The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-08-21

some slight dcviaticns from strict mathe-
NAUTICAL equality, 70 the extent Of few
hundred votes, have been thought 70 bs neo-
esary BY the spportioning power. But in
KansAs the officers charged with the sppor-
t,onment arc palpably guilty ola deliberate
attempt ofso arranging the districts and
members, as to give large preponderance
of power to counties containing only small
minority of.hs population and voters, the
preference being given TO those counties
where tho germs Of q pro.slavery feeling are
thought already to exist, or into which 1t Is
believed voters from Missouri can most eas.
lily be imported on the day Of election. II
cannot escape attention that not the slight-
est attempt Is made to show even pretend
ed correspondence between this Kansas sp-
rortionment and any census whatever. II
is purely arbitrary exercise Of authority
undertaken, deliberately, to secure, If pos.
sible, tbe-election OF legislature which
shall not represent with any approach to The
true numerical proportions, the people or
the voters of tho Territory.
3. The third document Is another letter
from General Atchison, which We copy from
Il e Charleston Mercury Of the llth inst
Il Is similar In its tenor TO the letter from
the same writer, which was made public
several weeks since He reproaches the
South generally for its want Of liberality in
moneycd contributions to effect the establish
ment Of slavery in Kansas, although thank.
ing certain gentlemen for their efforts; he
declares that he does not altogether despair
of making Kansas q slave State, and an
nounces that his "oniy hopes now for Kan
sas are in the border counties Of Missouri "
+" If the South would but do half her duty,
Kansas would be slave Snte," and b'
hopes to be able to effect this in spite Of ev
cry obstacle.
- Now We ask any candid observer Of
passing events to judge from this evidence
whether there is not deliberate plan 4
peryert the October election in Kansas, T.
tho furthcrance Of objects the faithest IL
the world from the true desires and wishe
of the people of the Territory The Ere
State men, beguiled by promises OF fair Pla!
from Governor Walker, agreed to take par
in the election. General Atchison's com
mittee, as no himself tells us, met on TIL
18th Of July. Soon after this, we find Judg
Cato declaring that the payment OF the tn
levied by pretended Legislature, whose au
thor,ty Is utterly repudiated by an immens
majority OF the people. is a necessary quail
tica,ion for voting and then Is promulgas
cd new apportionment Of the members =
no chosen, aagrantly unjust and unequal
allowing undue influence in the legislator
to the counties into which voters may mos
easily be imported from Missouri. Genera
Atchison declares that his only hores are II
the border counties of Missouri. Who ca
doubt that 1t is the plan Of his partizans t
rebeat their game oftwo years since; an
by new invation Of votes from Missou'
ON the day of the election, to seek to agai
fasten on the territory q body assuming t
be its legislature but in no sense whateve
representing the people. 1t remains to b
seen whether Mr. Buchanan will allow thI
game to be played again. As yet wesee n
signs Of active measures on the part Of tn
administration to prevent 1t.