Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-16
By the President of the United State Of .America.
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, indications exist that public tranquility
and The supremacy of law in the Territory of Kan
sas are endangered by the REL acts pur
poses of persons, both within and without the same,
who propose to direct and control its political organ
zation by rec: 1t appearing that combinations
have been formed therein to resist the execution of
the territorial laws, and THUS in effect, su5vert by
violence all present constitutional and legal authori
ty: 1t also appearing that persons residing with
out the Territory, but its borders, contemplate
armed intervention III the affairs thereof: 1t also
appearing that other persons. inhabitants of remote
States are collecting money, engaging men, and pro-
vdlng arms for the same purpose: And it further
appearing that combinations within the Territory
are endcavorng, 10y the agency of emissaries and
otherwise, to induce individual! States of the Union
to intervene in affairs thereof in violation of the
constitution Of the United States:
And whereas, all such plans for the determination
of the future institutions oil the Territory, if carried
into action from within the same, will constitute
the fact Of nSurrtcton, and il from without, that
OF invasive agg ession and WILL in either justify
and require the forcble ntcrposi,ion OF the whole
power Of the general government, as well to main
tain the laws OF the Territory those Of the Union
Now, therefore, |, Franklin Pierce, President OF
the United States, do issue this my proclamation to
command all persons engage III unlawful conDi'a-
tons against ting constituted authority of the. Terri
tory of X. of the Uuited States to disprrSe
and retire ,eaccaby 10 their respective abodc> and
to wan all such persons that any attempted an ur-
rcction i'll SAID Territory oraggr, ssvc Intrusion into
the same Will be resisted not only by the employment
of the loo al nnta but also by that Of any available
forces the U..ited Stat S ; the end of assuring
immunity irom violence ami full protection to the
PERSONS properly, civil ii sh:S OF all peaceful
and law abiding inhabitants of the Territory.
If, in any part OF the union, the fury OF faction
fanaticisln nflamed into disregard Of the great
principles of popular Sovereignty which. under the
constitution, are fundamental in the whole stru ture
Of Ourin n is tu on he
dire calamity of arbilrament of arms i, that Ter
ritory, il shall bc between lawicSs violence on the
side and conservative force ON thu other, welded
by egal authority OF the general government.
Gallo the citizens, both of adjoining and Of
distant States to abstain from unauthorized inter-
mcdding in the local concerns of til. Territory,
admonshlng them that its organic law is to be exc.
cuted with impartial Justice; that all individual acts
OF illegal interference will incur cond.n punishment
and that any cndcavor 10 intervene 10y organized
force will b. tirm.y withSiood
invoke all good ritz,S /" promote order by rem
derng obrd;cice to til, law to seek remedy for
temporary evils by peaceful means; TO '!isroun'
tcllancc and rrpp the cou,scl> and the in$t'sa-
TONS of ~gtatoI> and Of di>orsaniZcrS; ard to eS
fy their ATTACKS! et 10 their country. their pride III
its greatness, their appreciation "i the blessings they
eniuy and their determination that republican i'll
s,uons shall not fail in their hands, by co-"pcrat-
ing to uphold the majesty of the laws and to vindi-
! cate the Sanctity of the constitution.
| In testimony whereof, have h,rcunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to be
| affixed to these presents.
Done at the city of Washington, the eleventh day Of
February, in the year of our Lord one thou
TsEAll sand eight ui,lr,d aud tiliy->iX and OF the
independence oi the United States the cigh-
tieth.
FRANKLIN rlERt E.
BY the President:
W l. MARCY S, c,vtary If State.