The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-27
the Kansas observation-disclosures Walkers
Proclamati on

An election for delegate to Congress
members of the Territorial Legislature and
county officers is to take place ia Kansas
on the first Monday of October. 1t is re
garded as an event of the utmost importance as
upon It's results will hinge the character of the
constitution to be framed for the new State If
the voters of the free State party shall prove to
be in numerical superiority to those of the pro
slavery party then it is but reasonable to suppose
that sll attempts to impose upon Kansas con
stitution r cogniziQg slavery will be abandoned.
II, On the other band II shall appear-the cleo
ton bling 'airly corducted-that there is ma
jority o. voters in the Territory in favor Of the
proslavery platform, then the presumption il
equally fair ard reasonable that the Con-t,tu-
tional Convection will, on its re assembling
frame an organic law recognizing the institution
OF slavery, and that under that constitution Kan
sas sill be admitted into the Union as State.
Thus |, viii BE- seen that the approaching cleo.
ticn draws With II the most momentous Issues;
and therefore II is justly looked forward to, not
only in the Territory, but throughout the whole
county, with an intense degree Of Interest
In view Of these facts and in view OF rumors
in Kansas that fraud aud force will be again re-
sorted 20 for the purpose OF controlling the cleo
ton and despoilinx the bonn de residents OF their
rights as citizens, Gov. Walker has deem-d il pro.
per ana opportuue to issue proclamation to the
people While admitting the fact that b. the
legislative spporicnment Of the Territory come
fifteen counties which were severaly entitled to
representatives. in the Assembly have not bGd
that title OF theirs recognized, because they had
not complied with the provisions Of a lar re
curing the census to be taken, he reminds the
people Of those counties that they can at least
exercise their ,uffraees in the districts into which
thy have been incorporated, and that this frau
dulent appoIto1ment does not affect the vote for
delegate to Congress lie assures them of bis
anxious desire TO see fair and full election held
in October. and Of bis determination 10 contri-
butte 10 that result TO the extent OF all the autno
rty vested in him; and then he discusses at con-
siderable lene,h some questions Of Law touching
he qualifications OF voters.
II might seem to some that Gov. Walker goes
into this branch Of the subject too mu,h in dc.
tail Bu' that II not the case. The true inte-.
probation Of the Territorial laws regulating cleo
tons has been for some mooths past an impor
tsnt question In Kansas. An act OF 1sjj-the
came which imposed test oatbs-made the pay.
ment o. Territorial tax an essential requisite
before voting. An act OF goth June 1857, re.
peslcd 50 much Of The other az referred 70 test
oa,bs and then provided that all bona fie inhabi.
tants Of the Territory being citizens Of the Uni.
ted States and who shall have resided ak mo ith.
in the Territory shall be entitled to vote. Tue
qu, stion Is whether the payment Of Ter
rtorial tax continues TO be condition neces
sary 70 be complied with. The pro slavery
people favor the Affirmative of the question
b. cause fhen the free State men in ordsr
70 vote would be- in the very psymeot Of
the tax, compelled 10 recognise the validity
q the Territorial laws and some lawyers of re
pu'e Out there have been got to give legal opin
ions supporting that view They base their
opinions on the ground that the Law Of 1867
having repealed certain specified provisions o.
the law Of 1855, left the remaining clauses in full
vgor when not Incompatible with the provisions
Of the new Law; and they claim that the require
ment Of taxpaying not being repealed, and no,
being In conflict with the new law, n stin in