Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-12-16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Faloc- Citi1eas Of tie Ssaate and House Of
Representatives.: ....--. ......... r.-.
When we compare The condition Of the
country at the present day with what is was
one year ago, at the meeting Of Congress,
we have much reason for gratitude 10 that
Almighty Providence, which has never fail
ed 10 inierpose for our relief, at The most
critical periods OF our history. One year
ago the sectional strife between the North
and The South on the dangerous subject OF
slavery, had again become SO intense as to
threaten the peace and perpetulty OF the
c0nle4erpcy. The application for the ad-
mission OF Kansas, as Safe into The Union,
ios.ered this unhappy agitation, aad brought
the whole subject once more before Con
eress. Itwas the desire OF every patriot
tlat::such measures Of legislation might be
adopted, as would remove the excitement
from Ike States, and coniine it 10 the Terri
tories where ii legitimately belonged. Much
has been done, ! am happy 10 say, tow ards
The Accomplishment Of this Sbjec! during the
last session Of Congress. .-r..- o.. .9......
The Supreme Court OF the United States
citizens have an equal right TO take into the
Territories whatever is held as property
under the laws Of any Of the States, and TO
bold such property there under The guard
ianship of the Federal Constitution, SO long
as the territorial condition shal! remain. q.
This is LOW q well established position,
and the proceedings Of the last session were
alone wanting 10 give it practical effect
The principal has been recognized IN some
form or other, by an almost unanimous vote
OF both Houses of Congress, that Terri
tory has a right 10 come into the Union ei-
ther as q free or q slave State, according 10
the will Of majority of lis people. The
just equality Of all the States has thus been
yindicaled, ard fruitful Of, danger
Gus discussion among lhcm has been re-
moved. Ell, ...,.. i-......a. ..., '.,.... r--..
!, Whist such has been the beneficial ten
dency Of your legislative proceedings out
side Of Kansas, their influence has nowhere
been 50 happy Is within the Territory itself.
Left 10 manage and control lis own affairs
in lis own way, without the pres sure ofex-
ternal influence, the revolutionary Topeka
Organization and Gll resistance 10 The Terri
torial Government established by Congress.
Lave been fully abandoned. AS q natural
consequence, that fine Territory now ap-
pears ty be tranquil and prosperous, and is
attracting Increasing thousande OF emigrants
10 make il their happy home.
The past unfortunate experience Of KIM
sas has enforced the lesson so often already
taught, that resistance 10 lawful authority,
Under our form Of government. cannot tail
in tlie end 70 prove disastrous TO its authors.
Had the people of the Territory yielded
obedience 10 the laws enarted by their Leg
iglature. it would OF the present moment
have contained larger additional spoptiln-
tion or industrious and enterprisiDg Cit zens
who have been deterred from entering its,
borders blythe existence of ciril sirifeo and
organized rebellion .trids y.las.7irn sss.
1t was the resistance torightful authority
and the pers evering attempts: 10 establish ~
Revolutionary government under the Topeka
CnsiitatIon,l which caused the people- OF
Kansas to5cem,nit the grayeserro OF reiu- I
sing 10 vote Tor delegate Is 10 the Cony sntion
10 frame a Constitution, uuder a law not de-
MED 10 be Fair and Justin its proyisions.--I
This refusal to- vote has been the prolific /
source Of all the evils which have followed.
In their hostility 10 the Territorial govern
meHt, ,,thsy disregarded the principle, sbso- !
lutely ess enliaIeto The working, Of oilr forin
Of gUysulnent, uiai aansj jeriiy OF oflthose;who
vote-not the majority who may remain at !
home, iroin whatever cause--Inust decide
the result Of the election. For this reason,
seeking 10 ,take, advantage Of The error, they
denied the authorityof, the Convention thus
elected TO frame Constitutions, 70 eon.I
The Conyeniion. notwithstanding, pre-
ceeded 70 al9p. ., a,Cqpstiintion unexeeptionr |
al inlIts general features, and providing Esr
the submission of, ,the slavery question, 10 a
vote Of the people, which. in ny ap;pion,t
they were bound 10 do under The, Kansas /
and Nebraska. act. This, was, The all i'm
pertanl question, which, alone c0nyulssd the !
Territory; and yet the opponents llef The law
ful government, persisiing in their first els.
ror, IefTained from exercising their right TO |
vote, and preferred that slavery should eep-
;inne, rather than surrender their, rsyolu-l
tionaryl Tnpe ka organization bas y.ls5saI
a wiser and better spirit seemed TOD pres
vail before the frsi Mqaaay in January last
when an ,eleelion was held under the Cons
btiiniiOn., a majority ofthe people tlsn yet
ted s5r the Governor and other State off, !