The Richmond Palladium

The Kansas Legislature and the Governor.

On the 6th inst. the free-state Governor delivered a brief special message to the People's Legislature. He said that there was a difference of opinion in regard to the right of law-making by the Assembly, and the construction of his message to it, it was proper for him to state that he wished to recommend no course to be taken in opposition to the U. S. Government or the Territorial Government. The only object sought to be attained, was to make such provision as was indispensable to the action of a Territory just prior to its admission into the Union as a state. After the message was read, the Legislature adopted a resolution declaring that the laws passed at the present session shall not have effect until put in force by a special act at some future day. This shows clearly that the Free state Legislature intends to pursue a prudent law-abiding course, and that no collision is likely to take place between that body and the U. S. Government.

The following extract from a letter written by Gov. Robinson to Gov. Chase, foreshadows still farther the probable course of action to be pursued by the free state party

"You will see that I can have no faith in any election under the Territorial form. Frank Pierce has us completely in his power, with the Executive, the Judiciary and two thirds of the Legislature at his disposal, and we can do nothing. Let our friends in Congress do nothing except protect us from invasion, till they can admit us into the Union. Any other course would ruin the free state cause. The polls can not and would not be protected by any Judges or other officers Pierce would give us, and consequently we should either have to go into the election and be defeated, or stay away and incur the censure of our friends at the North, provided Congress should undertake to patch up the Territorial Government. We can live as we are till we can be admitted into the Union, if protected from invasions, and I trust that our friends will accept of nothing short of admission. It is not material that we be admitted this session or even next. We can afford to wait, if necessary, till a Republican President shall take the place of Frank Pierce in 1857."