The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-06-04
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facts on the fifth Of april, when be issus6
the certificates OF election, had be Rseer-
tanned the seventeenth OF the same month
when he published bis proclamation com
commanding each one VI these fraudulent
members" TO assemble and organize 80
spurious Legislature" at Pswnee City on
The second day Of July? Had be become
informed Of the fact, when, more than
three months after the election, he sent his
brst message to this "sPai ioas Legislature"
and invoking the richest blessings Of Divine
Providence upon them while engaged ia
the performance Of their high and patriotic
duties? Had be heard OF the alarming
tact that "Ransss had been conquered"
when he recommended to the Legislature,
thus elected aud organized, to pass laws
for tue government Of the people Of Kansas
upon the subject Of education, and revenue,
and taxation, and courts, and elections,
the militia. and, in Short upon all rightfus
subjects of Legislation? Had he hesid II
the Conquest" when he vetoed tae act ot
the legislature removing the seat of gov
eminent temporarily frca PAwnee City.
and assigned among other reasons. That il
would occasion "a loss Of time. the more
valuable because their sessions were limi
ted by the organic law Of the Teyritory?"--
Who can conceive the extent Of the evils re-
sulling from the loss Of ten days time by
spurious legislature. which was forced on
the people by an invading army from for.
eign State?
Was he "uniuformed" Of the facts when,
on the 2lst Of July, lie dissolved bis officia!
relations with the legislature solely apon
the ground that they were assembled at
the wrong place and reminded them that
if, "our Territory shall derive no fruits
from the meeting Of the present legs.
lstive assembly" he had called their atten
ton to the point that they had no right to
adjourn their session from PsRnee City TO
Shawnee Mission? If "oug Terrotory shall
derive no fruits from the meeting Of the
present Legislature" says the governor.
"the responsibility rests aot on the execu-
tive!'
What "fruits" did be desire the Terrific.
ry to derive from the spurious legislatursf
The governor must have been 'uninformed'
in relation to the alleged invasion when he
uttered these lamentations over the loss Of
tuS liullS "Ili III hc SAPEClC1 tGS AEtIOt0ty
to gather frc?n the action Of the legislature.
Had he become Uniformed in relation there
to" when, on the 18th OF August, he ad.
dressed his last communication "to the hon
orable the members Of the council and house
of representatives Of the Territory Of kan
sas," notifying theH OF his removal from
the office Of governor by tbs President OF
TIE United Sta'e In that communication.
which was his last official act as governor
Of the Territory, he repeated the opinion
expressed in his raestage on the 2lst of Ju-
Ily: "that / was unable to convince myself
Of the legality OF your session at this place.
far the reasons then given" The reasons
then given" were, that the legislature was
in session at the wrong place-to wit: at
Shawnee Mission instead OF Pawnee City.
These were the only reasons he ever assign
ed for believing that the acts OF the legisia.
ture were not valid and binding on the peo.
Pile of Kansas. Unto that period Of time
which was nearly FIVE months after the al.
i l,ged conquest--it does not appear that
Governor kseder had ever conceived the
idea that the two houses of the legislature
rad not been fairly and honestly elected by,
the lawful voters and actual Inhabitants Of
the Territory. Was he at that time ''unin.
formed" in relation to the con quest OF tho
Territory Eve months previous by an inya.
ding army?
Had he rever heard during ell this time.
that the "Territory had been orerrun by
large bodies Of armed men from Missouri"
that "kAnsas had been subjugated:" that
! "the Inhabitants had been borne down by
violence and intimidation;'' that terror
reigued every ywhere in the Territory. and
that the people we're go much alarmed that
they dare not tell the horrible tale Of their
multiplied wrongsf In fairness and Justice
to G0verHor Feeder, we are bound to be.
Iieve that during the whole period he had
never heard whisper OF these things, 9th.
revise lie would have taken prompt and en-.
ergetic steps $40 see that The laws were
fsithiully ex 'cuted!" Having remained
'uninforned" in relation to the invasion for
Eve months after it il alleged to have hap
pened, it becomes important to know whens
how, from whom. and upon what evidence:
he subsequently learned the great fact that
Kansas had been conquered. Ny colleague
| Mr. TrumbulIl says:
'lhe great fact remains aui IS not met BY the 70.
port thai the people OF OF Kaasas hava been con.
qaer,d as the governor himself once said, and
legislature has been imposed on then BY violence"
Thus we find that the governor is the au.
thority cited and relied upon to prove this
great ''fact," How does he know IL? We
have already seen that he did not witness
it; that he has no personal knowledge upon
the subject; that he never heard of ii for
i've months after it hapbened! Who inform ;
cd h.ll? Where Il the testimony upon which
mis- statement ID founded? II il not to bs
found in the minority report. II was not
communicated TO the conmittee on Terrific
ries. II does not exist ID any Authentic
form. OF ii Ghy form except tbs naked. I'd.
4 supported stAttment iu my colleaguS'T
\ speech. lie says that this .'great fa6t re-
mains, and is not met IN the report Of the
Committee Oh Tstritotiss, bit Cd tie eoh:
trary. 10 'demurred ID and thereby sdu1t-
ted" Permit me 10 tell my 6elleagds that
this great fact Is met 10 the r-pokt. ana d, ,
MED and disapproyed inoontroyert.hiy BY
the public records and official aots aad tnss-'
sagss Of the governor upon whose vsgas
and unsupported allegation he nov ventuftn
20 male the charge. Governor Il R.Sdat Ssu.
not make such statement without stuIufy.
ng Limsslfl lie il not competent wi,hssn
to impeach the public records Of bis own o.
dcial acts by ayering tbs existei % Of stasta
of facts Of which be has no personal knoai
edge, aud III regard 10 which be IL adGnits