. We affirm therefore, that the , charge is a libel on the living and the • dead, and that it is so proclaimed"by Hampden and Warren, speaking from martyr graves. But, were we-to-accept the term, who so ignorant as not to know from the glory of the cause, `and its sturdy defence; the name and the ac . - tors have become immortal P—Who so ~degeno rate as not to honor their memory ? . This, however, is a digression. Our busi ness is with the facts. Ile it known then that . the legislative government of the territory was acquired in the mode by which highwaymen get their money ; by violence and intimida tion ; by an invasion of armed men from an adjoining State, driving the legal judges. and the actual settlers from the election polls. and by substituting men of their own appointment as judges, and their own Gallas for those of the qualified voters ;—that the power thus 'ac quired was claimed and 0 - iaMeill for two years and was all fife - while' employed to per ' . petuate iteelf;--that it was upheld by the' ex- . ceutive and judicittl officers of the territory, tle - riiing• their alitlM - ifr aided by, the enactment. of test laws and•other . legislative contrivances, having for their ob jeCt the overtbrow of popular sovereingty and the disfranchisement of the advocates of free labor." These being the well known and well authenticated wrongs committed upon an un •rititending people, do .we wonder that a domi nation obtained by lawless violence and main tained by ruffian rule, should be attended with kindredbuirage ? or, that they should be met with stout resi aneet iVe forbear to enter into any. deta of he reign of terror that en sued; or to desoribo the scenes 'that covered the land with horrors. Iris enough to say , that In the offences which- renewed, the no menelature of.Wiekedneseuld crime was •ex haunted: , • • • • . Inheriting ibis condition- oping's from:bin predecessor in office, it is not to be doubted that Itutbanus'was,•at first, well inclined;, to apply-a remedy. Indeed it'is fair to say that for. all that 'appeared to the contrary, be entered on the undertaking, With an honest . and earnest desire to avoid,the errors. of the ' past, and by a fair and 16Prirtitil exerofse of Ids powers. reassurelhe people of. the territory and regain their confidence...-Thie is seen in the caution oWirrerl'in the selection of hi iloveractri;ln the, personal c r onferenceiywhich precuided"his appointment; in the, Mire ,Mltert . . teguard , agnintit mleundefstanding.4 and in genetiWOO:ditt ' ef4ionary ,powers 'with which' -be was invested: Thus acquainted. views elMr 7 l3ttehnottn,thuecommission. tme,prpont;tliegt,t.it: that the. ' mission of Mr. Walker partook more of the:_ charactor i ,of.k.ntediater, thant,,a„rnagistrate. ; Thiele 'shown Wile active efforts to 'restore „peace and suppress strife; in his anxious mire t6OVerboine their - litititi , iit;'imd suspicion Of the tiitli6riti'ag of WitishingtO the.. f ai• , • peald'ltiadti , Atite'pairlotista' of the 'pettPle in the assurances of Pit'o r teOile'ii' id the frog erolatt of 'their ;, and 'ln' Ihnliledge','Of his ce:OliarittlarititticfauPPefeitlany attenipts' . • they should,make to . recover their lost 'Miceli- Sanity, through the medium of the-ballot-box . IThus,,encoureged, the.. Advocate s -of fire epti A wi4e,Andimedieettend the eleetionennd make the trial.;.' Success .ciewned (heir hfforts: •S On there Was y, .no open err y, be-WM/knives and 'revolting ,firenrms,in the ' hands et foreign votere do intimidate .no tun' sertler4,—ne'expuliiien of judges tinritt• specters, but means equelly atrocious howev er,'were soon found and put in -requisition to secure the• same end. Forgery and .false swearing, it was believed, would aSeffectuelly now do the woik of continned usurpation, as former intimidation' end. viplence. And' ne aorJingiy one of the election districts usu dittpelling,less:than fifty votes, there was a concerted-attempt to-suppress the genuine re-, turns' and substitute fabricated . papers,-show ing a-vote of-dome twelve .or fifteen hundred BO arranged, if received, as to decide the com plexion of the legislature, and retain the leg islative power in the hands of the forgers.