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r OLUAIE
REA VE
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Ilreprat,•then, as my cl i er c o nviction
• I that unless the Convention shbmit t the:Coo
, -- . - 4 „ --- istit l 'tioci to the tote of all ihe, actual set
''Pliewr• , tier. inKansas,, and the eleetion be. fairly
~
-7' EXTRAUT , - land *ustiv condlic' ted l the S 6n . titution will
..... , .
p DOLLARS ! be, inl.ought to; be rejected by congres i s.;
need, until ~ Thi inaugural Most distinetly,asserted that
the option 'it was-not the question of' slavery', merely
i. •
• ' - ; (whichil believed to be of little pra l etical
eof 50 ets. i.' "
.Impprtanee th en i n i ts appneation Ito non
insertion— ,-
• sas) but, he entire Constituti'pn; which shall
A liberal I be s bmitted to the people for their ratifl
q.rnail, cady nor reicetten. These
. were m tyciorils
-.4 .,..1 I
- ' on tat subject iu my inaugural:--"l . :is .
,---- - erely, Shall slavery exiSt or dti,,iPPeoKi
iNiPtgii•OP:S' I• I fro . 'Kansas but shall the great pribeiriles
, ,
a _ ~ • --..Wt0,-... ,1 . 1 r if ' ' ' ' •'i ' '
11 , - .•,„ -„,..,;,,, 5 : , os. -governmentand•Stste sovereigny. he
1 7;7 - ,
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...„.- r0. ,:...., :. • ~..__ , s l ubierted." I I L I .1,....-1 ; , . 1
I , I" •-• • - -`--- --. E
~ ,•.e, -, - , •gural •I proceed 'Witter' In''
,
il";;T - , -;., or .f.• .
~,,- ~.,- 7 , !r 4, • ,eo tA“ ay, by a.'snbkinent vote, .
v ."
1
e k . _ :...,,.,..... .:,...--- -.. ....:. the ititig . don of the ConsiOntriouj"
7 . nic ,i,„fa c ,l,„,,, I- designate this as a • "greAt . constitutionid
righ ,'-' and add that the the
to,his sail: ,
sery ot, alai n ot' the master of the peb:
-I 1 '
pie.
.• i I
I 'my otlicial!ijevateb to iyou othe 2'd
;of June last, a c opy i of that inaug u ral ud
dre WAS transmitted to ,Yon,l for ! forth Lr '
'llufor alien of tte l'rgident and his ( l ab -
net. NO ereeptaort
,sra's ever,taken to nn •
port: n of, tlfat address.' On 00 coutmr -,.:
it is isiineily e.lmitteti- by the Iresid4n.l.iin
his 3 essne, with commendable frAtokness '
Ith:a y instructions in: favori of the i. !...4-
' misA i nt of the C'Onstitutien tO
..weethe vote of
' the peop . .wee •".e.ene / ral and unquaiiii-
Im! , .1 t r. , , A - .
... - By that inartgUri;l, owl ssequ
nbent Pd
i• - i
;_vtressj:. I was ijl , d , zetl ,
tb:_the peiple of
f Linn r S . , to oppnie by all Titvful tuelni., the
; :q,riiihm'nf any emstitutian which was not
: fairl3l and
,fully subtr,itted to ',their vote for
:.alifi,4•lti v ii or reje..tion. 'rh S• 2 pi I rtigeS I
ennnit•rt-eali so. 'violate, without personal ,
'dislterr, and the.nlaincloriment. of fund -
to6it I ~principle,apd therefOre, it is. il - •
~ p ot.s,.lA ;t.,' tifor, me oultpase tv'hat `is 'palle '
cc;
the 1 ,•,I
' - npton Cletbritution, 'fbeeanie it
I
not submitt 2 ed toithe vote of the p,..iple f
, ratifitfati-nt nr'rej!i:timi''' •I 'it
' • I have unit* rtnly_ninintaiiieti. the'pli4-
' pie that sovereignty ; is vested exelu•iird.V•
in th'. people of each State. ainl that it per
form. its first anti, hi,.iest Inaction in form-'
i.
log m•State Geverarneot and stateo,l•,.,Eti
-, . 1
rutitio.•r `Phis liiiih e st. act- of sover'ei,gnty,
r ,
l ' judena pt; cgr , : only lic, p ruled
le pe,oplo titiilves, and cannot I.T
I'e , l to cony n It IN or,' at.d:-ber ilit;r4Th
lboilie3. Ili., c. d the ' wil dpettine
::• - •verei:fnt'Y ( f 'conrenqms, is dis
fran ti,:it , :r ,hp: pi:oplel--of otazven
„r ;',,,.1, , , ia t e i Is. - 4-er'.2ign y,;. 115 f contra- '
' ,, 1 - 141. d ir6.in .....tate or.p . lpalar I surer
-li .s i..ver!he,M•tillearded by rife, and 1
cc( r 11- ar 1 0f,.t0 my• knqtv:: , l,cio, du
he grit eativ:..‘s 4,i&51.; 1 ' 171.1 j i. 3 ti...e.
Irii.cip'..e of' Sinfe right r, , l' State.,
eigoty maintained in the NT;..itlia and
1.10;y reolutionrof Abe ycsrs 'OS and
.-t .In.d by the it , rpl: in. thd great
:-11 uvolniion 'of the ..yetr 1S1:10, and
v.,(1 in th. k t amendment to theetkr
ii-titittion, tide.lited ender the 4uspiees
• Jeff,:rson, di:Cho-if tr. that "the potr-•
,t dzdegsted tOlithe iiiilted Stine.; by
7. , o,!itation nari prohiGitel by rho
•,, ate reQerve:f.l, l te the ;lve; if speet
of to tfic irolitr." 'V i e res!rvalion
'. States is :15 1 semrate Slates, in Prer r
r 1 1 I '' I il
,t„r!, polvt•ri gratify. ,
.:y theqi Siaq.
,tip . tionq; and the reservation to "th
12." is to th,3 17 ,: :, , p ) .e.01.0,0. - !severs I 1.• , 4• •
k 4 , linittea, nr ini! , 111:1'0, I lp ex-oretstri:r
v . ,:rign . liz . ll-1. of fratt:ingl or amending
State Cons:itation. -: 1 I i,
,
is view was sct forth in pi y pri l,
vet) at - I-
A.:livered at Natelit.z 3+sis•dP;,i, in
iry, I 533; against nutlifi ..1 tier, ' tiitich
eTtly.. , ernnolimentary s'i :elien'i of the
and good ,ladison, th?pinciplt, fono-
HEM
N .WETAND, ditoi /L-• -
+---
Do:TAR and F fFrtl
latlllll, 111 7 WANG ; i otherwise Tw:
ill by eba:rged. J j paper disconti'
nercnraiess are se tied, excepr j at
f the EJlttprs. 1![
A,..lyertisements incrted 'at the rat,
"er square, of fiftee ,i' ines for one
Bch snbstinent ins rtion 25 cents.
iisenunt made to ye jrly advertisers.
