The daily union., 1856-01-25
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The suboned message from the President of the United
Sates transmitted to both houses of Congress ysser-

Stas was both houses of Congress yss,er
day;
TO the Senate and Hoass Of Representatives
have occurred disturb the course of gov
ernmenta organization in the Territory Of Kansas and
produce there condition Of things which renders 1t in
cumben to call your attention to the subject and
urgently recommend the adoption by you Of such
OF legislation as the grave engencies Of the
pear 10 require.
brief exposition of the circumstances referred to- and
Of their causes will DO necessary 10 the full understanding
of the recommendations which IL is proposed TO submit
The organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kan
manifestation OF the legislative opinion Of Con-
gress on two great points OF consdt ona construction
that the designation Of the boundaries of Ter
rory and provision for its political organization apd ad
minstraon Territory, which Of right
fall within the powers Of the general aud
other that the inhabitants OF any such Territory cond-
cred inchoate State entitled In the exercise
eegoyernment determine for themselves what shall be
their domestic institutions subject only to the cons-
tuition and the laws duly enacted by Congress under
TO the power Of the existing States decide according
the provisions and principles of the constitution a, wha,
time the Territory shall be received as State into tn,
Union. Such the great political rights which arr
folemnly declared and affirmed by that ACT
Based upon this theory the act Of Congress defined fo
each Territory the outlines of republican government dis
tbuting public authority among agent
executive judicial aud egsaveto be appointed either
by the general government by the Territory. The eg
lave functions we're intrustsa 10 council and house OF
representatives duly elected and empowered enact all
the local laws which they might deem ESSENTIAL their
prosperity, happiness, and good government Acting In
in the frat instance to be considered the people
each Terory enacting that every free white male nhab-
liant OF the above the age OF twcnone years being
actual resident thereof aud possessing the
hereafter described should bc ened vote the FIRST
election and be eligible to any Office within the Territory
but that the qualifications Of voters and holding Office
all Subsequent elections should be such might be pre-
scrbed by The legislative assembly Provided, however,
that the right Of suffrage and OF holding Office should be
exercised only by citizens Of the United States and those
who should declared oath their intention be-
SUCH and have taken oath support the cons-
tuition OF the United States and the provisions OF the act
And provided, further, that officer soldier seaman or
marine other person in the navy Of tho United
States attached 10 troops In their service should be al
lowed 10 bold office in either Territory by reason
Of being service therein.
Such Of the public officers Of the Territories a. By tho
provisions Of the act be appointed by the general
government, including the appointed and
commissioned n due season the law been enacted
the Both OF May 1864 and the commission Of the gov
Of the Territory Of Nebraska being dated "a day
Of August 1854 aud Of the Territory OF Kansas the 2sh
day of June, 1854 .nt
Among the duties imposed by the act ON the row
eraors that Of directing and experimenting the
political organization Of the respective Territories The
governor of Kansas required TO esuse census or
Enumeration OF the and qualified voters or
the several counties and districts OF the Territory to be
taken by such persons and 10 such mode he might jes
iRnate and appoints TO appoint and direct the time and
places OF holding the first elections and the OF
dscng them both TO the persons to supcriniend such
elections and the returns thereof declare the number OF
the members of the council and house of
each county or district TO declare what persons might
pear TO be duly elected and appoint the time and place
Of the fret meeting OF the legislative assembly. In sub
stance the duties devolved the governor
Nebraska.
While by this act the principle Of constitution for each
of the Territories was and the same and the details Of
organic legislation regarding both nearly could
be Identical, and while the Territory OF Nebraska was
TRANQUILITY and successfully organized in the due course OF
law and s first legislative assembly the 10th OF
January 1855 the organization Of Kansas long de-
layed been attended with serious difficulties and
embarrassment partly the consequence Of local
nistraion, and partly OF the nnus6abe interference Of
the inhabitants Of some OF the States foreign by residence
interests and rights TO the Territory.
The governor OF the Territory Of Kansas commissioned
before stated the 2eth of June 1854 did reach
the designated scat of bis until the 9Th OF the
ensuing 0cioborj and eren then failed 70 make the first