The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

lent seizure II Ne polls Il hs October siscou Is.dI
necessarily 70 ooi'son and OWL war rhs wosld %
employment Of Inc uoops rndsr nay control 70 svors
sceces dt graceful alike 70 hs Territory Snd :,
en- vs9 ssss Sa os s ao "a
opinions could prevent, In Nay and June b.
re.oe Of such catastrophe regard - aalsmn duty
men. q force 70 DO followed by Of anarchy and
bioatEAed
the two questions presented for say consideration
Ffvt Gun sAose who were qualified under the organic
ac 70 vote It Che arst eon u this Tcrroy vcte also
co'ooer nett indepeaden! OF any restrictions imposed
hy any ac. Of The Territorial cglsia.ufef
me twrsty second Gad twenty third sections Of the or
gsrc law relating 70 this subject In shs foioxng
Sec And be Y fs,.r enacted Ths NE ls;; 4; lie
by ses consist o. Cornell and House Of
se easncaion yotrra hereinafter pr.crised ,hOse
s sss aha. \. sI ds House q meme
ss e the s,%s !: -s. '
asas or sesr The NUMBER q may Re
By s Le.slsiivs Assembly nom Tine 70 ne in
s Whole number sha never exceed thirty nn: An sppor
ss s'. be a. q sSss s
Ne % rss s'is %
s % S ve on,c .u ae1sy r. % ss
shall resi- and be nSaDs0ts the district,
% es Be .s
Ion OF he anss ants and qnallhrd voters Of no ssvsra,
sach node he iovsrnor shall sat
e sss ns 80 In NE r sns h. -
sur lime and places and BE- nuc. IN soos msnuer II
stu,ss .ne5.o he shall pon. ~ srss' and
aud House Bs9rssens Inc
dYc sh. : n; !. r., having
trcr q onncil thai decl,Ied BY 90
wing highest namssr fsg. he House d Repre-
@ e. ssUs b dSe s to be Ss
Ia
ne Lgblsi We Assembly the Governor shsli order
such day he shat appois. su hresfe. he
Hsopis & s ss
prssen according numser qusiihed vote s.
ss be % 10 Sy well = he Ssy e The com
BY Provided 'h.t session 10 sh. eIcred
ne To- ,s Of fer days except the first session. ~h'A may
ste s Asa be further enacted rs.. sv.ry Ire. -ss,
resideni sid Territory shall pcssasr
% l and e ssd s s ss eeS -n 1
ssd rsrrG sp, The o. vosrs and # inag
GTesabed By the Legislature xssemsiy ProSdsi hat
che g. 1aa Sn na sSs s e
A. Ssh uprors s ss i.
sd the p,ovisios this act ana provided frhe- that no
e'ssS Una s.'s. sssssd s i,eos. i
se Ss SsSs Slsr cear and
Only Of those Who shall be eotled TO W q the ara
ELECTION and shall be eligible to any office within the said
Once a. all subsequent elections, shall be such shah BE-
prescribed ~ the Legislative AsKmbly" The provisions
have al. Hcs,on whs,ever 20 The subject u.smucn
they only prohibit the Legislature from permitting per-
n vote who neither native nauyahzet citizens
DOR have declared on ath their intention 10 become Gil
zenr, and ce tSin officers soldiers Of the army, &c
Now, the is clear, first that regards ali esctons
bu. the hrrf the qualifications ret prescribed BY the
act OF Congress. end second the qua with the
are 70 be dessnaed exclusively by the Territorial Legss
certain, then that the question nov raised ~ re-
erts the nreenced right Of persons VOTE who possess
the requisite Qualifications under the oct OF Congress- for
voting ~ tbs st election but excluded by osaquent
Territorial kgisA,ion in force. hiss foundation
whatever IN lac, and such votes would oe wholly illegal
70 vote mo excluded by the Territorial law and suoh
Illegal attempt made such clear violation Of The act OF
and prevented by the judges OF the election.
