The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-23
KANSAS AFFAIRS.
PROCLAMATION or GOVERNOR WALKER

board OF aldermen city assessor treasurer ius,ca.
| OF the peace city marshal, &c. They have aIso
granted to the mayer and aldermen most extensive
powers, including the right levy and collect taxs.
upon real and personal property within the limit.
oi the city, whether belonging to residents or nom
residents, and all other powers usually incident to
| city government. Gov. W SAYS;
You have imposed upon all these officers the duty
OF taxing an oath to support this socaIled State
constitution. thus distinctly superseding as far as
IN your power, the Territorial Government creataJ
by the Congress of the United States You bava
caused these proceedings to he printed in handIil
Iornl, and have distributed them az am nforr,od
throughout the territory, with the yi.vr 10 ;no;,
the other cities, towns and counties of Kansas 10
establish insurrecti0nary governments therehv
placing the people of this Territory 10 far as in
your power, in open conflict with the t;oyarnnIent
Of the United States 'Nh III
The more considerable portion of your partv b,v
ing induced your Topeka Legislature TO enact the
laws urged by you, creating municipal government
you have even in defiance of their authority VIII
you profess to ACKNOWLEDGED proceeded ~ cran.
such government for Lawrence and are now Irg
ing other localities to pursue a similar cour.a o
-FOUR evident purpose is thus to involve the Will.
territory In lnsurrection, and to renew the scenes
oi oioodshed and civil war. Upon you. then mu.t
rest all the guilt and responsibility of this contain
plated revolution. You will be justly cbaroeaIIa
Ia Ia" and IN conscience with all the blood that may
punishment '' i"i' INC
You have elected your officers under this ch.,tsr
ana instructed them to enter upon the immediate
'u,atge OF Their duties, including the adoption of
an,t!. t.la.eS ana Tue execution thereof under an
49, itS n*'ing IN itself no legal existence and
the United States Vi 'ho "oNeIhnicht OF
rom all these facts it is obvious if Won ora nor
inltlSu 10 proceed and especially if vnur ava,irI
should be followed as urged Inv Won H. -
'nat lor all practical purposes in MANY imn,rta,t
,ar.i. tnS territorial government will be
,. Inc charters granted by that govern
neht ior similar Purposes will be diiragard, ,
the justices of the peace and other of,ic.rs 80;
under their authority, will be brought necassariI
INTO conflict and collision with the so-cad ofar
claiming to act under different authority
lou were distinctly informed in NV inaro,ro,
address OF May last that the validity of the ferri
torlal laws was acknowledged by the goyernman+
OF the nlted States, and that they must and would
DC carried INTO execution under my oath of office
ana the instruction of the President of the United
States. The same information was repeated in vn
rlous addresses made by mo throughout the Terri
tory. Al the same time every assurance WAS given
You that the rights OF the people of this Territory
under the law to establish their own State govern
ment and frame their own forms prescribed by tho
government of your country social institutions
would be acknowledged and protected
II laws have been enacted by the Territorial Le-
gslature which are disprOyed of by o majority of
the people of the Territory, the mode in which
they could elect new Territorial Legislature and
repeal those laws was also designated If there
are any grievances of which you have any lust
right 10 complain, the lawful, peaceful manner in
which you could remove them in subordination to
the government Of your country was also pointed
out.
You have, however, chosen TO disregard the laws
OF Congress and Of tha Territorial government Gre
ated by IT, and while protesting to acknowledge a
State government rejected by Congress, and which
can therefore not exist only by successful rebel
lion, and eXaCtng from all your officers the peril
Gus ana sscrllegious oath To support the so-caled
state Constitution; Vet you have even in defiance
ot the socalled State Legislature which refused to
grant you charter, proceeded to create a local
government Of your own, based only upon insul-
rectIon aLd revolution. The very oath which YOU
require from all YOUR officers to support your so.
called Topeka state Constitution, is violated in the
vey act of putting in operation charter rejected
even by them.
rebellion So iniquitous and necessarily involy-
ing such awful consequences has never before dis-
graced any age or country.
