Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-18
From the St. Louis Democrat
FRGM KANSAS.
Issouri Legi- la,ure in Kansas.


LEcoMproN, X. T. Jan. %, 81.
The bogus assemblage which we're elected by
Missouri to legislate for Kansas, have been in
session nine days, and the most of its time, up
to this date, has been occupied in incorporating
towns, banks, roads and steamboat companies.
The 18th section of the infamous code has been
repealed 1t reads as follows: "lf any person
print, write, introduce into, publish or circu-
late, or shall knowingly aid or assist in bringing
into printing, publishing or circulating, within
this territory any book, paper, pamphlet, maya
zine, handful, or circular, containing any state
ment, argument, opinion, sentiment, doctrine,
advice or inuendo, calculated to produce dam
gerous, disorderiy or rebellious disatfection
| among the slaves in this territory, or to induce
such slaves to escape from the service of their
masters, or to resist their authority, he shall be
guilty OF felony, and be punished by imprison.
ment and hard labor for term not less than
five years" .r
As soon as the above section was repealed,
the passage of the following act was effected
| and presented to the Governor for his Approval:
"Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative
| Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, Section
18th. The District Court or any Judge thereof
in vacation, shall have power and authority to
admit to bail any prisoner on charge or under
indictment, for any crime or offense Of any chat.
acter, whether such crime or offense shall have
been heretofore baable or not, such Courts or
Judge on every such application for bail exer-
cising sound discretion in the premises. This
act to take effect from and after its passage"
The Governor vetoed the bill, giving his rea-
sons in message OF considerable length.
The message is very good one, and demon
strates clearly what would be the result OF such
law should it be carried into effect. The en-
actment shows rascality on the face of it, and is
q fair exponent of the laws which the most of
the members desire to pass. With such law,
Free State men could be hung on any charge,
while on the other hand, their opponents would
be baed out, as las been shown by the release
of Hayes Clark and Stringfellow. s~ee--..
The Supreme Court now in session at this
place, found bill against G. W. Clark, ex-In.
dian agent, for the murder of Barber bail bonds
were entered into and Clark released, to take
his seat in tue 'aw and order convention. DR..
Strngteow was also indicted for murder or
horse stealing, Cmmateral which as both are
punishable with death) and also released. Pre-
vious to his arrest he advocated the introduce
ton of a bill advocating the passage of q law
to hang, for the charge preferred against him
self, but the enactment leaving it to the discre-
ton Of the court to bail in certain cases, would
save the Doctors neck, notwithstanding the un-
pleasant position it would place those in, who
dlf1er from ihlm on the delicate and exciting
question of slavery" The slave oligarchy very
we'll know, that if they can enforce the bogus
code, that no man could live in Kansas, unless
an ultra pro-slayery man, and the only remain
ing requisite is, to get the Governor to apply the
ball and chain, which he says he has suspended
by the request of several Of the U. S. Senators,
and the time specified by law for convicts to
wear ball and chain shall be served out in pri-
son. Partridge Of Ossawattoniie, and Cushing
pro slavery man, who was convicted by Judge
Cole as the murderer of Norton, have made
their escape. They were chained together and
carried the chain with them. This is the first
instance OF a pro slavery man being found gully
Of any crime in Kansas, and Cato should be
marked" by the "self defensives" notwithstan.
ding the scoundrel is at large.