The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-06

Special message ~ she Goverwur OF Georgia
o" ths 0ighss OF the Sous..
THE vyRscsr MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE
roRpEH suttiAEs-KASsAs AND sQUsrrga so
vfkEioNTi- skokoA ooIso TO PROJECT HER
sLLf.
Espvuss DEPARTMENT,
hnflAN gNfI1K. Ca, J.a. -, 1850.
IT, sfssrr ksp Hotss ~ nrrRHsENIArIvEs-
il.~ivsa r.. DAY. 40 ssr,s ofrs~ea,ioos .top'ei
~ he isgilstare ~ Vera ont In ielstisn Kansas
nsnsaii.d ~ IN Gessrsos o. tha s1s,e 10 be sa,.
ptea 10 shs sebsrai Asssmosy Of Georgia have ns-
tssa v eoats .hh u. rsa,s., Toe Ia. rsselsaan,
ticn "a tssts psS- ths msaiasa 70 elmmunsAe an Ia
sOii 70 tts state csorsss, end .sscndly oee.ass
tim - ,ivvy Aeysrss 70 ths r-po~e 81 the popalar
n NO des,'ue I've ~ lbs fssh e. OF smssy which
ibis fstute nose the stability ADD in ~ ity
o. The tLsp. set a. ssie dsa s~ssti have dssasa
Il my da, rsrsai 'oyuu these resciatoss. content
thai ,hs eonssq shall be the heals o. thae
he rrss he and " -ou,u. prcst. :, ss&rt 'scss and
i1tples, eet thsir slss~tors OF facts fse aud
k,is f1ttles totally aEsatd aaa 81 variance With the
= nee, ls,ry - or gvsra3snt A tsst they az
states Rave ben sxstec In sstsDang and strengthening
~ nsi s'sn human slavery mat far tins puep'-e
gslsstisn a. ~rofsi govern uens Cor Kansas ssd Ne
mssis vsfe fasssd, hat th~ adnoistrst
AID DrIt se..rts II The ccel isa rsauirsd Il soai.
Teen 'ay tssx 70 n'tcIt these decarstns sth To-
te sdsuesd In sLieh the sia ese,dng state.
Gsssd tors ~ take jarisaactisn 81 the
10, ~ ,lsy~y, moeh lees exercise ihs p,wsr of
preut ting ifs s-tsbilNnusnt Noa in-
'si,snvcI 10 new and always hes been. their motto
Ihsy bsv- e.rts sied NE sgi a,ien u tbs subject
in,roousiios ia,o ,bs naiis Of osgsess faey have
alI,ssd Ia the f.pstics ~ toe ssvsholus States
hi, ps,a'is% ~ ,2.s r.sss, L aeisi cs sas a' a.
fnuts Il tena tights Of the south. tn.
the ~ for he rscaptn'e % fugitive slaves
lar from beng Icon isry 60 DE eleas nteas ct the
undsrs a ID. COVE IN violation oi the pld'
q he esns,,'u'icn was in p iecs eorisn,s Attn
he.tA A4Iw Ia f.r frnsN h4trs
msa,we inviting Toe ~sapa.naens II -svety 10 tho,e
l.,toliss simply opens h'ia 70 tas tree ngse.s n Al
the tight Of mstirg ,hei- law-, saejest n
ttiie Ton but hat q corkrni . the noa-sason 81
gep.rsi roye,nasat sss therefore, Ieos iss0' Z, q,
"iegsl sno uniast ,shem.s' by eei-g v The faithful
execution OF tnss. lasa Bat e. hse 6en der hs' n.
Iteioert woh hAY. ncaued gu II next IN tar ,tuie
10 tr,afsn sga he eobsii'u'iO, which he has
to rupert. TIE sssstnons ~ The preamble aud
I,,Oluors Of Vermont H. ra.renoe 70 he proceed.
irg Of the kspsas isgi,siure eqasy aptoraat'e.
IL 4 tact OF general na,or'e'y 'ba ueesr toe pc ella
inuisn OF Governor R.sder prescribing Tho tne place
and q no cing ec,ion- fsr meGbe-s a ne ter
o,sl Iesssure Of Kansas me people thereof sesste.
