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Inaugural Address of John W. Geary.
Governor Of Kansas Territory, Delivered
dt Lecompton, September llth, 1856.
FELLOW CrTIzENs:-I appear among you
stranger to most of you, and for the first
time have the honor to address you ., Gov
ernor Of the Territory of Kansas. The po-
sition was not sought by met but was VOL
unfairly rendered by the present chief mag
istrate of the nation. As an American citi-
zen, deeply conscious of the blessing which
ever flow from our beloved Union, did
not consider myself at liberty to shrink
from any duties, however delicate and oner
Gus, required of me by my country.
With full knowledge of all the crcum-
stances surrounding the executive office
l have deliberately accepted it, and as God
may give me strength and ability, will en-
deavor faithfully to discharge its varied re.
quirements. When l received my commits.
sion was soemnly sworn to support the
Constitution Of the United States, and 10
dischare my duties as Governor of Kansas
with fidelity. By reference to the act for
the organization of this territory, passed by
Congress on the 3Oth day of March, 1854
l find my duties more particularly defined
Among other things, l am 'to take care tha,
the laws are faithfully executed"
The Constitution Of the United States and
the Organic Law of this Territory will be
the lights by which 1 will be guided in my
executive career.
A careful and dispassionate examination
of our Organic Act will satify any reasona.
BILE person that its provisions are eminently
just and beneficial. If this Act has been
distorted to unworthy purposes, it is not the
fault of its provisions. The great leading
features of that Act is the right therein con.
ferred lpon the actual and bona fde inhabi.
tants of this territory sin the exercise ol
self government, TO determine for themselve.
what shall be their own domestic institu.
tions; subject only to the Constitution and
the laws duly enacted by Congress, unde,
it," The people, accustomed to self-govern-
ment in the States from whence they came
and having removed TO this territory with
the bona .tfde intention of making it their fu-
ture residence, were supposed 10 be capa-
BILE of creating their own municipal govern
ment, and to be the best judges OF their own
local necessities and institutions. This is
what is termed popular sovereignty" By
this phrase we simply mean the right of the
majority of the people of the several States
and territories, being qualified electors, to
regulate their own domestic concerns, and
to make their own municipal laws. Thus
understood, this doctrine underlies the
whole system of republican government
1t is the great right of self-government, for
the establishment of which our ancestors, in
the stormy days of the revolution, pledged
"lheir lives, their fortunes, and their sacred
honor"
A doctrine SO eminently just should re-
ceive the willing homage of every American
citizen. When legtimalely expressed, and
duly ascertained, the will of the majority
must be the imperative rule of civil action
for every aw-abiding citizen. This sim
pie, just rule of action, has brought order
out of chaos, and by progress unparalleled
in the history of the world, has made few
feeble in ant colonies giant conlederated
republic.
No man, conyersant with the state Of af-
fairs now in Kansas, can close his eyes tc
the fact that much civil disturbance has for
long time past existed in this territory
Various reasons have been assigned for this
unfortunate condition OF affairs, and numer-
Gus remedies have been proposed.
The House of Representatives Of the u
nited States have ignored the claims Of both
gentleman claiming the legal right to repre-.
sent the people of this territory in that body
The Topeka Constitution, recognized by the
House, has been repudiated by the Senate
Various measures, each in the opinion Of it.
respective advocates suggestive of peace tc
Kansas, have been alternately proposed and
rejected. Men outside of the territory, ii
various sections OF the Union, influenced by
reasons best known to themselves, have en-
deavored to stir up internal strife, and TO ar
ray brother against brother.
In this honf1ict of opinion and for III,