Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-28
The Presidents Instructions to Gov. Wal
 ker through the Secretary of State

l he state or things m Kansas has caused the President great solicitude. He is very anx- ious for the permanont continuance of the pub lie peace, and for the restoration of public con-
 fdence, so that the people of that Territory l may enjoy tranquility and the exercises of all the rights which justly belong to them. This effected, career of prosperity would be open- 1 ed in consequence of the natural advantages of the counry-probably not exceeded by any | other region in our extensive territory. From causes not necessary to recapitulate difficulties | have existed there occasloning great uneasincss 1 everyw here, and threatening the most disas- trous consequences. 1t is believed that firm 1 ness and discretion in the administration of the territorial government will go far towards the permanent establishment of the peace which nov prevails there, and it is hoped will prevent its future disturbance.
 h seekin, to procure the services of citi- zen qualified to undertake these responsible du- ties with prospect of success, the President was sratitied to learn, when application was
 made to you, that you were willing to accept the office of Gov. of kaI,sas, and to devote yourself to the execution of its important du- ties In this feeling he is confident the coun- try will participate, and vii! find in your dis tinguished public services and in the high po- sitions you have so ably filled an assurance that the measures you adopt will be well calculated to assert the authority of the law.
 The President was desirous that you should proceed immediately to Kansas and enter upon the executive duties. But as you had inform ed him in your letter of acceptance that crcun- stances beyond your scontrol would render 1t impossible for you to leave here before the se- cond Monday in May next, he assents to this delay and trusts that immediately thereafter tp ant ard upon your duties. And the President the more readily assents to this arrangement because, in the mean time, F. P. Stanton, esq, will accept the office of secretary of the Territory, and, in your absence, will be vested with all the pow CTS 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 you to make sacrifice to the public interests, and he will command the con- fdence of the country by his well known ser vices and experience, and by his qualifications for the position.
 Commissions for yourself and for him ac. company these instructions.
 There are two great objects connected with the present excitement growing out of the af- fairs of Kansas, and the attainment of which will bring 1t 10 speedy termination. These were clearly ai succinctly stated in the Pres- dents recent inau- -ural address, and embody the paragraphs in this communication, asking your special attention to them. IL is declared in that instrument to be the |" "ilnp.rative and indispensable duty of the government of the United States to secure to every resident iuha. bitant the free and Independent expression of his opinion by his vote. This sacred right of each individual must be preserved" and " that being accomplished; nothing can be fairer than to leave the people of Territory free from all foreign interference, to decide their own destiny for themselves, subject only to the constitution of the United States"
 Upon these great rights of individual action and of public decision rests the foundation of American institutions, and if they are faithful ly secured to the people of Kansas the political condition of the country will soon become quiet and satisfactory. The institution of Kan sas should be established by the vote of the people of Kansas, unawed and uninterrupted by force or fraud. And foreign voters mustbe excluded, come whence they may, and every attempt to overawe or interrupt the free exer- else of the right of voting must be promptly repelled and punished. Freedom and safety for the legal voter, and exclusion and punish ment for the illegal one-these should be the great principles of your administration.
 The regular legislature of the Territory hav- lil3 duIHOIiLcu tue dNH'lllpiill9 Ol d CtuNeUlOn to frame a constitution, to be accepted or re- iected by Congress, under the provisions of the federal constitution, the people of Kansas have the right to be protected in the peaceful election of dele gates for such purpose under such authority, and the convention itself has a right 10 similar protection in the opportunity for tranquil and undisturbed deli Iteration. When such constitution shall be submitted to the people of the Territory, they must be protect ed in the exercise of their right of voting for or against that instrument, and the fair expres- sion of the popular will must not be interrupt ed by fraud or violence.
 The President concurs in he hope, express cd by you, that the intervention of the military force will not be necessary; but, should this just expectation be disappointed, he refers you for the measures you must adopt and for the necessary authority in that emergency to the instructions heretofore given by the President of the United States and by this department to your predecessors. Copies of these ii,struc- tions accompany this communication, and also copies of the instructions heretofore issued by the War Department, and of those issued by the present Secretary of War respecting the employment of tho troops of the U. $. upon your requisition.
 You will communicate freely with this de- partment from time to time, so that the PreSi- dent may be kept informed as to the true state of things in Kansas.