The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-09

ptopC va NuHeos W OVcf uWo Hot 'uS't w.
nor oi the United slaies, and for doing which
; you have denounced me as having violated
! my oalh.
| ask what else conld I have done or ought
TO have done? Would you have desired
tha, should abancon The Territorial Govern
10 illegal violence, and thus renew the scenes
of civil war and bloodshed, which every pa.
trio, had depiorsd7 This would, indeed,
have been 10 violate my oath of office, and TO
fix damning blot on the character OF my
admipisti alton. t rrt
most cheefuly admit that the necessity
; for sending military force 10 Kansas, 10 aid
in lhe execution OF the civil law, reflects no
credit upnnihe character oi our country. But
lei the blame fall upon The heads Of The guilty
Whence did this necessity arise!
portion OF The people of Kansas, rnwil-
ling 10 trust 10 the ballot box-lhe certain
American remedy for the address of all griey'
ances--undenook 10 create an independent
Government for themselves. Had This at
tempt proved successful, it would, of course,
have subverled The existing Government, pre-.
.cribed aud recognized by Congress, and SUBJ
sliruted a revolutionary government in its
stead This was usurpaiion of The same char
acler as it would be for portion OF the.Peo-
p.e OF Connecticut to underaketo establish
I a separate governhent within lis own limits
for the purpose Of redressing any grievance,
real or inasin ary, of which they mign, have
complained against the Legitimate govern.
me II. Such principle, il carried into exc.
cu,ion, would destroy all lawful authority and
produce universal all afchy.
ought to specify more particularly con-
Iiton of affairs, which have embraced only
in general terms, requiring the presence OF Q
military force in Kansas. The Congress Of
the United States has most wisely declared il
10 be the true ineres! and meaning OF this
acl-lhe act organizing The ,errory-no, 10
legisIa,e slavery into any territory or State,
nor 10 exclude ii therei:om, but 10 leave the
people thereof perfectly free 10 form and reg.
uIaie their domestic institutions IN their own
way, subject only TO The Constitution of the
United Sla,es.
Asa ha'ural consequence, Congress has
also prescribed by the same act, that when
the Territory of Kansas shall be admitted as
| State, it shall be received INTO this Union
with or wihou, slavery, as their consti,u
'oc may prescribe al The Time of their adms-
! sion.
Slavery existed a, that period, and still ex-
isis in Kansas. under the Constitution oi the
United Safes. This point has al lasi been
finally decIded by the highest tribunal known
To oar laws. How it could ever have been
seriously doubted is my ysery. II a confed'
Grafton of Sovereign States acquire new
territory at the expense OF their common
blood and treasure, surely one sci OF the part.
ners eau have no right 10 exclude the ethets
from lis enjoyment by prohibiting them from
| taking into u whatsoever is Recognized 10 be
properly by the common constitution. But
when the people, the bona file residents oi
such territory, proceed to form State Cou
sIuut,ou, then it is their right TO decide the
Important question Tor themselves, whether
they will coniinue 10 rallfy or abolish sla-
very.
To them, and 20 them alone, does this
question belong, free from all foreign inter-
ference. In the opinion Of the TERRITORIAL
Legislature OF Kansas The time has arrived Tor
enlering line Union, and they accordingly
passed law TO elect delegates for the pur.
pose of framing a State constitution, This law
was fair aud just in ills provisions. :.
II conferred the right of suffrage on every
bona fde inhabilanl of The territory, and for
the purpose OF preventing fraud and the in.
) :rusion of cilizens of near or distant States,
most properly confined The right 10 those who
had resided therein three months previous Ia
The eleclion. Here WAS a fair opportunity
presented for oil qualified resident citizens o
lhe territory, 10 whatever orgsn.zalion they
might have previously belonged, to par,ici
pate in the election, and TO express their opin
ions al The ealljl.oox on the question of sla
very. But numbers of awless men still con
linued 10 resist The res ulat territorial govern
, men,. They refused 10 be either registered
or TO vote, and members Of the Convention
Xere elected legally and properly wuhou
| their intervention. The Convention will soor
assemble To perform The solemn duty of fra
ming constitution for themselves and lhei
posierity, and in the state Of incpient REBEL
ion which still exists in Kansas, it is my i'm
!. perat've duty 10 employ the troops of lh'
:, Un'ed States, should this become necessary
:, , in defending she Convention agains, violenc'
. while framing constitution, and in protect
ing the bona fde inhabitants, qualified 10 volt
under The provisions OF this instrument, in III,
free exercise of the tight OF suffrage, when
y shall be subniusd TO them TOR their appfoba
i, 'iun or rejection.
l have entire confidence in Governo
i, , Walker, that the troops will not be employ
ed except to resist actual aggression, or Il
!. the execution of the law and this, not unit
!, the power of the civil magistrate shall prov
j. unavailing. Following the wise exampl
, of Mr. Madison towards the Hartford Con
i vention, illegal and dangerous combinations
such as that of the Topeka Convention, wi
L hall attay, ~