-- But, this time there were obstructions' in the' ray of the frond not. easily overcome —The concurrence of lute executive officor'n was es sentiel to its consummation, and as it became their duty to determine the true .from the false, 'the forgery was promptly rejected, and the certificate of election given to the rightful claimants. Andthus, to the lastin . g honor of Robert J.. Walker and his Secretary, were the 'people of•Kansaiiedeemed frOM the thraldom in . which, it was hoped to bind tficin for 'an other term of cen.years. , • ' Strange as it may.seem just in this-position of affairs we 'are met by a new phase of the .4uestion. , At the moment When the'. people 'were about to secure their usurped heritage' and peace-loving men.throughout the land' Were felicitating each other, upon the event, And lauding the firmness and impartiality of Governor Walker, it begins to be whispered - that - he was - an Antermeddler - in - the - election - returns ;'—that he violated his instructions in committing Mr. Buchanan to the essurance, Ghat no forthc' ..- T - 'government shonld be Ml posed, without the eanation .of a majority of the people in their election 'assemblies Strange still; • that nearly coincident with these intimations,. a'constitu - tion is patched up inAvhich the pledgb thfis.given is ignored, and the right denied. Our:readers will re member how this constitution was brought into - being; thai,_by an act of the bogus Leg,- islature,, en election of - delegates to form a Slate ,Conteittillon was nufberized, and that in this election the advocates of free labor .took .no part. .Triiiting to the; declaration sealed in the blood of :Lexington' and-Bunker ' ,thtit civil government derives its just -power from the consent of the governed; and Confiding. in the pledges-of the Executive of . the nation,- as made througlcbis authorized organ the Governor,- that no constitution should be imposed du them 'without the sanc tion of their 44 - roving votes ; they were so indifferent to .the end'of this assemblage as they hod been to its beginning. What folloW ed,.is Well remendiered. A slave constitution was adopted, unchangeable in its provisions for years in tile future, and not' then, unless by tit Wo third vete ; it superseded the recently electedlegisititure; imposed new tests on the right of suffrege ; and'apportidned the repre sentation in the legislature in a way to iecu're the rule of a minority.—All that VMS conceded to the freedom of choice was to say yea or nay on the question prelever„f,and even then, in tile Tovm of the gamester's: device—liceds! 1 win ;-.7 ails ! you lose. So that to the ad= vocates of free labor, voting at all, was to vote for, and not against the knaves wholvere cheating them. , We ought not in this connec tion omit to mention the significant fact, that this constitution was not agreed -upon until after its authors bed lost their control 6f the legislature, although in session for severe ] weeks before the election While it is undeniable that Mr. Walker was apprised that Mr. Buchaban had become somewhat unsettled and infirm in his original purpose touching Kuisas affairs, or,, as his confidential friend, Senates Bigler, expressed it,'" weak in the knees," it is not less certain that his conduct escaped all official censure; and that it was not until theTegalvotesp lied; by the recent election, secured the right to, maketheir own laws, that a murmur of dis sent or dissatisfaction wills Mr. Walker was heard ; and, we think it may be . affirtned with equal truth, that until that occurrence, no ono in the territory or out of it, questioned 'the propriety of submitting the constitution in ptocess,of formation, to the vote of 'the peo ple. However this may be, or however these things are to be accounted for, all floubt of Mr. Buchanan's course were soon removed by an open disavowal of the pledges given .by Mr. Walker in his name ; and now that Mr. Buchanan no longer appears by proxy, ve be hold him in hie own person.and in the fuller and final development of his Kansas policy dbiting with the authors of all the mischief, numbering less than a seVenth part of the population, in .the attempt to fasten an odious system of constitutional . law on the other six, and this not only without their con sent but against their remonstrances; implor ing the Co-operation ef"Congress. in the at tempt and using the power and patronage of Tliii — goVerffni - entia — eawrolts — auceess. -- Orthe -- means . employed . torseduce the representatives from their conviction of duly we say nothing. Many yielded, many were minty tried.--. Enough, however, continued true and faithful to the rights in which our free institutions were laid to frustrate the detestable design. Defeated in the . attempt to , force a hateful constitution on an tinwillirig .people new ex pedients were quiCkly sought for. 