The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-09-17
lamning blot on the character of my admins.

tration.
most cheerrully admit that the necessity for
sending military lorce to Kansas, to aid in ex-
ecutng the civil law, reflects no credit upon the
character Of our country. But let the blame
fall upon the heads of the guilty. Whence did
this necessity arise? A portion of the people Of
Kansas, unwilling to trust TO the ballot box
the certain American remedy for the redress of
all grievances, undertook to create an indepcnd-
cnt Government for themselves. Had this at
tempt proved successful it would, Of course,
have subverted the existing Government pre-
scribed and recognized by Congress. and subSti-
tuted revolutionary Government in its stead.
This was a usurpation Of the same character as
it would be for portion Of the people Of Con-
necticut to undertake to establish separate
government within its chartered limits, for the
purpose ofredrcssng any grievance, real or i'm
aginary Of which they might have complained
against the legitimate State government, Such
a principle if carried into execution, would de-
stroy all lawful authority and produce universal
anarchy.
lought to specify more particularly cOndi-
tion Of affairs, which have embraced only in
general terms, requiring the presence ola mill
tary force in Kansas. The Congress of the Uni
ted States had most wisely declared it to be ''thc
true intent and meaning of this act (the act or
ganiSing the Territory not to legislate slavery
into any Territory or State nor to exclude it
therefrom, but to leave the people thereof per-
lectly Tree to form and regulate thelr domestic
institution in their own way subject only to the
Constitution ofthe United States" As natu
raj consequence, Congress has also prescribed by
the same act that whenever the Territory OF
Kansas shall be admitted asa State, it ''shall be
received into the Union, with, or without slaV-
cry, as their constitution may prescrloe al the
time OF their admission
Slavery existed at that period, ana sun EXISTS
IN Kansas, under the constitution Oh inc uh'tea
States. TEls point has at last been hnaliy scV-
settled by the highest tribunal known 10 our
laws. How it could ever have been seriously
doubted is mystery liza confederation Oh SOY
ereign States acquire new territory at lhe
expense Of their common blood and treasure
surely one set of the partners can have no riSht
to exclude the other from its enjoyment by pro
hibiting them from taking into 1t whatsoever Is
recognized to be property by the common con
stitution. But when the people, the iona Jtdt
residents of such TerrtorY-Proceedt to frame
State Constitution, then it is their right to DC
eide the important question Tor themselves
whether they continue, modify or ahoiiSh Slav-
cry. 10 them and them alone does TINS ques-
ton belong, free from all foreign influence,
lnthe opinion oil the terrltoral legislature o.
hanSas the time mad arrived 'or eh'erips 'iie
Union, and accordn gly they passed law 70 70 e.
lect delegates Tor the purpose OF framing a otate
constitution. Ihls law was mlr ana JuHS III l'S
provisions. 1t conferred the risht oi sn'tl'9c 2, ~
every bona b4e lnhabllant OF Inc leril'o'y'
and, Tor the purpose Oh preventing !iauu a.u 'ii'
intrusion oil CITIZENS OF near or uis'al,V o'a'9S
most properly confined TINS rlShS 10 thoSc WIZ
had resided therein three mohtns previous W 'h'
u election Here iair opportunity was present
ca Tor all the quallned resident ci'l]enS VI
lefrltory' 10 Whatever orsaii.A"uon NY ~ 81
have belonged TO participate IN inc Gleo',o1 ian
to express their opinions AZ Ihe oailoI 'ooX
the quest'on,oi slavery puC huii'0ei' q, oi law
less men sun cotnihuea , TO resls. :" reSula
territorial government ney loIuH 81 eiVher
DC registered OF Nole' anu io III ''nperS oi vi
convention were elected iesahy ana properly
WITHOUT the'r meerVehtlch. ne Convention
VIII soon asSenloi'' 70 perlornl inc solemn ou'
, o. framing oohseitutioh pf themselves all
their postefty' anu III Inc rtate Oh liciPlehV ~
peli'oh "hich sun G&iStS IN hahSas, u ishy iit
peratVe au,y 70 employ the troops oi tlio ~, >
s,ould llis oe come necessary IN ueienuilie VI
Convention against violence wh'ie iraiaihs
constitutioh' ane ny protecting INC o0,m l'se -
haoltahes' q.t'hned TO Vote, uhueI ''i0 Piosi'
IONS o. TINS Instrument In Ihc eAgic,S !,
I right OF the IlG%nt OF suffrage whe u shall
= submitted 70 1hem LOT their app'opa'ioh Vi le
lecnon' .u
l nave entire confidence IN governor walker
that the troops will not be emp, Dyed eNceps !
resist f.ctual aggression. or IN the execution ol IN
1 lawSiand this not until the power ol 'hc CIV
5strate Shall prove unVailinS. roow,h
> tlIc wise example oi MT Madissn towards III
n dardtord convention, the Illegal and dangerou
> combination, such as that OF the lopeka Gon
. ventlon, VIII not be disturbed unless tney slia
u attempt 'opeflorm some act "llch win p.;.'
/ them INTO actual caiiison WIN 'he cons''lu'lo
. ana the laws; In that eVehs they shau oe res,S