Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-12-31
Gov. walkers Letter Of Resignation.

episue OF hon' ~ y walker, resigning me
post Of Governor Of Kansas Territory. 1t is
addressed 10 Mr.. Cass, Secre,ary Of S,a,e, |
,,a.r date If ososy,h sr N 1es7 snssL;r, \
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HIS re''s"'uo" ns says
have been most reluctantly forced 10 TINS
conclusion, alter anxious and careful eonsid-
GRAFTON oil my duty TO the country, 10 The |
people o. Kansas, TO the President oil the
United States, and 10 myself. lsll 1
The grounds assumed by The President in
his late massage to Congress, and in recent
instructions IN connection wilh the events
10" 'ahsP,iihs he,e a''u III ransas, ae'
,n0n'in ne .n e'.'as oo,e'nel VI '"a' 1erI''
Wy, ~ WIZ 10 'onsel oe ~ ny wv, 70
P'ese've WIG Peaee w Pro"o'e '"e Puo"c
"e.a.e' .s. -.
tne ea'nes. sollcra',1n ., me res
uens, ei.eI IePea,eu 'e'usa's, VIC lss' oeing
~ wiring, ! n,'aiy aeeep'ea 'N's once up
on ms ieuef showing Inc oanger ana oln-
eu'ues ot tue Kansas quesnon' anu ue
Necessity OF my uhaer'"kihg ,ne 'hsk OF aa-
Justnen.' onae' 'nese e'lcul n,s ho'-
MNns'N,ui'lE .ne steHt saeI'ne1 ~. ~ ine
Pe'soia'' Poii1ie1' anu Peoui'1'y, l ICY 'n"'
l eou,a no more reiuse se1n can rom my
county, 'hro"Sh ne' Ehie' "agisua.e' VIA"
'ne sol'ier III oa''le VINO Is ofuereu 10 con-
m1nu . i'o'1rn nope, :.
,;.;t aestp.eq' hoMs's,, Oh we sApIe eon,
u,',o" ,l'"' sh"u'u a''ocd'e '"e suo'l'SsiTn
VI u'e Cons 'i'"'ioi 10 ."e WV VI '"e peoP'e
LOT ra''hca.ion Ut reJec'ion'
Anese views were Glsariy unue,s'opr "
Me f,es.ueh, "ua az us Naoine'. tney
Me,e uls'lnc.y SET .or'h IN ny Sc ,e''er ~ aI
ee"ohee o. 'his once OF the zo''l o. Eialcn
ipst, ana ,ene,a.eo IN my inaugural auu'e'S
o. .ne Hn o. way last as io'.ows:
Ahuee' l ea'ilo' oouo' '"a' VIC oohVeh-
ton, after having framed State Constitu-
ton, Will submit it Tor ratification or rejec-
ton by majority Of the then actual bona
hds resident settlers Of Kansas.
with these views well known to the
PRESIDENT and Cabinet, md approved by
them, accepted the appointment oil Cover
nor OF Kansas MY instructions from The
President, through the Secretary Of State
under dale ofthe 5Oth OF March last, sustain
the regular legislature OF me Territory IN as
ssmbtlng contention 10 torn, constitution.
and they eTpress the opinion Of the President,
that 'Dhen such a constitution shall be su6naif-
ro,sc,sJ t ny - IL. o ~ ~, .I, U
for or against thai instrument; and The fai1
expression oftte popular wM must mol be,
interrupted 6y fraud or Uioisnce.
that unlsts The convent;cr .ubnit tho con'
.,;,ut;on r. Tho yots If al III. oc,nai rss;dsn,
settlers If Kansas and Tho election he fa,ri,
,,d ;,s,l,, oonJ,,.,od IT, oo,,s,;,,,,;or iii
ha ~ -, 80 ,.;ao,sJ H., Canoos, /,
Ths ;nsn,rroi mo-, J;st;no,,v osser,sd
that Il ,yas M, Tho ,ros,;or oc .l,vor,
neral, fub,cb T ha,;aved r. bn If I;,,,.
nra.,;.., inrnr,aro. than IN II. nn,,,;..,;n,
r. 'K,ns,s | bnt Tho a,,,rs oopf,;,ut;o,
which sbould he submitted n The neonle n,
ratification or reiec,ion. These we're m,
ward. On that suffice, in mt ,u,uaural. ",
is not merely shall slavery exist or d,san
Near from kansas bm shsIl ,he ore,t min
c;nlss IF .elf.ao,ernment aud s,,,e tnra
re;gn,v he mainIo;nso mr. snhyer,ed9,, r.
tha, inauoura I nroceed snber IN saw ,ho
{be neonie ..may bv a subsequent vote de
sest he ratification If tho CONSTITUTIONS
dgs{6nate tbs as a ..great constitu,iono
r;abt i and ada CHAT he convep,;on il IN
servant and not the master of the neonle y
&c.. - -, =
lie then refers 10 previous publications
his, as far back as 1888, and quotes frcm
circular he wrote in 1856, and sums u
tb,..- -sa-aa,tf. '.ia
er
1t VIII be perceived thef this doctrine
That sovereignty makes constitutions, ina
sovereignty rests exclusively with the peo
die Of each state, That sovereignty canno
be delegated that sit is inalienabIe, indi
visible,""a unit incapable Of PARTITION, ar
doctrines ever regarded by me as iunda
mental principles OF public liberty and o
me constitution II Will be seen that thes
views winch have ever eniertainodw er'
not framed to suit any emergency in Kan
sas' but wereS py Lifelong principles, am
werespuoi'sheaa and promulgated by me IL
an elaborate argument over my own sigma
lure, twelve months before my departure t
That Territory and when never thought o
going to Kansas. These rights | have eve