Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-02-23
k,ortant Message from the President
 The Kansas Constitution sent to Con-


 fress.
 tde Senate and House of Representatives Q,
 skae United States:
 1 have received from J. Calhoun, esq, presi-
 If of the late constitutional convention of
 Insas. copy, duly certified by himself of
 constitution framed by that body with the s3 nrsssion of hope that 1 would submit the SH he to the consideration of Congress, with H view of the admission of Kansas into the
 T1niop as an independent State" In compli-
 - with this request herewith transmit to
 fzAporess for its action, the constitution of
 Gansas. with the ordinance respecting the pub
 W lands as well as the letter of Mr. Calhoun, led at Lecompton on the 14th ult., by which
 ev were accompanied. Having received but
 @single copy of the constitution and ordinance,
 Xpend this to the Senate.
 A great delusion seems to pervade the pub
 n mind in relation to the condition of parties
 ri Kansas. This arises from the difficulty of
 {1ducing the American people to realize the
 fet that any portion of them should be in a
 o1Ste of rebellion against the government un-
 05r which they live. When we speak of the
 Hairs of Kansas we are apt to refer merely to
 tke existence of the two violent political par
 Us in that territory, divided on the question of
 dnyery, just as we speak of such parties in the 46tes This presents no adequate idea of the
 ne state of the case The dividing line there xanot between two political parties, both ac- 3nowledging the lawful existence of the go- y[rnment but between those who are loyal to f&fs government and those who have en- deavored to destroy its existence by force and U9nrpation--between those who sustain and tl1ose who have done all in their power to over throw the territorial government estabi shed by C1ngress. This government they would long 6nce have subverted had 1t not been protected
 ffom their assaults by the troops of the United
 Hates
 Such has been the condition of affairs since ny inauguration. Ever since that period a large portion of the people of Kansas have been in state of rebellion against the govern ment with military leader at their head of most turbulent and dangerous character They have never acknowledged, but have constantly denounced and defed the government to which ttey owe allegiance, and have been all the time h state of resistance against its authority.- They have all the time been endeavoring to subvert it and to establish revolutionary go- ver1lment under the so-called Topeka constitu- ton inits stead. Even at this very moment the Topeka Legislature are in session. Whoever bak read the correspondence of Gov Walker with the State department recently comlnun- cated to the Senate, will be convinced that this picture is not overdrawn. He always protested a&ainst the withdrawal of any portion of the military force of the United States from the territory, deeming its presence absolutely neces- eary for the preservation of the regular govern ment and the execution of the laws In his very first dspath to the Secretary of State, da ted June ?, 1857, he says: "The most alarm s~<1,, q, gambling on the 9th June, of the so-called To- peka Legislature, with a view to the enactment of an entire code of laws. Of cource, it will be my endeavor to prevent such a result, as 1t would lead to inevitable and disastrous collision, and, in fact renew the civil war in Kansas ''- This was with difficulty prevented by the efforts of Gov. Walker; but soon thereafter, on the 14th of July, we find him requesting General Harney to furnish him regiment of dragons to proceed to the city of Lawrence-and this for the reason that he had received authentic Intelligence, verified by his own actual observa- ton, that dangerous rebellion had occurred "involvng an open defiance of the laws and the establishment of an insurgent government in that city.'
 In the Governors dispatch of July 18th, he informs the Secretary of State that this move ment at Lawrence was the beginning of plan, originating in that city, to organize inSurrection throughout the territory; and especially in all towns, cities or counties where the republican party have majority. Lawrence is the hot bed of all the abolition movements in this ter ritory Ii is the town established by the abo- lition societies of the east; and whilst there are respectable people there, it is filled by a consid- erable number of mercenaries who are paid by abolition societies to perpetuate and dfuse agi- tation throughout Kansas and prevent peace ful settlement of this question. Having failed in Inducing their own so-called Topeka State Legislature to organize this instruction, Law rence has commenced it herself, and, if not ar. rested, the rebellion will extend throughout the territory"
 And again: In order to send this commun- cation immediately by mail must close by as suring you that the spirit of rebellion pervades the great mass of the republican party of this territory, instigated as entertain no doubt they are, by eastern societies, having ill view results most disastrous to the government and to the Union; and that the continued presence of Gen. Harnev here is indispensable, as originally sti- pulated by me- with large body of dragons and several batteries.''
 On the 20th July, 1857, Gen. Lane under the authority of the Topeka convention, undertook, as Governor Walker informs us, to organize the whole so-called free-state party into volun- teers, and to take the names of all who refuse the enrolment. The proiessed object is to pro- tect the polls at the election in August of the new insurgent Topeka State Legislature
 The object of taking the names of all who refuse enrolment is to terrfy the free State con- servatives into submission. This is provoked by recent atrocities committed on such men bv ba J,- l, dies of regular troops here, with two bat teries, is necessary The Lawrence insurgents await the development of this new revolutiona- " military organization" etc.
 In the Governors dispatch of July 27th, he says that "Gen. Lane and his staff everywhere deny the authority of the territorial laws, and counsel a total disregard of these enactments"
 Without making furherquotations of a sim- lar character from other dispatches of Gov. Walker, it appears by a reference to Mir. Stan tons communication to Gen. Cass, of the 9Th December last, that the important step of cal ling the Legislature together was taken after I 1 he had become satisfied that the election or dered by the convention on the 21st inst, could not be conducted without collision and blood shed." So intense was the disoval feeling among the enemies of the government estab- Ilehed by Congress that an election which af- forded them an opportunity, if in the majority, of making Kansas a free State. according to their own professed desire, could not be conducted without collision and bloodshed!
 he truth is, that, up till the present moment, the enemies of the existing government still ad- here to their Topeka revolutionary constitution and government. The very first paragraph of the message of Governor Robinson dated on the 7th December to the Topeka Legislature TOW assembled at Lawrence, contains an open dehance of the constitution and laws of the United States. The Governor says: "The which framed the constitution at Topeka originated with the people of Kansas Territory. They have adopted and ratified the same twice by direct vote, and also indirectly Through two elections of State officers and members of the State Legislature Yet it has pleased the administration to regard the whole proceedng revolutionary"
 his Topeka government, adhered to with such reasonable pertnacity, is a government in direct opposition to the existing government