Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-21
THE DUNN BILL.

The Mineral Point Democrat, following In the
wake of the Madison 4rgls and Pump Carpen-
ter's Patriot. continues to srue forth its false
hood. and misrepresentation in relation to the
celebrated Dunn bill. In the last number of
the Democrat, the Editor Cor some for him
says: They (the Republicans) neglect to state
hat that bill recognized and continued in force
the obnoxious laws passed by the Legislature
OF Kansas"
Now here is an evident intention, on the part
of the Democra, although the writer dare not
eay it in plain terms-.o make its readers be-
lievc that the Dunn Bill does not repeal :" the
obnoxious Laws of kansas" which the Editor
of the Democrat Knows. if he ever read that bill,
was out-and-out falsehood.
The Editor of the Democrat ,nows that the
pian Bill provides for complete re-organiza-
iion of the Territory of Kansas, and for new
election Of all its officers
He knows that the Dunn Bill says: eve
quit from the bill itself) 1t shall not be
competent for the Legislature to pass any Law
in abrd,emcnt of the freedom of speech OF the
press, to deprive any one of the right of trial
by jury, the writ of hs5cas corpus nor any
law requiring any property qualifications, or re-
lgious test. Tor the right to vote, hold office.
practice law. or serve As Juries; neither shall
any person, to be entitled to aay of said privil-
eyes. be required to take oath to support any
other than the Constitution of the U. 81
He knows that it provides that all C imnal
Prosecutions now pending in any Of the Courts
of the Territory OF Kansas. imputing to any per-
son the crime of Treason against the U. s., and
NIL criminal prosecutions snail be forthwith dis
missed. and every person who may be restraind
of his liberty by reason of such prosecutions
shall be released therefrom without delay"
He knows that it provides that +" all parts of
the Kansas Nebraska net which relates to the
Territory of Kansas, and every other lar or usage
haring aaAich Il IS PRETENDED, have any force
ede,t IN said Territory in conflict with the pro-
Visions OF this act. except such Laws Of Congress
and Treaty s,ipulations relate to the Indians,
ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND DECLA-
RED VOID"
All this. the Editor of the Democrat knows to
be true, if he ka.ws anything of the provisions
Of the Dunn Bill. and yet he would attempt to
make his readers believe. that theie are no sucl
provisions in that bill Certainly he has be-
came an adept in misrepresentation. in the short
time he has conducted the Editorial department
of a pro-Slayery organ.
The only reason why the Dunn Bill is so
obnoxious to the Editor OF the Democrat, and
his ro-SlaTery party. il the fact that it pro-
vides that after the first day of January 1858,
there shall he no Slavery in Kansas. He knows
It was the intention of his party. in passing the
Kansas Nebraska bill, TO make Kansas Slave
State ; he knows il ia still their intention to DO
a. ~
Bill would have defeated that intention, which
was the reason why every pro-slavery man
from the South. and their allies at the North
voted against it.
Had the Republicans in Congress voted
against the Dunn Ri |. then would every black
African Slavery organ North and South come
out in flaming capitals deelarng-we offered
the Republicans in Congress bill restoring the
Missouri Compromise. and they refused to vote
for il. They wonid have proclaimed that the
Republicans voted against 4 bill to make Kan
free: tn repeal the black Code of the b.,
gus Legislature, and 70 liberate the Kansas pris-
oners But now they laud the man who did
vote asains, ii and condemn those who voted
for il.
Our rea .erS are referred 10 first page for
q portion Of the Border Rufian Laws which the
Dana Bill repealed, and which upheld and
sustained by the party Of which the Democrat
IS a zeal organ