The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-19

higher retee were demanded at the close; l2oo bbs
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ed cotton al "a.
The kansas Troublc-Ths Powers and the
Duty OF the President.
The distuIbers of the public peace in Kansas
seem to be determined that the administration
shall lave no rest. Governor Geary has resigned,
and is on his way to Washington to lay before
the President the outrageous doings Of the border
ruffians that have compelled him to throw up bis
commission and quit the Territory; while, upon
the other side it appears that committee Of the
Kansas proslavery party have already made
their first complimentary visit to the new master
Of the White House.
A new Governor must be appointed for
doubtless Governor Geary, in subssting the
Kansas militia, &c, to the extent of twelve or
fifteen thousand dollars out of his own pocket,
and in administering the law at the daily hazard
of his life, has had quite enough of "squatter
sovereignty" What, then, is the duty OF Mr.. b.
chanan in the premises? 1t is, FIRST, thoroughly
TO inform himself OF the evils from which Kansas
has suffered and is suffering, and then to address
himself to the extent Of his authority to the re-
medies required. He will thus discover that his
only course is, as far as possible, TO see the la
faithfully executed'-the organic Kausas
Nebraska law--and the constitution and
other laws applicable to the Territory. To
secure this faithful execution, a corps OF
faithful executive officers is the frst essential;
and Governor, Secretary, Marshals g., of
reliable and trustworthy character, and under
clear AID well considered instructions, s1ond o.
sent out. The Governor, moreover, IL rae alb
seDce Of the Legislature, should be fully autho-
rized by the President to call into requisiton tue
United States troops or the local militia to en-
force law and order.
This excepting an official proclamation de-
ining the constitutional rights of settlers ia the
Territories and appealing to all parties to re
spect those rights, and giving all disturbsrs to
understand that these individual rights must b.
respected is, perhaps, all that the President can
in the absence Of Congress undertake to do
According to the evident intent of the organic
Kansas law he cannot remove the loca Judges az
his discretion, nor can he abolish bogus Le-
gislature, or call for a new election. Those boz
gus unconstitutional laws which Gen. Cas- has
declared IA disgrace to the civilization Of the
age" are thus the great difficulty. Me-. Pierce
said he had no authority to touch them; Con-
gress has failed or refused to touch them; and
thus they stand. Should Mr.. Buchanan, in his
executive capacity attempt to set them aside.
be may involve himself in still more serious en-
barrassments of constitutional jurisdiction.
The best, therefore, if not all, tina. Mr..
RuphaOan In in ha -,
appoint firm, impartial, Trustworthy executive
officers for the Territory, and to sustain them ia
the execution of the Law TO the extent of his
powers. Let him also adhere to the plan laii
down in his inaugural, of denying the right of
Kansas to an admission into the Union as State
until she shall have secured the required popula-
ton for one representative in Congress, according
to the existing apportionment ratio of soma
$4,000 inhabitants and these border ruflal
troubles will soon die out
Atehison, Stringfellow Lecompte, and Others
OF that warlike school OF ro-slsvery fire-eaters
are aiming at nothing more nor less than a seat
in the House or ia the Senate at Washington.
They know that, do what they may Kansas will
be a free State but they think that if they ca
State constitution for Kansas. and get her thus
admitted into the Union, niggers or no niggers,
they are sure for Congress, the Senate or The
House, at the rate of $4,000 year, and their
mileage. and the piclings and perquisites besides.
The Robn.ons and the Browns Of the free State
party, have, no doubt, in their Topeka conven-
tons and free State constitutions been driving
al the same thing and thus, between these self.
ish and INSCRIPTIONS Office seeking spoilsmen,
have all the troubles and all the disgraceful
border feuds Of Kansas originated
But let the policy be established that Kansa.
shall not come into the Union until she csa muster
the federal ratio of $4,000 inhabitants. and these
mischief making Office and plumber seekers will
get wearied Of their game Of blood and clrnage,
and law ard order will succeed. Or If Kansas
seeessonists end abolitonists in spite Of all at
tempis at Cancellation, will fght-let them fight
il out among themselves. But first, in behalf OF
peace, let the President do his duty.