New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09

man who reads shall have an excuse 1Or msstatlng
| or MISUNDERSTANDING them. The essential facts are
| as follows:
l. There is Territorial Government (Execs-
tive and Judicia) in Kansas, constituted by the
| Federal Government, and Differed by appointment
| from Washington. This Government is entirely
| in the ProSlayery interest, and is backed by a
Military force of regulars, under the command OF
| Gen. Persifor F. Smith, Louisiana stakeholder
| who superseded Col. L. v Sumner, suspected OF
Free.State sympathes. Gen. Smith, like bis coIn
peers in the Executive and Judicial departments,
is notoriously in perfect sympathy and communion
| with the Pro.Slavery faction in Kansas.
III. There is Territorial machinery of LegsIs-
ture mot now in session., County Officers, Elec-
tiop Officers. &c. in existence in Kansas-al these
officers holding by appointment from the Legisa-
ture which had its origin in Territorial Election
held on the Both of March, 1855, whereat the
polls were in pursuance OF long-brewing con-
spiracy, invested by invading regiments, who had
come over from Missouri BY thousands expressly to
/ vote at and carry this Election. These men made
no secret of their character or object but went
over from Missouri in long cavalcades during the
day or two before and the day of Election, encamp
inc in plain sight of Free-State towns like Law
renee. and taking possession of the polls early on
the eyentu morning, expelling judges OF election
who refused their vOtes-ln some instances, giving
them FIVE minutes grace in which to choose be-
tween resignation and DEATH A careful scrutiny of
the hooks of this election BY the Congressional
Investigating Committee showed that but l,3lO
legal to 1868 illegal votes were poled there
the whole number of legal voters in the Ter
ritory being 9. 1872 Hundreds of FreeState voters
were either driven from the polls by the Missouri
invaders or voluntarily retired without voting see
ing that the election was farce. And the next
dsy professions of returning Missourians entered
the border towns Of their own State In triumph, and
were received with demonstrations of Pro-Slavery
enthusiasm Such is the origin of the legislative
authority which has called a Constitutional Con
yentiOn in Kansas.
Ill The Free State men of Kansas, thus robbed
of their rights, protested against this bogus cleo
ton as invalid and seandaous held first meeting
at Lawrence, then Convention at Big Springs,
and constituted an Executive Committee, by which
a Constitutional Convention was called, which was
in due time held and framed a Free Constitution
Under that Constitution, they applied for admls'
sion into the Union, which the House by close
vote granted, but the Senate Overwhelmingly re-
fused. Finally, the House last Winter by dec-
cded majority, proposed to wipe out both the bogus
LEGISLATURE and the Eree-State organzation ana
hold new Territorial election, under the strongest
practicable guarantees against fraud. The Senate re-
jected this proposition also. Thus the question
now stands so far the action of Congress Is con-
cerned.
". The Free State party elected State Officers
and Members of Congress, and there rested, not
choosing 70 pass acts which would bring its organ-
cation into collision with the Territorial Legsla-
tive rule. if not with the Federal authority also
The Free-State Government therefore remains To
this day in abeyance-an assertion of rights unex-
ercsed-a petition to Congress and the Country for
Justice and liberty. Yet, on the two several occa-
sions when the reassembhng of the Free.State Leg
isla,ure was attempted, it was dispersed BY Federal
bayOnets.
V. The Convention act Of the Territorial (bogus)
Legislature provides for election next month OF
Delegates to a Constitutional Convention, to be
chosen BY the votes Of all citizens three months
residents in the Territory. But, to determine VINO
are such residents, Census and Registration was
ordered, to be- made up and revised entirely by
Territorial bogus officers, and no one ran rotc at
the Constitutional Election nh0se is not borne
on this Registry, which the Free-State men have no
voice in perfecting. 1t is already known that d
large portion of the Free State men entitled to ne
on this Registry are not the original returns,
and il is Justly presumed that those who first
gained power BY the gigantic fraud OF March, $50
will not hesitate to retain it by an equally deliberate
and wholesale fraud in June, 1851.
VI. The new President voluntarily pledged nm
self in his Inaugural to secure to the People oi
Kansas a full, free and fair expression OF their
views with respect 10 Slavery and all other I'LL
pOrant questions in the establishment vi TIC"
State Constitution, and Gov. Walker, eecre'ar!
Stanton and the Democratic Press OK cue ioo
States have repeatedly reiterated the assurance
But, when the Free-State men ask tnat 'ne'o
fair words he transmitted into acts. they are
told. We have no power to interfere In the
nremises-You must obey the Territorial laws"
that is, the DEGREES of the OogaS Legislature.
And the Pro Slavery faction, which knows it has
no chance in fair election, scosss the idea Of any
compromise or concession whatever. insisting that
the election shall be held under its registry and by
ia own officers exclusively, giving the FTee-State
men no voice whatever in the premises.
VII. The Frees State men refuse this surrender
at discretion, but propose