The second question is;-
WIN voters a the election in October who possess ali
ooh or FEBRUARY 1851 shich the Last acs on this sub
ject be sso required 70 possess other and different quail
ncstops con aimed In preceding Territorial enac,men,,
10 the rule action suejscss This
avt act the general election law, providing for .
ana entirely drr q appoonmepi or members for both
branches Of the Territorial Legsature a Also the ouaa
cations of voters 1t that and all succeeding elections and
Ia entitled an act 70 define aad establh the council sod
representative districts Tor the second LegEsl Assem-
bly and FOR other purposes +"
The nra sectioa de.ignAes BY the several csun.
tie o. Kansas whch const ate the sewers. ,ouncil
dt-ietz the econd sectIon desguatcs by the
raj counties or Kansas which Is constitute The
members smorg the several repreeen alive districts nc
rcreine 10 The provided for IN the convention law
he fourth 'ecilon ippoltons In The same manner tse
memt among The sovera council disirc the nfh ana
last secsion IL In these words
Sec Fvrry1ono f5s inh.etsni cf the Territory Of K,n
one yssrs Woo han hsy. rssses III Il al ..y
before he pen-r. election for members Of ne oeuuc1
han b enis. % yoe :. any general slssoe heres.r
Tbs con'an,d ,us Be considered 70 appy .Ie IA
any TspssF III proots 81 a. act e1se Ar set 70 PRO
v.,ou ihs act 70 tase effect and be il force from and
rnesngu.se Of this section IL clear and exoct s an
oct Prescribing The qualifications srd all tho quar- toanous
or voter, At al future elections The law perfect And
ceding cnstments the language 10 FREQ from ooo,ro
versy. Every bona Gde nhabisn." a., shall DO
titled 10 vote" 40 inc -crd- are impressive IL the
language Of command from The proper authority Ard 90
any right 10 nterpoate triciops contained
preceding enac,nlenu Mss wei seeo principle OF s-
well al common sense, thai -hsu any euhssqae1
statute proceeds 70 rcgustc entire subj CT In
general ard comprehensive language, e OF full
force snd eject ID and OF ise ana no restriction al
don can pe made 70 rs provision. by reference TO any
preceding ensenents In such cue there can r.n,or
Be sdairon tups,rsoa end ,be plumber II quahnsd
voters Can neither % augmented BY sdcips 70 thea n,se
who p Knitted 10 vots By preceding las.
essned by ruhsJsere bose who were resiric ed from
right CT rsge ~ previous ensc.mstn the woris
every czsn," 80 and no other shsl vote, include
all ho described In The act, and erclade al others
tie American people II 10 he pnis which repoae
al iker Institutions / Is rsri highly favored In our
law tnf 10 AL sucl cases. 70 dtpTfvo sry one or ID rfht
Me words mus be clear and uBsmbiguous
Bot AZ tbs -sse here II no ambiguity, and independent
f the FACT hsl his aoi, regards slecrus and qastd
tons or v0terr act complete IN ITSELF and prescribing
al TIE provisions plcabe 70 this suhisr inter
lion b. when restriction rcgsrcs The right Of voting
ccnained n preceding au, should be tupersdded 70
hose required 10 This SCI vous create direct aud posi-
tive repasnsnce 70 hs clear and explicit language, aad,
herefors would be mes, clearly re2cscd BY virtue o.
The universal principle OF jasprudeaoe, that, -hsD txo
sAlusf contain provisions WHOM repugnsot, repesnt
o. ~ ehsr By way Of addition or sObsrHoOn,
III last statute must prevail
Nov let there would ct be direct repuspsnoy
In this under The construction ended b.
Who asser that although The psy ment OF TERRITORIAL
Mt snong The publications Of voters under the %
1897, yet tbsg Qualification Ter the or 1885, and
therefore tll In force let us place them In oppnle
columns
Act O. tss5 provides Tee Act o. 1857, "a now con.
rre'y loHa M rhsbsrt r.ru~t would re-d n lows
~ The Tertiary ~ ksrrr- be- "Fvryv hH M inhphaa
ing 81 The United Trrpiprg ~ ansss rrtnF
sssie- the ~ ettiyeu on the Tinted states
JAR aud who shsl esve the II
sidf IA ssid Ter. who shat have re~sed sr
fhcrf before the nsSt genera mon be In asd Territory be
election Tor menbes ~ he fore the nert general election