New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-04


geared to be forthcoming, the bogus Judge of Pro
bate wrote letter to Secretary Stanton, sitting
that no census had been taken, and asking how they
sesld vote. This letter was received several days
Before it was answered, with others OF the same
hind. IT. with other similar virtual oticial pro
tests, in the hands Of Secretary Stanton before
the nppOrtOnment was made but was not ans"eIoI
antil Saturday evening last on which day, IN pom.
Of fact the proclamation, with the spPorhohnc"''
was issued. Secretary StantODs eitfr runs
LITTER OF ACTING GOVERNOR s 49, 1917
"IEconPToS X. T., May -, i>p'
~Srp. Jbave hcen solicited BY citizens OF your
~~vnfy IN nrovide some neaus OF electng Delegates 70
represent II in the constitutional ConVeh.'on 49,, ~
much to be regretted that No legel s'eP M 80 60
taken in order 10 procure proper IePI0'o"t' WI
NJ county must FAY explicitly that mere Is no pre-
vision Of law by which eau do anything ~ remedy
ne omission. al. e.; I.. 49,,
ereigntv Of the intended State Of Kansas think u
will have full authority to admit delegate LARRY elected
from the Counties not included III tAe IegsI appOuOh-
neht, but the question OF 0""'SA0E WIN De lor tne
ConUentt.n Rolf ia detcrm3Hc and | can gave you
no assurarcc If any kind to what will be the de-
sision Of the Convention. -
eff you think proper TO hold an election, you VII
barn from the inclOsed proclamation issued Inc %O'h
INST that the representative number - i3l mat -
ems deegat will be chosen for each 54 legal voters
Very respectfully your obeoielt sTyaI,' sr,vTov
ITO WV. wooiMAs esq, Probate Judge Coffee Co.. h IT,
The above is refreshing One would think from
The equanmity il exhibits that cutting OH one hai
OF the ueope of the Territory from representations
a mere trife and emitting county q triHng dcci-
don't that i ONLY "much 10 be regretted" There
has been great deal said about Washington since
Buchanans inaugural about the "peOple of Kan
sas" having b" free and impartial voice in settling
"the Kansas question" We also hear that tnc
"CostitutiOn must be submitted IL the people,
dc. Now, it must be in this apocrphal "subms-
sion that the aforesaid fairness and impartalty to
10 ad Mr. Ruchauan's
have made up their mind that it shall not be IN the
representation As the mode of submission, and
The fact Of submission at all, depends solely upon
the bogus convention that is beng got up, II Is
clearly evident that the new Territorial Executive
means to leave the whole virtue of this retornatory
movement with the Border RuiliuS themselves.
This will, Of course, be creditable to Them ,chen
happens; and should it not there can be little doubt
but Secretary Stanton aud Gov. Walker viii again
have reason to give the assurance that " II Is much
10 be- regretted" coupled with the cOnsoatOry Ill
formation that II must e1Ptcty say that there Is
s"nO provision OF lao by which can do anything 10
"remedy the omission
"Where there's will there's way" is All cid
adage, and none the worse for ts age. be me quote
one section of the bogus law ITSELF which by con-
strIIciOn at least, covers the case. Thus reads
section I'd of the Census Act;'
"SEC %. In case Of any vacancy in the office of
Sheriff the duties imposed on such sheriff to take
the censusl shall devoye upon and be performed by
the Judge of the Probate Court Of the county in
which such vacancy may exist, who may appoint
deputies, not to exceed one III every municipal town
ship; and in the office OF both Sherin ana
Probate Judge shall become vacant, the G0rcrR0r
shall aDD0iA sumo competent resultant Of sach co4aty
10 perform such dUty hO Sh0H k0rc me- same Ttgh' 10
appoint dcputics TAXI aud subscribe tie same o0t@,
and perform al he requirements IF This act as dp-
pl,fd to sherlfS"
Now, in not less than fifteen of the organized and
settled counties of Kansas there are neither bogus
Sheriffs nor bogus Judges. Again, 50 far as this
census is cOnceped there are many counties, like
the aforesaid Coffee" where there are few bogus
officers, but where, to al iucnts and purposes, so
Gar as this census is concerned, there might as well
have been none. Now, to say nothing of the Ia Ge
portion Of the Territory that is without the quota
Of bogus County Judges and Sherlits, III which
it was the clear duty Of the Governor to sup
ply the deficiency by express law, even bogus law,
II will appear very proper that the Governor should
interfere. lie certainly is the only person VINO can
supply the omission. Again, the act says that 1t
"shall be the duty of tie Sheriff, Probate Judge, or
person appointed by the Governor" to make a
al full and complete list of all the qualified voters
a. resident in said county election district 1t
eertanly would appear TO naked eye as II the
Governor was in some respects responsible Tor any
such serious omission. He certainly had no author
ity. even under the bogus census law, for issuing
the proclamation ard making the appoOtlonment'
Read the following portion Of
"SEC. 7. 1t shau be the duty Of the Governor aud
Secretary of the Territory, soon as TIE census QH
De COMPLETED and returns mddt, 10 proceed TO make
an apportiontment of the members for Convention,
among the different counties and election districts III
said Territory
lam no admirer of this particular bogus law. |
think that it is skilltu piece OF niquty, which, TO
accomplish all its purposes had TO incorporate
few features of rather a farer sort than anything
which the antecedents of the bogus officers gave US
the slightest reason for supposing they would carry
out But so far as the appOntces Of the President
are grossly derect of their duty, and exceed that
duty in abject seryily to the Savery-extenson and
RepubHcan-destrOy Rufian interests, We have
right and a reason for demanding OF the President,
.'Why is this !" We have also right to ask If
Mr. Buchanans promises of - fairness and
equality" were merely dccelttul politicians
promises used to further the ends of fraud and
ctime and be the covert ambuscade OF Slayery-eX-
tension.
As deliberately showed in my last letter no; less
than six counties in which no census has been taken
have been allowed representation. Areturn of GER
tain lists of voters has been made by certain Pro-
Slavery parties No official OF semi-Ohcial census
taker ever procured these lists of voters, IN season
or out of season. No published list ever proclaimed
that they were voters Ia the world, and no bogus
Probate Court even for one moment, ever went
through the farce of purifying them. And yet Mr.
Secretary Stanton, not only without even sluin-
ING Of the law that way but directly in the face Of
If, has proceeded to allow certain parties thus re-
turned an equal apportionment and to include these
spurious ists with the lists of corrected census
voters"
The counties from which no return WAS made
and where no census was taken, are seen on the
face Of the census lst rs the readers Of THE TRIR
UNE would see in examining il. The counties in
which there is return OF voters but no return o.
population, were also counties in which no census
was taken but where certain lists were made up
M Io.nr;Lnd .,sit. rnn..n1l, md imclminl in tho