The Washington union., 1857-05-07
THE ENEMIES OF KANSAS.

land, her progress and her prosperity.
THE ENEMIES OF KANSAS.
AT the last presidential election the supporters of
Fremont unustly claimed be the exclusive friends
of Kansas The course of the administration has
| been so Open straightforward and manly that the
candid men of all parties concede that the demo-
cratic party is in truth, quite much the real friend
as any class of politicians. Kansas is now taking
steps to form constitution preparatory to her ad-
mission as a State. To every legal voter an
opportunity to participate in the election, without
fear, hndrance, fraud act was passed contain
ing the following explicit and appropriate provisions
..Sec g. II shall be the duty Of the sheriff. probate
Judge person appointed by the governor, herein
provided in each county election district or before
The tenth day of April next TO file in the office OF tho
probate judge of such county election district full and
complete list of all the qualified voters resident in his
said county election district, the first day of April
eighteen hundred and ftyseven, which list shall exhibit
in fair and legblc hand the names of all such legal
| voters.
.Sec A. II shall be- and is hereby made the duty of
each probate Judge upon such returns being made with
delay to to be posted at three of the most pub
lie places in each election precinct in his county or cleo
ton district copy OF such list OF voters to the end
that every nabant may inspect the same and apply to
said probate judge to correct any he may find there
in, in the manner hereinafter provided.
D.
each day. Sundays excepted from the time of receiving
said returns until the first day of May next, at such
places shall be most convenient to the inhabitants Of
the county election district and proceed to the Dspec
ton of said returns, and hear correct and finally deter
according to the facts without unreasonable delay
all questions concerning the omission of any persons from
said returns, the improper insertion Of any
said returns: and other question affecting the ineg
rty or fidelity Of said returns and for this purpose shall
have power to administer oaths and examine witnesses
and compel their attendance IN such manner as said Judge
shall deem necessary
Sec 9. That as the said list OF legal voters
shall thus have been revised and corrected it shall be the
duty of the several probate judges to make out full and
fair copies thereof and without delay furnish to the gov
of the Territory copy and to the secretary of the
Territory one copy and il shall be the duty Of the gov
to copies thereof distinguishing the returns
from each county election district to be printed and
distributed generally among the inhabitants of the Terri
tory and copy shall be deposited with the clerk
each court of record probate judge within the limits of
said Territory, and copy delivered to each judge of
the election and at least three copies shall be posted up
at each place of voting.
Nothing could be fair, or better calculated TO
secure every citizen the privilege Of voting for dele
gates to convention charged with the duty Of form
ing State const .ution But portion of the black
republican press, who desire TO continue agitation
concerning Kanss,s for political effect in the States
have advised the iree-State not to vote at the
election, because, as they say, if they do so, they
will be bound by the result whether it accords with
their wishes or not The New York Tribune takes
the lead in giving this unsound and mischevous adj
vice. 1t proves its insincerty when it alleges
that the freeState men, whom advises to keep from
the polls, fitute nne-tenhs of all the voters in
the Territory IL this is true they would certainly
pnovc victorious, and desire, not only to be bound
by the result themselves but would wish all others
TO be bound. From the showing of these papers,
they have the power and could control everything.
Why, then, object, and advise the free-State men
not to vote? The answer is obvious. They wish to
keep up the agitation concerning Kansas If the
election shorld result against them it would prove
them in minority and not entitled to control and they
would have no just grounds of complaint as they
concede the majority should control If the result
should be in their favor, these partisans would be-
come politically bankrupt for want of means to
operate upon. Either result would remove all pre-
tence for agitation, and lead to the disbandment
Of party brought into existence and kept to-
ether by gross deception and misrepresentation
co 1cening affairs in Kansas These enemies of the
Territory are willing to sacrifice her honor and pros
perity and her future hopes to further their political
designs Their professions of regard for her are de-
signed induce her people TO minister their party
necesstea 1t is due TO candor and fairness to state
that the Ma ional Era and few others of the most
manly and consistent advocates of Kansas dsapprove
the course of the Tribune and other pretended friends
of Kansas. Among them, the New York Times has
distinguished itself by condemning this insincere adj
vice. After hearing and rejecting upon the argu-
mcnts Of these bad advisers, this paper on the 4th
instant said:
we still think IL matter of regret that the
party in the Territory refuses take part the election
for delegates TO the convention Their participation in
it under any circumstances could not fail to exert bcne-
fetal influence upon the result while their abstainng
oniy places them in false position without being of the
slightest possible service to their cause
This Is the language of and sense. We
hope Kansas will abandon its false advisers, and fol-
low it for their good well that of the coun-
try.
KENTUCKY.
The Frankfort Yeoman makes the following esti
mate of the vote joint ballot in the next legsla