New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-21
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GOVERNOR REEDER's MESSAGE.


To ne Honorable Council and House Of Rpreeaiaiis@
the 1eyyitoyyQ Kansas:
Having been duly notified that your respective
bodies have organized for the performance of your
official functions, herewith submit to you the usual
executive commune relative to subjects OF egis-
atioD which universal and long continued usage 10
aualOl GUS would seem 10 demand, although 10
express requirement Of is TO DO found In the act Of
Congress which has brought INTO official existence
and prescribed our several duties.
The position which we occupy, and the solemn trust
that is cODGded foe OrgDa ing the laws aud IN
situations and moding the de-tuies of rePabiic
in the very geographical center of anil mag
nifcent confederation, cannot but impress vito q
deep and solemn sense OF the heavy responsibility
which we have assumed and admonsh us 70 lay aside
all selfish ana equivOcal motives to discard all
worthy ends aud ia the spirit of justice and charity
each other, with pure hearts, tempered feelings and
sober judgments address ourselves 10 our task, and 80
perform il m the fear aud of that ID who
oversees work that the star expect to add to
The national baI shall he dimmed by no faint VI
tainish of dishonOr, and that wheD viewed irom the
trying and scrutinizng stand point Of the future we
shal be subject reproach that which springs
from the inevitable falibility Of just aud upright mea.
In the business Of legislation tue very first necessity
il the ascertaiDment Of the existing law, as t Is mpos-
sbe to determine what need in that respect until
we ascertain what already possess IL will be found,
think upon slight investigation that we are already
provided with ample aud valuable store of laws for
the redress Of civil wrongs and the punishment OF
criminal olenses which will materially dimsh your Ia
bOrs.
The present Tertor, of Kansas has been at various
periods since the treaty Of April 30 1903, with tbs
French Republic portion of the District of Louisiana,
of the Territory of LOusaDa the Territory Of Indans
and the Territory of Missouri; and il becomes Deces-
sary 10 take brief review Of the legislation Of Con-
grers relating 10 it during each Of these periods. I'm
mediately alter the acquisition Of the Territory Of
Louisiana by the treaty before mentioned, provision
WIS made 10y act of Congress, passed 3lst October,
1903, for its temporary government which continued
the civil military aud Judicial powers then existing
until the expiration Of the first session of the Eighth
Congress.
On the Goth Of March 1904 being the day before the
close Of said session, the said territory divided into
the Territory OF Orleans AID the Dist net Of Lousians;
and the 33d parallel o. norh latitude from the Mssis-
Ell pi River west designated the bounoary-line
between the two-bus including the present Territory
{ Kansas IN the northern DIVISION aud by the sane
act Thu portion by the name Of the District Of Louis
iana, subjected TO the government of the Territory
f Indiana, aud became part Of It. fne Ferrtoyd
Indiana had been portion Of the old North Nesern
Territory, which was first organized by the ordinance
Of july 49, 1857.
This ordinance was subsequently adapted the pro-
visions Of tue Constitution OF the United States BY acs
Of Con gress Of August l7sy and BY act OF Congress
passed NAV 7, 1900, portion of this Nor b Western
Territory was Organized as the Territory OF Indians,
to which, already stated the ID 5 ne, Of Lo nsls
annexed. On the Sd OF Mar n, 1905, the Dsn.s
OF Louifiana was again severed fro he TERRITORY "
Indiana ard organized by the name OF the lerf'Oy
OF Louisiana ard on the 4h day OF Juue, lslS, ~
converted into the Territory Of Missouri WIN coH''-
erabe modification Of the rules Tor IT. COVER lnon.
Ii will thus be seen, ~ have stated, that she coh
Try cOmpos NJ territory has been suoceseiul 60,
ieced to the French G, existing az the ac9 rs If
of Louisiana, by the treaty of Pars-to the - "A
Indiana derived from the Northwestern .n;ee-
Will AZ those enacted for Indiana after its sever
10 the law Of the Territory o. Louisiana aud the
the Territory of Missouri The severance OF 81
Of the letter territory, end It's erection INTO zoe A.
Missouri in the year 1921 did not, IN my The
ali eject tie laws Of in force outside the 0osnlS NV
State. wb Gu remained as valid after that event %
were before. -, n t7sg. it
Under the Ordinance of 1857, amended N i..S,rid
was provided that a certain legislative power d.
Ne yisted in the Governor aud Judges, who ro'e
rected TO adopt and publish such laws crn noa,dcr
civil, Of She original States, a. they nns ole.s al
necessary, which were to remain IN iO'cV "-''