Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-31
Acsscr OF Robert g. walker
asesigning the Office OF Gov
cFEsoP OF E1asasas.

p, WAsHINcroS Cry, Tuesday, Dec. Is, 1857
"oa' LeRlS Cass, SecrefGry OF Sac:
SRI resign the cssice OF G yernor OF the Ter
ri'ory Oh Kansas | have been most re,uc;antl,
eFceut 70 this conclusion, after an anxious and careful
CONSIDERATION ofmy duty my country. to the geo
pc Oh Kansas, to the President of the United States
| and to myself
Inc grounds assumed BIZ the President in his late
message to Congress, and in recent instructions in
connection with the events now TRANSMITTING nero
and IN Kansas, admonish me tina. az Governor Of
that Territory, it will longer be in my power t.
preserve the peace or promote the public welfare
AT the earnest solicitation Of the President after
repeated ret'isais the last being in writing final
" accepted this office, upon his letter showing the
dangers and difficulties ofthe Kansas question, and
the necessity OF my undertaking the task of adjust
ment UnicT the circumstances, notyiths.anding
thc sacrifices to me. personal, political and pccun;.
ery l felt that could no longer refuse such call
rom my country, through her Chief Magistrate,
'hah solder in battle who is ordered to tie com.
inand of for!orn hope.
gccfrtea, ho,cerer, tao ozyress condition tho.
S@oati aarocale Tie Submission Of IT, Constitution 10
rae o. The people for ratification or rejection These
views were clearly understood by the President and
all MS Cahinet. They were distinctly set for.h in
my ietter OF acceptance of this Office of the Goth OF
iS'' ana reiterated in my inaugural of the
&'th OF Nay las, as follows:
Indeed cannot doubt chat tie Convention. af
ter having framed State Constitution, will submit
u Tor Fatllc tion OF rejection bv minority of tho
then actu1, tp9a fde resident settlers OF Kansas
With these views, well known to the President
ana cabinet, and approved by tiem, accented the
appointment OF Governor OF Kansas. My jnsiruc
TONS rom the President, through the Secretary OF
state, under date 30th March last, to sustain the
regular Legislature OF the Territory in assembling
Convention to form Constitution, and they ex
press the opuion of the President, th1t
~ hcn such Constitution shall he submitted TO
the people OF the territory, they must be protected
IN the exercise o. their gh of voting TO- or against
that instrument and the fair expression ofthe pop
lar VIII must not be Interrupted by fraud or violence
repeat, thcn rs my clear conviction, that unless
the Convention submit the Constitution to the vote
OF all the actnal resident settlers OF Kansas, and the
election be fairly and Justly conducted, tho Consti
tuition will be and ought to DC rejected by Congress"
This inaugural most dist mctlv asserted that il
was not a question OF Slavery merely, which | be.
heve he of little practical Importance then in its
application 70 Kansas, but Of The entire Constitution
which should bc submitted to the people for rafca.
ton OF rejection.
Here follow some quotations from his Iulugu-
ri Adlrcgs, and lengthy Argument on the aulicc.
OF SoveroiGn;y,-taking the ground that TO Con
ven;ion is sovcroign;-ha: the people alone, IN hs
country are soycrcisn-:hat they may delegate this
sovcF igrty but -c'nnot entirely y;eld ii--wiiich
VIC omit Tor want ofroom.
Yet Tucely eyea t'o.c WHO differ with ne on this
point must concede. especially under the Kansas
Nebraska bill, il only such Conventions c.n he
cl.C'i srrUcieR rs have been truly c.ccscd bv the
reo9.e, ami represent their VII. On reference.
aowsver, 80 ly address Sept &c, las, on the dav
@! t.s-'f cafc ton question, copy eli which was
Immediately taus1uttcd 10 you ~ the int,.noti4u
o. the p.e..tn aud his Cabinet, IL cciica, tia5
~ L"c,Fp.3a C'H-sa'i1H az aoi sHci b3iy.-
That Convention had vital, no: technical defects IN
TIE ycTr sEbS1ncc offs oreanzltion under the ter
.iioraI tw, which could on, be cured in my Judge
mcu.. %s 81 fort. in my inaugural anj Other al
dresses. h. Submission OF TIC Constitution ir r,,;.
hcatcn ot'he Pcapio. Ga re!yicnca to -,e .-gr.tl-
rai law Ui. Or which tho CJIrcntionwss ab'ci
.d,r'y- Irr fegrtry orrlBizel counties were man.
e. - election src,s ior d. ecatc> g. the Coul III.
ton IN each and a.. these cour.icsi. vas reau'r-
ct ny law t3' usas bs taken auA the voters reg.
stciei; AMI wacn this Was complete the delegates
10 the Convention sh1C Z be dppJrciOlc ,ce ri n =
~ ia ainsfera ~ these c1.pf t51Te vg ne csasts,
r13 tiereore there coI! h, sgci ~ ointment ticre
p dele lGtas rr7n SIC c'Rsgs. And - ficcn ties.