.and commwalcati..
hail have 'prompt a tletitilCrh;
El
'L'itresyi.ll4 Car.°
If rott (n eve
On every strc
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Iri' . s If.l: — !l3g, 0111
•' ill fl'::41 tub.
ups fit . Mary's Falls,
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nr,i,• l; .. l :v i d elt Ifti : i. ton-idera i..tri•l to:
fr tn ttio : , :„, :4'l v0,...1 r o e rti,pio of K a u
•-.: to tit: ifilr.,-111,:ilf., ~ c th ; ! L7.nitcd tates,
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d,tcte.tyelf, Trle.itr:r.uad s assumed by
(.6 Pr.',l , l(lnt. in hi ..11!!‘.t n:,..,5 , ,,,... , ..t . . •ta ' Con
, olzil in reet•rd'instrnettortq, :a ceitttec
. , ;, i.
u milt ,ue er , l4 s ,r,.(.1v trau.pitite: here
I it! N - 14Fis n(I Tmish nrt that n Gov.
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I:' rPfih'ar Terrft r ry, it till Le. rto I ,, ng•T
ril
my. r 1-er . to li ill% s rte khe pl.•ace, or
r,n , ::- ih,e r nbh - 6. r ir ot,..
....0 - the cLrte , st. sycitati , a. of :I:
, JL J
It, aft.:Tireleafcl refq-ali, the 1:
y:ritiriff. l T fiell!yrfiecept..ll this
bi; letter showittlz the. danger a
hie.s of the lianA; 4....,,,ti0t.,aril
-,its rif - ritr i underitakiog the tat•le i
,tn , nt. Under *tipeeireutustai
I . lst...nding the gr ..itsacritiees to!
.01, p_ylitical t.t,d i)c , uninry, I fii
(l'i(1 ea tiore rein_ such a call fr
utu'rr, thrnugh b i i chief mlgistr4
~1, .i .t. le battle, ii brlt is _lnlet c , l l
at.l P. lqiioll3 hen 41 / ...I'lecept , 4l, I
'..1... , (t , te.4'con 'thin tittit .I shril
, 'l' ti'e S111;111141 ti ,pf tthe e l ms
. r,n('• vote_or the p_ ()pie for , r.tifit!
yetton. ' "I I '
,
Tirese views mere clearly understood by,
:1:: PreAlcntrand all his C.shiner,. I The}
..:re di:lL:ctly setifirtn in my letter of ac
i
hi.ir.c.l id thig office on the tith 41f 3lareli
.
:.!
', zL" ,- 1 rt tit:rated 'lto ; tny toatigura tt‘l 7
-•-•., on the 27th f;llay last
r., fullom.:,
thl,td. I caeot l qubt that the Couren-.
it
I a,, ziftPr-having r 'Med a State Consritu.
1 . .1.1., - 111 submit it dr ratification or rejec
- .[ e. lii' then lie mil Isma fide resident
I.'' of 1.:z.n.a ,- . 11 'With these views,
:I I `n - o sn to the resident and the Cabi
-t: Li•ii :I - proved • them, J accepted the
i•uola yr Goi. sniir of- lietias- ~
31y in , ,tructi t ns ''ont the Pretident,thro'
.
~, Nei - E.:try' of St. 1, under date: cif the
:.ti.h Mareli last,..su‘ anis "file' regnlar Le
i..-1.-,e,ure "of the terrhfry in assanbling in .
Th cettion ty form! a! Constituron," . and
: 1 :- . - v "Piles the oollior. of the President
I "vti.fn F Ileh C lsfitutian shall be sub-
Lilt; d to the, peopl of the " Teiritciry . they
1. Itt
I .(Nt be prot etcd i the . exercise 'of their
git (4 v Wit) , ,for I v !agaiu t• t the instrument.
tild the rNirel-siniti Sf the 'popular "In
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grfs.lt
tel . •
' ' C ' i i n
~ or c, t:le rn.t. tut o . a.: shown by a let
ter oil 1I• n. Charles J fog .1-4)11, of Hula
deli,' il, et; putlished in th'e' Globe, at
WaXington,- ii 1836. By this claltie`of
tife 1411.11 Constitution, the sovetieb , nty
off he t. pt (TIE. of each S‘t.te i 4 `eloarly r s , -r
' rl 1
ved and evecHly their own eclusit-,e-t i , ;ht
. ,
to folio, in all its caiirety, thtir own State
Con-titutiou ,P
I ... 3 :11I U et ent:r fully llto Cie ar4 , 1
~ „,,,
'tlment '
of,thb question at this pEricld; but, wili
inerell st tte that thi, is the P i .i,itionll have
ever tveopiPtl, and my reason§ for i enter.'
taining' this opinion are eld..tly and (1 . E.._
tinctly set fonts is the - printe,l pitoplilet,
Ipublished over my s i,tin: I ure, - Icin thq ; 13th •
of. June, 1856, and thed ex ensively bir'ett
,
1 , .
lated,l from which I-quote as f? , losr;J—L u
der .o.tr confedetate syi..ln s l civereignty i;
that highest political I power which, Litt its
pleasure, creates government - sind tleic”a:es
autkolt y to them. . Soyerthz,nty (rants
power 9, but , not 'sovereign t)owers; l nth.,.,
'
erwise it might eltinguish itself by ma ,1-i
ng
the creature of its will the equal or 'cope' b.,
or of its creator Soierei . sa;yr :nakFi coo
stitutions, and through them cstabli,hcs
oryvcrtnentst- distribution' the, ezet'eio of
b b 11 ' t 1.,
the gr n'ecl power , ammo? the legiOlativc.
up:
I fl (Hifi-
the ne
of ad
'ees, not-'
me, per.
letbat I
•om .my
te, than
t - keom,
however;'
uhr
siitution
;Aim or
gt . -, - -'6 —7 .-e,_
executive: and judicial depar:ruzots.i :
1 1
"T,lle Consti:u:in n is not e rercign; bej
1. - ,
e1152,1t is crested by soverri, iv, the.gov
qum(nt is not t6iereign foe the same rca-1
sig., Inuttli less any; departeient of ,that
(lover meet. Having define) sovcre;guty;
we m st not confound the lower with- its.
s, or exel'aise. I that; is, sovereignty- is
4:1
one tlting; where it resides ; or 2tow it is / il5l
1.1 1 !! CX reisetb,is another. Under t.le •••sys •
l
km 'o European desptil ism, sovereignty lias
claim( to teide in
n Kingsd •tt Ereperors
;I
under the isaereligtousl idea o 1 the Divine
Right of Kings, and-the blastnbeendus doe!
trine as that,Soretlei r .,lns,io legitimate stte.l
eessino---altliougb Stained with crienesrand
black , nett with infamly—wercl clothed; bY
fhb'lkity. Deit:y with'abiolitte power teitle theiti
silbjets, wh3 held i no lung but the privi
lege.'i. anted by the rown. 11. I '
• :Sub Were the sibs rd and•limpietis dot t
, !k the ape which ,
toe,:e Eh, of Europe, with
few ofeeptions; bare, been ,ompelledi t
suhntit, by tbe, hayonerneustained. by 1 09
poteli - antbority ;of • superstiien. , 1! Under
this tfteors i , the people were mere dipbbrit;
14 - ret'fn
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-; •i L-1
.r ATER:, .P/1.•
IN
'verning' power of 26e.A1. 1
doctine is
,lust -the revorse, ,
I l e pie l7to only tionree'of -sos-lj
i ll es u : t h
e w x h el a u ti l ip4o ly ple: ith W t i 4 th e
!.. State. Ilylthe ',revolution . ,
it
k ling for itsetf'ilonft, 'separi
t "liritian, ant? Sanctioned the
f Inepentlenie: Etteti, ecla
t b
owe a Slate, government
1 e, undei the ,Continco: -
; J. i....
