New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-12
KANSAS.



a LASREECE, \. I Nov. ~, 1907.
Regent Calhoun has issued to- procls.soss.
Ose Of these refers 10 the Dodge submission cleo
hes, the other 10 for the electon in Jslusry, whes
Ae State officers ard Il gislssare, and member OF
Ccsuess 10 " be elected. These prcclanstOns
are chiefly remarkable for t1eir svkVsrdness 10
efbsial productions.
Srue difererce Of opinion seems 20 exist SIS 10
he terms Of the second, or State election. The
sshedsle a. it rally passed the Convention, Provid
cd that the election should be held under the Con-
sttution. In revising 1t, the COMMITTEE inserted
On extra section, providing that .he second election
should b. the same in all particulars a. the hrst
bosss one. BY the terms OF this proclamation IL
appears ths- there is u he a mixture OF both Ct-
hOaa says mat the aus 6c atoms Of voters SHAH be
nnier the Constitution itself; but that everything
else, the appointment OF JUICES OF eiecuon receV-
ng returns aud giving certificates, email DC under
galAtun. The qualifications OF voters under the
kesns Cop,tit,ton are citizenship and residence
Of Twelve months in the State and three months in
ne countv. By one singular and suspicious provi-
MON. A man who has once enjoyed the right of vOt-
me-. soes not forfeit that right by absence,
N he has once voted The provision cOGcern.
INC The right of suffrage WAS partially copied from
tAst If I'lntis. In that there was provision
which j. commonly to be found in Constitutions
that cit zen should not lose the right OF suffrage
from having been absent the business 81 the
State or the United States To this the Border
Rufisn Lycurguses added, "cr his own business.
BY this latter dubious provision, man who has
e6ee voted in Kansas can vote forever; the TACT oil
his leaving it "cn bis own business" not initiating
against this precious privilege. II will be observed,
with regard 10 these two procsmstions Of CalbOuns,
that they are issued together and on the same slip
of paper Could anything be more significant of the
bogus character of the pretended submission. The
State election thus provided for, and the election
nsef will occur long before the result Of the first
election il known; although that result Is natter
Of 10 possible consequence.
One Of the Leavenworth Pro-Siavery papers has
been bought out by some Pro-Sl4very men who call
themselves " Democrats" They are hostile to the
Constitution AID its fraudulent submission. call
kss been issued by party Of this kind to the iol-
lowing effect:
ecrsusou ard ucet OF set ne psty III every county
tsp 10 b. held a. Leavenwoh City. Thursdsy Dec "a
next memorable Congress TO pass al at enabling US to
sssssize State Govern rnent
Geore. w Purtins John A. HSdermsn,
}. n st Matthew, CssIles GhcE,
H. Denmsn- n; r9st
Spar Nicholas, A. g. Davis,
Daniel Kiin a. = usLzsri'
v. b. Young.
The above is a funny document and Just AS queer
10 the combination of names attached to tex
Border Rvffians Pro.Savery ous aud out, and
Husher politicians. The fun of it is that they ask
the very thing that every Republican in aud out OF
Kansas has demanded. The Topeka Constitution
has been Government Of necessity 10 save tue
people from usurpstiOn. Shsuld such usur patton DC
persisted H. the said government will be found to be
practical. In the mean time, however, all Free
State men would have cheerfuly hailed a just and
eositable enabling act. would congratulate the
Democracy of Kansas on tho above movement.
But few weeks ago the bogus Convention was the
"Demecracy." Now we have an snti-bogus De
meeracy." The Democracy" here, who have any
sense Of deoency, take ii for granted that the Ad-
nipistrstion will not back such swinde. Will
two weeks more shake their faith in the National
Democracy" or will they cover at the whip-crack
of the Ohrarchy1 We shall see. But they are
fully committed to the above policy.
IL ia rumOred that Calhoun has len The Territory
through fear. A delegate Convention meets here On
the I'd. An attempt will be- made to convene
the Territorial Legislature on the Sd. The Pro-
Slavery men meet on the 9TH 1T LecOmptOn, to nom
mate State officers. As the Democracy" have
kolted, they cannot be expected 10 grab for the
Offices. There are rumOrs that returns will come In
forged, showing heavy fictitious vote for the Con-
stituticn. This election, from all appearances, s
likely to be one of the most eminently bogus things
OF ,he hind surprising all former acts OF the Border
Rufians The weather is cold and disigfeeabie.
Prices Of all articles Of food going up IL very
high rates.