Squatter sovereign., 1857-02-10

IBnEo provide for Convention to form
State Constitution
M, hAsy ysseissd f1sps Iap sW.
| F0tman. he Council. bill ihGds,ed
into The two hssscs of tn Lcgislai seby
ld.s Joint Ihi.iee> pointed .efss sai
| paspose. 10 provide for liking the srnsus,
and elecsing delegates 10 convention.
The general features of the bill are ius.
assd ss.se=Sf me aesaillss are oSisc:
ETy fhe fira fsof ofl,f Bin, f@ppl
TO 9th hne inclusive, should be amended
tin. iyo particnlars.--E iEsss the census -taa-
1srs will pc very apt to be led inse, sftpx D
! 10 those who are qualified voiers. The
tteiiii-rfosistes that "a between the FIRST OF
March snd FIRST Of April they should make
an enumeration of all the free male inhab-
Observation-Disclosures
actually Essdspg w1tlasyheir respective
counties"
Faa These lists ars'tS be kept. ;asissd none
whose names are not on them shaffsb elf-
lxffled 10 vote al the ennapfatsd ELECTION
And, as a matter Of course, az ssissa IL are
I1pre,as.eap ID 81 s99rs. sBM suadaar die iIlh
src.lon of the bill. we siha ,lfaf saicih i fses
the fatt, for OF, tie Sd hfonfay u - nne,
when the ieiectior, comes or T3fef must
have been resident Of has eoilnsy Three
nasniSs; 10 be laaiiIi9d. e Hence. I'm i OF
those Oh The. ce6s,is i:sty@it not he eTniit!ed
no voeso 2Sw, : no ifIs;racti oas are given
census takers to record HE 1h:is WhssREs tie
various persons on ms iisr al fIfstta In his
county, no difference appears TO the iQdg es
of lelseiioni,d and the Object Of the three
month qualification defeated. is mus,
Ebe saraended so TINT the census tsfker shall
record only those who are i'd The va irrious
ee,iiitics three imonths next preceding t..e'
sd BIeedaSin June. bdS s<7ihfiep SO $
Again. the bill further provides, thar
'.' all other seAae persons shall be endmcr-
a,ed. Nov the'o6ect sof fhis can only
be to- show ear aggregate poPdlatlonn1,. as
will enfsfle US TO representation iiinn Con-
,gress. - This Is wrong. Tire Constitution
recognizes Eve slavessas lbeiig tqdal to
shreeoaii,e pefso.lssif tiie basis Of repre- repre-
sentation, hence ave are losing quite con:
siderable number Of opr actual sesssseniar
tifs popuiation,, 81 ed .p,ns,jssib.I 10
But the mos, most serious ,ohieseiioa,. TO. the
FIRST section Of The bills, thai quite q num-
Der Of not only actual, voters, tint citizens
Of the Uai,ed States are declared by this
section from voting or being anerabers, Of
the Convention. Two memhersn Of, lhe
present Legislature would bee thus, cut of,
and many Of our post inlslligenh end ssi-
.ucaisd citizens. We mean the Indians
who hy treaty are made cilizens.a WsPre-
sumo they are as proud of their distinctive
Indian blood, as contra Distinguished from
WAifs, as any white hasaI mag SET lis, own
Thi, must be. amended. b,.,,,..,. .,,,,,l,
In, the 10Th section. second lins, tie
judges of election must swear to ...f4ilh-
fully discharge the duties of Judge of elec-
lion, according .o law" so HeHa agaia may
arise misconseptiop. We presume: that
every bona fde citizen. Of. the Tsrri,or,F
who shall have hay been en- resident thEee ppnshs9
next before the election, is expected 70 be
enti,led 10 vote, whe,heg he ,sAqu kges PAID.
a Territorial far, dad be ciliiag to SUGAR
70 lsaprost the provisions Of stae1 Esihsas-
.hsbrashaa,aot orInot, yea. saceofs.fmg to
la,r, they will not be-. Now This must be
amended. Ii any attempt should be'made
,oforce ihe ssluire,nefasa of oaf Fefri,o-
riab regulaiions in this9 election, we woaifd
and (aHd ueEy jnssly 1Sah array of epposf-
tion against ss,thasws could notsore rcosne.
Ne do, aot ibelievecsliat iheS eosnf.lateta in.
tended TO makes those requirements, ;ane
therefore we uge1he more plainly 'bfis OBJ
jections. ! We wish a, faifsatsd honest eex-
preston on the part of she Dcitizsils Of the
Territory ands s~e aafe satisfied that Che
committee did Also. 1esus' give sur Black
aepublican. enemies no chance 70 cha rye
Us with attempting snyshing uafa If, and
we have no dostbe that the,nexs Congress
= a -edmit as with sachseonstisasioh' as cur
Convention may adopt. .is3Asqs-s-'.i iisri
We would uggest one other addition.
that in case The 's Governor and Seereta-
~ should refuse 10 aci. then hen iiat 4 some some
two other good me men say. one 4 Free
State and the other a Pro-Slayery' man
be nan,edtto make The. ! superintendent.
We have no reason 70 believe they will |