elk, for its 'ir ilcine, in an
rtieles of ConfedMitthm in
aeh ;State acted • for itielf
u" and ratifying, oath 'for.
s itution of ibis United States
rt, with si ipists• with..l2llfir;
y with the tpeople of j each
( constitution. of the ,Unfed
iv:reign, forit was. created,
•aelt exerisiA g for itself the
i i
al posicr calld , sovereignty. I,
reason the IGowernnsent of i
It:a is notsosi n ereign, nor does
sovereign pcissiers. It exer.,
leglted porreis;" as declared ,
'4(ion and those powers on
; nted by tha l l instrumtnt.--
, rs are nor,scivereign potv'ers,
I s granliA • by sovereignty;
, ling the btr,best - politieal
lie delegatedl - re i, undivi.
earth
oliAtv
t-•
makio •
h i e 1
1 elver
r: ige
ca ;
ereign
US, S3V, ,
people'
eaelt
led fro!
DeePin'
ny
acted f
tal Co,
Each
I 111
wi l l
I 11l
lai
ceding
. 3 1A
abrify ti
itself, t
SOrereilni
- 611
State.
Statos
by the
highest'
For thell
the nitt
it oxen
Mil
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not ..
t4tel, l
ert ith;
s: 2111 W
d S i t;
is si
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by tbe
ly ttbie
Ddegai,
but, a
d
Tiox
pity
atincl
lit 'i,
met ,
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unit, incapable, of partition.
. I • 0
..,
c, error o f , supposto , * that
•
licided bciwren the States,
t States. 'The'. Constitution
ates i:; the supreme law. and
,
k cii. ..But a latv , is not SaV.
3 - ace of socjret ,, nly. All
a tottlif.tg, an'd in ° this ease
pi 4-.1 end ratifivl this supreme'
lo.e soterrigres called the
.ng.',exelo-tvi2ly for itself,.
3 stiy- sisterlta'te, except by
e of it;; it.fluatc - ood- exam. i
, . i
ru :
i e have t:ent of the Li nited . Slates, ~
, , , ..
sbown, no sorer=.:
id ,t —tlelegoed hirers, to 'them I.
11.,..k f•ir the: — 'efx,yrciee of all J
;I authority in clitt Territinies. c,
ill States. Fri, there is not a ' 1
rrantetl by the' Constittnion ;c lang
noient, ;in a liorritory, which' e min . ,
4 iii a State, e eept-tlie power ben.
t...it I
(1
tes' iii to th efVoion, which, 'pe. '
pie I;.oison plapers, the fra- o tb •
1:1
.SI I'l II! I 3D, liS, l ll/ Ea 11C11101:19tra- pail ,
a. , pipdrs, refuse to" limit to , they
': i ing 1 cr'ritot ie.'. • , u t u_
erritaties, the ,as w-Al_as in i Pm
Ittl,tcs, posseQ,.s no sovereign. i tt' to
trii:e only th p , ,wers delcga. o Ka ,
nt+itution, anti all the powers' 1' d fr
tell arc limn:M ., or icServed a in.
igtvg...i4..C4aulimi.....to U 1,43111 11 t • t '
equal jaiut tent there of ,9, of
litic•ilp)wer l i e sllet.l seTer- obli 'Q
1 !,•
, 1
oc l .zr .
!t i ti $
I, li it 4 .
ii i
i .l bty i
enutslt
jls:
4 1 )
.;lo fra,
•.) di
.pizlt
41 101
MOM
torerei ,
prid,tho
'of the L
efeir , Tl'
LIU'S in
t OFC 'S
11112 E
tlt 1 te.,
venni'
MEE
J The
MEM
g, u •
ut 0
loite it
Clltht
!IM=
yslin
ripivet
o this. C i Ativeri
as not
Two
is shown , by
j ailers of CI ,
et/ in 14;Te4
?tar tlient l exi4i
"In thi
,Te
the Stit.4,
ani rip ext
ILd by tilie.Co l t
mit .‘ _thuf , 'grrint
I),:ltr:s.r.f.l.l)olpl,
Stutes eo-c
!;at
It wil be t•pl.)re,eiv'el tat' 0 43 C. ,,.l i T illot • ii
_hat ")iverojzr)ty iii 3
ri
ilzoi I,Consti:utions," ill
list "Nt'ereigrtiv roil.); exelbsivel - with tie , , I
~
ipeoplo lif ealirStttto, tinit t!I
"sovereignty ,5
t•aiinot - 11....1c1:, • f1ated," that l_s'it is" imiliena- •4,
ie, indirisili.,l , a "unit iticaPable of , par:* t'
itioil,'Ae i.reeiline:;lerelAgaided by me '4-
1
ila funt7otital principles of pabiic libe . rty, • tit)
and of the Fhleral .Constiilution. It' will 6 ;
be seen ffliat these .sibtvs which I have en-, 4 '•l
tertatucillwpot not ft:tined taj snit tiny caner- ill,
& enc .,. i ICi l U si g but weitt tuy life long 'uP
- J i " 1 _ • . c .`'
rillelpi Et, and' were pubbslicd over. my- L'l
/
war si) , et ura) tirelve'fulfills before my de- , 36 11
1 ' t
parturo to that Territory, add-alien I never •T r li
hought tof gobig to liansas.l. • - • ,to
n a 1' • ,li , . .
a'oese., ligot,s;,.. have evertegaidod as 'lll- !
ly securo to fhe people or "all•the tetri.. ' t ,,l.
, tories" iii ado ting il k oir SlAte Constitution ' ;'r . ,
, i l ciy Ilre Ix insa. and Ni.)ltrastza l llill. Stith `l l
. 1)
i r is the I,n •tri ction given tto 1 ' that act l , '-'•
, ~.
, i
o , itgres in p: 7 sing the Mlitresota bill, so
,`_
, j!oitty a plaud, t l ity_ the l'slesident. Stich 1: ',,•
il; the et stroction Or this lliansas act 1 ,, a l`'
.1
i i
-' 'or
al dist •tui:oetl author, not only in Iris 11
. , 0
ttte nfo able. argument, bin in dthlresses ;nn
hale ni pub Idled' by Mai Eng antecc. g. 7,
q ent. to ;:,li Lite, showing Opt this sever- o:
it
ogit
.pia . .r of ! he people in laeting . upon a ; "
tate (I wti‘i Lion is net confined to .the,
r uestioti sf shtvery, but incl ides 'all other;
•1
stibjects - 1 raced in such 6 'instrument. •
lbdoed, belidvc the Kansab andNcbras-
l -la bill • mill have violated: - the _rights of),s
s vcrei:2 ty .rerved to itni people of each
State' I thel.Federal Constitution, • it' it.
l,
bad 1.1)1 tired them, or Congl.ese should doss ,
deprive 'limn, lof the tight lif voting for; or
staitist t stir State Consti;tdion.
