The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-13
The Pr dents Message.


Below we give an abstract of Pres
ilcnt Buchanan message, sent on tn,
I'd inst. to Congress, with the Lecomp
ton Constitution, letter from Rcgcn
Calhoun, cct. As a defence, and tn,
only defence of the administration pol
icy, LET this message be read by every
citizen:
The President opens with the asser
tion that great delnsion seems to per
wade the public mind in relation to con
dition of parties in Kansas. 1t is impos
sible that any people could have proceed
cd with more regularity in the formation
of constitution, than the people of Kan
sas have done. It was necessary first
to ascertain whether it was the desire OF
the people to be relieved from Territori
al dependency and establish a State gov
crnment. For this purpose, the Territo.
rial legislature, in 1855, passed law
for taking the sense Of the people of the
Territory, on the cNpcdicncy Of calling
convention to form a State c0nstitu
tion At the general election, held in
Oct, 1896, the sense of the people was
accordingl y taken, and they decided in
favor of constitution. 1t is true at this
election, the enemies Of the territorial
government did not vote, because they
were engaged at Topeka without the sIi-
ghtcst preteAt of lawful authority, in
forming a constitution Of their own,
for subverting the Territorial Govern
mcnt. In pursuance Of the Convcn-
tion, the Territorial Legislatures, on
The 9th of Feb, 1891, passed an act 10,
The election Of Delegates on the third
Monday Of juno, 1857, to frame State
Constitution This law is as fair in its
provisions as any that ever passed a leg
Islative body for a similar purpose.
The right of suffrage at this election
is clearly and justly defined Every bona
de citizen OF the United States nb Y,
the agc Of u years, and who resided
therein for three months previous to
that date, was entitled to a vote In or
der to avoid all interference from neigh
boring States and Territories with the
fairness of the election, provision was
made for the registry Of bona fac votes.
and nursua,t thcreof o25 votes we're REQ,
istered Gov. Walker did his whole dH-
ty in uroinp ali ouaIif.d citizens ia vote
at this election
The President oroucs that the Tonnka-
ties, by refusing to vote at the election
.or Iejrg,tas 70 tho CONSTITUTION author.
;znd tboso wb, Ala vote toao+ r,r +Lor,
The cnn.cnpancns of ,bo;r ref,s4I r. srb.
nit to tha nronnr authnritv and vot,
may vet nrovn f. he oftbc ,1ost donlor,.
hIo cbarao,,r ~ Du-o,lr e,ra,,. oons;sts
in oho5;snca and nonf.tr,n;tr n law --
should oe,cral sn;r;. ,,o;,ct ,ts r,fnroo.
n,nt nr.2ail This w.,pIG nrorr fatal n
rs ~ y nation Mr. buchanan continuc.
from this review i !. manifest that
the LecomntoD Convention was legally
constructed and invested with mower f.
frame Constitution
lie iu>tifes the Convention for sub
m;tt;nr only the slavery onestioa 70 the
nao,lc II was ne rharacter 50 nara
mount in resrect ia the condition Of
Kansas, ss +, I;yrt the anxious attcutiop
# the people of the country upon It alone
No person thought of any other question
For my own part, when instructed Gov
Walker; in general terms, in favor Of sub
mitting the Constitution to the people.
| had uo object in view, executing the
alI-absorbing one of slavery. In what
manner the people regulate their other
concerns. was not the subject which at