The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-02
[From the Kansas Herald of Freedom, April III
News from Kansas.

THE KANSAS ELECTION To BE CONTESTED
BY Gov. REEDER. - We understand the
Governor has determined to submit the re-
cent contested election cases in this terrific
ry to the Attorney General of the United
States for his opinion. Gov. Reeder claime
that by the act of Congress organizing
Kansas, the power was vested in the Exc.
cutive of deciding who was legally elected
as representative TO the Legislative Assem-
bly,; and that no person is entitled to seat
in that body unless he has certificate of
election attested by the Territorial seal, with
the Governors signature.
The Missourians, on the other hand, claim
that the Governor has exceeded his author
ity in defining in his proclamation who were
electors; that they, under the law, had as
valid a right to vote as any bona .fde resident
of the territory; that he had no power to re-
quire an oath from the judges ofthe election,
or from the voter as to his citizenship; and
that the legislature, when convened, was the
only tribunal vested with authority to exam
inc into contested cases, and decide who
were entitled to seats.
KANSAS 70 BE A FREE STATE YET.
W. uSStIIcu hdubdb
would be free state, let Missourians blusHer
as much as they would, and we renew that
assertion with more confidence than ever
At the taking of the census in February
last, every election district in the territory
was found to have a respectable majority in
the free states. Had it been otherwise, does
any one suppose our pro-savery neghbors.
on the other side Of the line, would have
deemed it necessary to have incurred so
great an expense to import voters by the
thousand to gain political ascendency!
Another election will be held in due time,
and those who purpose settling here perma-
nently, and desire to contribute their share
towards making Kansas free state, should
hurry forward as coon as possible. Ii by any
means the slave power shall obtain an ascen-
dencyin the legislature, laws the most revol-
ting TO freedom will be enacted. No person
will be allowed to participate in future elec-
tions unless he is the owner of slaves.
This was the reason so great an effort was
recently made to make the legislature a
unit, by sending large number of merce.
naries into every election district in the ter.
ritory. If they lacked two-thirds vote, the
Executive veto might defeat their cherished
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plans. They were conscious of this, ant
acted accordingly. Thanks to the intrepid
ity and frmness Of Governor Reeder in saw
ing us from the tyrannical misrule of those
who have no earthly business with the leg
islation Of Kansas, unless they come as &C
tual settlers, with the intention of remain
ing among us permanently.
THE MIssoURIANs FIND THEY HAVE COMMIT
| TED BLUNDER.
The leaders of the Missouraus who cam
here on election day to steal away our liber
lies, we are told, expressed regret that the.
had come in SO large numbers; and felt tina
the matter would present bad aspect in th
east, and finally initiate severely agains
them. The future will teach them tha
there is not men enough in the south to es
tablish and legalize the institution of SLAYER
r on the soil of Kansas. The emigration {
the present season from the northern, east
ern and western states will exceed the er
tire slave-holding population of Missouri
and if violence shall fall upon single ind
vidual in the territory, that free p5pulatio
will be quadrupled.