0 . • , •••
l The 1 'resident •in bit niessa :,, c - thiolks
.that the iifthis s ' eenred• by Itltia''hill. to the
penplo, c a l n acting upon then !State Constita
tion' ere coubbed - to the slhiery question, i
.liut I think, al shown in riii address before '
t, i ,
, "sovereignty
attoteu,i toot l st tile-power tip!
inaLs ".olistilaxtlol2l4 and : ; Governme 1 14,"
Stit, ill not! 'only (ho elatery el sc..!he a
ate ci s' . .tu lion, kat all oil q , mtu-t } be
sObruit tI. ,1 • i - I lj,)'
1 The i 'resident think,Alint. sovereignly
an be 1 ca
elezaied, at stlin part. The,
i'acsidetti le,`iiCvns I at soveroigety is divis.:
ible betvi l eel/ On entions and the people, to
1 • )
tr. exercised Y the ..foimer on•all subjects
but slay • , and by the latter only ou that
question Whereas, I think aria sovereign
ty "s'grallienable' and qutii6sible'—a unit
capable.ef pi . rtition ; andl"that, it cannot
lie deleg..ted' tin whole or ip i part. It will
not be d?niedLthat sovereignty is the only
Ilower that) ca 'make State Constitutions,
and thlit mists exclusively with the peo-
Pie ; an 11f i:lslinalieriable; and cannot be
delegated', as I have shove,liken it can on
ly be exrcised by thd peopfo ibenaselves.
l "Judo' our own- Goveratnetit,
,wo know
do sorer igns but the people'. ;,Conventions
Ira cone red! Itef 'dolegates.' . They are
) :10
(bete ag ors o ,trusteos, exercising, -not a
•
sovereign, -bu At delegated power, and the
people - thcip inciptls. The power dole:.
;
!wed . i 3 'achr „e,.... 1 C511 properly only.
extend •
the ming .of the Constitution,
ate
tFut its Atificriti*.oc i AjeetiotAiew may, be
performe4 by thelpower.where sovereignty
lone reit; Dhabi)", the people themselves:
'o atrial no - t Confound sovereign with dele
,
1 I
• /
,
I ' 1 . r .'
fi ,
ppwerti,•,--T
eve ir t p . ..t!ti -16'
Vt,o'lhe
r - Pt"oven
Oly , with't
~ ae tb . ut'o•4
19 oetnne 1 I
i :
1
t 9! no ?ti b
y , stittifto ,
:ofroilal 'soi•
1 Piesiiteti!
~ !a ineiliaga
hy the p 4
1, cleci(l4 th
a 'Sri?'
,ate;
tialronV
41,
gate
El l 2
t n 4
, e,
Iqr ; 1
' duhil
th
• 01 ,
itS SY;
bidbl
l•ople it_ .
in ibefeaS
Ifdr.4"i . 9
•nfile. An
ply with 1
rabodie i
why sbi i
•rerride il '
ular an ire ,
• asent ?,
••.. fortunate
or it &thin, .
,".or inelhOa
It is no
tea rightg,'
igaty: ilud
6 n COnS lii I
I -
r Kan4a= • u
1
e a frep or
re •baQpii '.r
I f self-goner
wion o tile
r it r cog i
tic II
r4L'4l
to (led lei
Inc:11011e ti.
f ,. ( .r trot; fro
fame. 1
P..
La to
their
the
alb a
I •
dons
Ind
d one
P r '
_OVe
ovb 1
No
al ol
iv, as no -on ,
teri ritOria
i 1,.. terrlto-int
e f tert tsi F 0:
, •
'
I Olure—p nt •
i
l an , fer sovet
i.iti • to a, Te
from
Ls s
o t l.
e e r a t n , : n cT t n ,
, I 1
1 'et it Stat,e I
people ktfl I
Nation, vltie
n on ly rota ,
inst it,
i l
' 6 ! hesideti t
I
I State Otlii
1 sag alone 111,
o iutof ~1 .
i l ny ru,lnt a n ', ,
1 Anupopt i 4
IlState Riti
111, Pelt
SSC
, be
Bits, I I
vern I
b( 6
tbei
pnge
Wont,l
thQ.„
tit q •
4n.1
1.5 . ; of
ice and i
tv. , r '
elc :1
of 'eklu . ei i
band aud - 1 1
n and •iv.ir ;,
e tineitl.in i
p..r twine
; )
tnit p ;
rnenis,l
'.the eonsen
41cninvu 1
I
a the Cow i f
r te theit vet
t Julep
f ir t lie
lai kr
iliai ion,
for rat
1
A 1 aerie i l e:•ce 0 ',end 1
esurely it I nnot b
are f.o mat of ,rii
Ir pledge to A ti,limit,
in the vote 0 ttlet
its who i.i - go ) i Ilse
IL' t•earei:ly i )d-te..et
ere ovai:y I ri , 4-half
tierritory w Er disfrii
of t.hcgrs Flid no'
Itnglo vntel, (! the r
tha c",..iii i on.
, I r t'a
ye new to f( ~.3 tziet i
on the till I t ier
sovetei , ol , Ind d
Sate Cuba i lien
0t 1 1
to tli erg el,llf tI
ion or reke io i ' It"
Ito differ ph
E
ci lily
4 1 0nt
Y
'J'.tpll ni
p an•
k.
piet
a tion,
stria
id,Oat
c6rnpt
tbat
;
Sitld
~
.itC'
by I
'r;etis
nce i;sp
It • ''
.a it
allerl son:
by the j
n 'acretwo
!:ixteenth o
I . lileation
nediaray
of the Pr
that the L
it a: bet:Y. I
t teenttie4
of i'ts
w, , tritie
mr•nt, ;1 as at
er addre.qs !=
ptitutio4 f '
lleteneo to. II
Coo r vou
regutirly
as eietion
I
EEC
Ipta
!iii
jai
w . r
14„gan
dtttrie,
1
G "'event ion. , I
flit -, it war* re it
t ab li be ink ,
Id.l
,Airil v; i lien tl
.fga to the oir
Midi d lecordiu
. I,
iiinti • there -w 1
1 1 ,
'pref. , e them co Id
,Hit 'lle're or,'4elc ;
aus i :And; in if
r• . e. As . no regis r :
t
' he .. ttftecil co r
oliiit . . Organize
, I ere cotirl,cl •
g tie, and,(b
ori
, dltiot tire', a,
tdihii 'todventioff.
•
induce by,the Lai
I I an
h 3 •
dq 1
PO
col
If
,„' lc :
f' en
r•lnf
,cpu
db
tb•
to' 1
n 4!
IQ
.1
•• ,
. .