their representatives., that shy convened .. he place
desgi AID In hs ocl.ns eesiysd frem he G3vs
eeiihcs.s II ,hoit es fos organized slcg,slAs
body and the Governor inmuni ale3 10 than h in,u
eui. esssgo THUS regularly clothed with legislative
iuneiions bsy pr o. orderly 70 he ensc'in' ~ 81
laws for VI. u KspsLa Nos II IL asserted
II at armed Ct IL RS nom MI souri uns~fas inveced
the Territory took posi- sion " The ballot
ed certain csss Of citizens ding the elective
susnee Of the Gc,err,r's p,oolamsiion' Ihi'p is
true; and looking 10 the circumstances OF tbs
csnauVp, Governor R..der was careful 70 specify
snd define he niece Of contest ng the Legality Of
tie eiscliou sf members 10 the Fec Ito ial trgtsa
lure He preserved tsst in case any persons shall
sire 70 contest me eec ion ~ any rio, OF the Terri
,sry they shah mhssa written statement eirss'ed y
The Goveruor, setapg fo tn the psrsuar preSin,t
dtiic they iutenc 70 contest tie osnciste whose eec
ton tty dispute and the specific causes o. complaint
IN TIE conduct return If aid esc ion ~hich c1n
psiIt bs he signed bv not less ten qaafsd
Of 'he Territory and WITH be AFFIDAVIT Of Of
such voters the truth the facts 20, rth tlerein
such written fateneat NUT b. peeeen ed tn ia. Cover
at his cfce, heio he sth cay April 1855;
II 1T fha appear that the re.ult u the election
AIRY uncl 5ist, lei night 70 ohapgea by saa oonest
coy viii be- fxed for hearing tbs cause" The seats OF
several mem aefs were cobtes Cd and though the mo;e
prescribed Yves not pursued, yet the Governor enter
tanned tie case declared he seat- vacant or1sret
elections, and issued certificates OF eeccn to the pr
well Known. II IL notod thas he be
Epgs to that patty 1h're seq liner t. are reject
credited for one moment tia. II the alleged VII
rce and bsud upon the ballot hsi been usiiy
peitrated proess against the sec ION could not havs
been forwarded IL every Instance and entered IS IL Il
quite ain that the Governor I'D have vacated h
eleciionff But instead OF this there Bat poo
ttsts preferred not enough to change the political com
pexion of the Legislative Assembly, after the pu,g
sion Of thai body the "pera'En Of these
every member nishsd with cerfcst.s of the Gov
the evidence his right 70 seat the en. Wy
then this clamor tie part OF Veroot and the MATES
OF The pom States against those procee inx
OF the Territory Of Kansas l. Il because the
alluded under the nonintervendon principle Of the
KsnsssNeerssta not resulted in ae return of large
iory the Legislative nbly in favor Of the Ia
situtop Of slavery For the parpose Of jusying their
clamor, they upon their imagination for fs;ts, am
edng upon false pren ies they are second
ing The fac and muinous spirit of the abolition party
karias who, repudiaing the elections and acton OF
the Teriti al satu seesing 70 erect Kansas
into poDseseboioing STATE and to secure her sdmi-
sion IL Ito the Union such.
Lot necessary for me to vndicate the state Of Mis-
soui from the grossly insulting and false imputa tom
made against responsible portion OF her citizens That
is tiuppLaniy proclaimed by the history Of the events
to which have alluded But In a important
sIect, the attitude Of the Missourans, who thus
branded challenges the support aud gym athy on eor
ga snd The slavsnoldrg States well OF The feads
Ct TIE eopst uop every quarter u the Union. u Is
natural thst he should be peculiarly sensitive the
character Of the domestic Institutions OF Though
the ought not (as she has no) egaiy 10 interfere al
the aIs Kansa yet she cannot he sxpectes TO stand
tsme spectator Of the extraordinary efforts rsn the
and her co laborers IN the non states silent
In reference to such nepts that OF the Masaehu
from kansas y seek to con rol her es my by pouring
iLto her borcers thtir hordes of hired emgants aud
It is all considered legitimate and right but when
Of action havir the most vital interest In the subject,
indicate Foctuce to protect the bona fce settlers OF
Kansas against these Eastern inruders and to viDdcate
matter Of sell preservation the great principle Of tns
Ksn,as Nebraska act they are grsvely chArrci, "
ard orcibIe violation Of the rights Of the elective
franchise" will trust myself to the language
which would appropriately characterize such unjust and
we look the geographical position Of Missouri,
only End Qualification Of the soici ude Of her ciz
ers relative this vital controversy but that it, fual
settlement must affect all the slAvehodipg States TIE
Institution Of slavery exists in Nilsson l. but she Is
fsnked two sides ~ ssveholdiug StatesowA on
the north and Illinois the east What will be her
dttn If Kansas which hes her west shall ALTO be
cone ldipg Slater Warred upon by ab,it-
tionists the hand, and practically denied the
provisi the fugitive ssve law the other, her
slaves will be valueless and the institution crushed
years for this consummatcn by which the disparity
tween the relative strength Of the two grea. sections In
Abe government will be permanently increased the
South made weaker and the North stronger. Hence the
importance not onyo the South but to the entire Union
thst the legitimate operation Of The Kansas act saoul
not be thwaItd BY external influences from any
orens the Territory 70 all the citizens OF the United
States to them therein tie right Of self govern
uni and TO adopt reject slavery in the formation Of
heir STATE constitution. While Therefore the South
viii net interfere improperly and ispepred 70 acqaiesce