The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-05-07
Address % Hen. r. P.slantOn, Sec
rotary. md Acting siOyernOr, 70
the neonlp ofKaussae TeeritOrY-

Address Or Hen. r. PsslnntOn, See
rotary. md Acting tiOyernOr, 10
the people Of Kansste TefrttOry-
FEiIaw CfTizsSs:-The lion liobeIt {.
Walker, the present GOvernol Or tbe Territory,
accepted his appointment iiom the fresident
upon condition that lie. should not u reqaired
20 leave Washington sbAth tle hrst OF next
month and circumstances heyoud his c0ntrol
render it impossible for him TO start bciors that
day; he may therefore, he expected here by the
middle Of next month and will then assume The
Executive authority ot the Territory.
During the absenct of the GovernOr, by the
orl3f3 Ae' of The rsrfifpIys tic whole duties
and responsibilities OF ESecu,ive, are deNol-
e,l upon me, by virtue OF nv commission aS Sec
reiary. Un asSaming q e functions OF tins high
,.fliee. az fhiHcIltical unetnre in the analTS OF
hetisrrifofy, tits notinalproprlaie that sll9d
laeftindieate If' course which shall pursue.
,sahe eovefnb,ent oi the Z nited States rec0g-
uis6s nc onslbority Vfthc Territorial government
ifati InntteSs which are Within the scope oi the
.lf1aIic act Of CONGRESS, and consistent with the
Mslelui Constitution. j hold that there can
lsznS other fighlful authority exercised within
the Anaits Of Kansas, and shall proceed to a
Iaitlaih AMI impartial execution of The laws ol
tiael5leuitory, by the Use of all the means pla-
eedsinanH power and which may " necessary to
that chd.ssa ~ ,yF1ast a. So ynIaEs- az
agpAegpvernment especially recognizes the ter
rgtBrial act which provides for assembling the
Convention to propose a Constitution, with a
view OF making application TO Congress for ad-
ifissiohinto the [ nion. That act Is recognized
Hspresenting the only test of the qualification o
voters Tor delegates to the Convention, and
IN preceding repuguant restrictions are
thereby repealed. In this light the act must b
aIlowedito have provided for a full and fair eX-
preston Of the will OF the people through the
delegates who may be chosen to represent then
sMtlie Constitutional bonyenton,l do mol
tl0sbthowever, that nOrter 10 avoid all pre-
text Cor resistaheeto the peaceful operation Q
tIisiaw the convention itself will provide II
some form for submitting the great distraetlne
gnestion regarding their social institution, Which
Mas oloHg agitated the people OF kansasf as t
ssiairtote OF all the actual bona i5s residents Q
the flseTitory with every possible security a
ssainst fraud aud violence. 1t the constitution
tethusffaned and theq1estion ofdiif .ce thu
Sssbfhitled TO the decision ofthe people, belieft
that Kansas willbe admitted by Congres
&ssene Of the sovereign States ofthe American
4lnioa and the Territorial authorities will b
ff1f1leukAfeIVs ltilulttNil.
- lneea Scarcely say that all the power Of TIN
Territorial exeetitiye will be cxeued with en-
tgreHnpaFtIality 10 prevent fraud to suppress vi
Neettce, and TO seizure every citizen u htir oppor
tupity for the safe and peaceful exercise Of tli
election privilege; and twill be no hess the du
ty THAI the earnest desire and pleasure Of tn
sofths Governor, or scting Goyarnor of the Ter
risorv,tto carry out, in good faith, the policy a
vowed byshe President of the United States,il
his recent inaugural address, in which he de
Tb.res it to be ''the imperative and indispensa
Me aaty OF the government Of the Cnited State
4oseenre to every resident inhabitant the ire
ana independent expression ol his opinion by hi
'Yete FFhis sacred right to each individual mus
'hepFeseFved,n and "that beng accomplished
nothing car, lie iairer than to leave the peo
spfe of the rerritory, free from all foreign lniin
st.J,ce to decide their own destiny for themselye
subject only the Constitution Of the unite'
States"
Nothing is wanting but to secure the conf
tlcnce Of the people ofall parties in the slnceri
~ Of the declared intentions OF the Terrtoria
executive TO carry out these principles IN goo
2faitS. ii tortlerte induce the cooperation OF a
good men in the pending measures for adoptn
State Constitution. The principles them
9selyeg cannot fail to be acceptable to the sobe
judgement Of tie people, and | ardently hopt
foF@hc sake of Che paramount interests inyos
ed, TINT the necessary confidence VIII not /
with held. ts7 GLASS; eh"
seThe tlcrlorable events which have marke
the history Of the Territory up to this date, HAY
Mdoubtiess left their natural results of clDnit
and heart bufnngs among the people, as all
Ss1oon the criminal records Of the Territoi1
courts. fndictmeffes have been found again
many ofthoSe who acted in amllitary capacit
under the authority of the Territorial govern
Sftaeut. for the acts and excuses alleged to
wholly illegal and unjustifiabe. On the otht
&hafd similar prosecutions have been institute
AGAINST those who resisted the Territorial al
thoritv. and who undertook TO retaliate for IL
alleged wrongs against them. tbs my delbe
ate Opinion, that in order to promote peace an
harmony, and to secure the future repose of I'll
teopIe. there oughtto be a general amnesty
reference to all those acts on both sides, whic
,srrew out Of the political contest, and whic
TeTc not corrnptly and feloniously c0mnitte
fOr personal gafn and to crafty individual ma
.eirfitv. These measures if adopted at all ,ougl
to be adopted generously, without any conside
n alton offhe origin of the difficulty, or witho'
question as to the party which may be respol
ssible for the wrong. It will involve no conces
lone or advantage to either party, but will mere
be an act Of ciemency, designed TO obhterate,
far ny possible, from the hearts Of the people a
memory Of the disastrous and lamentab
" contest which has heretofore desolated this u
p happy Territory. lift shall have that etfe'
though it may pardon some instances OF gro
wrong and outrage, it will tend to calm the e.
cited passions Of the people, and to preyentsii
iIar occurrences IN future. twill be mea
tire Of Cancellation and peace, but wilileave t
people free from apprehension in the future;
they can securely devote themselves to tho
Important labors which are destined to ma
this Territorya great, prosperous and hap
State sl q ~ PRED. r. STANTON,
~ ~ hsiit4<s la4 Sec'y and Ae'g Governor.
8es LEeoMrToS, April l7thls57a 's saa
-sf8s Then a snd Now.
sassa When Chief Justice Daggctt one OF the M
learned and ycnerated men Of this orany age
wv claresi 1t ID be his deliberate opinion as he
upon the bench that negroes are not citizl
within the meaning ofthat term as used In
sDonstftntion u the United States, who Of
Il three thousand abolition clergymen OF \
# England felt called upon to denounee in
name Of TIC Almighty God the crime he |
cornfaitted? When for long months, the III;