Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-10
The Presidents Message.

HCSSdSS.
From the organization of the coafede-
racy Of ihe United States, 10 this day
afncng all;he documents which have en-
enafed from lis executive, the late mes-
sage of Dir. Buchanan Ga the Kansas
question, stands out alone, an anomaly in
history. For the first time a President oil
the United States has stopped from hi,
high position 10 issue a document for par.
iy purposes; q document which is nc; on.
iy N direct opposition 10 the will of a
large majority of his constituents; in OF
position 10 their interests and to the int.
rests Of freedom, but is in direct oprosi
ton 10 the truth, AMI the facts.
He says
The People of Kansas have then. sin
their own way andia strict accnrdanc,
with the organic acl. framed a Con~tiiu
ton and State Government. have submi;
Ted the a!l-importan, question: # Slavery
10 the People, and have elected q Cover
nor, a Member of Congress. Members o
the Slate Legislature and o;her State Off
GERS; and they now ask admission into the
Union under this Constitution, republican
in IFS form.
And get this man knows thai The PEG
pie of Kansas never framed The Lecomp
ton Constitution. When men speak oil
the people OF a state, or territory, it is fai
10 suppose that he means at least a major
h;y OF that people, and yet Mr.. Buchanan
by a contemplate bubble, asserts that ,hc
people of Kansas have doae this, when h.
knows that not one-twea;ie,h part of tn,
citizens Of Kansas had any part Whatever
in framing The Lecompicn Constitution
and that its adoption has ncvcr been sub
mit;ed to the vote of the people of Kansa:
At oil. We repeat. it is a mean, dirty
bubble, which would disgrace a small
bar room politician, and coming as ii does
from the occupant Of The White House,
will not whilen il.
Again he says, speaking of the admis-
sion of Kansas with the Lecornp,on Con.
siitution:
For my own partl am decidedly in IA,
V o of its admission, and thus terminating
.he Kansas question. This will carry
out the great principle Of Non InierYen
lion sanctioned by the organic ACT, which
declares in express language in favor of
the non-intervcn;ion Of Congress with
slavery in the States and Territories, lea
wing the People perfectly fee ID form
and regulate their domestic institutions in
their cwn way, subjec; only 10 the Con-
s,ituiion Of the United States"
Here, the gentleman is ii in favor Of iear-
ing tie people peJecayJrse to. form and
regulate TIER domestic Institutions in their
o,Ca acay," &c, and vel. he has eni a part
of the army of the United States into The
Territory TO overare the majority Of that
people; he has removed every Governor
of the Territory, the moment lhs: Cove
r-~r@NAi.A leave the pcoDle free Il
form and regulate their owa Institutions ia
their onn acay;; and he is q, this moment
su>ing The whole power ofhis a~dministra-
tion to legSlize the i~nsiitrii n of slavery
in that territory, in direct oppos ton 10
a majority of ihrce-fJurihs Of ali The Cit
liens of kansa s, and all the while hypo-
CRITICALLY protesting 10 leave the pc pie per
.fsct,y free TO form an d regalote their do
nsestic institut;Ons in their oTn rny.
The whole message is of a piece with
these extracts; It's hypocrisy is so plain
aud palpable that il, is simply disgusting.