Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-14
Presidents Message.
Ftiio,c |citizeRs 81 he .Senaie ssss
Z a@7FdHd House 81. ReDyesens, j; &. +,

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sFtiiosc citizens oftte Senate ssl
'07Eand House ef Representative
When VIC compare the con,Iit;an II III
country At tl,e present dav w;tb ,vj,at III i,
was one wear ADO. Il tle 1,aa,;n, II ~ ~,
vress. W. have 4 much, reason M 81 Z, al
o. thatI'Almi.hty Proyitlerca u mi, rs
never allied "a iTtert,o,ssa. Il, onfTE -
the f,iost cr;t;e,,I nar;oJs ~ ~ h;sto... i
One wear Ado the se,.,;onal str;f 49,.
tbe North and liz SoV, X ~ ~ an, a.o osa
subject If slavery hall laaa;,,s l..ce,os ~ s.
intense Is Ia ,,l,resten tI,e neaes M III.
potuityra NJ The csnfsde,s.. ,.'5 T,bs sn,,,I;cs
lion or tbe admission ~ Z ars,s IL 4 4 "a
INTO ,haI ITn;bn ,b;s
5tatis.r api ia MAJ -
more haTote Con.,rass 1ItIw,s 10 s,as;sa
81 ,l,at si,.l, ~ IN
aeg;slatiorr hIIicbt rs aao,,taa g w,,,,Id 20 !.
saoys tIe Vehement from lie Sta,as an,d.
x.,,pIiucl.i Il r. line T,erri;orv where Il aegi
simal.lv| ,belor.ea. Much 8as has HON.
ts,ne. Il am Nanny "a saw i,,war,,s IN s i
...om1is Lmtot ,,f this object. ,,ln,;ng III
ilast session If Congress. 4 & i
81 Tie Superior Co9rtoftheI;Jn;tet STATES
Had previousiy decided that. III A merieau
] citizens have an 4qusl fil,Iit ID lake into
the TERRITORIES Whatever Is held 81 nron-
@rty amber tlse laws Of amy aotI,er Of Il the
aStalea, Ibid ID hold such properly there
under ths guardian shin 9of The federal
constitution. aso lohraials the territorial
condition. shan re,nain. nj L. g 1Is7g
This ini MIG, J. n HI Established ,,s,s;;l
ton. nndRfhe nroeee,tings al HIT. Inst $40.
sion wera alamo wa;tinl = IL, div. II nract;;.
cal afl,ctH4 sFbe. priinei6le bss heonf r,e.oe.
s,iized. hHson,e farm, or otherg by Al Il !.
Il most unanimous. tote "a congress- !, that
!. Territory Ills q ri.sI,t 10 come into the
.IInion either he a free 81, laves state az.
ssording u tile Iw;lliof tB,e sr,aior;t vol
Igitss f,,,nteUa The iHsf eo,salitv III III TIA
s,stss shaa tilus been sindicated and 4
s4fraitfui s5urceloss 4 dangerous discen ion
amona them has been .ysy,s oy9,eil 81
III WhilstRsulI, has i.beerI !, he l,epefi cia1
,4.r,iencv III t,o,,,, leo,islativ s ;nt,s
outside I'LL II ausss 7ftheirB inaa inca haa
nowhere been sd. happy Is within ND
Tsrr;tarviEi,sslf,9 4 .eft " ma,aea anil
cont,ol I'LL avn aif,i,s HI IL avn = s,yav.
without tlid ptessure If external influence.
she revolutionary T,epeka orpaniFal;;o,,
and All .resista,,es to The Territorial roy-
crnment Established sbys Congress have
been tinally absx4sdoned. lEAs 4 natural
consequence that finc territary now 40.
pears oibe tliinquil and prosperous, aud
IL attrncti,bgI ihdreasin.. thousands Of i'm E
migrants 10 make i'd their Ehappy homes.
FIJI The pastunfottIina.e experience OF, KAN
! sas has enforced the lesson So lofteH ii
ready taught, that resistance 10 lawlul
s,utlority, under our form of government.
cannot iIin me end 10 prdxs disastrous.
no les authors. Had The people of The
Territory yielded obedients to I'll. laws
enacted byB tl,air lesisIatuTe,it would al
tlae present niotaent have contained d
large additional population bf industrious
and ,entefprising ci..izens, Who have beeil
deferred from, eIiterin.niits borders by4the
/, txisteuce III civiIsstrite and organized me-
bellion.
18TH IL was the resistance toeri.htf,il author
nv and the lperseeerihg attempts 10 estab4
Ilisll. revolutionary government under the
Topeka consiitutionwhicll caused tie pee
# Del of Kansas Is commit the erslye erfer'
of refusing To vote for delegates To- tfe
eonventioa 70 frame u constitution. under
d law not denied tebe fair and just ID its
III provisions. This refusalt % vote has been
H the prolific sot,rce III alf the evils which
Hi ave followed. in their hostility to The
Y territorial !. government they disregarded
the principle, absolutely essential 70 the