The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-07-09
Peace in Kansas.

After all The abuse OF Senator Dou glass by
the Aboliiioni.ls, it will be his proposition
and bill that will Live peace to Kansas. Las,
week he reported bill IN the Senate, which
provides for the appointment of five commits.
sioners TO be elected from different sections
of the Union, 10 represent fairly all political
parties. They shall take census Of all the
legal votes in the territory, and make fair
apporIionment Of the Delegates 10 be elected
in each county, 70 assemble and form Con.
slitulon and State Government. When the
apporlionment shall have been thus made,
the Commissioners shall remain in session
every day EXCEPT Sunday, al place the most
| convenient 10 the inhabitants of the said ter
r:tory, 10 hear all complaints, examine wit.
nesses, and correct all errors in said list of
voters, which shall be previously printed ant
generally circulated through the territory, and
posted in al least three of the most public
places in each voting precinct in each coun.
ty. So soon as ell the errors shall have beer
thus corrected in said lists, The commission
ers are requested 10 cause the corrected lis,
OF legal voters 10 be printed, and copies iurn-
ished each judge Of the election, to be put up
al the places of voting, and circulated in ev-
cry county OF the Territory before the day Of
the election. No person shall be allowed 10
vote whose name does not appear as legal
voter; The election for delegates TO take place
on the day of The Presidential election, and
the Convention to assemble on the first Mon.
day in December, to decide first whether j,
be expedienl for Kansas 10 come into the
Union at that time, and If so decided, 10 pro.
ceed 10 form Constitution and State Gov.
eminent, which shall be republican in form,
and admitted on an equal footing with the
original States.
The bill provides that no law shall be of
force, or enforced in the Territory, infringing
The liberty of speech or of the press, or the
right oflhe people 10 bear arms, &c. 1t also
provides for Furnishing illegal voting or frauds,
and violence al the election, and authorizes
the use of military force for that purpose.
The main point is that The present inhabil
ants shall decide all points 10 dispute in Kan.
sas, al fair election, without fraud or VIC.
lence, or any other Improper influence. All
white male inhd biianle over tine aye OF 2l
years, are 10 be allowed TO vote, il they have
resided in the county or Terircry three
months previous 10 the day OF the election.
and no other 'esl shall be required, no oath
10 support The fugitive slave law, or any 9th
er law, nor any other condition whatsoever.
The bill met with much favor from the
ablest Senators, and even Mr.. Hale express.
ed himself pleased with it's evident fairness.
On last Wednesday it passed The Senate
by the following vote -
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Bell (Tenn
Benjamin, Biggs, Bisler, Bright, Btodhead,
Brown, Cass, Clay, Cr,tenden, Douglas,
Hunter, Iverson, johnson, Jones, Qowa)
Mallory. Pratt, Pugh, Reed, Sebastian, Slid.
ell, Stuart, Thompson, (Ky.) Toombs, Tou
cey, Weller, Wright, and YuIee.
NrAs-Messrs. Bell, IN. H.) Collamer,
Dodge, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster,
Hale, Seward, Trumeuii, and Wade.