Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-04-02

voluntarily to offer to the tyranny that
robs us ofour constitutional and inalien
able rights.
That the rebellion act is a relic of bar
barism, and more worthy to be approx
ed and enforced by Nero than Geary
| That the census act Of the late Nilsson
| ri Kansas Legislature is cheat and {
swindle, requiring in one section, as S
condition for voting, registration with
out residence, and in another, residence
without registration, the design of which
is apparent to all who are familiar with
usurpation.
! That, with the most infamous agents
to execute the laws and issue certificates
of election, past experience has shown
that legal voters are not essential to the
election of any man to office; and tina,
until the people can choose their own
election officers, or have them appoint.
ed by some respectable official, we re-
quest the people, the governors of the
territory, congress and the president OF
the United States, to treat all elections
under territorial auspices, as an infa-
nous mockery, and null and void.
That the bombarding and burning Of
hotels and privateresidences, the dest rue.
ton of printing presses, or pilla ging
and plundering of towns, the stealing Of
horses and cattle and other things, by
acting governors, marshals and sheriff:
or their mobs, is, to say the least of it
disreputable business and should these
officials; or any persons, attempt a repe
tition of the acts of the spring and sum
mer of 1856, it will be the duty of the
people to constitute themselves vigi
lance committee for selfpreservation.
That DR.. Charles Robinson berequest
ed to withdraw his letter resignation
of governor Of the State of Kansas.
Gov. Robinson was present, made 9
speech, and withdrew his resignation.
Who owns DRED ScoTT THE he.
gro, bred Scott, who was recently de.
MED his freedom by the decision of the
L. S. Supreme Court, belongs to the
wife of black republican member OF
Congress, in Massachusetts,. When he
married her, few years ago, she was a
rich and handsome widow, in Missouri.
The property of which she was to come
into possession by the death of her first
husband was in the hands of an Admin
istrator, and it was against this Admin
istrator that bred Scott brought his suit
for his liberty. That is denied, and the
Niger is now the property OF the Cong
Iressman's wife.
The above is from the Madison dr.
gas. The gentleman alluded to as the
"black republican member of Congress-
is {. c. Chaffee. In allusion TO a para
graph Of like import in some eastern pa
per, Mr.. Chaffee published letter, OF
which the following are the concluding
paragraphs:
In the case ofDred Scott, the defend
ant was and is the only person who had
or has any power i'll the matter, and
neithermyselt nor any ofmy family were
consulted i'll relation to, or even knew
of the existence of the suit, till after il
was noticed for trial, when We learned
it in an accidental way-and | agree
with you that if had been possessed OF
any power or influence in the case, and
failed to use it then should have been
guilty Of treason to my profession, and
a betrayal of the confidence of my con
stituents."
But possessed of no power to control
refused all right to influence the
course Oft defendant in the cause
and all the while feeling and openly ex-
pressing, the fullest sympathy with bred
Scott and his family, i'll their efforts to
secure their just rights to freedom-no
man in this land feels more deeply the
intense wrong done, not only them but
the whole people, by the monstrous de-
cision of the majority of the United
States Supreme Court. And if in the
distribution Of estate, of which this de-
cision afiirms these human beings to be
part, it appears that | or mine conse at
to receive any part of the thirty pieces
of Silcer, then, and not till then, let the
popular Judgment; as well as the public
press, fix on me the mark of n traitor to
my conscience, as well as to the true
rights Of our common humanity.
believe that under the Constitution
and laws Of this Union, these colored
persons have become not only freemen,
but citizens, and | stand ready to rally
with the rest of the people under the
banner which proclaims and promises
to yindicate their rights.
| am yours,
Respectfully,
G. G. CHAFEFE