The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-19

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THE PRESIDENT AND KANSAS.

THE PRESIDENT AND KANSAS.
The Kansas and Nebraska bills passed AFTER hard
fought battle II was announced in the form OF terrific
rial law that the inhabitants Of the two Territories were
be left themselves at liberty TO found what nsta.
lions they pleased Nebraska, BY general consent wasDu
meddled with its officers appointed and proceeded
to their duties There excitement respecting il
Kansas by general consent the battle-ground between
two factions At early period the emigTanl aid eonpa
ny was organized with the ayowed purpose OF filling Kan
sas with settlers pledged 10 make free State Of It. The
inhabitants of Missouri naturally anxious that
neighboTng and border State should have similar nsti.
tons The aid company with all haste sen, forward eu.
grants The Missourians pressed forward their emgan
The emgrants sent out by the aid company in majority
ofinstances were actual settlers determined make
Kansas their future home. The Missourans frequently
transient soourners with no intention OF being
settlers in Kansas The election for members Of the first
territorial legislature 1t Is confessed that the
Missourians from the border counties rushed in and
powered the actual settlers but it is to be observed that
their challenged that the seats OF the men,
bers elected by them contested that the governor
(Reeder) had for refusing them certificates Of
elections and is conceded by all that Gov Reeder was
Obliged by his duty be did give certificate of cleo
on majority Of the legislative assembly Whether they
properly elected not there nothing appearing
against their claims seat; if asserted, they were
elected by the of non-resdents the actual residents
we're unpardonably remss in challenging such
IN not contsting such This legislature, elected
together majority of which had certificates accord
ing law. They took it upon themselves, rgh.fuy 9th
erwse decide the qualifications OF their
bers but their decision did not and could not alter the
character Of the majority They also took it upon them
selves decide where they should hold their sessions
This was matter of form and not Of substance and could
not impair the validity Of their legal acts but II brought
them direct conflict with the governor who refused
recognise Legislature majority Of whose members held
certificates of election signed by himse This brought the
wheels a stand Something must be done, or anarchy
would prevail. The legislature right or wrong, was be-
yond the reach of the President The governor, right
wrong was subordinate TO the President and alone could
be reached by him. The attitude of the governor With
spect to the legislature would warrant his removal
there other question ut issue But it happened there
was good cause why Governor Reede should be removed
irrespective of his relations the legislature terri
governor who speculaes in Indian lands in viola
ton Of law ought at to be removed so soon as he
ycted of such violation of law. And Gov. Reedor was
both accused of and confessed to- such violation of law
and in the opinion of the thinking part of the community
justly removed that ground But had that ground
not existed prior his removal and been its OCCASION the
attitude of the governor and legislature at the time Of
his removal would have imperatively demanded such
removal and public sentiment would have justified it
The constitution and laws of the United States give tho
President authority whatever to call out the military
force of the Union upon any information which be
had, which existed, of affairs in Kansas. And had
he ordered out troops upon the faith of newspaper re-
ports reports by the governor of Missouri invasion,
he would have been guilty of usurpaton of power lie
could only do upon reqnston of Gov Reeder that the
power territorial had been exhausted that
instruction rebellion existed which the officers of the
Territory unable quel. Such requston never
made The state of facts warranting il existed and
the President has only discharged his duty by the
he has taken And, in connection with this naturally
consider the claims of Reeder and Whitfield to
represent Kansas the territorial delegate government
of Kansas dc taco, existed Such government ordered
that on certain day election for territorial delegate
should be held Such election accordingly held and
Whitfield declared elected TO be observed that
majority of the members Of the Legislature had ceruh
Gates from Gov Reeder that majority was legally elected
and legally constituted, TheD by such Legislative body
legally existing election Of delegate to Congress upon
a certain day was ordered. Such election was held Mr.
Whitfield received majority of the votes, was declared
elected and received his credentials 1t is understood ha
the freeSae men, they called, generally rerained
from voting. They assert that the votes for Withheld
were given by non-residents be it if he had single
legal vote all the Territory in the absence of any oppo
nents this would entitle him to his seat
Upon a subsequentday, at election fixed upon by no
constituted authority ordered by government OF no
more effect the gathering of any mob Gov Reeder re-
ceived quantity of delegate to Congress lie
presents himself there asking admission with no creden-
tails certificate of election, with nothing that Congress
can recognise as emitting him to n seat
Throughout all this Kansas excitement the President has
held himself becoming the Chief Magistrate ofthe Uniop
uudeerred by public clamor from removing governor
who had abused his trust and whose longer continuance
in Office incompatible with the wellbeing of the Terri
tory Steadily adherng to the constitution and laws, he
neither unawuly orders out the military force of the ma
on encourages the violence of the awless upon the
one side or the other After while after the excitement
Il /. l. Ia
declare their Judgment upon the Kansas question: there
no doubt but that the action of the administration through
out win be approved The day Of distorted halfunde-
stood eegraphc dispatches passes away the truth comes
tagging by the mail and the community, Mt last wein-
formed repent of their injustice and say there no blame
4 to be attached TO the administration.
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