Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-12-13

! Marquee ordered three citizens Of the United
States two of them ply sicans, TO be sci zed in the
hospital at that place, taken out and shot without
crime and without trial. this was done, notwith.
standing our unfortunate countrymen were AZ the
moment engaged in the holy cause of afior ling
relief to the soldiers OF both parties who had been
wounded in the battle, without making any dist nc
| ton between them.
The time had arrived In nv oponiCn, when
! this government was bound to exert its power to
avenge aud redress the ngs Of our citizens and
to afford them protection in Mexico. The inter
/ ,osng obstacle was, that the portion of the cOun
t y under the sway Of Maramon could not be reach
cd without passing over territory under the lures
dictiur of the constitutional government Under
these circumstances, | deemed II my duty to rec
ommcnd to Congress, in my last annual Message,
| the enplOymcntof Of q sufficient military force to
penetrate into the interior where the government
of MaramOn was to be found, with, or, If need be,
without the consent Of the Juarcz Government,
though il was not doubted that this consent could
be obtained Never have had clearer convic
ton Oh any subict than that of the justice as well as
wisdom of such q policy. No other alternative
was left except the entire abandonment Of our fell
low citizens who had gone to Mexico. under the
faith Of treaties TO the systematic injustice, cruel
TO and oppression of Maramon's government. Be-
sides it Is almost certain that the simple authority
to en- loy this force would Of itself have accom-
plished all our objects without striking single
blow. Tie constitutional government would then
dave been established at the city of Mexico, and
would have been ready and willing, to the extent
VI its ability, to do us justice.
| In addtion-t deem this most important con.
sderation--E European governments would have
been deprived of all pretext to Interfere in the ter
ritorial and domestic concerns of Mexico. We
should have been relieved from the obligation of
resisting, even by force, should this become neccs
sary, any attempt 10y these governments to deprive
our neighboriug republic Of portions of he terrific.
ry; duty from which We could not shrink without
abandoning the traditional and established policy
of the American people. am happy to observe
that firmly relying upon the justice and good faith
of these governments, there Is no present danger
that such contingency will happen.
Having discovered that my recommendations
would not be sustained by Congress the next al
Tentative was TO accomplish, in some degree il
possible the same objects by treaty stipulation with
the constitutional government. Such treaties
were accordingly concluded by our late able and
! excellent Minister to Mexico, and on the 4th Of
January last were submitted to the Senate for rat
ifcaton. As these have not yet received the final
action Of that body, IL would be improper for me
to present detailed statement of their provisions.
Still may permitted to express the opinion In ad.
vance that they are calculated TO promote the ag.
ricultnral, manufacturing and commercial interests
Of the country, and TO secure our just influence
. with m adjoining republic rs to whose fortunes
and fate we can never feel udierent whilst at the
same time they provided for the payment of con-
siderable amount towards the satisfaction OF our
? injured fellow citizens.
KANSAS AND UTAH.
Az the period of my Inauguration ! was con
=. froned in Kansas by n revolutionary government,
, existing under what is called the Topeka consti.
tuition. Its avowed object was to subdue the ter
rtorial government by force, and, to naugurate
what was called the Topeka government in its
: stead. To accomplish this object an extensive
, military organization formed, and lts com.
mand entrusted TO the most violent revolutionary
= leaders Under these circumstances. it became
my imperative duty to exert the whole constltu.
tiona power of the Executive to prevent the
+ flames of civil war ON again raging in Kansas,
e which in the excited state Of the public mind
:. both North and South, might have extended into
y the ncighboring States.
C The hostile parties in Kansas had been inhamed
}. against each other by cmsaries both from the
NORTH and the South, to degree of malignity
d without parallel in our history. To prevent
actual collision, and to assist the civil magistrates
Il in enforcing the laws, n strong detachment of the
$ army was stationed in the Territory, ready to aid
4 the marshal and his deputies when lawfully called
upon, posse comfatus in the execution of civil
e and criminal process.
Still, the troubles in Kansas could not have
+ been permanently settled without election by
of disputes among freemen. Under this convic-
ton, every proper effort was employed to induce
the hostile parties to vote at the election of dele
gates IT, frame State constitution, and after
wards at the election to decide whether Kansas
should he n slave or free State. The insurgent
party refused to vote at either, lest this might be
considered recognition on their part of the Ter.
ritoua government established by Congress.
better spirit, however, seemed soon after to pre-
vail. and the two parties met face to face at the
third election, held on the first Monday of Jann-
ary, ! $50 for members of the Legislature and
State officers under the Lccompton constitution.
The result was the triumph of the anti slavery
party at the polls. This decision OF the ballot.
, box proved clearly that this party were in the
V majority, and removed he danger of civil war
3 From that time we have heard little or nothing of
, the topeka governments and all crious danger OF
r revolutionary troubles in Kansas was then at an
a end
Tho Iecompton constitution. which had been
' thus recognized ut this State election by the votes
c of both political parties in Kansas, was transmit.
l. ted to me with the request that should present
,c il TO Congress. This could not have refused to
II do without violating my cearcst and strongest
convictions of duty The constitution, and al the
If proceedings which preceded and followed its for.
!. nation were fhir and regular on their face.
. then believed, and experience has proven, that
t ,e interests Of the people of Kansas would have
been best consulted by its admission as State in
to the Union, especially rs the majority within n
= brief pcrio could have amended the constituti Il
u according to their will and pleasure. II fraud
existed in all or any of these proceedings, II
not for the President, but for Congress. to investi
u gate and determine the question of fraud and
II what ought to be its consequences. IT, at the two
= first elections, the maortv refused to exercise
IS the elective franchise could invnlidac election
u fairly held under lawful authority, even II they
u had not subsequently, voted at the third election