New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-20
THE MiSsoUREKANSAS LEGBLA rURE.

We have already gwen an account of the or
rapizaton of this body, which took place on
the I'd inst. On the Sd the Governors regular
message was received aud also special mes
sage from the same funcuonary, announcing the
resigustion of N. +. Conway, member elect to
she Council from the With District Mr. Con
ghy's letter of rosigna ION we subjoin:
To his ETesueney A. II. REEDER Governor Of Kaa'as;
SR: / was officially declared by your Excelency,
OIL the 9th of April last to have been duly elected
mon Der OF the Council of Kansas Territory from the
y1u Couuci District Of said Territory. | was also
furnished with certificate 10 thaS ELECT, autnentl-
ratec by your signature and the impress OF the Puoc
zeal beg leave most respectfully 10 resign the
position thus assigned me, and to retlrn you the c7r-
tihcsts then received
lam impeed to this course by what believe to be
due to myself to the City of law, and t. the rights
and dien t, of the people of Kansas Iu holding and
exercising the trust reposed in me by the qualified
voters OF the With Council District, would be re-
oured 10 unite with the body of men who are TO AS
semble at this place on Monday next as the Legisa-
lure Of X ansas aud to engage with them in making
laws to govern the people of this Territory. This
cannot do without lending counenance to the author
ity thew assume 70 exercise elected to repre-
sent the people of the With Council District in the
Legislature OF Kansas Should ofier In pursuance
of that election 10 enter this forthcoming assemblage,
would thereby give, by direct implication, my own
sapction and the sanction of those whom should
represent to the validity of its professions. would
ackno Wedge It to be the Legislature to which had
Inspired and 10 which the people had intended to elect
me when they cast their SURFACES in my favor This
am far from beipg prepared To d.. IL Is afact which
has Travelled the circuit of the whole civilized world,
that this Legislature has been imposed upon the peo
pie Of Kansas by force OF arms. Those who compose
it. and those whom they represent and for wnom they
net are alien enemies who have violently seized tue
Legislative powers of thu Territory, and now seek TO
disguise their tyranny under the form of constitutional
cnactueu,s Their Legislature is substantially pro
viz cia council instituted ard ordained by daring
and unscrupulous league in the State of Mssoar and
pther pats Of tie South, 10 govern people whose
liberties they have ruthlessiy stricken down. TINS
fact has been placed beyond controversy by authentic
"details of concerted operations looking to this end aud
of ovcrw heming violence at the recent elections ud-
parnlcled in all our political history The straight
forward integrity exhibited by your Exceleucy f'om
Che commencement OF your official caree, has been
,nch IA compes me to believe that had the evidence
Of the erocious outrage perpetated upon the people
in The election OF this Legislature been lu, before You
tlC grape OF ltEhl ttcA4uNH.f .'"i A"NNN''NA'@
not have hesiSsted moment IN setting the authority
Of yom oloe as you have already doue your personal
and private influence, against the audacious usurpa-
ton. Under these circumstances it would be either
fraudulent or pusanmous in me to rospectthis - me
Legislature Of Kansas i am no! willing TO do Il.
Whatever he t.morous the time serving may sug-
gest advice. | shau do nothing If the kind ln-
stead oirccOgnizng TINS the Legislature Of ksnsas,
and participating in its proceedings as such, utterly
repudio'e and rtprobato ii dcrogaiory to the re-
speciality Of popular government, and insulting to
the virtue and in;oi .orce Of the age
As an individual citizen Of Kansas am furthermore
ace to say TO your Ezoeency repn senting you do
the imperial sutbor:ty Of the Federal Government in
this land that while am entirely disposed 70 pay all
respect TO the lawfully reconstructed authorities am
yet not wiling. whatever power may command IT,
10 bend BY neck like satisfied aud gentle slave to
Tie Tie yoke Of foreign tyTants. do SO would prove
me recresnt to all the lessons Of heroism or OF duty
lever learned. lam so unfortunate TO have beeu
tsned 10 some crude notions Of humao right-some
taeh notions as those for which in ages past our
ioelsh ancestry peried their lives Revolutionary
he'cs And, however widespread may be the disre-
pos nse which those puere fallscies have fallen In
'aee sterling ard enlightened times, aW still bold to