The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-02-12
The Presidents Kansas message

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The following is the concluding por-
ton Of the Presidents Kansas Message.
Every patriot in the country had in
dulged in the hope that the Kansas Ne.
braska act would put final end to the
slavery agitation, at least in Congress,
which had for more than twenty years
oonvulsed the country and endangered the
Union. Tbis act involved great and fun
damenial principles. aud il fairly carried
into effect viii settle the question.
Should agitation again be revived and
should the people Of sister states be again
estranged from each other, with more
than th5ir former bitterness, this will
arise from cause, so far rs the interests
Of Kansas are concerned, more tiff and
insignificant than has ever stirred the ele-
ments Of great people into oommotion.
To the people Of Kansas, the only practi-
cal difference between its admission or
rejection depends simply upon the fact
whether they can themselves more speed
lily change the present Constitution, il il
does not accord With the will of the ma
jority or frame a new Constitution to be
submitted to Congress hereafter.
Even If this were a question of mere
expsdienoy and not Of right, small diff
ference Of time one way or the other, not
the least important when oontrasted with
the events which must necessarily result
to the whole country from the revival Of
the slavery agitation.
In considering this Question, Il should
never be forgotten that in proportion to
to its insignifcance, let the decision be
what IL may, so far as it may affect the
few thousands Of the inhabitants OF
Kansas, who have from the beginning re-
sisted the Constitution and laws, for this
very reason rejection Of the Constitu
tion will be so much more deeply felt BY
the people Of the fourteen States of the
Union where slavery is recognized by the
Constitution.
Again, the speedy admission of Kansas
into the Union would restore peace and
and quiet to the whole country. Already
have the affairs Of the Territory engrossed
an undue proportion Of public attention
and have sadly affected the friendly re-
lations of the people of the States, and
alarmed the fears of patriots for the safety
Of tha Union. Kansas once admitted,
the excitement becomes localized, and
will soon die away for want Of outside
influence. Then every difficulty can be
settled at the ballot box; besides, and no
trihing consideration, the Government
shall then be enabled to withdraw the
troops from Kansas and employ them in
a service much needed
They have been kept there on the earn.
east importantly Of Governor Walker 10
maintain the existence Of the Territorial
government, and secure the execution of
the laws.
He considered that at least two thous
aud regular troops, under the command
Of Gen. Harney necessarily acting upon
his reliable information, have been en-
gagged in some degree to interfere with
the expedition to Utah, in order to keep
down rebellion in Kansas and has involved
a very heavy expense to the Govern
ment.
Kansas once admitted, he believed that
there will no longer be occasion there for
troops of the United States.
nave thus lar performed my duty in
this important question, under a deep
sense Of my responsibility to my ooun.
try. Mypublic life may terminate within
a brief period, and have no other OBJ
ject of earthly ambition thar to leave my
country in a peaceful and prosperous oon
diuon, and live in the affections and Ie
speot Of my eountrymen.
Dark and ominous clouds are now i'm.
pending over the Union, which CON
scientiously believe will be dissipaled with
honor to every portion Of ii by the admis
sion Of Kansas during the present session
Of Congress. Whereas ii it should be
rejected, greatly fear those clouds viii
grow more dark and more ominous than
any that have ever yet threatened the
Constitution aud the Onion.
JAMES Buchanan.
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