,5Res tbere 7cI' ~ rc7is'rg .; n1,s5 Tacse t5eca
c3Rates iac'aIiaq mGly afh- 5iisH or ygB:- dcoun-
es in tie Tori org, ,rere en.r,iy Dis rclctiHd aad
I'D rot JCe by no iGJh o. their oca,l enid not cice
solitary r0tc t0r Tic ds,eg1e' 70 The C3ic7n':oR
This result was supcrnduced by the fact th1t the
Territorial Legislature appon cd al the Sheriff,
and Probate Judges in At. these counties, 70 whom
vas assigned tbs duty by law Of mAk NJ this census
AM registry. These officers were Political rarts-
gag dissenting rom TIE ri. aud opinions 0 tie pea
'te o. these c3uts;, as proved by the election in
October last. These officers, for want of funds, ne
hey alleged, neglected or refused u take any cen
Ius OF make any registry in these counties, and,
sbr., IL 1
rot. and did not, give a single vote for Delegates
% tle Constitution i Convention And wish %
ALI attention TO distinction which Will appear in
ny inaugural address IN reference 10 those counties
where tie votes were t'isy esi-.ered and did Mt
'ote. III such counties Fhore lu.i and free oppor-
NIFTY was given % register AM vote, and the. did
10. caoosc - exercise such privilege. the question
very different from those counties where there vas
70 Census or res.s:ry, and 10 vote MAS given, or
,0ud be a'ren, however anxious the people might /
,e T. actlc pate II the election o. delegates % the
Convention. nor could Il be sid these counties az
lu.esced, iar heFcver they cRdeal ored, by sub.
eqEoL, census istry OF their own % suDplv this
iecct occa,;oncd by previous neglect OF the ler-
ord officers, the Delegates thus chosen reject,
ID by the Convention.
repeat Tat in nineteen counties ont OF thirty
oGr, there vas no ceEsIs- In i,cen Counties cat
If thigtyiOur, there was no registry, and not a SOL
tary vote va: given for delegates 10 the Convon-
ion in any OF these counties. SIrsiy ttea IL caq-
20: BE- 5aiI that Sacl C9ascoa, c.1sca bg Scarceiy
aorc t3qg or tenth q tte present. Uoes Of Kansas,
-sjgtsestcd Tic pfo2k Of tat 7trrioyy, aad couli
=; Jttly impose constitution ug9H them tcttoH their
3gscEt. These Riattcca COUNTIES Ia hic. there trqs
20 census, constituted ma ortiz o. the Counties ot.e
Territory, and ties: ccn counties in ;csci thrre ,cas
10 registry, ga,e mlci larger r5ie q, III, October
lection, eJeR nth the siE m9ntiS qaaIlcatio
han The ui0le rOts gicea u the Lcc9Rlatoa Con- I.
III Iii1n the l7th Of Noospbcr laS. IL this Soy
,rcignty can be delegated, and the Convention as
uch is sovereign, which deny, surely il must be I
jnly IN such cases when such Conventions are .
:hosen by the people, which We have seen was not Z.
he case rs regards the late Iecompton Convention .
Ii was for this and other rcaOns that in my inau.
sural and other addresses, insisted that the Con .
ttutiOn should be submitted 10 the people hy the 4
conv ention, the only means CT crRS this vital
lclect in its organization TWAS, therefore, among
)thar reasons, that when, YOU know, the Orglnl-
,a;on called the Topeka State Government" was
made and asa Consequence, al inevitable civil war
md conflict must have cnSucd, these results were
prevented by nv assuring (not the Aooiitonists, as
ms been )usiy stated, icr ny address was no
% them, but 10 the peopl, Of Kansas them that in
ny Judgment, the Constitution would be submitted
iiry and freely for ratification or rejection by Their
ro.e and that il this done would unite Ni,h
hem the people, as nov 20, in llwiul opposition
20 such procedure.
The power aud responsibility being loyoeed OK
,lus.vcly upon mo by the President, OF using the
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