The daily Gate City., 1855-07-21
GOV RRrpER ON SLAVERY IN KANSAS.

we gave yesterday II synopsis ot Vie
Message OF Gov. Ree1er to the Kansas
Legislature. Below will be found IN cr
tense all that he says directly upon the
question of Freedom or Slavery in that
Territory. On the subject Of the Mis-
souri, outragcs Oh the elective franchises
Of The Kansas people, lie says nothing
There are many specific subjecis OF
legislation, some OF which are expressly
rrle rcd 10 you by tie b Il organizing our
Territory, and others spring from The ne
cess,ties Of our con munily. Prominent
amorg them is the question whether we
shall build our Government upon the ba :
sis Of free or of slave labor Claiming
as we do the same cap1city for Il gov
ernment as our fellow citizens Of tie
States, with a far greater. if not an exclu-
sive interest in the institutions and laws
which are to exist among us; compelled
alone 10 bear their burdens, and entitled
alone 10 claim their bene fits; wisdom.
justice and fairness would dictate that
those laws and institutions inside of the
Constitution Of the Uni ed States snou d
be moulded by ourselves, stimulated by
the absorbing interest we must feel in
them, rather than by the repre- esentatives or
citizens OF other States who are no moie
competent to the task than we-who have
no stake with US in their results, and who
would most Indignantly repel any c1er OF
reciprocity from us IN assisting TO manage
their affairs. The provision d our Terri.
torial Organic Act secures us this night
and is founded ia The true doctrines OF re-
pubicanism. 1t may be exercised in
various degrees and in varlons WAYS, and
wheI ever it is called into action il cannot
legitimat ly be attended with that excl e
ment which j. incident t. the agitation OF
The slavery question in the direction of on
at ack upon constitution i rights. A.
agitation Of that kind, such rs we have
seen lndustriously prosecuted in The past
history OF our country by the destructive
spirit OF abolIionsu can never be PFC iuc
tive OF aught bu. evil, and is calculated
IN on eminent degree to obscure tie
glories of the past, TO evoke the foule.t
spirit OF discord among the ciizsns of our
common country, and also to mar our
brilliant future, If not 10 endanser the ex-
isence OF our cheerful I'm on. A Awaut of
fidelity to the solemn compacts of tie con.
situtlon and an attack upon the rights Of
the States, which are guaranteed by il,
can have no justification or excuse. This
view of the case, however. is not 10 be
coafounded with the discussion and SIT
'lcneni Of the slavery question in our
Terrltory, III It's bear ngs upon the forma
tlon Of our institutions That has been
re erred 70 us as an open question by the
legitimate action Of the nation, and here
II is not only the privilege but the duty OF
every man to speak is opinions freel,
and enforce them peaceablv and fairly
Advocate and opponent stand on the same
ground and must mu ualiy concede to
each other the identical measure of right
which they claim for themselves. Free
dem OF opinion and freedom OF discussion
without lccntiousness are the very essence
Of republicauism at all times and are pc
cullarly 10 be respected here. The per
manent charac'er and high authority sc
State Constitution and the fact of $ sub
mission to direct vote Of the people OF
the Territory indicate that event us sig
nal occasion for the decision of that pe.
culiar question. In the meantime, how
ever. Territorial Legislature may un-
doubtedly act upon tie question TO
limited and partial extent, and may TEN
porarily prohibit, tolerate or regulate
slavery in The Territory, and in an abso
Lutte or modified form with all he force
and efiec. Of any other legislative act be
binding until repealed By the same power
that enacted it -