The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-12-06

the organization OF the territories OF Nrbra>-
ka and Kansas. Congress absiaincd from in
po~in. restraints upon them to Which certain
other terrific les had been jet, therefore
Disorders occurred in the. latter territory. Is
ciu,,I,atiraliy con:raI,rtrd bv the fact that
more have occurred in The torurr. These
disorders were not the consequence. III Kan
>a>, If the freedom Of self government con
r,,!r! to ,h,t TERRITORY hv Cor grr>>. tut OF
un Us, interference on the part OF persons n"'
the inhabitants vi H. trrr'Orv. Snch inter
ference. wherever II has exhibited itsrit. tv
ats Of In>rrrprtionarv character. or OF Ga
>,7uc.ion to pro,es>r. Of law. has been rrp"ll-
ed or suppressed. hy ali the ueau> whI'h ne
Constitution aud the laws place IL the han'i>
Of the Exrrutivp
In those parts Of the United S'a'cs where.
hy reason OF the innlned stale Of the l,nir
mind, false rumnrs and misrepresentation
have the greatest currency, IT has '','rn as
>nnch that it was the dnt, OF IT," Executive
not only to suppress In>urrrrtioIarv move
mpnts in Il .n~aS. hut also IT, see 70 the reg
ularir, Of lo-al elections. II needs il:tlr ar
rnnent TO show that 'hc President has no
such power All government IN The United
State, rests Substantially upon losnlar tlrc
ton The freedom st-!rci."I,> Is lia'r 10 he
innairrl '.v tn" Intrusion ct nn!aw votes.
or III. tx.iu>iun nt lawful or">. fiv rI;Ir""r
influences. by ,ioirnr-. or tv fraud. But
the people Of the Unit-.l Sf*tr> are them
selves the all sufficient u,ti,i,aS Of their own
rights. aud 10 >ui,r,sc thai they will ro' rem
rdv. IN ,luc season. any such IicIdrntS Of
civil Freedom. i 10 sh;,I,o>" them 10 have
ceased to i,,. raIthr Of sell government The
President Of the United Sr,tr> Ia, no, power
to intrrpo>r IN elections, to see to their free
dom, to canvass their votes. or 10 pass upon
heir !rna!i'v IN thr territories any more III ~
IN the States II h- had su,h power the 90, :
-rrmrEt might he republican III form. t.ut II
would hr \ monarchy in tact aud IT t." hal
undertaken exercise i, IN the rs>. ut Nan
sas, he would have been il.iIv >ntj e, to the
charge Of u>uri alton. and "t Violation "t ih'
dearest rig hts OF the people OF the United
States.
Unwi~" laws, c,Iua ~ with irrc.n'aririr>
At elrrti"n>, are. II periods "t great cNri'r
mrnt. tn. occasional iu'i'l"h'- "t even the
ir,cst a,J best political INSTITUTIONS But all
exp, rirnre demonstrates that ~ cLniitry
ike oars where, the ii.hf Of SIT ron>'IfnrIo
cAiSr> IN the c":ny,l,.i,.>i ioin. the ATTEMPT I,
rrm-,v un~i>r LEGISLATION tv Resort To r.,"
luton. j. totally ONT "t place: ua-inurh a.
existing LEGAL institutions Afford more rroirr'
and .iiica Iou> means i"r the redress o!
wrong
cnr,fi,rri''v trust that now. when The
peaceful CONDITION Of Kansas affords ovporfu
MY for cau r. Election aud wi>,. legislation
either The legislative assembly q: the Terri
tor, or Congress. will that 40 at >h.u re-
man a.. IL >tatrfr book ,io' .tIv" Of the pro
Visions of the un>;itu'lun. or >u',,rr>r>r of
the nr-tt OBJECTS :,r Which .h,t wt> orlainc'
ara. established. a:nI sill tax, %! other I.''rr>
;o,mr,'. without "E>'rurtior or a.,ri ,nci.t
ut al '.,- r"r'>tifnrio,tAl rights. privileges
and lnlnurl'ir> OF ,l''z,.u> G.! the | nl',-'
Sts'c>. As rrn'"n;l.tyd 10y The or..nic Law
.; rh- T,rr;'"ry.
Fn,, lu,nrm .riun in RELATION +, recent e
; vents IA iilj> Territory will ~, found III IA
\ ~ .uin.n'~ ,o'nn.nni AID herewith rom ia
= Departments u' : II" and War.
| rr.'.r Nul. t. Tie r.inrt Ui the Srcr..ta~
- q. tnc lrrl>uf, tor l,rricu',r intorm,ilv
,"l.."rnl.- rh. tin,n..ie cnn.!i'iun OF 'l,. -,
. ,rul.r.n' An The ,srI"u> tr,uci,.> of III
I. fnhln. service connected with the Tret>ur
= .:,,rtip,i...
D.,ru, 'hr l,>' i.cal wear fhr rec; =
- from customs wrr, Ter ri,. first ilu'c nnr
:. ii >tN', ipur mIlIon {! ,i,~> AL iv,pa 4,
:. t,r,t>. seven ,-rh.,,. mn hon ru.. lundr.
: and .,nht., n tn.,l>4nd o,r. hur,irr,. sIii I'll
= ~ one dol ar> which. w.rh ~. ..!auct q
: llnl ny - ,i,. J.. 81 JAW 49, mad, a.
h .eral i,>n,.,r> II TIE. wear to amount Ia nlr,
!! tv-rwo n,i.ion eicht hundred a;,i fir, tl.ri
u sand or. hGndIcG and >r,rn'r..n do,i. r> e.
> The ,>,-r'.i'nrr- including ,irr.. n.,;i,,
u dollars IN ..~",u'i"n O. th- trrt'v with Mn
II co. ard ->,u I'm. sums pad on account Il
th. uui,l,r acct, amounted 10 >IN', nlIi.ir
4 one hundred and >,.vr, two Thousand f,u
- hundr.d and one liars. AMI. luc!u.rrr t.
Il la,r,,r. to >->rniv TWO ni!,un NM bur dr.
It sud forty e"l,. ,hon> ,r.d seven luu.:r,,i A.,
Il ninety NV" dollars. the pl,n,rnt on th,> =,
Il count ,.av,nr amounted to twelve millo
= seven hundred and Srvril'y->,x ,iou>ai
Il three hundred and njn..r, dollars
. On the Al Of M,rch 1873. the am ~,
e ut tlp ,uhlr ,.r.i WIS sixty -rrnr million rr
II hundred and t~rnt, -,inr rhou>a' i ri,,. hur
' dr.l aud thirty >r,. n dollars There was
h Subsequent increase Of twp mili,on sr,.
= hundred and fly 'hor>,nd dollars for IT
n debt OF Trxa>-maSin. a total Of severity oI
- million r,.h' hu'l fred and >,.vrutv nine tho
D. sand mae hun,.r, Il and thlrt\ seven dniia,
" OF tins I'll" SUN OF iorr> five million five hu
V drrd and twrnt, five thousand :irr. hnnd-,
y and n'''rfrrn dollars. 'nr'ni'''@ premium. h
~ been DISCHARGED. reducing fh.. deb: t. thir