Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-08-20
The Herald ofFreedom and the Apportion-


The Kansas Herald of Freedom, which has
been playing the toady to ''ye little Governor
ever since his advent in the Territory, and main
tanning that he would give the Free State men a
fair chance to settle the affairs of the Territory
ty anun;rammeed suffrage has been brought up
very suddenly with round turn by the curiosi-
ties OF the late aPportiomnent, and lets on as fol-
ows:-
"Ths is another scheme of the border ru!fian
party to r,b the people of their freedom. We
have read OF the vilainy of partizans IN the
States who have made appointments TO sub
serve party ends. In PENNSYLVANIA, but a few
years ago, it will be remembered that the Demo
cratic party then in the aScendancy in the State,
so Gerrymandeed it, Ms to secure TO themselves,
as they supposed, the election of every represen-
tative to Congress. The result was, that instead
of a triumph, the Wings elected nearly all the
members and that with maorities, usually of but
a few hundred
In this apportionmcnt, it is evident those
who made it designed to control the elections by
importing votes from Missouri. OF the Council
Districts all but one are bounded on Missouri,
and that one is but very little remote from the
border. These districts alc not even made up OF
contiguous territory, but in some instances are
more than fifty miles separated from each other
ne feader can Only get good idea OF the poll
cy by reference to a map which the counties in
dicated on it. Rev Thomas Johnson, the Pres
ideut of the Council, Is the arch-scoundre in this
transaction. and II a man ever deserved death
for political transaction it is he for this gross
outrage upon the rights OF the people
Gov alker promised Us lair and Impair
tial election" In the name Of Justice we ask
him how he expects we can getit with such
damnOble apportionment staring us in the facet
III the Governor will examine the laws under
which that apportionmeut is made he will OBJ
serve that several provisions in it have been
grossly violated. lie must feel that he owes il
TO himself as a man Of truth TO treat that amor
tioumcnt as nullity' and proceed to make an
other We have consented TO go INTO the cleo
tion in October, as has the great mass of the
Free State party, in view Of Gov. Walkers uro.
mise to that Justice is done us. We are con.
scious that 81 fair apportioumeHt cannot he made
because Of the Viliainy which characterized the
taking OF the census ; but it is not necessary
that twenty counties should be huddled togt ther
10 make eight representatives neither is it nee
essary that pains should he taken 70 bovu1 ali
the districts on Missouri. or make it easily Access
sihla TO votes from that State
GOV Walker, If he designs TO retain bis M.
s;tion for fairness IN this Territory. win mot 90
he loves his own good fame, allow this o,,tr.(ro
,,non ms who have been placing confidence ~ IT,
nromises. TO pass without redress He shnnI5
Isyiew that apporsionment, and in proclama.
zion 10 the people show up the fraud, and make
"a new one which Will have some show Of justice
aboDt il Until We are satisfied he will not do
so we shall make 10 further comments on the
case.