New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-15
KANSAS.
AN EXTRA JUDICIAL DECISION-CAT0
THE CE,,SOR ON BOGUS LAVA ORA
COON At TUE7pOJJS
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AN EXTRA JUDICIAL DEChSlON-CAlO
THE CEf,SOR ON bogus LAVA ORA
COON AT THE'POLLS.
From Oar Special Correspondent.
LAWRENCE, X. T., Aug. Z, 1857.
Just so roon as it was understood that the Free
State men designed going to the pollsne1t October,
the Pro Saveryites set to work to secure fraudu-
lent victory The provisions of the law were them
selves bad enough. The election was in the hands
Of their own choice TOOLS and behind this machinery
of Yascalty there was abundant power to defeat the
popular viii and establish any fraud. Bot the Oil
garchy trust nothing to contingencies. The cleo
ton has to be rendered farce, aud It's result posi-
Eve certainty. Knowing their lack H real power,
they run the risk of making their frauds public "a
tker than jeopardize single interest. The bare
faced and rascally apportionnent might OF itself
have sufliced, but they well know that even that
could not and SO they take step after step to render
the election nuty, and the effort OF the Free-otate
men to recover their rights failure.
In order 10 make capital at the North for Pro-
Slavery Democracy, the idea has been most sedll-
lousy kept before the Northern public that the
wicked election laws had been repealed, and that
henceforth all was to be fair play and honesty Adj
mipistra.ion papers have dilated this, and eyea
Republican Journals which ought to have exhioited
greater sagacty, have conveyed the impression that
fair play was about to DE insugurated. those VINO
took the trouble to investigate these matters as they
really were, and who, seeing the falacy OF all
this, have uttered their warning voice against II,
have been denounced as " flctl0s." That, now
ever, was small matter What was OF more con.
sequence was the fatal deception that thus called
the people to supposed security Bat If al this bum
combe b. about fair play had that result it had also
another. BY giving oUt to the public that there was
TO be 81 fair election" there was danger that the
people of Kansas might assert such right. 1t
therefore becomes of Importance that all the legal
bars between the people aud the polls should be
clearly defined, and given to the Kansas people with
all the supposed force of legal tribunal 50 that any
deviation from tie rules here laid would justify
refusal to receive election returns. Hence the fol-
lowing correspondence between that servant of Pro-
Slavery interests Judge Cato of the Federal Courts
and some members of the bogus Legislature and
others:
LETTER TO JUDGE CATO.
LEcoMPrUS, X. r., July 81, 1857.
= g. C.Io. .Judse ~ Tie SupifHie Court.
Sir: The Territorial IT, gi,lature at its late session.
passed en- ac that las been the subject OF discussion
The fifth section Of An act 10 define and establish
" the Council and Represe NATIVE DISTRICTS Tor
the second legislative Assembly, ana Tor other
purposes" is the provision concerning viii ii doubts
have been suggested and theories promulgated. IL
is in the following words:
Every bona fdc :phabitant Of the Territory Of
p. Gu
twenty-one years and who shall have resided ae
months in saul Territory before The next general
election, for members Of the Council, and no other
Drsoa l-kd:crer. shall be entitled to vote at auy
general election hereafter to be held IN tbs Territory
Seco1d Kansas Statutes, p 6S.
II submitted that this Act is in palpable violation
Of the org anic law Of the Territory. Tue I'd section
Of that law provides a.
sbol be exercised only by citizens OF the United
States and those rho hare declared tier Intention ID
become sach and shat hare taken an 0ath 10 support
he Consultation Of The United States AMI Tie pro-
Urder This act-the fundamental Law of the Terri
toy allowing the six months residence Qualification
prescribed by the Legislature 10 sand-a foreigner
who may have landed IL the United States Tor the
frat time in March last, and immediately settled IN
Kansas having declared oath his intention 20 be-
come citizen Of the United States, and having taken
al oath TO support the Constitution oil me onied
States and the Organic act would be entitled 10 vste
ar IN. general election in October next OIt under
trri,oiIsl Legislation he would be compelled to re-
main in the United States five years instead OF SIX
opths from the date VI his arrival before he woUd
b. entitled 70 vote. ~,
Here follows some Buncombe in aunih1.oI Of the
Knor- Notbipgs closiag with this morsel. " And
sha the Legislature OF Kansas be permitted 10 nul-
mfr the action Of Congress, trempe or tie Organic
law Of the Territory, anu FOB the foreigner OF Inc
elective franchise
rial . r. cited above repeats the former los, making
,br ps,ulent OF tax a requisite qualification OF an
r.ct r IT1Vgk tee dc3Iyet tas VI posHe 2rlH-
-, We are exceedingly an1i)us 70 hear from the
Ierally constituted eIpjundsrs OF the law consist
NJ Nth YOUR views Of p,opliety, will you nave Tie
kindu,ss 10 exaure the subject and favor US Win tnc
result of your Investigation
"a, we are unable 20 imagine any Improperly -
making this request, We shall wax with some solicit
;p0e fo- your opinion and we have unboundec con-
deuce 10 Your political scurnen, We feel assured taa!
Inc people of tie Territory viii read your exposition
win ne respee. due 20 judicial authority.
.'In CONCLUSION, Sir, accept assurances Of regard
and esteem.
Very re,re: .f1lJ your oteden: s,Ivan,'
=" o. Il BROWNE AID others
What renders THIS letter more worthy OF note u,
mat those who send are chiefly members and eff
Gers Of the bogus Legislature, who, Of all others,
miaht bs supposed 20 know the meaning OF t1elr
own act. Their profsssed objections to Tie DIS
irapchisenent OF certain class q persons, WHO
are allowed 20 vote BY the organic act are intensely
lycccriti.sl These very men elped 70 Pass the
av, and not word Of objection ever had they 70
il hen. Tho fac. 10 simply this: There prom
inent class, nearly 1900 voters, chiefly 6eimans'
sAc are IN .lis way Yossrs noas' rs olfsI'e aeE.