Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-07


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We have before us the speech made by Mr..
Douglas on presenting his bill. Speaking of it's
provisions respecting the qualifications Of those
Who are 70 vote for delegate to the Convention,
by which the new State Consultation Of Kansasis
to be framed. Mr.. Douglas said: ;9 !s
yentions shall be composed Of twice the number
Of delegates which each district in the proposed
state has representatives in. the territorial
lepislature At the election of these dele
gates il is proposed that all the white male
Inhabitants who shall have attained the age of
twenty-one wears. and who shall have resided six
months in the territory and three months in the
district, may vote, provided they possess the
qualifications required by the organic act of the
territory. BY examination of the precedents,
find that it has been usual to prescribe the quail
cations of the voters in the acts Of Congress AL.
thorizing the people Of the territories to hold con-
ventions preparatory into their admission in the
! Union n Il
All this appears fair, but when we come to con-
slider what is meant by the proviso, which only
permits those to vote who "possess the qualifi-
cations required by the organic act of the terri.
tory, we find that this clause is inserted for the
very purpose of giving effect to the unjust res
trictions on the right Of suffrage enacted by the
false legislature which met at the Shawnee Mis-
sion-restrictions which disfranchise every citi-
zen Of Kansas who will not swear allegiance TO
slavery. On looking at the organic act, We ma
It provided that, for every election except. the
very first, '.the qualifications Of voters shall be
such as shall be prescribed by the legislative as
sembly." These, then, are $ the, qualifications
tSdolIcu ~ shC VI s5oi'iS s'S' VI. '..S - -
Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. Pierce, aud their organ, the
Washington Union, maintain that the hrst cleo
ton ut which the members OF the legislative as.
sembly were chosen, has been already held, and
that the time has arrived in which the voters at
all elections must be qualified according to the
I requirements OF the legislative assembly II 50,
the qualifications Of the voter in Kansas, at the
election OF delega ,es ordered by ms DILL VIII pc
the payment Of dollar and an oath of fidelity to
the Fugitive Slave law. This object OF the bill,
however, Mr. Douglas keeps out Of sight, and pre-
tends that it prescribes the qualifications OF the
voters, when, in fact, its intent Is indirectly to
leave the matter where it was lett by the String
fellow legislature. SIS, ..ss...,. d !,
Suppose Mr. Douglass bill to De passed, and
the election of delegates to- the Convention
which is to frame second constitution for Kan
sas to be opened. It will be held OF course, un5