Ii '
lilt
PI
ituit
Gted
-11
I
had=
,'J~
(r^J
=2l
EM slllr
~=---7-,---T-7----77-----71-77. 1—
tlictrity off wheat' Wit - aaptped l ihe duty, by law, '
ion,' anillirt . lidritit -t . ' susaall reg l istry. 1 .
.These
itel l iiovi-Ifiecia'`'Weie *pt, II , tliato, i - disseni
n 'rests eivlffol*ltli, views or the pe9p, f.thefe a
if'y and put I tikA, ' 4. proved by tipa 'electiali.4l . , cie c
this le the I las.' -l l'itese eiricei*Tiotn want Ofifti '
f
e h and 11. theY:allegc, ne l lected'or refused to al
the,..kgoder..l ceitsus;'and kel 'an, regi stry ' ii , ..! '
eltatit or ' coaaties; 'and Ithererpre they iverti,ets i
; 13 1 1
- . , • disfran4iised,
and tilted' no, itaci l di
.sago
‘ ti give a siit a diti:tit4*airtha sleeti6o of
arable realgates lto the Onttatylttiolial ' ott ye tic t
..-
:trent:intis,- Anti ' beie t • i ttiiti . 0 g all iitteniiiia to
`"-- ;n iclipiineiion, .wliiii' - ' tA l il 4peni in .my ' I
'aye I gitia! 'adclresi;
. tir!i l rettee to thee. tour
where'tlf&vOtera iset43 .tairly- ref idtered :
'iii not vote .io. ' , Ott conatterti!,phe
1
fiefs ' "- :i ril,SiMi.fi. 6-
and'Rlasy di -1 act aim
, i-lecfge, the question is 1
eipti ceuntieo where I
:r ;registry, and no yot
he a: yen, however' an
ht. bp to partiripate i
i • , •.•.,
eptes to the Ottoven l t
siditfi~ these. counties a i
tevei. they 'endeavored
II:' of registrt of thei r I
.
efec(rtebasio ed by the •
t he iTeritdrial officers
Arosc;ll 'tire rejected "it
j,repitht,'l that in -nil) t
be tifirty-f4ta, there n•ti
' . ifteeti counties out of till
6 i•e4i s ;tiSt and not a sod
n tor delegates to thl :.
f these; ebantie2 . . .
it carin' i cit be` rai d ' that u 1
:D i en b -' scarcely innre di l l
.. iirest.t_vpiers of Kaitsi
rToplet of iliat lerrin 4
1.
tinily inipose a constituti
bent ' tb!eir consent... Th,
les;,_ la laditch there Tre l ,s
ted a majority cif the Cot
jtory and these fifteen ept
' re rasjno registty; ga'vi
e ati the ' Oetolier else it
Inf', , titit!S quali fi cation, `ll
iv'ed:td the delegates w rnritina Odnstitution on t
sr; 1a5!..1, lif, then, ansln
clpqated, land Conventrot
.reign, awhich' I deny, tit
ly in such eases as till
is are chosen by thueop
zecta,Wag not the ease as I
Accoinptoti Convention..
oni otherl reasons; tha ~
d ether ad..lref.'sc4` ) I inii
itation sliould be ISub a)
.. by the' Convention, as t
Litring the vital, detect; it
wit ,, s, therefore, atuld
enas you . kiM•er, tl.e c
lo a-c-- lied . Topeka Eta
4.4 a onicquenecan,iur
and co filet with the trot.
Id, l theit results were i.
llri
l'Pg, no t.only , the ~ 7 Ii-
I t
zo 1
li
been c Toticou , lv eta:.` 1-1---
as !not 'tof•thclu but. it,
„s—=that in my .jmign ,
retold be .ialotti ilk`.l fa
iti ( 1 I -.
t...itt n or re jection
~ 1 ,
,Jut l. tilts !was not don
11Duifire pc( pts, a.: i
'ul oppot j tion"• msu
cl ...ett,Tister and vote,
...ay,vifillite ; exercise It ha t pr
i l the Rill otl different • hot
!cid" ibasoh--; vriiS n6' census
r i other i 'es. ; given, or could
insttu' on f; the'peoie • ini
1 1 1' fl Al very! election of de
t Si
iaid , oe : ri' ne
, r s .7o tbse rc ii O l u ie l n d t i e t
eri h
g t O self icseed; `f3r 'alt.
horlal nes- 4 to supply this
lta i te.i, ad.; vices neglect o
ri a $ of the delegates' thus
11aVcry hut' Convention. I
t nd ' popular ; counties out of
; !to lye, Lc- - ; census', - and and in
dly ,. .,tc' ,, nr , ; 61:•' there n'tia
`Otis, should ry Vole vils giv
J.tly oi)jee- vention in any-,
ion of, the ' Sumly, then,
j iortiug'any : a Conycnition, 1
i 1
e their will, one•!tenth 'of th
or slavery. ' represent d the
I the people- and caul righ
iovernincut - upoo; thcin wit
7 they trill nineteen, 'count
Ito II State ' i eensus, constint,
, tics of the Terri
' 4
ties in idhich tit
•
" much larger vo
.
(even tni the'six
the jishnie .vole
j— si g litiPtl the Lee.
i Till of Novemb
eignljr can' be ti
asii.u, h, are S.) Y
lylit must be of
suidi Ciinventi..
oldel; tre have
rtards the late
%gas for This, an
my inaugural a
ed "that the cons
tcd 'to aid peopl,
only mean i of e,
I
1 e 9 141( i
14 wit
u e.
iE of
On;
tlich
11!
ittEl
[
'tit lite' levies fed=
nt
„.t• ,
~,% ill contend
'tic • la soverein,
, ) r .
,tat eue n
t..,
on of "ongns.s 7 --
• b eii it. does tot
C
41 :
trJqntion, Illis
to n I st:ite Gov
ad lil the 'petror
t
.1
j ai lelp the pen.
t . ' lr 1
en ii Ircei. up
iu
y' hdlieconiptoti
illklr not—for,
stiltntion,iinn
- I
t a, Terriiori
ictil,tho people
:41Pnr" 1 rtt iviinn'
.:make, in . -Q ei 1 ' . t •
irittilion, there other reasons, wi
;siinelude4 in . gunk atii,ln of Ili ,
sAtill., , tiw.i t oW,,.-j..(.46ierotneur, .an
IT ' ' . #4lilV i r ' ' /r,
0,
,_
..;.51nttst ta, , dtepsu (
'. ---.. 1 'tire :'vented byl ny a::
• ~., l'' q., r• •• • . ,
iorth. .the lax- l i
t_on.sts, :i l has
I iW'ithe!iieal, it r. my aildres 1
erNT:elations perkle: ofl'ins.
' l ' l• i eltilli , th&,enustthlttort '
ir , ,
r tfkr
the' iri.Tlits, of. at fly for r,
,t3•.'' There is •tlicirvot'andt 1
ht's; ,
of ,wouldbanks . unite witl
loirtligy bball,now . :tio, in '"la
lAs all free procedure.
