Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-28
KANSAS -GOyERNOR REEDEh--
STATE CONSTITUTION.

We publish below the Message OF Ex-Governor
Reeder to the House of Representatives OF Nan
sas, in which he announced his removal rom OIL
flee. Some of the Kansas papers represent u ina
this communication filed the members with de-
light, though they properly restrained all indecent
manifestations of their joy
message from Governor Recder
The private Secretary Of Gov. Reeder pre-
scented the following message from His Excelien-
CIV, the Ex-Governor Of Kansas
To the Honorable the members Of the Council
and House of Representatives, OF the Terrlto-
nv of Kansas: s4L
GrSr1.EMEs Although in my message TO
your bodies under date of the 2lst uit., ! stated
that was unable to convince myself OF the ie-
pality of your session at this place, tor reasons
fhen river, and, although that opinion still re-
mains unchanged !. yet, inasmuch as my reasons
were not satisfactory to you, and the bills passed
nv your Houses have, up 10 this time, been SEM
to me for approval it is proper that should III
form you that after your adjournment, OF yes'er
day | received official notification that my innc
tons, as Governor of the Territory, were term
mated No successor having arrived, Secretar
Woodson will, of course, pcform the dnties
TUG oH''e . @' A. II. REEDER.
SHAWNEE MISSION ScHooL, Aug. l6. 1852
The action Of the committee of the Legslatur
10 which was committed the subject OF the Form,
ton Of State Constitution and the proprety
applyinr for admission into the Union, was
follows
Shall Kansas be State hmm edlia tely.
The committee to whom was referred ID
Stringellow's act to provide for the call of q Go
vention TO form State Constitution reports
ssthat il would be premature to provide for Il
calling of Convention to form State Const
tuition without first submitting the question
the people at the polls, to whether they d
sire such step to be taken, even if the prop
sition was concluded that we possess or will pc
sess by the pr oposed time the requisite population
There are other reasons of importance whit
would tend TO the conviction that the bill is pr
mature, which will appear from mere sugge
ton Kansas will apply for admission as a sla'
State and if admitted at all it must be dol
partly by Northern votes. Inthe present state
fanatical excitement existing in some of the no
slaveholdng States, there is some doubt wheth
we would be admitted into the Union with
slavery clause in our Constitution, tor it will
charged that Kansas does not possess the req
site population-a charge which cannot be stat
tically and officially refuted. In view of all t
circumstances, the committee are of the opini
that Kansas should not apply for admission in
the Union Us long as there is question as to 2
ripht to demand admission by virtue of the Cons
tuition and laws of the United States.
I" The committee herewith propose a subs
tute to the said bill which provides the initiate
step. the calling of said convention. TIL
would, therefore, Recommend the rejection
said bill and the passage of the substitute.
af.4 s'JOSEPH c. ANDERSON,
40. III. BROWNE,
ssF. J. MARSHALL
ssThe substitute was read twice and consoles
engrossed. sh9 I'LL