The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-19
MR.. DOUGLASS BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF
KANSAS AS A STATE.-ABoLITION MISREPRE
SENTATIONS CORRECTED. ... ......a.

KANSAS AS A STATE.-ABOLITION MISREPRE-
SENTATIONS CORRECTED. .... .-.e..
Falsehood and Misrepresentation the order of the
day amongst the opponents of the Kansas law
This SYSTEM which has served successfully enabling the
agators keep the country continued state of excite
since the passage of that law is resorted to and
persisted in with undmnished mpudence and pertinacy
regard the bill lately reported by Mr. Douglas prov
ding for the early admission Of Kansas into the Union
State Horace Greeley has located himself in Washington
to oversee the black republican forces and to act their
driver questions calling for the crack Of his whip
He is faithfully seconded and supported in his humane UNI
dertaking by the prompt counses and cooperation Of
James Watson Webb and Francis Blair who are always
ready to act as advisory board Day by day Mr. Gree
ley issues his edcts by letter and by telegraph and
thus entities himself be regarded supreme die
ator Of black republicandom He at his post when
Mr. Douglas brought forward his report the Kan
sas question accompanied by his bill to authorize the
people Of Kansas Territory to form constitution and
State government preparatory TO their admission in
the Union when they have the requisite population"
lie was equally prompt aud vigilaut when Mr. Doug
las opened the debate the question, and when he
explained in clear and explicit The provisions of bic
bin Faithful to the system of Misrepresentation and false,
measure Mr. Greeley sssaled The bill Of Mr. Douglas and
grossly falshed and perverted its provisions He
nounoed to his followers that by the bill the question
who are qualified voters In Kansas is e where the code Of
laws enacted by the Missouri border ruans assembled
at Shawnee Mission, left it, and, therefore, that, ac
cording TO that code, oath Of obedience TO the f
gvesave law and the production of certificate Of the
payment of dollar tar conditions prece-
dent to the exercise Of the elective franchise At sub
scqueut day Mr. Dougas alluded to this perrersion Of
his bill and denounced it its reckessness deserved Mr..
Greeley was forced make apology butin lame and
reluctant that II aggravaton Of bis orig
ns offence His for his that be
had not read the BILL that he does not think bad been
printed when he the sehood and that he presumed
upon the Of his statements from the SUPPOSE
ton that the bill had adopted the provisions Of the Kansas
codei
As was to be expected this lame apology had other
effect on the black republican corps Of organs except II
to ostgate them TO increased industry in giving
to the Misrepresentation The New York Evening Post
late ss the 5h instant contained nearly column Of
ments on what II calls the Douglas process--wbich
means the bill before alluded Instead OF avoiding the
Misrepresentation Of Mr. Greeley which Mr.. Douglas had
publicly corrected and denounced and which Mr. Greeley
himself had halfway admitted and apoOgzed for the
Post repeats 10 explicit terms the false statements
and upon this Misrepresentation bases its only objection
the bill Before we proceed nail this fasehood like base
CON- to the counter quote the language In which II is
repeated by the Post as follows:
By the bin which he has introduced In the Senate and
which both he and the Senate gotten
new constitution be framed Tor Kansas the
snts Territory shall have reached certain numbers
constitution agreed upon By delegate, elected by the qualified
voters Of the Terrtorysnd with this ton she h 70
be received into the Union, Who to be regarded
qualified voter not expressed in the bill that question
len where the code Of laws enacted By the ssoursn
.embed shawnee Mission left it, The qualifications Of
voter according that CODE are Of obedience
the fpgtiversye Law and the production Of certificate thst
dollar ba, been paid TO officer Who holds his appointment
from the spurious government constituted at the Shawnee
Mission Be the person who offers resident not
be submits the test and produces the certificate he h TO
be admitted 1.-The have lived IN Territory from the time
IL was organized ret he cannot conscenouy take the
test he Is excluded from voting
The free-Stste party cannot and win not, submit to
test this kind passed by Legislature whose authority they
deny. The greater number, probably could not conscisn
tousy take It. We could not the Legislators which
enacted the tos, sat with legal undputed
there are In the fugiveave Law which nothing
could induce MS 10 obey Mr. Douglass process therefore,
.hu out from the elective franchise all the free
dents Of Their places win be easily supplied IL Il be
thought necessary import voters from Missouri 10 give
the ssmbauce OF popular election the choice of dele
rates dollar viii make voteri for thousand dollar,
Won mar have thousand voters fresh from Missouri or II
th.t DO too dear the collector appointed by
and his associates v 81 course make no scrupe 70 grant
the certificates grstaously After the consultation Is