I. ,l '...reffersnny ' • Tice power an,
ende,.d"Pent'B • voletl - exclusivo- .
vero7".• lie
w dent,
,of .lu4zyg: ti
P! . •,1 41 13 mould •• to- •snopi•ess ; ins
Ji•Ait it iS' Md?' W:i,S distilcily :pr
tilofl or
.rejee- 'ti, ) ' n prep:mudetl. •
volutbn by the
Prei-unied".•ll) of pliventini4 if
1.0,4 t of Kan! war iwilielt twist
eleg,ites.viol . ,- • Ho, Unions by . I
COstitu f i"" jl•en,! ihat the r
1
h=';l w, hen the' their Insti g‘iert
. 4 iit)iliolt,Tel); . e x tendeded, sitt,
,fthe people; for this arsurani:
' • 'tilt counties
the Topeka 8 1 tile
1 !"'1 ,1 ?, and, by' bled in legi i ilLt
'nlloolll'l not been •put . ,in,t.a'fill 1
2tio of (Mile . tine, and-that ti !
l• the Xed`cial arms
• i' • .., ,: .
.•1 t h is . snoj , ,et ensu..•4l,• exit:L die
C4tiventiOns
,fie Vuion. , !
otltightfullYz. Troletld the W
'iiitot l it arsXab- addreAs oiiginate I
1
p•bOr Vfor l
Ist& ..genee which had ,
Sil ',13.-, e•.9eti' a fierilotil and i j I
in ' t i ts pol l, , . Sas.. 1111:5, Illstl; .1
'l . ' 1 . 1 ;' 11 Kah B ," 9 " j - noire. formidable ,
CinventiOns : rit,;r3.,03. the ru .,
've Peet? truly,; blink of . :t he - . re,•
.eprd,s, ur
ent
.their 1 t 6; and flee ve ,
ll) to tit ' l " l 4 l: ess 1 tiens•by which !i4
(ber ht, t,. on , the pi . h a d. ic ,,he on . il
ae l opl. of NV . yid' i•surre'etien, .ht W '
red . !fell the in i for: bk„'d , b y , t h e 5.,,
id eahlinet,)li. i 3 / 'ili f ..ble i- e„i,
~ --,.. P er" I
it:. Couvpu tinn; wrfs I bi. e , , 4 „- ie • It he : 1
1
o'nvi_lttin had !ri.. ; -,, 11 m ''' y per ,i i . p ,
'i, i n I t 'n ( ."
n
.!, a Eiftmiissiop of
1 b cured in 1 • ' •
t . •t' II.on• . ' ' •
l'
innyl9;.natitlegtl:re;l:-I',: of
'4 1 ) . 1111 1 inaugural .llll'
4,,n,1i"i #1 c't i thererot e really ,
3 Or Tejection-ttions SO - often
i
ev ,-.,
. • evernors. w i t h '
•ia9aw tinder; t b„ did iii this
12 1,0edi thin - ii- 1 sect ion: ion; • . , .
01 0!lieli . tel'e' . NTom,. by my 0.
• 'el,egalo, tO l to . Sltpitort the €
s
hil these" States which I
l w,, liat•a •Cen- ..rnent, tequired t
, t,
etcoi
that stitutio'n Ito the
I:rldil.breeSl.47 .:
a f t
teit of tne.36 I
_ n
sworn also to to
.-, , afi tilYti--NbiliSki bi
een'ted,l . Which
~
d.,,a 7 a):en ; nod iber l etof re stater'i
ol , iu'eh iniT"; 4 [ 6l l Lu ton shoPl4 bd
,as tl'iupon such f• th • people,;
, • • Ir.. - ° .
0 I, t tese'.edunt,ies lierfol- ing a. sol
i
v 4 „ii 1 1 ... 1 11 : :' H . ..1:noi, of • the Terii
liCltilitig'Mattio'f' first' obligations ,
11 6 If . '.ltiko .Teitii: , secure to thcm tl
:ix Oksett. end slid- '. • The idea pit
i
it t i 'CI ,tioir own) :slioitl*i. see the }
:._ i tittt TOT delegates Kilning; ,INebrasitt
t i'etxt,t *at 4.tiii,er. regitideil,laod th
h / lle I 'aortal 'l.tig- -- time-ip'/ , .'l,:aiittol l
T
it ,t e cuffs !tact •quie:Oppi ,br my
"17 I ticsi" to esperlilly.ltsbere
to
1 • •
1. I
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laMdit II of theppot,l.
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1 i is'a l concedqd fact 1,
Iver?lnvnt ineie vs :1
'ir' i session'. wisild •1::
ne, i s :iter and: [tail:4i:) . l
tianguinary ':c:di:..riou •..i
and civi: nnr must ha
it i. fttt•ti,-titroulik
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arrovtinrf that
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lintever cost of Am'eril
Ideral• a ms, or: to iitcNl
-trophe,
oopfr, i of the crfertionl
d,taie fair alectihh;
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for ratitierjoa 'Or IC
cr nddrc§ses
land ct
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al war and ins
office, 7 wa.s str i a
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issio,ti oflhe &t
he people. s
that the Kaeso.
be faithfully leix
judgOtenr,; Osl
d that the Cotiati ,
te(] 'to the iota i of
s therefore only
1 1.. when as Geier
' whose pCople my
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such' tu,
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of: 7 ed, Riau hiuriediate ecuretitteo F
eVia die:le
i of-, trolls 'sad taogumery, , civil
Not
o w t r t i i, sedceompa
of
t* me:' - i - preposterous
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3' 1 n ill i bloi ni Is been " shed 13y . ike , ..yederal !pops],
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IteiZin K . WON during my ' todintr -- atration. ,
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ut. insurrection end, eivil war, extending Yet, lhawever widely my' Aeibirs tatty iiit: .
any I fear; throughout--the_eennitry, were alone 1 fer; from the entertained by him :on 'Oho
este} prevented by-the course ififined .by. Mkt on i.q.iLestien--viewa whichl havissheld ell litiye;
elyi these neensians,eandihe Whelefeop ! ban.: lift) '
and intinvoleinkfendiimenta 1 - i .
nor l dooing . revolntionniy violence,' Were indu * rineiples of public liberty and of the Come'
I le- try me to go,
,for , the fi rst 6614 - into a gen. i 811 44:_i:tre.unehangeatde-tyoOts;ligaid _
a •
s _i evil au peaceable eleetiOn: - ;}: it- - • i all these great Democratic- meattrirealehrek e• -
he.. These important :results ettitititute a eiuf-Th - thist rail' constitute- the poliny - int 4hiel ,
Mole' fident consolatietrfar all the'unjOet assault/1j Adminititration in otherereepeetie it e eitilliel: s -- .
i •
30(9 ;• made upon me 'on this • subjeet} .1 de
.oat igive me pleasure, es a Ip, . 0 eittten e . 3-,
• and)" titideeidaud that these as s aults ;have ever re- l Yvii 4 ) my erittliateoPporti - - I , ltarti - aaidithat' -7. -
At a i}:eeiveillin idielitest toaatoOtir.-from the. the slave 7 questinn e taeliett l aethetriliiiire e '%r: ....:.