Permit me to call your attention as still claiming
to be citizens of the United States to the results
your revolutionary proceedings. You are inaugu-
rating rebellion and revolution; you are disregard
ing the laws OF Congress and Of the Territorial gov
ernment. and defying their authority: you are
conspIrlnG to overthrow the government of the
United States in this Territory.
lodr purpose. if carried into effect in the mode
designated, by putting your laws fofcibly into exc.
cution would involve you in the guilt and crime Of
treason. You stand now, fellow citizens upon the
BRINK OF an awful precipice. and it becomes nv
duty 10 warn you ere you take the fatal leap into
the gulf below. If your proceedings are not ar
rested you will necessarily destroy the peace of this
Territory. and involve it in all the horrors of civil
war warn you, then, before it is too late, to re-
cede from the pcrilous position in which you now
stand.
appeal once more to your reason and patriotism.
ask you i'll the name OF our common country. III
the name OF the Constitution and the Union. to de-
sist from this rebellion. | appeal once more to
your love OF country to your regard for its peace,
prosperity and reputation to your affection for
your wives and Children, and to all those patriotic
motives which ought to influence American citi-
zens, to abandon this contemplated resolution. If
you have wrongs, redress them through the peace
ful lnstrumentality Of the ballot box, in the mode
prescribed by the laws of your country.
As all arguments heretofore. so often addressed
by ME to you have failed yet to produce any ct
feet upon you, have deemed il necessary for your
safety. and that of the Territory, and TO save you
from the perilous consequence of your own acts
under the authority vested in ME by the President
of the United States to order adequate force of
the troops of the United States into your immedi-
ate YIclnage, to perform the painful duty of
ing your revolutionary proceedings Let me i'm.
plOre you not to compel me to appeal that mill
tary power which IL required in the last resort, to
protect the government Of your country. You can
not carry your rebeliious purposes into effect with
ont coming into Ioidable and open conflict with
the troops and government Of the United States.
bet me adjure you. then, once more. to abandon
these proceedings before you involve yourselves in
the crime Of treason and subject the city of Law
renee to all the horrors and calamties of nSurrec
tlon ana civil war. If you will now desist from
the projected resolutions the past will be forgotten
as lar as practicable; but if You persist in passing
THESE laws and carrying them into execution, thus
ueiSlhG and supercedng the government of your
country, the deplorable consequences must be
upon your heads. and those of your associates. 1t
VIII De my purpose, it you still persist to SPARE all
pIoodshed as far as practicable and subject the
leaders ana projectors of this revolutionary move
n fitA ITNiah
VIII accompany the troops to Lawrence with view
10 prevent, possible. any conflict and in the ain,
Cere nope that tae revolutionary movement CON
| temPiated ty You, and now nearly accomplish
ed VIII, ere II IA too late, be abandoned by YOU
If you can be influenced by no other motive the
evident TACT that the power of the government is
adequate to prevent the accomplishment of your
purpose, should induce you to desst from thes.
proceedings.
That the same overrulng Providence who holds
in his hands the destiny of our beloved country
may now incline your hearts to peace and lnfiu.
ence you to abandon this enterprise il. the SINGER.
wish Of your fellow citizen,
R. ]. WALKER,
Governor Of Kansas Territory.
dov. Walker was encsmped outside of Lawrence
with eight companies OF dragons on the l7th The
citizens had decided not TO negotiate with him.
lie Will not resort to the support of the troops un
less hred upon, when civil war will be declared
Gov Walker has warrants to arrest the city officers
and other citizens of Lawrence
SuNK-By late private advices, the New Orleans
True Delta learns that the Nicarsguan warschoon-
er Granada which was delivered 10 the Costa Rican.
by Captain Davis after taking il from Gen Walker,
sunk IN the harbor Of San Juan del Sur, with all
the arms and ammunition which were in her belong
ing to the Nicarsguans, and some additional arms
which were put on her afterwards. She was in a
lesky condition, and those in charge Of her had
barely time to escape before she went to the bot
tom.
The TEHuASTEPRc TRAssIT.-The Mexican Gov
ernment has transmitted special orders to the Te-
huantenec Iathmus tn disnxn all authnritr m ha