The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-01
THE Tn0UBLEs IN KANSAS.
ADDRESS 10 THE pEOpLg on KANsAs BY TIL
NEW GOVERNOR.

ADDEESa TVTHE Pk0FLE on KASSAS BY TIE
NEW GOVERNOR.
Taa Missouri Republican, OF scndsy uoruing.
December 9Th, has ths faliorfng leading article:
Tho election In Ksnsas has Terminated, "a every.
body expected IL would after the ag:tators refused
TO tAks any part Ia the contest, is a npim4ty res
tu5 the "Consatettcn Uata HaE3y." Governor Deg
YER has ASSUMED the govsrnuent Of tbs Territory
by virtue OF his oen of Secretary Of State In the
abseuce OF the aoyerncr, aud has issued address
setting forth the policy which he intensts to pur-
sue, and tue Instructions uRier wtieh hs is acting
Lanes band VI ragamuifiss, ergsnixed unier Law
of G Legislature assembled for an entirely differ
ent purpose ard In direct violation of the organic
Law Of tse Territory are preparing to oyerawe the
people, first seising on the arms in the Arssna, at
Leeonptou; and threats even made to carry tho
war Into Missoeri. The intelligence from Fort
Scott Is of a most painful character, taking tho
niidest accounts wiIiciI we have from that quar-
tsr, and If the worst are true, th-te 10 telling
What will be the end Of thssa trorblea.
ASv. DG!ifG- savs In his lisireas teat Con tsi-
houn, President Of the Convention las invite aim
to be present at the counting of the votes the
Constitution-showing, beyond all question, that
he Is desirous for fair count. and this ought TO
quiet the nerves of those fast!dions gentlemen who
| are always dreadfnlly apprehensive about such
matters, unless the fruits Of the dishonesty llttly
| to snare TO their otca tensff.
Another paper has the following:
| messenger has reached Lawrence, and reports
| that eight prominent free State men, including
Rev. MIR. Stewart, are imprisoned In Fort Scott,
having been arrested under the srebellion act :"
| that the country is in very iDflammabie state,
skirmishes having occurred at two or three points;
that there are two hostile forces in the field, and
that both fee State and pro-slavery are has
teDng thither from various directions. The
| neighborhCod of Fort Scott contains more pro-
| slavery men, and 10 nov more liable to an inva-
son from Missouri than any other part of the Ter
ritory. Unless this disturbance blows over very
| soon, the whole Territory will be in q blaze. A
rfu nj iran tnfn fro lam IN
start for Sugar Mound on Tuesday night, taking
cannon with them. A company from Ossawatto-
mie under Geu. Abbett, is already in the field.
The following is from the correspondence of the
St Louis Republican, dated Westport, Dec. a.
There were rumors to-day, of a fight in the re-
eion of Fort Scott, in which IL ssd that thirty
men had been killed. This evening the driver of a
coach from 0ssawatomie denies it. 1t il doubtless
mere rumor. Tonight received letter dated
at Lawrence yesterday, which states that General
| James Lane has goue to Fort Scott. and intends
first to demslish that place, and then "wipe out
Lexington and Westport, and that war of exter-
mination is to be begun the proslayery settlers
in the Shawnee Reservation; they are to be shot
down and their houses burned. / regard this let
ter as ended to rouse the border people to acts
of retaliation, aud give Lanes party some show Of
| an excuse for war A desperate effort is being
made to get up civil strife We hope, as We expec:
it, to fail.
Constitution with slavery" has carried by q
large majority; there is no doubt Oft
| Mr. Denver arrived here last week, and will en-.
ter upon the discharge of his official duties to-day
The people seem very much prejudiced against him
because he comes here at this time 10 supersede
Mr.. Stanton. From what can learn Of him l am
sure that the President has made nothing by the
exchange. for it is understood that Mr.. Denver en-.
dorses all the official acts of both Gov. Walker
| and Secretary Stanton, even to the Conveniug oI
the extra session of the Legislature.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS.
Acting Governor Denver address to the people
of Kansas concludes follows:
1t is asserted by some that persons from other
States have interferel la the elections, and that
frauds have been perpetrated by which they have
been 0verpowered and deprived of their rights
These charges may be true but If so, the evils they
| complain of will not be remedied by absenting
| themselves from the Polls. American citizens can
never preserve their rights by abandoning the
elective franchise, and punishment tco severe can
not be inflicted on the man who, by violence, trick.
cry or fraud, would deprive them of it. There is
no question connected with our government which
| ought not and which cannot be amicahly settled
by il. 1t is true that question may be presented
in manner Objectionable to some, but that Is moi
a good reason tor refusing to vote; for If the ma
jority wills it, the difficulty be rempdird
by presenting the question In the manner required
Ibis has been one OF the reasons assigned why
portion OF the people will not vote to-day-that The
question has DQt been fairly presented Another
is that they anticipate frauds. Ihaye seen Genera
Calhoun, the President of the Convention, to whom
the returns are to be made, and besides assuring
me that he has done, a9i will continue to do, al
he can to have the elections fairly and proper J.,
CONDUCTED, has invited myself aud the presiding
officers Cf the two Houses of the Territorial Legis
lature TO be present at the counting of the aote.
If majority Of the people dissatisfied will
the results of these elections, they chang
them in peaoeable manner by a resort to the bal
lot box.
A very stringent law passed at the late ses
sion of the Legislature, providing for the nfctioi
of severe penalties on persons engaged in election
, , frauds. This act meets with NY most hearty ap
proyal, aud if it is not yet sufficiently stringent,
will gladly assist il making it moro 1t is no
possible to throw too many guards around thi
great bulwark, which is the very foundation of ou
> free institutions
i cannot close this address without warning tn,
; people against allowing themselves to be drawn
into quarrels originating in conflicting claims I,
lands. This fruitful source of difficulty in al
new countries, and, in the present condition U
affairs in this Territory, designing will seeh
turn everything of the sort to political account
Many troubles aud the loss of many valuable iive
, may lie traced to this cause and people should J.,
| cautious about taking sides, political grounds
in such matters are of purely personal cha rae
, ter
In the discharge of my dutiessI will take sucl
, steps will, in my Judgment, best contribute t.
majesty of the laws must and shall be maintained
In these matters shall expect the cooperation o
| all good citizens, and should my expectations b,
| realized. have no fears but that peace will b.
preserved.