Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-12-18

,ait-SulIlclent glaFdlans OF Their own
rights; and to suppose that they will
mot remedy, in due season. any such
incidents of civil freedom, is to sup
pose them to have ceased to be capa-
bic of sell-g9vernment. The Presi-
dent of the United States has not
ipower to interpose in elections. to see
!, to their freedom, tocanvass theirvotes.
or to pass upon their legality in the
Territories any more than in the
States. If he had such power the
government might be republican in
form, but it would be monarchy in
fact; and if he had undertaken to ex-
ercise it in the case of Kansas, he
would have been justly subject to the
ch4rge Of usurpation, and Of viola
ton Of the dearest rights of the peo-
pie Of The United States.
Unwise laws, equally with irrpgu-
larities at elections. are, in periods of
great excitement, the occasional Incl
dents of even the freest and best po-
litical institutions. But all expert
ence demonstrates that in country
like ours, where the right Of self con-
stitution exists in the completest form,
the attempt to remedy unwise legis-
lation by resort to revolution, is to-
a tally out of piaci; inasmuch as exist
ing legal institutions afford more
prompt and eflicacious means for the
redress OF wrong.
J. | confidently trust that now, when
n the peaceful condition of Kansas at.
e fords opportunity for calm reflection
9 and wise legislation, either the legis
y lative assembly Of the Territory, Oh
c Congress, will see that no act shall
y remain on its statute violative of the
1t provisions Of the Constitution, O.
/ subversive Of the great objects fo
e which that was ordained and estab
; lished, and will take all other necessa
$, ry steps to assure to It's inhabtant
d the enjoyment without obstruction
e or abrdgement, of all the eonstitu
1t tional rights, privileges OF inmunitie
l. Of citizens of the United States, a
.e contemplated Dy the organic law 0
! the Territory.
e Full information in relation to re
n cent events in this Territory will b;
e found in the documents communiea
ted herewith from the Departments 0
/ State and War.
ie refer you to the report of the Sec
p rotary Of the Treasury for particula
lie information concerning the financia
d condition of the government, and th
y various branches Of the public sersic'
Ie connected with the Treasury Depart
ment.
l. During the last fiscal year the re
l. ceipts from customs were, for the frs
n time, more than sixty-four million dol
% lars, and from all sources, seventy
d three million nine hundred and eight
cen thousand one hundred and forty
:. one dollars; which with the balanet
" on hand up to the lst of July, 1855
e made the total resources of the yea
II to amount to ninety-two million eigh
S hundred and fifty thousand one hun
: bred and seventeen dollars. The ex
It penditures, including three million
It dollars in execution of the treaty viii
! Mexico, and excluding sums paid OF
+ account of the public debt, amounted
d to sixty million one hundred and sew
0 enty-two thousand four hundred ant
l. one dollars; and, including the latter
If to seventy-two million nine hundred
e and forty-eight thousand seven hun
It dred and ninety-two dollars, the pay
e ment on this account having amount
; ed to twelve million seven hundred
l. and seventy six thousand three hun
e dred and ninety dollars.
! On the 4th Of March, 1858, tht
e amount of the public debt was sixty
= nine million one hundred and twenty
l. nine thousand nine hundred and thir
n ty-seven dollars. There was subse
S quent increase of two million sever
IS hundred and fifty thousand dollars TO
is the debt of TeXas-making a total o
1t seventy-one million eight hundred
/ and soventy-nine thousand nine hun
lie dred and thirty-seven dollars. o
= this the sum of forty-fve million five
% hundred and twenty-five thousant
Of three hundred and nineteen dollars
r including premium, has been dis
7. charged, reducing the debt to thirty
< million seven hundred and thirty-sev
l. en- thousand one hundred and twenty
D nine dollars; all which might be pait
or within a year without embarrassing
h the public service, but being not we