'to entice and entrap them ; and, accordingly, the con trivance known as the "English Bill," is - brought forth; a sort of feigned' issue under which the people of Kansas were permitted to .say, by ballot, whether they would accept certain grants of land or whether they .would not. If yea, it was' to be adjudged that the Leboniptore Comilitution, was accepted. If nay,,.that their 'admission under State gov ernment was to be postponed. It remains le state that this artifice also failed. • The bribe was rejected, the threat depise4 and by a vote of twelve thOusand against two the English Bill received its Auletus. Such are the acts on which Mr. Buchanan, has staked his,reputation. Hence the springs of his consolation.: The venture, it is true, is not large, and therefore the loss will not ho •great, But we think he is safe from the in trusions-of envy, upon - tlie — tonree'of his-en joyments. Higher considerations, _however, titati,.f Lwbich. pertpin_ e, Irf 11 cPualln.'s petteti;'ef conscience, or reputatioyns states-' roart„are-invalved in; the example, ~-With the kings , and princes of ,the earth claiming to govern :by birth -right; or with despots ,whoc ,l t the" 'obedience , of , 'in en; by 'the; fear, of ;the Sword, or ..the ,fires of tliefutiire world; Sic Vo/o Is the apprepriate law, "Not, io.vrith rt. people claiming to he sovereign by , , fl iaturaland itidefeasihia.righ(Hit people who have establlphOd'Ocir claims,. by, a succeiiefal bound: their rulers in the shackles of cokistltutiOnal lavi'to becotite their sorvants .`4everthelo . s' dictation ines ap e Of multiplied executive vetoce overruling the, action of the legislatur?, manifests a coatra 'ventloa of the right the people to make :aioirovinlawa,:. warn us that the .servant is strivink, to , beedine the master and admonish ua i0.,b0W140 1 :True, the Kansas outrage , ha:i Ikeerirresied. '' True, the Ostend iniquity is iiestponed; true, the power to iiirlitevwar,,oit neighboring nations is yet withheld BUI,Ote• knowledge diet all these evils are impetiding. till the natioin-with alarm and Unite all men Who' love thei; 'country-more 'Than their party, tai a citisade agniii,t their guiltyaiith- "TIHE,DEDIOCRATIC•BTATE CPNVEN. TWAT. - I• This. (self) 3,mportnnt body - Met at Harris - Wiiir t ivet4tiestinttite - bur—i •-• -organized by the appointnient of AvAold Hunt er,. rreddeut, and, tlio,:asual army, of, Tice Presidents Secretaries.. A. cOmMittee• of fifteen Was appointed to draft resolutions and • a platform, expresitive of the Bair of the con vention. . . The resolutions adopted. by the convention sustain -Presitlent.fluchanan!s AttfoiniStration, ,including, the settling (?f of the ICtinsns,ques tion.• Advocate incidental protection to: the iron and'coal interests ; adopting the views of. the President generally on the subject of the Tariff. Defends the Paraguay expedition. and endorses the stealing of . Cuba. Advises the titi.nirtisirationqo rtradtise economy for the fu— ture' Supports the doctrine of popular cover. eignly.. Recommends the re-establisitmen't of the Sub Trendury system, which - cotittibu-` ted so . mach to defentthe party in 1540.' Ap proves the course of Senator Bigler and op poses the granting of corporate privilegeS'',' After the adoption of the resolutions Mr. Tambe'rton, offered ti resolution . -approv ing of the • State policy of Gov. -Packer, the fearless exercise of the veto power,qod his administration of the affairs of, the Common-' wealth, 'partidulary the exemption laws, as ,worthy of commanding commendation. -- Mr: - Bninbertori-supportedi a powerful speech. Mr. illonagoo, of Chester, spoke, ogain . st the. resolutions ctmrging 'Gov. tacker with dis honesty in-his publie-aels i by the-transfer and sale of the Delaware Division; nua other an nuls of the State. • , liir.Johnson Gov. nicker in un censured terms. , The previous question was Milled by Mr. Sustaineil•j The "rmio9ut kid" Was nod; ayes 37, nays 89. And 'Gov. Packer is virtually read out of the_party., Serves hito right •lie might have, known better than to think for himself on party questions. • The convention then proceeded to nominate candidates for Auditcir General, and Surveyor General Richardson L. Wright, a meinber of the Sen ate, from Philadelphia, was nominated for Auditor General, anti John Rowe, of Franklin county was renominated for Surveyor Gener al. , . The follo,fag resolution was submitted, 640 not'adoptea •• - ResSitied, That it is the opinion of this Con vention that the Republicans will elect their ticket next fall by 00 000 majority. There is More truth than poetry.in the res .olutien;- the'Remocracy have lost that defiant tono„vvlticlr-was formerly, so strongatringre dicta in all their prildeedings. 