New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-18
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KANSAS.

r.u..voId.n.e Of The ". T. Iness~ a 49,
The question is now being m"oted nefe very 'on'
.;a.,ahIy whether Gov. Geary is or 10 not IVlne
"1 r.,.;nc Toomhs bill The arguments pro and
- are. to say the least Of them, very interesting
Tho Toombs bill proposed TO amend and to re-
..l eeSain territorial laws-shOse which Gen.
Cos. nropounced disgrace to ciyihzation"-blt
.in = acknowledged the validity ofthe Legislature,
uhieb II. trainers knew was the work of all armed
invading mob. What does Gov. Geary say on this
,pbi.ct Simply this, that the people have the
..r.h, toa,k the next Legislature TO revise any
"and all laws" Well, We have Governor assur
snce tina, at least Of our rights are still left u.s.
NM civ the right Of petition: but it is very evident
tIat Mr. Gcary does not understand the position of
lie F1ee-state settlers Of Kansas, if be thinks that
Free-S State men will petition body elected under
laws which they repudiate. The power to legis-
late in the first place, was usurpatiOn. and 1t fol"
lows that all authority created by fraud is itself a
fraud Still the assurance that we have yet the
tight to petition is CRAFTY ING, especially as We know
that that right avalls us nothing at Washington,
whatever weight it might have upon nigeer-driv-
Ing Legislature at LecOmptOn The right OF
petition to a Legislature elected under the bogus
code will never be exercised. 1t is very plainly
tie bogus Missouri Legislature, because he Is very
particular in saying 10 the people that the enact
II EMS must be- religl0usly observed. But here are
lis own words " In the mean time, as you value
"tle peace of the Territory aud the maintenance
Of future laws, would earnestly ask YOU to re-
tram from all violation Of the present statutes
Gov. Gesry III bis inaugural address dtNOtts TWO
very Lice paragraph. TO the doctrine OF popular
soye,eienty," and gives bis ideas Of that doctrine
On wlich be is true belieyer) altogether at log
eelheads with The ToOmbs bill. Whether he so
differs by Instructions from headquarters, or
wLeibeI it is a mistake, or pew stroke OF policy
on old Bucks account We will not stop 10 inquire.
We Luow that the TOOmbs DILL proposed to enact
an election law for the Territory, and on TINS point
Lieut. Gov Roberts entered his protest az Dem
oc1st ard showed TO the country the inconsistency
OF the position Of the PrO-Slavery Senate We
know that Gov. Geary holds the same opinion OF
"p, pular sovereignty which every Old-llne Dem
ocI al in he county held which every Democrat
WHO came 10 Kansas held :" for a few days, I'll
convinced of its absurdity, il was given up IN dis
gust and attcrWard thought of only an Internal
political hoax. SO FAR Geary aud the Ioombs Dill
40 not agree.
Tie 1OOmbs's bill fixed the enumeration Of
voters at time when the Missouri River was
blCckaded to prevent citizens of the Territory from
returning who had been driven from their homes by
Leartess mob So Governor Geary asks Free
State nen TO take purt IN n popular election gtc'
he Lad arrested ortr hundred Fee State UOters
gully of no crime tut the love OF Liberty. Here
tie action OF Gov. Geary and the proposed Tcomb-
bill are identical.
We are led to make these remarks in view of the
result Of tie election held here last Monday. The
FIee.State Of this city, and, believe, all over
tie Territory, refused TO take any part in the cleo
ton. Monday morning, Sheriff Jones came here
with two lien from lecOmpton, and opened the
M the ,ffice of James Pro Slavery
lawyer who lives here. i went in during the day
ard inquired Who was runningl' Sheriff Jones
answered my question by handing IL { the following
LAH-AND-ORDER TICKET