The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-03-06
Plan for Enslaving Kansas.

y cunnlngiy ueNscu ano c1reiuiiy mo'
tured measure has been introduced into
tie usurPing Legislature of Kansas in
which the scheme to make slave State out
Of Kansas is fully developed. A cOrrespon-
dent Of the Missouri Democrat, writing un'
der date Of Feb. Cd. gives the details Of the
bill, which are here presented
IAN immediate census Of Kansas is to be
taken 10 De completed bsfors tho 10Th OF
April. No previous residence or evidences
OF citizenship Is u be required, except that
the voters thus listed shall be- citizens OF the
United states, and shall bs inhabitants Of
the Territory on the first day Of April,
ls57. NJ enigrant cnmins To the Territory
after that date, shall be allowed to have his
name on the lists thus taken. The census
shall be taken by the Sheritfs or Judges. or
their deputies Of the respective counties
All the officers 10 take the census, or man.
age the election are appointees Of the Terri
torial Legislature. There is no penalty at
tached to taking u false census. There is no
requirement about visiting the houses OF set
tiers. The only rule is that they shall be
inhabitants on the first Of April. As the
elections are 20 bs held under Territorial
laws, it Is probable that no one viii be list
cd or entitled to vote who has not q receipt
for the payment Of Territorial taxes.
The person taking the census makes the
returns by the 10th Of April. The Judge
Of Probate shall copy list Of tho voter IS
names thus taken. and post one up in every
precinct in the county. No penalty Is afir'
ell 10 the non- performance Of that duty
The County Court shall remain IN session
from the 10th Of April to the first Of May.
This court alone is entitled TO make erasures
or add new names. They shall do 40 Mt
their discretion their only rule being those
who have inhabited the Territory on the
first Of April. Their decisions are final no
appeal can DO made from them. When
they have completed what changes they
deem il proper 10 make before this first OF
May, the list stands as 1t must be reported.
A copy Of that list, thus perfected, is to
be sent 70 the Secretary Of the Territory
The Governor shalt then make an appoint
mcnt from it, giving each Of the districts
created by this bull, as nearly rs possible,
equal representation, according 10 the re-
turns from each OF them. There aro TO be
sixty delegated. This Is the only authority
left 20 Gov. Geary in tho matter. Even
there his duty Is clearly defined; there IS
no discretion vested in him no evidences Of
fraud entities him to interfere.
There arc nineteen districts. All OF the
counties bordering on Missouri are made
full districts. Shawnee, Richardson, and
Davis counties, all thinly settled by Free
State men. are made only one district -
Shawnee County. where Topeka Is located.
has from two to three times the number of
voters that are in the counties OF johnson,
Lyon, Anderson, and Marshall, all put To-
g,thcr. and the latter unties are all made
full districts by this bill. johnson county
is the Shawnee reservation. There are not
thirty legal voters in il. but IL Is likely that
there will DO quite rush OF Missourians
FROM the border counties 10 il when the cen.
sus IA taken, ~ IA 10 secure Chalmers, and to
be listed as voters. Very few OF such will
ever settle permanently in the Territory
This distribution Of districts Is clear indi-
cation of the intended fraud.
The election for delegates is to be held on
the third Monday in sune. Ii is 10 be
governed by tho Territorial election laws.
The county Judges are % determine how
many precincts there shall be, aud ut what
point Of each voting shall be held. They
appoint three Judges for each precinct to
cjLduct tho election. The judges Of election
shall make and certify to the county court
tie election returns. THIS court shall send
ore copy such return 10 the Office Of the
Secretary of the Territory, and file another
in their own. The person having the larg-
CT number of VOTES ON thoso returns 10 de-
clared elected by thu provisions Of this bill,
and the Governor shall issue him certih-
cate.
Cases &c contested elections are to be de-
cidesi by a convention called by tho same
authority which institutes the election.
1.-THE Convention shall frame constitution
for the State OF Kansas, and sh II submit
the sims for the approval OF Congress. NO
provisions is made for submitting II to the
peoplc. The convention Is 10 assemble az
thu Capitol Of the Territory on the first
Monday in September"
The same correspondent states that the
joint committee of both houses, ~ which
this palpable swindle was referred, reported
it back without amendment and recommend-
ed it, passage. IL il passes, as il undoubt-
cdly will, the Free State settlers will be
again thrown upon their own resources.--
The bill opens the way for fresh border
invasion, and justides il with new prete,ts
oflaw. And when its work is consunmat-
ed, instead Of submitting its work % the