'They were-so badly' .."used up" last fall, that they have-fall en into a detiponding .tatiod, as the following eitract from It speech of -Mr. !Rivas, before. the convention, will aemonstrate. Mr. Ilu- . gam said : Mr. President-40k at': the history of the Democratic party of Pennsylvania. A double defeat is a thing that tas never occur red before. and Mark my words, when that ta k ON . plane this . a sad hour • befdre us.- " Always, after a defeat, we have struggled up, but it has only been Through kindness and brotherly love. . If conciliation is not effected you .lind better give your money to the poor, instead of calling this Convention here. (Ap plause.) You will be laughed to scorn by the men, who uphold the Democracy, all over Pennsylvania. .They will wait until better sense prevails rind better men get into power, and then they will come out. Now, my friend from Philadelphia is in favor of the acquisi tion of Cuba. So .am I; but I tell you what, Mr. President, I think it a bad speculation, to give Ihirtimillions of dollars for a country when we have enough territory already. That kind of policy would break up any speculator. What) . these free States buy an Isbind you , never heard of, and for what? That you might enjoy the bles4ngs of liberty?. They I would be the worst. blessings I ever heard 'of. j The Pennsylvania farmers will not agree to that.. No, if Cuba wants to conic. let her conic in free 'and untrammeled State. and then we will give her the right hand of fel lowship; but buying him, when we do not want her. is the newest doctrine d ever beard or. •Thin g s change so rapidly how that I really do not know' where I am. IT my head was as old ns yours, Mr Chairman, I would have nothing else to say but this—be conciliatory, if you want the Democracy to triumph en the second Tuesday of October." After n speech from Col Sam. Black defend ing the Kansas policy of the President the con vent ion adjourned. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE Monday March 14.--Lln the Senate, Mr. Fetter from the Committee on Agriculture presented bills for prevenpitg the destruction of fish and game, in the Bounties of Sourer-. set, Westmoreland, Fayette, Blair and Tioga. Several private bills were read in place.. A message was received from the Gtivernoti' stating that he had signed certain acts of the Legislature. ' . In the [louse, a resolution 'Was passed to hold no session on Wednesday, and to give the Democratic Convention 'the use of the 'HIII for their meeting, .. .. ' .. Mr,.Stuart presented an Act authorizing the directors of 'the' poor; and the house of employment, for,the county of Cumberland, to rebuild the barn and other buildings lately destroyed by fire. : On his motion, said bill was taken up, and passed the House. ; TIM calender of private, bills was then ta. ken up in order, ni,d a number were read and laid over for second reading. • • : ' • ~,.. .. .. . Tuesday March 15.—1 n the Senate, . sore. ral private bills were passed. among' which was one authorizing the Presbyterian Church at MechatticsbUrglo ..borrow money. The afternoon session - *as devoted t&the consid eration of private "bills. ' In 'Ole Boiiiie, the 'session Wns' 'taken .up , with the consideration of private . bills.. - Wednesday March 16.—1 n • the Senate,. several . bilis 'were reported but-Uo Other, littsi. - ness tra9sucted. .•'' , r •..;.. ' . ..' The House *as not,io'sessipe . . . Thursday March ,17.--1 n the, Sennte f the bill to amend the Commrin School law was taken . * ' . tutd 'gave rise to a long nod nni reate4Aiscussion. . After being Varidnaly ae - mended, it was- tputied—for the present. Adjourned. • ' - -In - the - amae • -the Standing, committee re l ported a large number of bills.! Committee'itaitroade reported elero bills tio . incorpqr4te passenger ways with iiigative"recomaieiidation . , • , , The bill, to ineorporato„the Union Rhilway . 'Co'mpa4 f rePOrted aujeUdinente. This bill provides for the tunnelling of streets iu Philadelphia. • - : A number_ of : petit,iOne ;of_ho business im 1 ( portonce,were,si ei?Od;and , referred.4 3 . ~, - 4 The h!iltinice.of thOseedioo , was occupied in ilie'COli'diddisitioty - . otiotill 'tills . . AcijOiiin- • .. , •-; ,, Frid4; Match , the 'Sea al bills 'were 'were passed. re'laiite to , cliallengieg jurors in Certain Oases, and 'concerning the Phila -ilelPhici'andGreatAdetel Tnrit pike road: . 41 message was '-reeeiveil from the doviro . cii, vetoing the bill- making an'approprlation to theWeidininisterCollege.„)3ills were Passed relative to the Cheritfint Hill Water Company the West Philadelphia . Passenger'railroadl e-Reading—Railread,itto-extend--the.--geee— ral manufacturing laW. to the manufacture of. leathettrl to ~charter thi Ch es ter Stettin Loaf ci