New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-24
NUMBER 96 !.
DIE. Clay fon's Bill for fJse pacifieatioIl OF
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n We extract frentte National Intelligencer If fbe
a inst THE following summary of bilII supple
TO an pct organize the Territories Of Nes
braska and Kansas ltich was introduced in tbe
Senate on the 18th inst % ,of Delaware
and which he pFefaced by an allie exposition of tIe
condition Of affairs in and urged the necess.
tY Of prompt interpositi0n part Of Congress to-
arrest the evils which now enconifaas tie people of
that Territory and threatened disastrous cosequen-
ces to the peace and safety Of the Uniort
" The bill commences with a preamble reeitng tbei
section Of the act to organize TeIr
tories, with the proviso against the revival d
law or regulation on the subject of slavery.
The first, second and third sections the bill pro,
vide for taking census Of the people Of the Terrific
ny Of Kansas, by commissioners appointed by the
Secretary Of State Of the United States for the ap.
portonent of representation for the Legislative As
sebly and for the election Of members Of hesaid
Legislative Assembly the House of Representatives
to consist Of twice as many members as the Council
SEC. A. edad be AZ further enacted, That no law
the violation Of the great principle asserted the
i preamble To this act er whereby the people of said
Territory shall be prohibited from free and full dis
cuson Of their own domestic institutions and inter
ests orHhereby said peopIe shall be- fof affirming or
denying the existence Or pr0priety of admitting Or
prohibiting slavery said Territory, or threat
ened With any penalty or nor shall any
oath be required as ifeation any civil
Office public trust any oath to support any act
Congress or other legislative act Tequired any
attorney solicitor, delegate, enb Of the
Legislative Assembly other officer under the
laws Of Kansas Of of any voter at any election the
said Territory. Trial by jury shall be as 1T common
law, and no challenge Or objection to a juror shall
which is not thorzed by the rules of the com
n mon law, any statte to the tstanding
SEC Is $4nd be enacted, That no spersof
shall be legal voter at any election the said Terri
tory Of Kansas who shall not have been q bona dt
resident of the said Territory three months before ths
n day Of said election, and for one month a bona fat
PRESIDENT of the election district in which he shall ofe
or any other act of Cong or of the Legislativ
Z Assembly shall be required Of any voter quai
cation shall the prepa of any tax be re
! ! quired Of him as such qualification nor shall an,
dian not recognized as a. citizen by treaty be pei
mitted to vote; no person offering to vote shall d
. presumed entitled to vote md any person oiferiE
10 vote at said elections without the qualifications
quiTed BY act shall pay the sum Of fft
doIIars therefor to bereeoYeEed byaetion of debt
on the before court Oh of the peae
q in said Territory. ii Nj
SEQ dad. 81 That il al
citizen of any stte or States Of the United States,
other persons sfaH attempt By any to oyelaN
or intimidate any eleetor any Of the said eleetie
}, districts ana thereby to prevent him from exerciI
Of affee and elector agreeab
IS to the spirit of preamble to this act shall
s any manner prevent quail lied Foterfro
exercising such eachand every person often
ing, shall forfeit and pay the SUM OF hundred d.
~ lars. ito be recovered py any person i
the same in an action Of debt on the case, in a
N District Court Of the United States, in for
$. district where such offender may be arrested
Of Section 7th provides for the appointment of CO..
~ nssioners of election and preserihes the oath to-
p taken by them. 4sss. Il. 81.
y Section st prescribes the place for the first me
q, ing of the Legislative Assembly and gives power
N fix the future places Of injecting
ID Section 9th provides the mode ofselecting and
X sembling the members of a. convention To- form
State constitution WheneVerthe number of inhabitaL
OF the said Kansas shall amount ninet
nj three thousand four hundred and twenty, In edel
numbers and fixes the boundaries Of the propos
N $Ss sneW State " 8&sit AZ s.sss4
u SEC. 5d1d be it further enacted, the So
WI convention shall be composed Of de1egate ca
rel district within the limit propos
mi State, that each district shall elect double
number Of delegates to which it may be entitled
Ia representatives in the Territorial gslature
X that at the said election of delegates all m
oil inhabitants, who shall have arrived ut the age
tSyenty:on years and shall have been actual reside
IN id said Territory period of six mont and
ne the district for the period of three months next
nd ceding the day of election and who shall possess
are other qualifications required by law for voters
other elections in Kansas, shall be entitled to
am and that none others shall be permitted to vote at
lal election.
ny Section llth contains propositions to be offered
ch the Convention of Kansas in regard to the grants
70 the public lands for school purposes and for q st
8 university, and in regard ton per centage of the
in ceeds Of the public lands for public roads and OF
&C. internal Improvements One of the conditions is
no land belonging to the United States shall be to!
/: II by the Legislature of the State. S5 gi5f