Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-03-04

Bile Of this proclamations being the growth ang
on, t areaI province of updand into the Uni
ted States free Of duty long aforesaid treaty shall
I'm testimony Whereof have hereuuto my hand and
caused the SAL of the United States to be affixed TO
Done at the city of Washington the twelfth day Of
Il 81 December, in the year Of Lord thousand
eight hundred and tfty-fve, and OF the inoepei-
ds"es Of the United s'"' fkA as ffG:;s FIERCE
VI MARCY, Secretary of State
Nos Respecting Disturbances in Kansas Territory,
Whereas indications exist that public tranquility ana tho
supremacy of law in the Territory of Kansas are endan-
geed BY the reprehenb.e acts purposes OF
and control its political organization by force: 1t appearing
that combinations have been formed therein TO reS.s .e
execution CT the Territorial laws and thus IN eHc'. SUI
by violence all present and legal ,s
rity: 1t also appearing that persons residing W ;te
TERRITORY but near its borders contemplate thai other
persons nhab of remote states are collecting os,
eng ng men, and providing arms for the same T"r
And it further appearing that combntio within Inc ir nd
rory are enavorng by the agency Of em,Ssar,es ana
otherwise TO induce individual States OF the mon 10 IN
trvcne the affairs roof in violation OF the 'ohs''u
And whereas all such plans for the determination OF the
fom with the same will consut" the fact of insurrec-
~ and if from without. that of INVASIVE aggression ana
will in either case Justify ana f fs@ Grnrr,
we'll to the laws of the Territory as those OF the
Now therefore, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE President of the
United States do issue this my proclamation TO command
all persons engaged i'll unlawful combinations against the
CO.. stuted authority of the Territory OF Kansas or OF the
United States to dsperse and retire t. their re-
spccve abodes and 10 all such persons that amy
attempted nsurrection in said Territory, aggressive IN
trusion into the same will b. resisted only by the
employment of the local mill a, but also by that OF any
available forces OF the United States to the end ." assuring
immunity from violence and full protection 10 the persons
property and civil rights If all peaceful and lw-abdhS
inhabitants of the Territory
If in part If the Union the fury CT faction or tna .
cism. nilamed into disregard Of the great principles {"
popular sovereignty which, under the Cons iluiion, arr
fundamental in the whole structure nf our islts"S Is
to bring on the country the dire calamity OF btraen1
of arms in that Teri shall be between iwi vio
lence the lie, and rvavc force on the other
welded by legal authority of the Gcaera government
call the citizens, b'th Of adjoining an "t dis'an'
States to abstain from unauthorized nermcdng III the
local OF the Territory adnnnishng them that rs
organic is be executed with Impartial justice; th
ali iniv of iile. interference will incur cnign
puniSlneat ard that erlelvour intervene 10y Oh
gained force wall be firm. .>tocd
inv Ike all good citizens III prrote order by reHierr-
obedience the law seek remedy Tor temporary c'-
bv peaceful means d >counenaice aEl Ietn!sc NE
cJuSeiS and the in>,iga'inS of aitarS ai II ,-o''i-
i2er> and testify trr attachment To tier ceun!ry,
their pr de its greatness the appreciation t" the bliss.
ing> they enjoy. and their determination ,:at i,p"bca!
ms; trf:,> shall fail III tn, hands. by Cooperating u
uphold tie majesty of the laws and 10 vndcie Tie sale lv
of the Constitution
In testimony whereof have hereunto set III nj and
caused the seal of the United SAFES to be affixed /, these
presents
Dcre i. the city of Was. n,O. tie eleventh day #
LIS February, in the # our Lord thousand
eight hundred and 1i:tv-SX, and "t the lndcpeIi-
deuce OF tue United States the eigh':eh
FRANKLIN FIERCE