Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-22
KANSAS Affairs.

Tho Lecompton correspondent OF the ST. Louis lie
publican, under the date of May s. wrtes as follows
Judge Catos court was opened at 9, q. M, this
morning when honor Judge Cato delivered clear
practicable, and forciole charge, laying down the
general principles of law which should govern them
s,r.nuousy to deal fairly, and to do justice in every
case which might be brought e iAss 1 n9t Wa IN, .1
ssss sees chsre. Robinson, who has soii
cited aud obtained from Acting. Governor Stanton the
appointment tor Boston friend Of Commissioner OF
deeds" This appointment is made under the social.
ed "bogus laws" See chap. 49, sec LIST, page 305.
As some of our Massachusetts friends may like to
employ the services of commissioner OF deeds for
Kansas, duly appointed under the provisions of the
"border rufan laws, we will give the name in full
for the benz Of any in those parts who may be in
clined to speculate in Kansas lands. 1t is Joseph
Lyman, OF Boston.
AS vet another healthy indication Of 80 good time
coming" we may remark that Squire" Wakefield,
who has been deservedy distinguished in the free.
State" or speak more properly, republican ranks
in Kansas, has, on his application, been admitted as
an attorney aaw to practice 10 the courts Of ansas
Territory. This involves oath (which We under
stand Judge Wakefield has duly taken) TO Support
the Kansas. Nebraska act Well, it is really refresh
ing to hail the dawn Of the era of good feeng more
particularly when the sun is rising from the East.
We copy the following from the Lsavenwor,h Jour.
nal of the the 9th infant:
TIE BOOKS notwithstanding to the census act,
n,,s.d at the Last session of the legislature the books
~ registry were closed throughout the different
tries IN the Territory on the Let instant and the
turns have been forward to the acting governor Of
the Territory whose duty it will be to apportion the
representation for each county in the constitutional
convention. Every citizen OF Kansas who has resi-
ded in the Territory since the 18th day OF March last
has had fair opportunity to register his name as
voter at the coming election to the con-
.titutiona convention and if any have failed so to do
il has been their own fault, and not the fault OF the
Democratic party. We have time and again brought
this subject before our readers, and invited all to reg
lister their names. We desire to have the exciting
question of the day settled fairly and squarey Va
rious objections, we are aware, have been rased TO
the bill but these objections have been predioaed
the assumed ground that the party in power are dis
honest and treacherous, and that fraud must neces
sarily be practised at the election.
But the people are not to be thus humbugged and
hood uinked. The census bill, even by large por.
ton Of the republican party in the States, /. regarded
az being eminently wise, equitable, LIBERAL and just
By its provisions were made to elicit fair, full and
free expression Of opinion from the bona tide resdents
of the Territory to the character of the constu
ton of the future State of Kansas; and as we lusis
that fair opportunity has been and will bs offered
to all 80 to express their opinion at the baotboI, no
one man or set of men has right to conjecture or
infer that frauds will be pracsed, and make this sup
position or inference ground for refusing 10 partic
nate in this NOV sment thinking to defeat the outset
aimed at. We leave those who resort to lying and
eIaggeration for the purpose of defending their
course to their conscience aud their God!