Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-10-03
DUNN'S BILL.
HOW THEY ABOUT IT!


and M'Cook have been traversing the
country, making political speeches. This,
they have an undoubted right to do, and
70 long as they tell the TRUTH, and behave
like gentlemen, we are bound to respect
them as such, however we may differ with
them in opinion. But when they resort
10 wilful and malicious .talsehoods, for the
double purpose of deceiving the public,
and injuriug an honest man, it becomes
our duy, as public journalist, to expose
their baseness, and hold them up to the
scorn and contempt Of all honest men.
We are informed by many who heard
them, that Messrs. Medill, M'Cook, and
Fink, in their public speeches stated that
Mr.. Horton, the Republican candidate for
Congress in this district, in supporting
Dunn's Bill, had voted to extend Slavery
0rer Kansas and Nebraska, to enslape chill
dren born on Free soil, and to ratend the
Fagitipe Slave Law oper Kansas and We
broska. Now, if these gentlemen said
any such thing, they said what was NOT
TRUE; and what THEY KNEW was moi
true. We cannot presume they were sim
ply mistaken; for they professed to have
they Bill before them; and they are all lie.
gal gentlemen, and accustomed to examin-
ing closely and accurately into the mean
ing Of laws. 1t is true that Mr.. Horton
voted for Dunn's bill; but it is NOT TRuI
that Dunn's bill extends Slavery into Kan
sas or Nebraska. Now for the proof.
We have before us copy Of Dunn''
bill, in the Official paper Of Congress
Ms Globe. dated July 80, 1856. We have
examined the bill closely, and We hole
ourself personally responsible for the cor
rectness Of what we are about to say of it
The lst section provides for the organi
zation Of Territory to be called Kansas
defines its boundaries, provides agains
interfering with the rights or properly o
the Indians, and ends as follows: "Tha
nothing in this act contained shall be con
strued to prohibit the Government Of th'
United States from hereafter dividing salt
Territory Of Kansas into two or NOR
States or Territories, in such manner ant
Mt such time or times as Congress shal
deem convenient and proper, or from at
taching all or any portion thereof to an,
other State or Territory of the United
States, EXCEPT to such as by any law o
usage may at the time tolerate the instit's
ton Of .Slawry."
Sec. 2 provides for the appointment o
Governor and defines his duties. Sec
3provides for Secretary, and defines hi
duties. Sec. 4, provides for Legislature
defining the manner of their election. Sec
5, defines the qualifications of voters
Sec 6 defines the powers and duties {
the Legislature, and repeals all the outro
geous acts g lie Border RgGan iegisIo
tire. Sec, provides for township, dis
trict and county officers. Sec. 8 relates
the eligibility of Legislators. Sec. 9 pre-
vidcs for tie Judiciary, Of what it sha
consist, &c. Sec. 10 provides for the AZ
pointment Of an Attorney and Marshal lc
the Territory. Sec. u relates to the oath
and salaries of officers. Sec. 12 extend
the Constitution and laws of the Unite
States over the Territory. Sec. IS relate
to the location of the seat of Government
Sec. IA provides for the election of Dc
cgate to Congress. Sec. IS provides ft
the uacondi ional release Of all persons
Kansas charged with violation Of any (
the laws of the late bogus legislature, an
the dismissal from the courts of all pros
ecutions for the same, and also like n
lease and dismissal OF those charged wit
treason, and it also forbids any more a
rests for any violation Of those laws. Se
Is. The present officers to hold their of
ces until successors are appointed, or of
ces abolished. Sec. II relates to librar
Sec. 10 relates to common school land
Sec. l9 relates to judicial dist lets. Sc
go relates to official bonds. Sec. q r.
lates to Indians and Indian treaties. Sc
q2 relates to endowmcnts Of Universiti
and schools. Sec. 90 relates to squatt
\ or pre-emption rights.
In all these sections, from to "a, n
one word in said in relation to slavery
not even iH its existence recognized.
every section is breathed the spirit of fre
dom.
This brings us to the Gath and rs
sections, with which the bill closes.
Duun's bill establishes Slavery in Kansa
or anywhere else, it must be by these tv
sections. We therefore quote these SO
tions in full:
Sec. "a. And be Il further enacted, TIL
so much Of the l4th section, and also
much Of tie 32d section, of the act passt
at The first session Of the 33j Congress
commonly known as The Kansas-Nebrasl
net. as reads as follows. 10 wit. "Exce,