New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-29

We find IN The Ltdrtnr0rh journal oil the lSsh
inst. an exposition of the ideas of the Border Raf
fans as to the Way in which the Kansas election s
to be managed. The journal had not yet seen Walk
er's proclamation, but had heard q rumOr that he
intended to back up bis opinion that no payment of
bogus tax is necessary in order TO vote by SIM
liar exposition of the law on behalf of the Presi-
dent and Cabinet at Washington. The Journal is
quite dseusted that tie representatives of the par
ty Of non ninteryenton in Kansasthat is Of leaving
the Border Rufisns and Pro-Slavey men to per-
petrate any viOlencts and TO commit any frauds
they ctooee-should thus have undertaken to
interfere with the Kansas election. However,
il does not spprehend any serious result
from this interference. 1t prooounces the opin.
ion of Walker upon this subject, even though
backed up from W sshDeton, as eXtra,judicial. The
night TO determine who is to vote rests with very
different tribunal The judees of the several poll
ing places, appointed BY the bogus County Courts,
have the right in the first instance TO determine
Who are and who are not legal voters aud, in case
their decision is called in question: the appeal lies,
al lies only, not to Walker, not to the President
and bis Cabinet not to Congress- but upon the
principle that every legislative body is the final
Judge of be qualification of it own members, to
the very bogus Legislature the acting members Of
which hold their seats by virtue Of the very votes
OF refusal of votes complained of as illegal Re
medy against frauds ia only to be asked for at the
hands Of the very creatures Of those frauds. The
only tribunal capable Of setting aside the fraudu-
lent dete ordinations of the bogus judges il tr.
bunsl which those frauds have already packed
Monstrous as this doctrine may seem. it is never.
theless the legitimate and necessary result Of re-
coenizing tho past bogus Legislatures a. legal ones
and their acts as binding on the people Of Kansas
In fact, the very opinions from Washington BY
which Walker in his proclamation undertakes to
back bm.ef up, are perfectly explicit on the point
that whatever Walker or his employers at Wash
ipgton may think about the qualification Of voters,
it is none of their business to say who msy or may
not vote. We can easily understand the dis
gu.t aud dissatisfaction which Walker has occa-
stoned at Washington BY giving publicity to
theee opipions. 1t was never intended that
thew should thus be brought to bear on the
election. II was never intended that they should
be published till after the election was over; and
they were to be used then-just like Walkers Ia;
bored attempt in this same proclamation 10 exeul-
pate himself from the fraud of the late spporton.
ment-merely for white washing purpose. So long
as the bogus Election Judges can rely on Walker
and his drsgoons to protect them BY armed force
in any frauds they may choose to perpetrate,
it is Of very little consequence what Judgment
Walker ard ths Administration may see fit to
exprr.s q. 10 the character Of those frauds. Just
So MIR Cas- and other Influential Administration
Senators denounced in the strongest terms as op-
pre. sve and di.graeefuI the eDsctmens Of the late
bogus Legislature; but this denur citation has
given very little trouble to the Pro-SIavery men Of
Kansas, who have found out BY experience that
these dogs, hoxever they may bark never bite. aud
that all the clamOr they make is perfectly harmless;
in fact, that these condemnstons are not designed
to have any influence on the cOuse Of proceeding in
Kansas bu, are designed merely for effect else
where.