The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-29

ronsev. resule IN a inevitAble and most disae.
t1}sK conflict; and II suecesslsi, the Territorial
government TO BE- ovsfthrOwn II detail, % ,
your present purpose
You we're distinctly informed 70 ny inanEnrai
addre.s OF NAY last that the validity OF the Ter.
ri,orisl laws vas acknovlt iIcd by the govern.
ment Of the United states. and that they must
and would Be carried into execution hnder my
oath Of Office and the instructions Of tn FRESH
dent OF the United States. The same info' -.
| t;on was repeafed In various addresses made by
| me throughout the Territory. Al the same
time. every assurance vas given .on that me
rights Of the people Of this Territory, tader he
night 20 establish their own State Ios.iantent
and frame their own icsms prescribed hv The
government Of your country, sociai instta6 luass
would he acknowledged aud protected
II laws have been enacted by the TERRITORIAL
i Legislature which are di~provcd oi BY . meJori-
| Nv oY the people Of the T-rrituy, the mode 10
/ which they could elect new Territorial Le4Is-
latsre and repeal those Laws, was also iesaIna-
ted II there are any grievances Of which sou
have any just right TO complain, the lasiai,
| peaceful manner in which you could remove
them. in subordination to- the goyernn NJ Of
your country was pointed out.
| You have, however, chosen to disregard the
4 laws of Congress and ot the Territorial govern
ment created by IL, aud whist proiesein; {" ac-
| knowledge a State government rejected hy Ton.
gress, aud which can therefore notexI-t only oy
| = successful rebellion, and eSaei,ng from all
| your officers the perilous aud sneriteglous oath
| 10 support the SO called State Constitution; Net
| you have even in defiance OF the 50 CALI u ate
Legislature which refused 20 grant soa cttar-
ter, proceeded to create local government OF
your own based only upon inrurrection aud rev.
| o!ution. The very oath which you requltS rom
all your officers 10 support your SO called iote-
ka State Constitution, Is violated IN the very sct
OF putting in operation charter rejected even
by them.
a rebellion 30 iniquitous and necessarily in.
volving suca awful Consequences, has never ge-
fore disgraeei any age OF cur country.
Permit me TO cali your attention. a. still
claiming to be citizens OF the United Sta a.es, 70
the results OF your revolutionary pfoeeg&fEEs.
You are inauSurating rebeison and revaiAs ~;
you are disregarding the laws OF Congre.s aai
Of the Territorial government, anu o@$ing
their authority: you are eonspitirg to oser.hr"v
the Government of the United States In this
Territory.
Your purpose, IL carried into effect in the
mode designated by you, by putting yohr avs
forcibly into executica, would insel,e YOU IN tho
guilt and crime OF treason. You staud nos,
fellow citizens, upon the brink OF an awful ptec-
ipice, aud it becomes my daty 10 warn you, ere
YOU take the fatal leap into the guilt below IL
your proceedings are not a. rested YOU VIII nec-
essarily destroy the peace OF this Territory, and
in, olive il In all the horrors OF civil waf. warn
YOU, then, before il is too late, to reccde from
the perilous position in which you now stand,
appeal once more TO your reason and patti,
otisn, ask you in the came oi our com'rou
country. la thr name Of the Constitution and OF
the Union, to iesist som this rebellion. ap.
peal once more TO your love ot country, TO FuGr
regard for its peace, prosperity aud reputation,
TO yonr Fiction or your wives and children,
and to all those patriotic motives which ought
TO influence American citizens to abandon thls
contemplated resolution. If YOU have wrongs
redress them through the peaceful instrumental
ity of the ballot box, in the mode prescribe by
the laws of ycur country
A. all arguments heretofore so often ADDRESS
ed by me TO Won, have failed ~ Yet TO piodHee
any effect upon YOU, have deemed IL necessary
Tor YOUR safety and that Of the Territory, and 20
sare YOU from the periious consequences OF Eoar
own acts under the authority invested ~ Wehv
! the President of the United States, to ordrr an
| adequate force of the troops of the tWtea
| States into your immediate Sienage, to prrtorm
| the painful duty OF arrestng sour revolutionary
| proceedings Let me inn lore J on not to compel
| me To appeal to that military power which Is re-
qured in the last resort, 10 protect the gnNetss-
1 ment of your country You cannot carry Nour
| rcbell,ous purposes into elect WITHOUT coming
/ into unavoidable and omen Conflict With the
| troops and government Of the United states
Let me adure you, then, once more 70 ahan.
| don these proceedings before YOU involve YOUR
selves in The crime OF treason. aud subject the
people OF the CRY OF Lawrence to all The horrors
and ca!aniities OF insarrection and civil war. IL
| YOU will now iesist from the projected resoIn
lion, the past will be forgotten as far as practt-
cable: but if you persist in passing these laws
aud carrying them into execution, thus deiSng
and supergeding the government OF your c"an-
try, the deplorahle consequences must be upo
your heads ard those Of yonr associates. ID viii
be my purpose, il YOU still persist. to spare ail
bloodshed as far as practicable, and subject the
leaders and projectors OF this revolutionary
movement TO the punishment prescribed hy tae
law. will accompany the troops to Lawrence
with a view TO prevent, it possis le, any conflict
and in the sincere hope that the revolutionary
movement contemplated by you, and now %
accomplished, will, ere'it is too late, be aband-
oned by you
II You can be influenced by no other motives,
the evident fact that the power OF tho govern
meut is adcq uate to prevent the accomplishment
of your purpose, should induce you to deslst
from these proceedings,
That the same overrulng Providence who
holds in his hand the destiny OF our beloved
country, may now incline your hearts TO peace,
and ntucRse YOU to abandon this iatai tEttf'
prise, il tie sincere wish ot your iellow-clttzeE.
H. J. WALKER,
Governor OF Kansas Territory.