The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-12
THE KANSAS ON.-INSTRUC TTONS
FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO GOV.
DENVER.
DkpARrnxSr or STATE,
Washington, May 7, 1888.

DKpARrMKNT STATE
Washington, May 7, 1888
Governor of the Territory Of Kansas, Iecompton
Sin transmit to you copy Of the act Of Congress
approved May 4h 1885, or the admission Of the State
Of Kansas into the Union Your duties under this act
of the most delicate and important character but
they clearly and distinctly defined by tho act itself
Aftcr stating tho main provisions tho act 1t pro
ceeds y
Under the second section of the act yossself the ds
rict attorney the secretary Of the Territory the prc
dent Of the council and the speaker Of the house OF rep
resenatives are constituted board Of commissioner TO
conduct this important election The Prssd~t hss s.,s
confidence that 10 far IN you les he oios vii h fairly
and properly conducted Your powers and your duties
sufficiently pointed out by the act and by your previous
Instructions 1t is greatly to BIO desired that tho fire com
nissoner should act concert IN all The proceedings me Prs
ssa, ADORE all things desro that there shovd fair sxpr
on Of The popular u1u Mn important queion and M anu
prson uho may attempt % commit the trands puiAAoSk sndr
The dc, may be prosewd tcah the utmost ror Of s lac II
is to be hoped that the people Of Kansas relieved from
all outside influences, may be left to decide the question
for themselves whether they will Immediately come into
the Union under the provisions of the act or will re-
main in territorial condition until their population
equal to the number required for representative to Con-
gress
Enclosed herewith you will receive four copies OF thu
act referred to- Of which you will send to each Of the
commissioners named in the act in order that they may
be properly informed OF their designations.
AT the same time, you will provide for an early meet.
Hb VI enc 30 tudI INC eeCtlOn required
by the act may take place without unnecessary delay
and that all suitable arrangements may be made for this
purpose The President earnestly hopes that these ar
engagements may be successful in securing free and fair
election and that at the present important crisis the
peace of the Territory may not he interrupted
The act for the admission of Kansas ought to be ex
ensivey circulated among the people, because the qucs
ton to be decided by them is Of vast importance
and may involve the welfare and prosperity Of their fine
Territory for long period of years For this reason
whilst the act very properly prescbes that the day
election shall be at "a early period after the proclams
ton as is consistent with tho notice thereof to the people
the intervening period ought TO he sufficiently long to
enable them to thoroughly understand the question In all
Its bearings and consequences shall have thousand
copies of the net printed in this city, and forwarded to
you for immediate circulation.
You will not probably convene the board until after
the appointment of district attorney for tho Terri
tory nomination for this purpose will be sent to the
Senate on Monday next Should you deem 1t advisable,
you at liberty to publish the whole any part OF
these instructions The President wishes to give every
to the people of Kansas that ho DESIRES above
all things that there shall lie fair expression Of the pop
ular will at the election and that the result may be 10
produce and harmony among Themselves and pro
mote their lasting welfare.
am, sir, your obediont servant,
LEWIS CASS