Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-12-11
mo. 10.

been shed in its accomplishing mt by tie
forces of The United States.
The restoration Of comparative tran.
guilty in that territory. furnishes the
means Of observing calmly and apprecis-
ting at their jus, value the events which
have occurred there, and the discussions
of which the Government of the Territory
has been the subject. We perceive that
controversy, concerning its future domes-
tic institutions, was inevita ble-tbat no
human prudence-no form of legislation
mo wisdom on the part of Congress
could have prevented this. 1t is iole TO
suppose that the particular provisions of
the organic law were the cause of sgita-
ton. Those provisions were bu. the oc.
casion or pretext of an sgitstion which
was inherent in the nature of thipgs.-
Congress lrgislated Upon the subject in
such terms as were most consonani with
The principle Of our popular sovereignty
which underlies orr government.
1t could not have legislated otherwise
without doing violence TO smother great
principle OF the institutions. the impre.
scriptibIe right of equality Of the several
States. We here perceive also that sec.
tional interests and party passions have
been the great impeGinents TO the saiu.
tary operation OF the organic principles
adopted, and the chief cause of the sue.
cesslve disturbances in Kansas, the as
sumption that because in the organization
OF the Territories of Nebraska end Kan.
sas. Congress sbsisiued from imposing re.
slrictions upon them TO which certain
other Territories had been subject, there.
fore disorders occurred in the latter Terri.
tory. is emphatically contradicted BY tho
fact that none have occurred in the for
mer. The disorders were not the cohse.
quence in Kansas of the freedom Of self.
government conceded to that Territory
by Congress. but of unjust interference
on the part of persons not. inaabitsnts
of the Territory such interference wher.
ever il has exhibited itself by scls of
insurrectionary character or of obstruc.
tion TO processes of law has been repelled
or suppressed BY all the means which
The Constitution and the laws place in
the. hands Of the Executive.
In these parts Of the United States,
where by reason OF the inflamed state of
the public mind. false rumors and mis-.
representations have the grea test cur.
rency, il has been assumed that IL wss
The duty OF the Executive. not only 10
suppress insurrectionary movements in
Kansas. but also to see to the irres.
ularily Of local elections; it needs little
argument to show. that the President has
no such power. All governments in
the United States. rests substantially
upon popular elections. The freedom
Of elections is liable TO be- impaired BY
the instruction of unIaw full votes. or The
exclusion Of lawful ones, improper 10.
fuences. by violence, or fraud.
But the People of the United States
are themselves the sll sufficient guardians
Of their own rights. and to suppose that
they will not remedy in due season any
such incident Of civil freedom is TO sup.
pose them to have ceased TO be capable
uf self government. The President Of
the United States has not the power TO
interpose in elections 10 see TO their
freedom to canvass their votes or to pass
upon their legality in the Territories sny
more than in the States. II no had such
power the government might be Repub.
Ican in form, but it would be a mon.
archy in fact. and if he had undertaken
to exercise il in tn. case of Kansas be
would have been Justly subject 20 the
charge of usurpa,icn.. and of violating
one of the desres, rights Of the people Of
the United States.
Unwise laws, equally with irregular.
tiles at elections. are. in periods oi great
excitement. the occasional incidents of
even the frees. and best political insti.
tu,ions. But oil experience demon
stratss that in a county like ours where
the right Of self constitution exist 10 the
form. the slte,npt to remedy
unwise legislation by resort to revolu.
ton. is totally out of place, inssmuch a.
existing legal. Institutions afford more
prompt aud eficacious means for the re-.
dress Of wrongs. confidentisly trust
that now when the peaceful condition
Of Kansss affords opportunity for calm
and wise legislation either the
legislative assembly of the Territory, OF
Congress will see that no act shall re-
main on its stitule book violaiive Of the
provisions of the Constitution, or sub.
versive of the great objects for which
that was ordained and established and
will take all other necessary steps to
assure to its inhabitants the enjoyment
without obstruction or abridgment TO all
he constitutional rights. privileges and
mmunities of citizens of the United
states. as contemplated BY the organic
aw Of the Territory.
Full information in relation to recent
vents in that Territory, will he found
n the documents herewith communicated
rom the Departments Of State and War.
refer you 10 the report Of the Secretary
4 the Treasury for paticular Informs
ion concerning the fnaucial condition
4 the government and the various Iran
hes Of the public service connected with
he Treasury Department.. <
During The last fiscal yesr the receipts
rom customs were for the first time
nore :bsn sixty -four million dollars. and
rom all sources seventy three million
inc hundred and eighteen thousand one
undred and forty one dollars: which.
nth the balance on hand up to July 1st,<
635. made the total resource Of the yesF.
, amount TO ninety two million eight