The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-04-09
From Washington.

eaf stsf "A "a WASHINGTON, April 1.
The instructions to Gov. Walker lre full,
clear and explicit, and in them are quoted
the exact words of Mr.. Buchanan'S inanyu.
raj, viz: at is the indispensable duty ol
the Government to secure TO every resident
inhabitant The free and independent expires.
sien OF bis opinion by his vote" In this the
Cabinet cordially concur. They, and those
who will shortly administer the affairs oi
Kansas, Ss!ieve there is nothing to preven,
such resalt in the adoption Of State Con-
stitution,.as the legisIativeassembly, at their
last session, repealed that portion Of the
election law which required q challenged
voter to take an oath to support the fugitive
slave law. Gentlemen who have made in-
qniry relntive to this subject, have been as
| sured that the Administration and Governor
Walker will endeavor to carry out their
promise in good fifth, being fully impressed
with the importance OF the result. @,i
Notice has been given by the British
POstofice Department Of the recent estab.
lishment OF packet communication With Chi,
ma, in connection win the overland MATS.
The maiis for China will accordingly be
nude up ut the London postoiice on the goth
and 25fh, rs vigil US on the 4th and 10th OF
each month. ... s.- ,.-
TLs admnistra'iS;iii 6as Initiated none OF
the proceedings in Kansas, having in viaw
the election Oi delegates preliminary to lhe
formation OF State Constitution, but with
the intention aud desire to terminate The
distracting question OF slavery will dssiSt in
! Carrying forward ttie measure hich hnS
t,en commenced III the Territory for ih It
purpose, leaving the people at large, With.
out any relereRce whatever to their polite.
al divisions, to seille it BY free and un.
trammeled vote Tor themselves. 1t having
been repeatedly asked how an indepcnden mt
Suffrage can be Exercised If the laws Of the
Territory are u be regarded as valid, the
reply from the best sources is that the law
providing for on election is q fair one; it is
explicitly declaring that oil free white male
citizens Of the United Suites, over twenty
one years Of age, resident in the Territory
from the LIST of April, shall be entitled to
vote for delegates u, the Constitutional con.
vention. This is TO be administered without
regard whatever to any test Oaths. Cover.
ror Walker and Secretary Of State, Stan
ton, have repeatedly said that their efforts,
10 accordance with the views of the admin
is!rat;on, will be to secure fnir expression
Of opinion Of all the the people Of Kansas,
while they will carefully abstain from Any
act which could be construed into Partially
on one side or the other. Whichever way
the citizens decide, the administration will
be content.
Mr. Walker repeats his opinion that Kan;
sas will be free State. .,.ss g,
4 Simpson w. Hsrris, ex-member of Con.
gress from Alabama, who has been sick ev.
,er since its udjourndient, died here, to.dty;
OF pneumonia. e". tAa
Moses BIC cDonald has been appointed Coll
lector, and Samuel Jordan, Rostmaster OF
Portland Maine, the litter. vice Woodbury.,
whose commission has expired. Leonard
Jones, Postmaster at Bangor, Muine. vice
Haines, whose commission will soon expire.
= The President has made the following
Kansas appoiHtmenfs:-. John w. WhitGeld,
ex-deiega,e from Kansas, Registrar, and
Daniel Woodson, ex Secretary Of State Of
Kansas, Receiver in Delaware Land District.
Frederick Emery, Register, and J p. Dow
ner, Receiver for the Western Land Dis
trict. Wm: H. ,Doak, Registrar, and e.
Pophraditus Ransom, Of Michigan. Receiver
in Osage Land District. Chas. E. Mix,
Chief Clerk in Indian Office, is appointed
Commissioner Of indian affairs, Gd interim,
Commissioner MaRype1Hy, resigned. Il I
The Departments are besieged BY hun
dreds Of applicants anticipating extensive
changes in the clerical forces, bot none have,
yet been made. Sixty such applicants ar.
rived this morning, and are registered At ons
hotel. l ,.isa s..i.-,,,,i.,s 80.
Governor Walker had another interview
with the Cabinet this mdtning. on Kdnsasa
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