The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-10-08
CADfz OHIO WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER g. 1856

Dunn's BiII-RepubIicans voting
for SIayery,.Fugitive Slave Law,
&c.,-Repudiating their Platform
and their Candidnte-Let COnsis-
tent Republicans Ponder.
That Dunn's Bill is beauty of thing. 1t
is novelty in the way of Congressional Leg
islation. We can hardly say we are surprised
it should receive the vote Ofevery Republican in
Congress, eroept Letter, Of Ohio, and we know its
provisions are so odious and detestible that no
Democrat could vote for it. But what are some
of the provisions of this Bill. .-a... 49,
/ /. IN TAKES IN PART OF NEW MEXICO
/ The first section of the bill declares "that
all that part of the Territory of the United
States which lies between the parallels Of thir-
ty-six derees and thirty minutes and forty de.
of the eastern boundary of Utah, to the south
east corner thereof and east of a line thence due
South, to the said parallel of thirty-six degrees
thirty minutes North Latitude and is bounded
on the east by the western boundary of Missouri,
shall constitute one Territory, &c.
IT RECOGNIZES THE COURTS AND LAWS OF KAN-
sAs PASSED BY TIE BOGUS LEGIsLATURE.
Who would ever haze supposed the Republi-
can party, after all theirdeelarations, protesta.
tions, resolves, bloviatons in Congress, and out
'ofCongress from the pulpit and in the press
and on the stump, at all times and everywhere,
would have ever given their deliberate and
al
zed, not merely the aothoEty Of the Judges in
that territory, appointed byPresident Pierce,
but also the legal existence ana the acts of Kan
sas Legislature elected by outsiders, "Missouri
Border Rufians?" But such is the case, and it
will be found in the 18th section of Dunn Bill
7 "SEo. l5. And be it further enacted, That all
SUITS process, and proceeding, civil and criminal
at law and in chancery, and all indictments and
information which shall be pending and un-
determined in the Courts of the Territory o
Kansas or of New Mexico, when this act shall
take effect shall remain in said Courts where
pending, to be heard tried, prosecuted and de-
termined in such courts as though this had not
been passed"
Read also the 18th section which is as fol-
lows, and which recognizes the authority of the
same Legislature
sec. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That all
justices of the peace constables, sherfs, and all
other judicial and ministerial officers, who shall
be in office within the limits of said Territory
when this act sLau take eject, shall be, and
they are hereby authorized and required to COM
tnu1 to exercise and perform the duties of theii
respective offices as officers of Territory of Kan
Icau rorilI nd ppti otI hall
be duly appointed and qualified to fill their pIa-
ces in the manner herein directed, or until their
offices shall be abolished"
THE BILL REPEALs ALL LAWS FOR Furnishing
THEFT, coUNTERFEITIEG, RAPE, Arson, BURGLA-
RY, ROBBERY, MURDER &C., &c.
Who would have supposed that the same Re
publican party in Congress, by the same delber-
ate and unanimous sanction, Cat all times ex-
cepting Letter and his hat,) would have voted
to repeal all the criminal laws. passed by this
same bogus Legislature, whose enaetments they
recognized? Yet such was the case They
not merely dismiss all the criminal prosecutions
now pending in the Territory for violation OF al
the criminal prosecutions shall hereafter be in.
stituted for any violation or disregard of said
legislative enactments at any time. Sup
pose the Democrats had let this bill pass, what
a rich harvest the robbers and murderers and
outlaws who infest that territory would have
had. The Republican Congress would have nc
law there for the punishment of any criminal
offence. If they had merely declared that nc
prosecution should be instituted or carried or
Furnishing any persons for the crime of treason
against the United States, it could only have
been what the democrats in the Senate and
House would all have sanctioned SO far as the
principle went, and what they did sanction by
the bill that passed the Senate known as the
amendment and modification of the Toombs
Bill But we are Withholding attention from
the provso in the 18th section of this bill, the
first part Of which section we have given above
1t read:
PROVIDED, nevertheless, That all criminal pros.
ecutons now pending in any of the courts O
the Territory of Kansas imputing to any per-
, son or persons the crime of treasan against the
! United States, and all criminal prosecutions, BY
information or indictment, against any person
.
whatever ofwhat are usually known as the lawt
of the Legislature of ofKansas shall be forthwith
. dismissed by the courts where such prosecu
tions may be pending, and every person who
may be restrained of his liberty by reason ofanJ
Of said prosecutions, shall be released therefron
: without delay. Nor shall there hereafter be in
? stituted any criminal prosecution in any ef tht
courts Of the United States, or of said TERRITORY
prior to the passage of this act, or any violation
or disregard of said legislative enactment at AM
time"
QUERY.-Why should the Republican Con
gress recognize the validity and continue the ex
itence of all the civil laws Of the territory as i
done by the first part of the 18th section O.
Dunn's Bill quoted above, and repeal all tn,
criminal laws of the Territory as is done by tn,
last part OF the same section?
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM ON SLAVERY.
Before we furnish the provisions Of this bill
establishing slavery in the Territory, we mus
be permitted to quote from the platform Of tn,
Republican party made at the Convention which
nominated Col. Fremont. We quote feom tn,
latter part of the second resolution, adopted BY
that Convention. at4E3l ai. egg
= ''That we deny the authority of Congress, o
a Territorial Legislature, Of any individual, o.
association ofnditiduals to give legal existence
to Slavery in any territory Of the United Sta tel
while the present Constitution shall be main
> tanned" 4 10 I'D &
= WHAT COL. FREMONT SAYS.
Col, Fremont in his letter accepting the Re
publican nomination for tho Presidency, de