Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-27

ton of the Union to stimulate an unnatural
and false system Of emigration, wah the view
of controlling the elections, and Forcing the
domestic institutions Of the Territory TO as
simulate to those Of the non-aaveholdins
States, were followed, as might have been
f~oresecn, by the use of similar means, in the
slaveholding States, TO produce directly the
opposite result. To these causes, and 10 these
alone, in he opinion of your committee, may
be traced the origin and progress of all the
controversies and disturbances Rith Which
Kansas is now co avulsed.
If these unfortunate troubles rave resulted
as natural consequences from unauthorized
and improper schemes of foreign Interference
with the internal affairs and domestic con-
Germs OF the Territory, it is apparent that the
remedy must be sought in q strc. adherence
to the principles, and rigid enforcement of
the provisions, of the organic laE. In this
connection your committee feel sincere salts
faction in commencing the messages and
proclamation Of the President Of the United
States, in which we have the gratifying as
surance that the supremacy of the laws will
be maintained that rebellion VIII be crush
ed that insurrection will be suppressed that
aggressive intrusion for the purpose of decid-
ing elections, or any other purpose, will be
repealed that unauthorized intemeddling in
the local concerns of the Territory, both from
adjoining and distant States, VIII be prevent
ed that the federal and local laws will be
vindicatod against all attempts of organized
resistance and that the people Of the Terri
tory will be protected in the establishment of
their own institutions, undisturbed by the
encroachment from without, and in the full
enjoyments of the rights of self government
assured to them by the constitution and the
organic law.
In view Of these assurance. given under
the conviction that the existSg laws confer
all the authority necessary 1he perform
ance of these important. duties, and that the
whole available force of the United States
will be exerted TO the extent required for
their performance. your committee repose in
entire confidence that peace, and security.
and law will prevail in Kansas. Ii any fur
Their evidence were necessary to prove that
the collisions and difficulties in Kansas have
been produced by the schemes Of foreign in
reference which have been developed in
this report, in violation of the principles and
in evasion ofthe provisions of the Kansas-Ne-
braska act, it may be found in the fact that
in Nebraska, to which the emigrant aid socie-
ties did not extend their operations, and into
which the stream Of emigration was permit |
ted to flow in its usual and natural channels.
nothing has occurred to distuth the peace and
harmony of the Territory, while in the prin-
ciple of self government, in obedience to the
constitution, has had fair play, and is quietly
working out its legitimate results.
1t now only remain for your committee 10
respond TO the two specific recommendations
of the President ia his special message
They are as follows
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE %scOMMuTTER.
This, ii seems to me, can be best accomplish
ed by providing that. when the inhabitants of
Kansas may desire it, and shall be of sufficient
plumbers to Constitute q State, a convention Of
delegates, duly elected by the qualified voters,
shall assemble to frame a constitution, aud ihuS
prepare, through regular and lawful means. for
its admission into the Union a. a State. | re-
specially recommend the enactment OF n law
to that effect.
81 recommend, also. that a special appropria-
tion be made to defray any expense which may
become requisite in the execution Of the laws or
the maintenance Of public order in the Terri
tory of Kansas.
In compliance with the first recommenda-
tion, Your committee ask leaYs to report a
bill authorizing the Legislature Of the Terri
tory to provide by law for the election Of
delegates by the people. and the assembling
Of a convention to form a constitution and
State government, preparatory to their adj
mission into the Union ON an equal footing
with the original States, as soon as it shall
appear, by a census to be taken under the
direction of the governor, BY the authority of
the legislature, that the Territory contains
ninety three Thousand four hundred and
twenty inhabitants-that being the number
required by the present rat Of representa-
ton for a member of Congresi.
In compliance with Lac 9th rrecommenda-
ton, your COMMITTEE -eeseta offer to the
appropriation hill alrA.neuslu& . a~pgrnpriat-
ing snch sum as shall be FOUND necessary, by
the estimates TO be obtained, for the purpose
indicated in the recommendation Of the
President