New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-02
KANSAS.
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To deep intrest msn,iessed throughout tho
ssantTy IN TIE ensuing Territorial election, requires
. stAiem bt Of IL terms. Uoder the organic se:
- Aosa (ds residents are allowed 70 vote, thas is
"Oli.s males," who were citizess Of the United
Rates OF bad fled declaration Of intention to become
ssel. Tn Management. Of the election was in.
tsstsd sose,y to the Governor, including census
asl apportonmeht- At the frs. session Of the
bsgus Missouri Legislature for Kansas, an election
~ wss framed. As this instrument was an in
DsriAat one to s.csre the usurpaton BY Missouri
ssanst tAs people Of Kspsas, We Of course tnd ito
DRoyisiops chiefly framed with an eye to prevent
ID fair election. The Iaw fer . new s2portion-
nsst Was not passed until .be last session Of the
bogus legislature. The 6rst Council eleced held
slBce fcr two years. The second Legislature, or
lswer House, were elected under the same district
hs a. made By Gov. Rseder, but under this new
election law. Thus il will be seen that those two
aets are different in their character, and both neces
sAyy. One WAS not mean. to supersede the other.
= To first was entitled "An Act to Reguste Ele,-
6sDs,n the second, IAN Act 10 Define and Estab-
81 ksh The Council ind Representative Districts for
"the Second Legislative Assembly, and for other
"puYposes-" am thus particular as Gov. Walh-
or, in his proclamation, represents them as both
persedes the FIRST.
The election held under the organic act was by
ballot. 60 we're the first elections under the bogus
hw; but subsequent elections TO be managed diff
ieroptly. quote from the election law
seEe g. An voting shall be BY ballot until frs. day Of
Esy,neeI ,s'e and om AID after tha'ime the voting 'bs
TAe oddity of this procedure is not its most no
fceabIe feature. Ii was not merely fantastic
whim TO make law by which both processes could
DO experimental ON. At the first election vote by
ballot was q necessity under which the Border Rut'
Aan rule abored. The election was TO be held short
ly after the adjournment of the bogus Legislature,
sHA tie co0nty officers who must cOnfrel the eiec-
eon, had scarcely got in harneIs. The election for
tAs Lower House. last October, could be managed
jug! 40 well under ballot as open vote but now the
necessity il different. The law has slndry sections
aisqaahfyiDg certain persons from voting. IL might
lot always be possible to keep the Free-State popu-
hbOD away from the polls and consequently the law
does not authorize the calling Of a new election in
csse Of fraud illegal voting II leaves the detec-
Ten and exposure Of such frauds TO the bogus Of
hcers. The election Is still geod-only these officers
can strife from the pOll-bOOk the OF all ie
cal" voters. This IL TO be done afterward. need
Hd add that this s the most dangerous and signif-
cant feature Of this election.
The 6rst feature Of the law is that the whole
power Of establishing electiDg precincts is IN the
hands Of the bogus County Judges. As every one
knows the convenience Of voting precincts is an
important matter for full vote. At the Constitu-
tOpal election in June, precincts were only opened
at Pro- Slavery settlements, or where they had or
could have power. More than half of Kansas had
bone. The section reads;
sse E,sTy county h,t row Sr that may % b.
shall be Sd at The Court Of such county has
essn erected there Court House. then shall be the
:ssS., .sers @ The election sSs Be- held such cOm%:
% s su1 tsh Of s Gsgs sa house Ia
sis oth ss yo cases. the shera shall give notice Of the
p i least II pubic psOs. county BY
= Ss ss p County,
eonissiopers from time tne establish such additional
to no sns% sS
3 % S .s ns1 s soSos soSass Re
n s:oS leach SGGn At sss Ssy Isns | t..
sS SSSs jssss.
seeis they enter discharge q hI dgtss take the
own SoSy BY the Sheriff Or BY any officer sdE
sssr ssss: 90 swear or sfim th.t viii imparti.ly dis
sS:'ss =. I'd sss 'ss ssss Of my sSniy" p'''' '
By this section II will appear that zach county is
voting precinct in any case, but there is another
section affecting this point
county "a q Hss M y'i =
soDs. Of he comfy 70 which such county !. a:tsfd shs
:s n COUNTY sEs%ss Sd .cS h II Be held
ssoh district herein provided for other election districts
Now, il is notorious fac. that more than half
The counties in Kansas have never been organized;
that 10, certain sections more than half the whole
have been % intensely Free-State that it has
been found mpracticsble or deemed the best policy
not 10 appoint county officers for them For all the
purposes, civil or military where some recognition
Of them was indispensable the bogus Legislature has
tsssea on these counties to other counties where they
Aad organization In any case, if the people have
run the risk of holding election the Judges re-
quire to be sworn by some officer recognized by
bogus law. Az they are only authorized to so elect
in case the Judges properly appointed by County
Courts are not present on the morning Of election,
4 would not be very convenient for these Judges to
% 70 Lecompton after a Federal Judge, perhaps
distance Of goo miles.
The next point 10 qualification of voters:
sIs IL Every free white male citizen Sf The USod S States
heI.iss and over the s,e Of year.: who saa e
= = % ao 'TiSaI
- sps6sd eeetc all elective officers; and al Indians who
~ snd s
snss sssn p,Ss Ths S no S.sS ,3 s@.S Il
- entitled 70 by Of being serie theren; aud
sess Of any Of he poyisoa: Of an &C: I conss.s
entitled IAN oct respecting sitiys' from justice and pesons
a. RS o. Of ~ amend and supplementary to said SET
spp0vsd Sept 10 so whether such conviction by crm
Ss tsla @ sssSsS
ss. 4 ri. TsstoTy SJ SaS ,ssd TS. any ps
ssS q snsion to Be sd1aistesd BY one Of the judges Of
~ election that he win sustain the provisions Of the above
lsn.. 8. fertOrIs. Of NebIs.Is and K..as approved
Nay 50 iss refuse such oath arnston
Ne vote Of sach person shall be rejected"
Last session the test oath portion was repealed
by SPECIAL act, but the remainder left in full
force. Blu: at last session it deemed proper by
the bogus authorities 10 interpose 9th bsrs hence,
although they passed no amendatory law; they
squeezed the following section into the Act to De-
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