New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-30

veto power on all aes Of the Iegslasars With "A,
trsljzes the votes Of t~o-tbrds Of IT, members n
Jucesa, who eopstrue the IA are also the aouoiuts
OF the President. The people Of TERRITORY. ubero
fore have voice IN the selection of he sxsssva a.
odicia officers for they al bold their po oos ~ -
will OF N @ President
While the Goven mel Of every independents ysorra
uuder orr ~ stem y composed Of three ma
the Executive, The Legislative and tie Jnd,cia ~,
people OF Territory have no voice or eoot,sl Ia Dc
elestoB or tie uaDsf Of titsss Of these &c.,
neDts save ID the Iep's stve and even m TIM deps,
eDt executive officer wholly ,rroepopgb,e W ~,
people controls by bs veto twobirds OF the no yer ~
thst 10 tie people OF Territory, even under the Kan
sas Ne bassa BILL are invested wi,h only the snsshisd
art Of the powers Of OF the three deyaumssts Al
their Government 80 loop, then, the peopls con-
tDue under territorial organization DOW ooset.u,-
ed they clothed with only one-n,nth part OF Tho
powers Of their governDeot the balance being vested
ID the government OF the United STATES.
Until the formation Of a STATE Government, this su-
pew sop results Rot only from the power yesd 10 ths
general Government oy ihe Constitution itself boz. 70
great degree, from The nature II Territorial Govern
DeDt aid the Deceseity Of the The ss,lers OF
Territory, at ,oe first fesbe in nunbers aad widely
eel mated, have TO contend with the savage ard she
wild beast for the dominion 81 tbe wilderness and ARE
for tin e. no. Of sufficient nombers strength or wealth
to protect beusev aga II he uDcivizea infiaen ,es
which surround them. Hence tbe general Govern nent
esfablisi es smporar, G"verDm-n t appoints he Ex-
ecu've arc Jod cai others prescribing their daties
and limiting their jurscIcOD paw the saiar and an
The exJ eDses Of heir Legislature tang number %
it, me M ers ard the duration OF is ressons; builds
tfeir roads and erec's their public boildog, and as
Necessary consequence mUst have superv rory power
over the Government thus created Bat tbs snpsrvi-
son should ce6se a. the earliest praot cable moment
cor sent with the general welfare and the protection
OF The front er settlements
In the Gaze of Kanfas there caa be DO doubt thas
there IT. at this time sufficient yuation and wealth
to maintain a firm Government without excessive
ta2 alton upon it's peope; there can be no reason
that account for continuing longer Ma Territorial
organ ization.
Ii ,heJe was uniform rule rs 10 population for nsw
States sDd that OF KaDsss was less than The required
number yer the history of ia Territorial Governments
and the circumstances surrounding Us people from the
tme Of their bIst settlement would OF the mselvee be
,Dfici.n to make their application for admssscn an
exception TO any gel eral rule, even IL saeh rule ex-
istd.
Ibe Government under which they have been forced
10 live began with deeposm cruel and bloody, estsb-
shed by armed nsurpaton and marked IN its eontiou-
al CO by The revolving afoc ties which Characterized
age warfare, emaaating directly from the TERRITORIAL
organization, or supported an1 defended ~ tnoee
clio led with it's authority As TO the character OF the
Territorial Government mpo.ed upon the people OF
Kspras your Committee beg leave to refer TO the dis
pstches Of Governor GeaTy % the President, dated
Sept 9, le56-Exscutive Docnments, 80 SesJ 5ith
Cog, Vol. j, Pt j, pages % ana o., IN WINCH no
says:
-" find that have not simply to contend ss.i, band: Of
ruff and bespd Who sole aim ,nd end essssns
ing political en'in nd Local inst tntops, and eyidspos1
peIn setosed By d.se 70 Obtain .issassd Pooa., &c
outs0'v haze employed all ne d'yHetfce a9ea around
sseryj u,i Memorable and ia,sjsI cons.6e,atiOn.
barely ZINE to I've you brief statement Of fsc
bodies Of men SSo hSrag been enrolled a, ~ perpe
at. Out0ees Of me most aroeio eAaraeter Hs6er s aaS"o
:" Within few ds these men haze ,otesd aad drcsn FRS
, ts gsSsIg sSss so.. 1 s"a a Se s
vhds ,mpoyng them IA pabte 'e'v''e Thy
T. 70 Of al ,Ser vsasSIss Placed them on steamers
and .,Dt then. oot Of the Territory.
"Jn ola,ed or country Ilaces no mans lie safe. The
roads hd with armed robbers add murders for mere pun-
der ofda y Amo,t every Ans house deserted
and Traveller ha: the tesry to venture the Ashsas
witt out IN escort"
In describing the condition Of the Territory at the
tine Of HE arrival 10 his fare se 70 the Of Kan
Senate Doc let Sess. IS Cong No. IL, p 200, he
says:
Desos,n and ruin regned on every hand and
the stnopbere children driven from the hlbia
tions wandered the praies and among the voosna
sought refuge and protection among the Indian ioes"
S0cn was the character of Government and the con-
dton of the people of Kspsas, as described by eye
witness ia bis official dispatches TO the Presdent Of the
United States at the very time Cd ~ Congress BY rea
son of the disagreement Of the Senate 70 the House
bill admitting Kapsas refused to redress the wrongs Of
this people by suppanting their usurped hrrisoEia
Government by OF, Of Their own formation.
Toe people Of kaesas again pplJ tor admission asa
State into the linton, with voting population exesed
ing that of majority Of the Congressional districts in
the old STATES and repre- en'ive population greater
tina. that OF either rida Oregon aud with area
Of so coo square mite OF terri DRY, and nnde eeloped
material resources Of extent.
For FIVE yea the. FRI emeD OF the nation have
watched the progress Of eveots In Kansas with an in
ter ty Of feeling, s.ldom ii equaiei 10 the hs-
tory Of the country For there they he hid for the s
time mig its existence organized efors of the
mil ority b, fraud aud force and armed INVASION
tanned by the General Government TO establish and
perpeuate Slavery against he will OF the majority.
IL order TO give quiet to the whole colntry on this
subject remove element of dVcord from the polti-
ca arena and restore the reoplo OF Kat sss their
rights of self government, ne recommend their ad-
nission into the Union State, and herewith report
, bill.