American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

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Whereas indications exist that public
tranquility and the supremacy Of flaw in .he
Territory Of Kansas are endangered by the
reprehensible ecls or purposes of persons.
bo,h wiihiR and without the same, who
propose to direct and control lis political
organization by force; 1t appearing tina,
combinations have been formed therein to
resist the execution of the territorial laws,
AMI thus, in effect, subvert by violence all
present constitutional and legal authority:
]. also appearing tibet persons residing
y ,lhoul The Territory, but near its b%oritrs,
contemplate armed Intervention in the at
fair thereof: il also appearing that Other
persons, Inhabitants OF remote States, are
oalIeesing money. engaging men, and pro
vidiug arms Tor the same purpose: And
it further appearing that combinations
within the Territory are endeavoring, by
the agency oil enissaries and otherwise, To
induce individual States OF tho Union TO
intervene IN the affairs thereof, in violation
Of The Constitution Of the United States:
And whereas all such plans for tho de-
termIns.ion Of the future institutions Of
the Territory. ifcarlied into action from
within lie same, will constitute the fact OF
destruction, aud. il from without, that of
invasive aggression. aud will. in either case
Justify and require tho forcible interposi
ton Of the whole power of the general gov
eminent, as well To maintain the laws of
the Territory MS those of the Union:
Now. therefore. l, Franklin Pierce,
President Of the United States. do issue
this my proclamation to. command all per.
sons engaged in unlawful combination,
against the constituted authority Of the
Territory Of kansas or Of the United State.
10 dispense and retire peaceably to theil
respective abodes, and to warn all sucl
persons thai any attempt insurrGeiion il
said Territory or aggressive intrusion int
the same viii be resisted not only by tn,
employment Of the local militia, but ais,
by hat ofany available forces Of the Unitet
States; to the end Of assuring immunit,
from violence and full protection to tb,
persons, property, and civil rights Of al
peaeeful and l~aw-abiIing inhabitants O
the Territory.
II. in any part Of the Union, the fury o
faction or fanaticism, inhtmed into disre
gard ofthe great principles Of popular SOY
reignty which under the constitution, ar
fundamental in the whole structure of GU
institutions, is TO bring on the country tn
dire Calamity Of an srbitrament Of arms i
that Territory, it shall be between lawles
violence on Tho one side and conservativ
force on the other, welded by legal author
lily Of the general government.
call on the citizens, both Of adjoinin
AMI of distant States, to abstain from al
thorized intsrmeddling in the local cor
Germs Of the Territory, admonishing Their
that its %gauic law is to be executed wit
In partial justice: that all individual acts {
illegal interference will incur condign pun
ishment: and that any endeavor to inter
veno by organized force will be 6rml
%wiihstood.
| invoke all good citizens to promote OF
der by rendering obedience TO the law; {
seek remedy for temporary evils by peace
full means; to discountehance and repuls
the counsels and the ins.iyations of agita
tors and OF disorganiz RS; and to teslif
their attachment TO their country, the
pride in its greatness. their appreciation
The blessings they enjoy, and their deter
mination that republican institutions sha
not fail in their hands. by co-opperatin
to uphold tho majesty of the laws and
Vindicate the s%auedty of the Constitution
In testify whereof. | haye hereunto 6,
my hand, and caused tho seal Of the Unite
Stated to be affixed to these presents.
Done at the city of Washington. ii
eleventh day of February, in II
year of our Lord one thousan
4sEAL,) eight hundred and fifty six, an
ofthe independence of the Unite
States the eightieth.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
W. j.. MARCY, Secretary of State.