r i m _ , p ree iee l et ; e d aj o r denti .t er i-, d e ; m eeerree t had disifipearetl Irma. Kn(rieieeleitgleii. . e. --" •
si to. clearly indica - T - 4 7 4n apprOial of- - my•eeniretsl,9o , tireierelttlitte r etid• he Itainisr ee .,,, e , .; .....--e...i..,et
f 4 ' ff Orlifti 101 telfir ''. '• ' ' ' L' . 4 : - r"''
vtryll up to the presint! most umortenatee di_eree
!!..„_. a t -a
!! „, i ,et eet -,e L. .• 4 e ee ....„
13,..re''ettee about tic 116.C:tiled LeePruidoit Const i.- iiillaeltil lis*;' , :rez'.. .r , ... 7•;, i . ; ..-; , -„f -4 1 -_:-?,, , ,
to
Was'' tution.' Inasm' 1 h' ' ri ' th" trf -CtiVitnhieluture /l;:eesietitf-rthall di 3. ,, i •:-/- 4-:
lie 1, OWeVe i t.l9F IS I -,, _
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. qledelusien which liras, prevailed Ireton ;her
tons "'creme is uponia vital question, involvieg
he
! practical , results; and newt nstructions, it is , ' 4 ubJectsr- and show that after three
ioti.' certeinly much more respectful , to th e experiment, `wheat I arrived in J K;
qui- i President.on my part; til:re,,ein, the e ffi ee i tber , o. wiTelees than th ree hundred -1
by cf Gover n er, and g i ve him iatiloppoitunity there, and the number ednsaant ty - IL,
0 I'll'' of . fi llingit, tie; is right funderi the-Consti. : .ishinel 'that as pence() by 'the oWteialr`ite.
re. i'tutiou, with one wile - Concurs with him in °Ms iof . C. ottelrf.ss, • publielled. and authen-
he ' hi e present npiniene , ill :n to gi , ? to
Inel_and force hint to remove Me' ll:y disobetli
et,mee , ticated by I hose `distinguished ' Senthern :
lstatesmtle, Jelin C. (Nhoun and Je ff ers - on ,
;en , ence to liieinstructilins. V i % • : Davie, the *later elimate or Eur,terit. Kane
i
t In° % ; This - latti course, in ;mi. jedgmene, l so's; is cOleier "hog iiiiit of NoW England,.
rty- • would l e r incothrettible • With zi proper re . i an k ,-1 that the Pro-Slavery Teniterial ;Con-'--,
Irisa- greet for the Iliteif itlagletride 0f, % the viiution of Knoites, conselidateC , with theit
'en.' finite]; inconehitent with! the rifles of tuor.. I ) ,ro•Slavery Territmiel Legistaltire en Hie.
sal reetituile or' prepriely,` a " e could• - lee 4f h_ of t1 . e11U: , 1y, , P357, uceirly fi ete. months'
ich adopted '' it h 'nn other view' th an to clare t ,. before n arrivare here, did dietinetly aban. r '
, ril the President to remoVe • met fr 111 'Aso:— den th e E.UVeryi issue r '
-,becaued; it'S- : FPS' r; -
1 . 3, Seel a cour s e, its is alleged, ' w übl• present fettle by me, the Pro-Slavery party waking, , • `
y, ,me to Met public as ,a political martyr•in.de- e small end admitted minority, and the co •
m i fence of the grtat plirreiPle Of l self-govern. , operation orelle Free State Dentlieirats was ,-
se moot, but trace, to 'if:Limas With an such invited :IS )li f e only Impeef eneee4s, riot to
o ' purpesit; or irich a certain in }ivledge that , make ikensas it Slave Strife, .whiih-:_mai•
n- i such it roult.wduhltfollo, }so lid 1.0; Bilk,. : concediel tte . be impos s ible, but to make it a •
LiL
O.; unjust 'and improper. J ay oni alternative, conseria l tive eikinociatie, Fr e- Stale ...L. -
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d a then ; '. is tide of la respectful 'reeienatione in . Keen as late as the 3:1 of auly 185.7. when
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. ee
en, the hope, that I Kansas and our e heloVed the Den ncratic Territorial ejn veil - floe. as&
tin country inaY be l l ehielded 'froth that eivil e ivar senthledlar I.ceontfittie in - consequenee of
ill° , with which I , fear • both ate threatened- bY . Ille- tlili 6-f-et-lin/ate and the Well _known'hti e ' any .attempt. tti lfotee the , s'i-ealled L. will o( the people, mine contented that.
I- .compten Cunstl u.iion upein thr e peopie or slavery would he establi;hed` there. ; •
s, K. .- :tnsti.• ' ,„ i., Nor was it until al sottlilL.rn opponents
e- : . I state, it'as afact, baed onla long and interfered in the affairs of !cans' as„ and be , intimate association ivithi thei people of .ieDatieia : tion, menace atal-atlierwise,aide&
e; 'Kansas, that an overwhelming lmajority of at a eritteat peried 'by several Federaleote
3- that people are Opposed telhat
hut,
flee lioldts of - Kan-ae, .including the" Sur." •
re i and my. letters "mite that hut, one out of veyer• ge l eral; the l'resideet of ' the Cot
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n twenty of the Press of Kansas 1 dust:tinkle • relay!' l'itil his immense patronage" 411 1 -
- Some oppose it ;because so many counties /braeine many hundred:employees, iuterven. -
- were ,disfraiiehited ' and lunreiliesentediin ' e:d, and, as ..I believe without the knini , -
t the convention. I Some %The ore opposed to ledge or apple:halloo of ;the' Presides Of
i T M
aper Money, because it 'authorisee a baal,-. the Cuited States, prottaeing the extridorJ
i of erioreanus capital forKaneas,l i nearly un- etlinary paper Called' the Lecompton Catistie - '
.;.limited in its issue e, and in th ' dennmina- intim. Yet toile'` act of interventitin - by
' thin of its note l e from one do ll ar up and Federal office holders to defeat the' ivi lof
''down. ;Satre, Futo ofnsofWtha they eon-.the m
people, seea to be susteined by my -:
1 ,
eider a Kafir/ Notting elapse 4 'l requirieg VP mcnikile while' : MY iotPtAtotioir, a'4 It iit '
that the Giverniir shall have b een twenty called; in atedienee to my duty eand oath'
. vears al citizen !of the • VititesStafee,.__ of office le support the -Federal COnstitnel
Some, beeniise the elective 'fre v ri
e hive iset tion, And lo fake wire _ th at- der organic' 'Nisi -•
'I .
e tree, aS they cannot vote' neairist tie; co n . lioultl be fairly (::eritted .1:y endeavoring
it stitutintr, but oOly on 'the 1 single 'issue to secure to the preple of Kansas their
c y wbeth, , ,,
~,o5 ,oil,nre, slaVe4 mar be im po
r . Tigllss tinder that net is,denniiiirTalind Cale.
