Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-12-26
Governor Walkers Letter Of Resignation.

the duties Of their office as flaming democrats
as any in the country. In few short months
The first and the last were compelled 10 retire
in disgust with the power that placed them in
office while the imbeciliiy of the second made
him cf no account whatever. Reeder and Gea-
~ were too sensible men not To be disguised
with the persistent efforts of the general gov
eminent TO sustain bordrr-ru1ianism. They
went to Kansas pro-slavery democrats they
returned Free State men. But their names
were struck from the roll Of federal office hold
eis. In the more recent instance Of guberna-
iorlal designations the tables are in a fair way
Of being turned. The administration and not
the Governor seems to be The mos, prominent
candidate for political burial place.
Governor Walker has rendered his resgua-
tion Of the office of Chief Executive OF Kansas,
in a letter to The Secretary of State. This
document is one Of the ablest state papers of the
day. While it is pattern ofdit nifty and cour-
tesy, it is conclusive upon all the points dis
cussed. We should be pleased to give it 10
our readers entire, and we may possibly do so
hereafter. In the meantime We must content
ourselves with a meagre abstract Of its contents
to which few extracts will be added
The Governor. after expressing his resigna-
ton Of office alludes to the extreme solicitation
OF the President that he should accept The APP
ponment which he cnly concluded to do after
'ePea'eu 'e'nsa's' upon wha' terms ne accep-
'ou "'e appointment may oe unuets'oo" ny Inc
Jug eA'''''
'iJ no"Sver, on inc express condition mat
to vote of the people for rnt6cNton or rejection
These views were clearly understood by the President
in nv Letter ON nv ce ,. o sc, Trn
2G March last and reiterated in nv inaupral address
o. .he I ~, Of Nay last as follows Indeed, cannot
Constitution. will submit if far rotiea,on W.
ton by majority of the then actual bona fde resi-
With these VIZ N we. we'll mum - ,ho pro.i,or,
the Cabinet, aud approved by them. accepted the
ep ointment OF Governor OF Kansas My instructions
under date sOb March Last . 'v ,b ar
laturc Of the Territory in assembling Convention to
, ,S GGn,taon ana they express the opinion Of
submittc to the people of the Territory they nnst br
protected in the of their right Of voting for or
arinst that instrument and tho fair f , a
popular will must not be interupcd BIZ fraud or vio
! lence. | repeat then ms nv clear conviction that
! Unless the Convention submit the Constitution 70 tho
vote Of all the actual resident settlers Of Kansas and
the election he fairly and Justly conducted the Con-
stitution will be- and ought TO be rejected he Con
H. I,,a- H. i
' 'e' '"e" P'oeeeos W re'lerailoh OF
! the Governors long entertained views of the
/ soyere,utv which inbe,ps in .bo NAOMI. ar ,h;.
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country, inc CITATION Oi Inc accordant opinions
and instructions of the Executive, and the vim
! d;c,,;,, ,c HE o,,;., .;, L, . =,
W us e"''e e'''s's'e"ey ""lie III me
Territory with his own previous positions, the
| Presidents instructions and tho rscuirona,,s
! r H. H., MI, IN ~,
4 of all this is. that the pcOpie of Kansas had An
( inalenabIe r;,b, M, c,,ablo c h; Ill
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| leu TO- UT DIVIDED WIN convention, OF adopt
, ing, BY individual exnression all their dn,nes
I a.; ;.,;,,,,; "' 1901 o''''
;"
But, he continues, If this right were ever to
! he waived in c,vor nj anu bod, as J.,o..,o. :,
lIIl o'"' W 'ees"'e'' "
shouIu oe on inc CONDITION That they were so
constituted as 10 EXPRESS the undouh,ed ,vill If
tho ne,,Ia Tr;J b., ,h; ,,II ~
" fNf ~ ~ '"'' s'a"ua'u Tue Wv
/ ernor shows that the Lecomptun Constitution
was fatally defective He saws.
IN reference to the Territorial law under which
the convention was assembled, thirty four regularly
organized countes were named us election districts for
delegates TO the Convention. In each and all of these
coun,es II was required by law that census be tax
en- h,o lne voters registered and when this was com
Pe,ed 'he ueIegaes 10 the Convention should be APP
,,s "eeo.g IN nineteen OF these counties
ue,e was no census and therefore there could he no
such app9rionmeht there OF delegates upon such
suS. Ana IN hiteen OF these counties there was no
registry OF Voter'' these hiteen counties including
many oil me olues organized counties in the Territory
were entirely DISTINGUISHED, and did not give lby
iaut oil Their own,) and could not give solitary vote
10. ule gelegn!eS 20 tle convention his result was
snpcrnduced by The fact that the Territorial Legisla-
lure appointed all the Sherifis and Probate Judges in
all these counties, to whom assigned the duty by
law OF making this census and registry These off
GERS were political partisans dissenting from the view
and opinions OF the people of these counties as was
proved by the election in October last. These OIL
GERS, from want of funds they alleged neglected or
refused TO take any census, or make ay registry in
these counties, and therefore they were entirely dis
franchised and could not and did not give single
vote Mt the election for delegates the Constitutional
| Convention. And here wish to call attention 10 n
distinction which will appear in nv inaugural address
in reference to these counties where the votes we're
fairly registered and did not vote. In such counties
where full and free opportunity was given to repise,
and vote and they did not choose TO exercise such n
privilege, the question is very different from these
counties where there was census or registry. and
no vote was given, or could he given however anN.
ious the people might be to participate in the election
OF delegates to the Convention. Nor could /. he sni
these counties ncquiesced, for wherever they enJcay
ored by subsequent census registry of Their owr
to suppl this defect occnsioned by previous neglect
vi 'n' cil'Ol" uincG's, He delegates thus choscI