The Richmond palladium., 1856-12-04

sting political disturbances have been arrested OF
dispersed And every well disposed person is now
enabled once more to devote himself In peace to
tAe pursuits OF prosperous industry for the prose
cution of which he undertook to participate in the
settlement of the Territory.
1t affords NE uHmiugled satisfaction thus 10 an
no1nce tie peaceful condition of things in ansas
especially considering the means to which it was
necessary TO have recourse for the attainment of
the end, namely. the employment of a part of the
military force of the United States. The with
drawl OF that aree from its proper daty oE 'sasud-
ing the coantrr against fereiga foes The savases
of the frontier, employ for the suppression Of
dome site nsursee:ion IS when the exlgency occurs
matter OF tht most earnest soilcltGde. On this
occasion OF imperative necessity IL - bees done
with the best Hsults, and nv satisfaction in the
attainment of sgearesBlts by such ea-s is greatly
enhanced by the Consideration, that through the
wisdom at4 energy Of the present Executive of
Kansas and the prudence, frmI css aud vigilance
of the military officers On duty there, tranquility
has been restored without oUe drop of blood hav-
ing been shed ia is accomplishment. IS the forces
of the United States.
Tee restoration of comparative TRANQUILITY Ii
taat Territory furnishes the means of observing
calmly and appreciatingiy al their Just vart. the
events which have occurred there, aud the dscas-
sion If which the government Of the Territory has
heen subject
We perceive hat controversy concerning Its
future domestic institutions was Inevitable; that
TO human pradence, 70 form OF legislation.
wisdom the part OF Congress could have pre-
vented This.
Il is idle 10 suppose that the particular pro-
visions Of their organic law were the cause Of
agitation. These provisions Were but the oc
aston, or the pretcxt of an agitation, which
was inherent in the nature of things. Con-
gress legisated upon the sublectn such terms
rs were most consonant with the principle of
popular sos ereignty which underlies gov
ernment. IL could not have legslated other
wise without doing violence to another great
principle of our institutions, the inprescript-
bic right of equality of the several States.
We perceive. also, that sectional interests
and party FASHIONS have been the great impe
diment TO the salutary operation OF the organ
ic principles adopted and the chief cause OF the
successive disturbances in Kansas. The
sumption that, because in the organization of
the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas, Con
grcss abstained from imposing restraints upon
them To which certain other Territories had
been subject therefore disorders occurred In
the latter Territory, is emphatieaily contradic-
ted BIZ the fact that none have occurred in the
former. Those disorders were not the conse-
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 inhabitants of the Terri
tory. Such interference, whatever il has ex
hib:tcd itself, byacts of insurrectionary char
acter, Of obstruction to processes of law,
has been repelled suppressed, by all the
place in the hands Of the Executive XIX :"
In those parts Of the United States where by
reason OF the infamed state of the public mind
false and misrepresentation have the great
est currency. 1t has been assumed that il was the
duty Of the Executive not only to suppress insuv-
rectionarv movements in Kansas, bHt also TO see
to the regularity Of local elections 1t needs little
argument to show that the President has 40 such
power. All government in the United States rest
substantially upon popular election The freedom
of elections is Liable TO be impaired by the ntlu-
sion of unlawful votes, the exclusion of lawful
ones by Improper Influences by violence or by
fraud Bat the people of the United States are
themselves the allsGlicieDt guardians OF their own
rights, and to suppose that they will not remedy,
in due season any such incidents Of civil freedom,
is to suppose them to have ceased to be capable
of selEgovernment. The President of the United
States has DO power to inerP9se 10 elections, To
see TO their freedom TO their votes To
pass upon their legality ia the Territories any
more than n the St-tee, Il he lad 5ue pJYer
tie government might be republican in form, bat
it would bea monarcy in fact; and If be had her
taken to exercise it in the OF kaEsas he would
have been Justly subjected TO the charge of u~E~-
patton, and of violence of the dearest rights OF the
people of the United States.
Unwise laws, equally with Irregularities at clec-
tons are in periods of great excitements, the oc
casioua incidents Of even the freest and best pol
ical Institutions But all experience demonstrates
that in country like ours, where rigat of self
constitution exists in the competest form the at
tempt remedy unwise legislation by resort to
voIntion, is totally out Of place; iaasmuch eX
isting legal institutions afford more prompt ard
efficient means for the redress of wrong.
| confidently trust that now, when the peaceful
condition of Kansas affords opportunity for calm
reflection aud wise legislation, either the egisa-
tive assembly OF the Territory. or Congress, viii
see that 10 act shall remain lis statute book
vioa've o. the provisions Of the Constitution, or
suhvvrSige Of he great ehiects for whicA that
ordained and established. and will take all other
necessary steps to assure to its inhabitants the
joymeut, without obstruction or abridgment, Of
ell the constitutional rights privileges and immu-
mites of the United States, contemplated b.
the organic law of the Territory.
Full information in relation to recent events in
this Territory will be foaad IN the documents com
rnunicated herewith from he Departments of State
aad War.
| refer you to the report Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury for particular information concerning the
financial condition of the Government and the
various branches uf the pabc service connected
with the Treasury Department
During the last fiscal year the receipts from
custons were. for the first time, more than sixty
four million dollars, and from all sources seventy
three millions nine hundred aud fortg-o1e dollars;
which with the balance On band up 70 the Isl q
JAW I~55 made the total resources Of the year 10
amount - ninetv-two million eight hundred and
fffv thousand enc hundred aod seventeen dollars.
II expenditures includjag three million dollars
il the execution Of the treaty with Mexico ard
exciai ~ SUNS pad on account Of the public deht
amounted 70 sixty nj lion hundred and sc' cary
two thousand fear hundred and one dollars ani
including the latter to sayenty-two million n:ac
hundred and forty ei-h, thousand seven hn1arca
and ninety two dollars. the Eaya.ent en- this acce.s;
having amounted to twelve million seven hrndEei
and scTcaty-six thousand .h-ce hundred and ninety
dollars.
Go the An of March Is53 lie amount of the
m bic l-ht E..s sixty --..a million one Lmaaren