Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-12

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OF Congtess, could have prevented it,
IL is idle to suppose that the psrticaIsi
provisions Of their organic law were tile
cause of agitation. Those ptusisiofs were
but the occasion or prerexl sof an agita
tion which Was inherent in the nature OF
lhings. Congress iegislated ppun the sub.
jrcL in such terms as were mnsi consunanI
with the principle OF popular sovereignty
which und.rIies our government. II
could not have legislAted otherwise with.
out doing violence TO another great ptin.
ciple Of our Institutions. The imprescfipti.
bic right OF equality ofthe several States.
We perceive. ai.o. that sectional inter
es,s and patty passions have been the
great impeachment 10 lhs saluLary .opera>
lion OF The organic principles adopted.
and The chief cause OF The successive dis.
,urbances in Kansas. The assumption.
thai because. in the organization Of the
Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas. Con-
gress abstained from imposing restraints
upon them to which certain other Terrific.
ries had been subject. therefore disorders
occurred 10 lbe ln,ter Territory. is EN-
phatica'ly conutdicred BY lie fact lha,
none have occurred in the former. Those
disorders were not the cons. qutnce in
Kansas Of the freedom ot self government
nctded to that Territory BY Congre 5.
but OF unjust interIe,ence on the part OI
persons mol inhabi,rnls of tie Territory,
Such interfere nee, wherever il has rxh b
lied itself by ac's of insu,r, ctiOnary char.
ac,er. or OF obstruction To process Of law.
buo ham r.nuIl..I ,,r Snnrr.sSu1 hy III m A.
means which the constitution and the
laws place in the hands Of the Executive.
In those parts OF The United States
where. by reason Of the inH 4med state Of
the public mind, false rum"rs and nisrrp.
reservations have the greatest currency.
il ha> been assumed that il was the duty
Of the Executive moi only 10 suppress in.
surreclionsry movements in Kansas, but
also TO see 10 the regularity OF local elee.
lions. II needs little argument to show
hat the President has no such power =
All government in tn" United 8 "tes rests
substantially upon popular election. The
freedom Of elections is liable To be impair.
ed by the intrusion OF unlawful votes. az
the exclusion Of lawful ones, by improper
influence. by violence. or by fraud. But
the people OF the United States are them
selves the all sufficient guardians Of their
own rights; and TO suppose that they will
not remedy, in due season, any such Incl
dents Of civil freedom. is 10 suppose them
TO have ceased TO be- capable OF srlf gov
eminent. The President Of the United
States has not power TO interp"se in elec
tions, to see to. their freedom. TO ean~asS
their votes. or to pass upon their legality:
in the Territories any more than in the
States. II lie had such power, the gov
eminent might be republican in form. hut
ii would be a monarchy in fact; aud II he
had undertaken to rx. rCise u in the case
"f Kansas. he would have been justly sub
jrct 10 the charge Of uSurpatiOn. and OF
violation Of the dearert rights Of the pso.
pie OF the United States.
Unwise laws. equally with irregulari
ties at elections. are. in peti"ds Of great
excitement, the occasional incidents Of
even the freest and best political insIiru
tions. But all experience demonstrate, 8
that in country like ours. VII, re the right
If self constitution exists in the e"mpie
test foun. the attempt to remedy unWiSr
Legislation by revolution j. totally out #
place. inaSmuch as existing legal inSlitu
tiuns aff"rl more prompt and .ficneious
means for the redress Of wrong.
l confidently trust that now. Wh"n tn.
peaceful condition "f Kansas affords op.
portunity for calm r. flecti"n and wise lr-
gisIatian. either tie legislative assembly
Of the Territory. or Congress. will Ser
thst no act shall remain ON it4 statut :
book Vi"lative of the provisions Of th'
constitution, or subversive % the great
obi, cts for which that WAS ordnin-d ami
established. and will take all other neces
sary steps 10 assure to its inhabitants the
enjoyment. without ObstructiUn or
abridgemtnt. Of all the c"nAtituti"uaI
rights. privileges. and immunities Of c'ti-
z"ns Of the United States. rs ennte1npia
ted by the organic Law Of the Te' rit"ry.
Full Inflammation in relation to recent
events in this Territory will be found ia
The documents communicated herewith
from the Department Of St"te and War
refer you to The report uG The SeeTets-
~ Of the Treasury for particular informs
lion concerning the fnan'ial eonhi'i"n o.
the government, and the various branehe'
Of the public service. connected with tbs
Treasury Department.
During The Ia fiscal year the rseeiPt'
from customs were. for the 'irst time. more
than sixty four ilIi"u dollars. and fr"m
all sources tevent, three milli"n nine hun
dtrd and eighteen Thousand one bu"drrd
and Gortv one dollnrS which with tbs
baIsncr on hand up 10 the 1T II JuIy
1855. mad. tn total resources Of the eai
amount Ia ninety two million eight bun
drrd and FIT, Thousand one hundred anC
seventeen dollars. Tie expenditures. IN
cIuding three mi:IiOr d"'lsr"in execution o
the treaty unh Mexico. and r1eludnl
sums paid on aecc unit Of the p''blie debr
amounted TO 1ty million one hundreI
and seventy y~t~o thousand fur hundr "a
aud one dollars and including the l.tbrr