Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-12
THE KANSAS FRAUDS.
Letter from E4-secrciary Stanton.
To Ae People ofMe rmlea Nalcs:

Having beer recently removed from tho
office OF Secretary Of Kansas Territory, un
der circumstances " hicli imply ssyere ccnsur,
on the part Of the President and having hat
no official information OF my removal, nol
any opportunity for explanation or defense
have deemed it necessary to present t. the
people of the United States brief statement
Of facts in yniieation of my motives in OK
PLANTATION of the results Of the act for which
! have been condemned.
The Office in question was not given at my
solicitation. Ny acceptance of it under all
the circumstances, was Il proof Of strong
friendship for the President, and Of unbound
cd confidence in the firmncss and iaithrunes,
with which he would adhere to the line OF
policy deliberately agreed upon between him,
his whole Cabinet, and Gov Walker.
On my arrival in the Territory in April
last, in advance of Gov. Walker, | confess
that had an imperfect knowledge of the
real condition of affairs. supposed the
question of slavery to be the only cause OF
discussion and difficulty among the people:
and, IN my brief inaugural address of the
18th of April, | treated this as the chief
: subject of difference upon which submis-
sion to the people would he likely to be de-
manded. soon found, however, chat this
view was altogether too limited, and aid not
reach the true ground OF controversy. Tie
great mass of the inhabitants Of the I rrito-
ry were dissatisfied with the local govern
mcnt earnestly denied tire validity II the ex-
listing laws. Asserting that the previous
Legislatures had been forced nrnn them by
the fraud and violence of ncighboring people
they proclaimed their determination never
10 submit to the euaetments Of legislative
bodies thus believed to be Legitimate and
no. entitled to Obedience.
This was the condition of things when
Gov Walker cana To the Territory in the
later part OF may. 1t WAS evident that
the Just policy OF permitting the people to
regulate their own ati,tirs could not b.
successfully carried out, ualss5 they could
be inspired with eyaiide#ea in tie agents If
Government through whom tins result
was to be cilsctel /. mere minority
of the people had been thus dissatisfied
and caatamaei5us they ri -'tt Ia'ssibly Haya
been prennuncel factions a.rI treated rs dis
turner's oil the peace; but when the di@atisf4e.
ton was general comprising ytluos tic whole
penple a IN lra respectful cossiiertiien was in
disponsAble u u relraalla adjustment. II
was evident that ths policy o. repres,i1n-.s
rigid attempt b enforce submission with
out an eli rt At conciiittiuu-w1
iAvit,hlv result in Il renewal Of the civil
war. With caunsnlA Dc anxiety II avoid
this c1aiiu ,enty, GOV Walker rss3lygd t.
x among thu ps1pir, T. listen to theit
complaints. to gtya them assurance Of II
fir and just administration II the / rrit1rial
government. and b in, lice tA.at. If p4ssit,ia.
I, at,nloa their h -. i.,:Y, and !, ent +
up,n the p,.e FIJI but j. ci-ivs struggle If
tho h.llot box. | ~ o.an VII t..
Governor when ne i. lrss.. tIs poIale. AMI
give nv h,~t T,r.s in ~! Of: great l8r-
-, af consolation.
Ii WIS too late t, n.luca tie people -
80 m. IN, Inn. election f5r 4 ,i,.-ti..f : j.,
taa Convention. The registration re,,.ir7d
hg itw htt 'as.n imperfect in nil the c,un-
It's. aaa hal tp.=a wholly omitted m On.
half of.tism nor. ,.5l.!d tfIc pa ,ulu Of tb,s,
,IisfySnrhiss j =z,aRtt.S s5#s ia any adjacent
county, A. las ia t4i-a IL suggested. In
s..cl ., fhs,,tt ~ ;il hsr ATTY tss,k : ,angis
nr rsyf-.~r 4 fi....srf fhr ,lsn.-at IS
ch - n VIZ. a,.t4t. s5a.{ :. s...ts in ttt,,
s4iycn;ioa IS sgt5 hess ta IS not % b,-l.#ti-
- thar tbs -:cs.. e.ttd .aes which en-
trail-l thl y AL ,,s4ss. via t#s uster VIII.
OF eonsieuss 81 tn people in tire wssai.
msc.sa n II tAo Terri, RAJ s1Yerl.l mt
'fiey al -. tLaL to bal afs,srs. in ali
ipsi mes " r. unse'uri' 8ns tlrtisns, wal
fai prsyis4=lY Istrt5Isl tsa.a il -
elsc sttt&. dud " no WCrf fstAY h ren'1t tn
SIN. 1ut-t - a .,iin 4. oven il iatrua r
irpn aisratI ,ao4d Mt h. permitted T.
oserpaMsr tilzln. they " .aid Is cheated n
f.i-' returns. which It wtat nai be- y.ia..
az the II, ssnsr .al $ s.rri.lrY - Il faIt=
iithsgsh a. dat tm, tbe~s ~ tsarn.. lsss
ternl,l h M, t. be- rrels-tarpus anil un-
t5uni j. it was impossible - da4Y a..
earncstne.' and sincerity with ah.et tla.g
ues,, urged, or to doubt tIIat they wers tn
result of deep convictions. hay.as their
origin IN some previous experience VI that
.atare.
The worst portion Of the small min ritY
in Kansas. who had p, ss5,si1t9i the T-sff-
taria or.auizaii II, ln,!iy and bitterly
eouJlaineA Of G5y. Walker. p1tl,.y ii
e,il,iliatinu. aud ,i,Inln,ied the o..,.A.fts
policy of repression A15! when. un.i r the
solemn assurances given Tat the election
should be fairly 5nIactld. aud no frau Z.
which he could reach b, coantcnane d or
tolerated. it had ble5m, apparent that the
mass oftlc p,apls " r. prepared AMI deter
mined 10 participate in the October 81 t.
tious, the minority cndeayorci To defeat tn,
result by reviy in.: the tx qualifications for
electors. which had been re,ealea by the
previous Legislature. Dp;uions wers oh
tanned from high legal sources. the effect
Of which, had thcy prevailed. would have