Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-18
REMOVAL OF SECRETARY STANTON of
KANSAS.
The Hartford Times gives the following ehce'eh'
reasops for the Presidents tound action IN this mat

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To uo-,e,-d Ti,o.. yiyes the following excellent
reasons for the Presidents souhu ae''o" " '''' "''
ter:
The eSplici,ness Of the reason gwen LOT the rtno
,ai &c Sac,e,ary Sinn,on leaves no room tor h'sap'
,".h.,s;nu mr. ejaculation on that point. III Is pam
and simple, aud from the coursc ct recent events III
Kansas, il wac not altogether linantlc'psted. Inc ~
,ic of late occvrr.nc.s ia that Territory led irrr.is'''
bly 10 some such conclusions and now we nave ~.
Mr.. Stanton il re moved because he has violated inc
instructions heretofore given TO Governor walker ahI
himself, TO "do To act which could possibly disturb
the peace Of the Territory, but to exert AL tne iheans
in their power 10 pres.rv. IT," Ths sole OBJECT ana
PURPOSE Of the converting Of the Legislature, II is
considered, can b. only to engsnder stTIts ana eihoar'
rass The people in voting on the slavery queelon 'n
the form Proposed by The CONSTITUTIONS NonSen..on'
II is stated by The New York Tribune, I'D All ar''cie
commenting on this event. that inc e2.rao,u..aa ~ !, !.
veuiDg OF the Territorial Legislature at tins time Is q
step taken fur the express purpose OF 'eNins r8"
shape to the general resistance to the bogus Son|eu'
ton and It's Constitution" u s
In other words, this extraordinary IohVen'Iou u
the Legislature is called to give countenance ahd IT,
gal sanction to a mpvement protessedly oesigned 10
uverlurn and supersede the regularly ana ieeahy
formed CONSTITUTIONS .: Kansas. NJ" this icshl san M
ton of a fnC,jous aud revolutionary movement IKE
this could he conferred by the Legislature, does not
clearly appear: but i is intlnaien that the purpose
of the extra session, thus Cunvoked III 80 reInsrkaoie
a manner at the present. lunc!ure, IL torepe"l ,ue au'
thority given by thu preceding Legislature LOT tue
Constitutions! Convention. .
Thai Convention having been legally ana properly
constituted. and liz work having been a!reauY per-
formed and lis functions ended, II Is a strange pio'
ceeding for the Territorial Legislature to assemble
now IN extraordinary session, Just previous 10 .Hs
election Oh the slavery question, ana enact .uat u
authority by which the late Convention was heiu Is
now repealed The fsctious character OF 'nis moYe.
ment ia too apparent TO be mistaken. II Secretary
Stanton has been led intothe error of allowing his ON
cial position az acting Governor to be used IN con'e'
ming The Legislature for the advancement OF the Pul'
noses of faclious schem.rs and plotters IN Kansas ne
can hardly expect 10 escape the responsibility a'tacn-
ing 10 such a st.p. 1t is well known that an imper-
iant election is to take place in that Territory on !ne
II at instant. Tn. question TO be decided Is nothins
less than slavery or no slavery in Kansas. lhls I'M
portant question, the people Of that Territory are
given the privilege of deciding for themselves. its
The opportunity 81 long and 60 loudly cianoreu u
by the Free State meu of that region ana the so,ca.I.
ed Republican party Of the Northern States. NO"
that the opportunity is before them, however, lhe
Free State lneu seem to hesitate to avail themselves
Of il. md TO listen TO the advice OF schcIning leaneIe
whose object it is 10 prevent them from voting on tne
subject. The purpose of The extraordinary cal lot
the assembling of the Territorial Legislature on Mon
day the 9Th inst il TO aid and forward the plans OF
these men. For using his official power to assemble
the Legislature in this extraordinary session Tor such
n purpose, the President of the United States has
removed Mr. Stanton. and appointed Cen Den'ef'
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in his place.