The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-12-03
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The foiioaing sre the instrdsiiOnsissdsa
BY the Administration TO the. Hon. Robert
y. walker and Hon. r. P. stanton. sftsr
they had respectively accepted the hish
trusts Of Governor and Secretary or The
Territory. We shoold like any critic n
point out the passage in these instruction.
infringed upon BY any act Of Govsrsor
walker or Secretary Stanton since the
date of their aPpoiatment - is'RA
"The state Of things in Ksnsss has fsas.
ed the President great solicitude.s He 10
very anxious for lhe permanent continu-
ance Of the p65lic peace and for the res
storation Of public confidence, so that the
people of that Territory may enjoy tran
| guilty and the exercise Of all the righu
| which Justly belong to them. This effect
ed, career OF prosperity world be opened
| in consequences Of the natural advantages
/ of the country, probably not exceeded by
| any other region in our extensive territory.
From causes not necessary to recaptuiate,
| difficulties have existed there, occasioTfng
great uneasiness everywhere and thredteus
ring the most dissstroos Consequences. II
/ is believed that frmness and discretion In
the administration of the territorial govern.
ment will 90 far towards the permanent es1
tablishment Of the peace which now pre-.
I walls there, and, it is hoped, will preventitt
future Disturbance. -.ger as .a.y 6ss
''In nseekiDg to procure the services Of 1
citizen qualified TO undertake these respen.
sible duties with prospect OF success, the
President was gratiied to learn, when up.
plcation was nude to you, that you were
willing to accept the. Office Of Governor Of
Il Kansas, and devote yourself to the execa-
ton of its important duties; In this feeling
he is confident the country viii participate
and will find in your distinguished public
services, and in the high positions you have
SO atIy filled, an assurance that the meas.
ures you adept will be,well calculated 10
assert the authority Of the law. s..,,,,
;. "The President was desirous that you
should proceed Immediately to Kansas, and
: enter upon the executive duties. But a.
{ YOU had informed him in your letter Of ac-
9 ceptance that circumstances beyond your
4 control would render il impossible for you
to leave here before the second Monday Of
May next, he assehts to this delay, end
trusts that immediately thereafter you will
n proceed TO your government and enter upon
a yonr duties. Aud the President the more
:, readily assents to this arrangement, becAnbe
u in the meantime f. P. Stanton, Esq, will
. accept the office of Secretary OF the Terri.
:. tory, and, in your absence, will be Sested
n with all the powers OF the Executive = He
\ will Immediately set out for Kansas. In
accepting the office, he has been animated
by the same motives which have prompted
s. YOU to make a sacrifice to the pubic inter.
ID ests, and he will command the confidence
a Of the country by his well-known services
and experience, and by his qualifications for
" the position. Commissions for yourself ans
for him accompany these instructions. y
IL "There are two great objects connected
er with the present excitement, growing out OF
the affairs of Kansas, and the attainment Of
Id which will bring il to a speedy termination.
:; These were clearly and succinctly stated
- in the Presidents recent inaugural aahress,
lie and emhody the paragraphs in this com.
i'd, Ennication, asking your special attention
to them. 1t is declared in that instrument
e to be the imp srative and, indispensable dnty
OF the Government Of the United States to
ne secure to every resident inhabitant the free
10 and independent expression of his opinion
ad BY his vote. This sacred right Of each fins
,se dividual must be preserveds and that being
- accomplished, nothing can be fairef than tc
~ leave the people of Territory, free from
all foreign interference, to decide their own
'dy destiny for themselves, subject only to ths
we Constitution of the United States. sssoa
"Upon these great rights Of individual &C
ton und of public decision rest the foun
no dation Of American institutions; aud II they
, are faithfully secured to the people OF Nan
rts sas, the political condition Of the counirJ
o,d will, soon become quiet and satistactcFys--
The institutions OF Kansps sbonld be es
10 tablished by the votes Of the people OF Ken
He sas. ,unawed and uninterrupted by force. o
ice fraud. And foreign voters must be exclud
ed, come whence they may, aud every ht
tempt to overawe or interrupt the free, exer
'r else Of the right of voting must Be prompt.
as, Iy repelIed aud punished. Freedom. AMI
the safety for the legal voter. and q exclusici
and punishment for, the Illegal one--thss,
as should be the great principles ofsgont I'd
not miDistraton. t.aE A ,.e 4 essg..--
ave "The regular Legislature OF the Terrific
'rm nv having authorized the assembling Of
nd. Convention to frame a Constitution, 10 b
We, accepted or rejected by Congress-, under III
:. =, provision Of the Federal Constitution, Ii
y. people of Kansas have the right to be PFC
Up tected In the peaceful election Of delegate
ent for such purpose, under such authority
!: iand the Convention itself has right I
!, similar protection in the opportunity 70
TRANQUIL and undisturbed deliberations
. OF When such Constitution shall be aubmiste
he to the people Of the Territory, they mnst ,
mar protected In the exercise Of their right
-. voting for or agaiIsst that Instrument %
80, the fair expression Of the popular will inai