11 y
i ted, 'intiVtlieu or upon that listie by
. vo...,untinatedl - '1 ! . 1• 1
I it for•fae constitutien to' which they are It is still more extraordinatei that Ithai
i I opposed. ,I i - I , l hypothetieal renrdics made by me as re;. '
1 a Thee} regard this _but' nsn eekery of gards the! climate, in
_its Ooimection With,
I .'''.,
.the el:it:rive fran4l.b.e, - and a le.'itTlous ...pert: its inflde l nee upon -the question of slavery he log arch;the sielred rights of he pietple et in Novas, aft% r that. issue had been :than
s` S• one leprei„;9' it} because the /institution clonal there, which views were ernisolidat.l.._
-,;5 e itlitinetlylitecognizes and adopts I he Oxfortf ing the union between the ; conservative
v iiimel e uelapportioning the teals) dive mem- three State end., Pro-Slavery Democrats, so
el ,
_ hers roc: ti,olins,in, ;comity upon he fratelti- eis . to presient the confiscatien of thel small ...
~ _ lent and tieticiot)t returns,lfaisel called, ifiallterof slaves then field in Kansas,
qr feetn that precteet, which , eceOgnition of have b2eri denounced by" many distinguish
fl.: that freed in the ! constitution, is i abhorrent ed Southern Senators,.- - erlio 'indica the Kan-
to the setTe nf the. peoplo tither; ' sas-Neliralie bill tires Pending, in Congress,
, oppose it; because although in Elie. eases and vlienlsuch remarks from them, if ever, •
e the FriSidents ,of conventions' have been might act Southern eerier:d im) ,were the - •
f
r . authorized to,issne write of electiou to - rifle •lou#st-iir proelaiminoi elle; 1.--. e., ye its
t regular .Territotial or l State} oWhat
treks with the elim 4 "- 14--"'- seuf3 never . become a
t usual. Judees; With i the .4..ratemed pre- slave State.,` Indeed, it, seems that all per-- - -
. cincts aeil edjudteatien o , returns , in this •ons, in and l plevate life, may publish...
nut of Kansas, 'Whether in
fir th_
te r , --
eitase unprecedeeted and vice regal powers ; 11 . 1 ) 1 ' 6
.' arc given to tune President of '
the Con v ene , o into') tLey please, in - regard to . publish-) what
-
t • tide to
aw
maktrtheipreeinetse the ttidges, soil questions e x cept the
Governor ofd that
,te decide ti 'etpon the rett7he. _Front ITerritorY; who hil : ' so Hull' PoviO'r l nt)
. nally . , .
} the grant et theSe unusual tad enormeuellpatremegel. • - •
powers, and from other reason' connected ' And now - be pleaged to express to ! the
1 , with 0101 fraudulent returns fr iiin oxford Presidents my deep reerets as regards, our
, and IdeGee, an Overwhelming thlijority of unfortunate difference} of opiCioe jtt rein=
, OA reopie,of Kansas have no faith in the • tion to the . Lecompton ciobstitittion,.and to.
'velidity let eliciee retries ; and eherefere, say to bim that ne infalliiiiity does not be
.
, will net vo:e. Indeed, dieenisci it as we long to n'"° , I ''' v uver P xll i tmll in . jiVellety
may to !our elves, under th 4 influence at purtty_efl intentien . •OT position, yet if ill
I present exitdment, the radii} Will e l e tion_ has coin mitted any errors in -this respect,
that - o eir • Iby a supetintentiitw' •
strew ! , tiny 1 ettetept by ' COegresi to , Inny 1 1-}, )t- %, Mlle( c ,
-,
farce this constitution upon thd people of ProvideliFio f° l ' the PorPetualiou of. our --.
insae l will bean effort toisubstitute l iite , Union and the advancement-Pf the honor
sill of a small Minority for that of an over-land
Int( ei_t of our beloved ceuntry. • . • _
whet:ding majerityofthe people of Kau-
In UR • diesolving my oil:it:lel connectien.
sas; th t. it Avid not settle the litnsas tines
' with . yonr- department, I ;beg leave to ton e
tine, r localize: the' issue; that it will, eie
1 der ymy thauksfor pinr"eonbtant courte- •
i fear e 'attended by-civil war !extending, }se' and kiroloes"- _e - ' - i-
(.._.,
perti ' a . I t hrotigheut the Un ited' States, : Hpe
Host reeetfailv, yo u r out senaut.'
brineineu '
this cPst i on eaelt unto upon , (Stetted) 71. J. 11TALKER'..•
ie: Cenges . 'and b efore er the .people in os
most dangerous 'and alarming aspect.
I ,
I he President takes a differt view • of
, ,
i thesubject -in hia message, yn i il from the
r
I ev its occurring in Kansas., ;13 well es here,
lit evident that the questiOn its resing
fro n theories 'into practice, end that 'l'
% Go i -ernor of Kansas, I Sheet(' be 'eorripell e
l edit: carry Out /new instructions differing
:on vital'queStion .from these 'received at
I the pate of my • appointment. I •Sueh in
', stractions, I could not ekceute 'consistently
with my,e/iesi of the Federal Constitution,
' - ofthe Kans,as-Nebreska bill,eit with my
rptedgeS 'to ! the people of 'Kiis i a Under
tb4eleircumstances noialterontiVe is left me
' but to resign, the office. of Geve•nor of the
Territori of -Kansas. . i -
No one can more deeply ri,grc'
self this necessity ., but it arise ;
change of opinion, on my Ott
contrary, I ehonld mo r it, cheer!
returned to Kansas tweatry.itot 't
initrnetione and thus preserVe'll
the Teti:404441 finally settle t
.
question'by eemik, my I pleit,
people : It is ant tin 'y intention!
at. this timethe:peenlintreirennii%
unexpected nests whis.littitve u
opiniouS, Of :the Pteiillotfr 44
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l of Hie
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submission, .0 *,:•=2
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ratificati,n t or injeeti*by
les,a , de I desire -lily
icy ,w it !he, I resident on thir stab/.
A Rich Prff.. °
A matn4:turer- and %'ender of •patent'
inedieins 0-ay.?
ccntly 7rote to a pl:tt IV-kst.
for a good slam!! reennimendatiOn‘ 9f fik.l.,_
It
the . elOttf aet LlFer's In:V-fiftw.
days .hel received !he following, Which we
ea:l pr9tty.,st one::
'f3lkna composing rnylarm
has hitherto . ,been so poor, that a Scotch--
than totll , l not get ,a li% of it;*and so
s' . cny thAt_tre• had to slic"..e the polafoesatni-.-
theta . to gewajs, •
hul.h • f
eartng o
:balsam ' I put some tn .a ten acre lot star
rouuded tby a railroad f.nee,, and. to the.
:morning found that the Oreek - had en.
firvly clisappeared, i. ricat stone
circled the lick', °and the rails: Were split
.1 -
into oven woad, and piled "tip syintate(4-,
cally, iu my -back-yai'd - .
put half' an ounce into,thi ° iniddlq of
iltiekleb , :rry-swamp--ju it oral ! -
Cleared; Off, planted, with nein 'and *Pnierk..
kire ., tind a row of peach trees io full 148.
awn • through :the r ,
- As an etidenee'of its treniestiots'itringth
would say that' it drW a itiiiiing4ike- --
ness ofmy _ eld es t
,aoyOrtrt- of amill-pond,
drew aload of pota , joes L , market, and o,t)o.
w ally dreg' ' a ;nue . of V 97 in, ifo r tteg,"
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