New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-29

PATE in Aeir e.n government. Election iaEs zero
tpaeDicusy framed for The purpose d adasi;beg esa-
resiceas voters AID exerns az far a., possio.s the
voters bottle TO he I.rrper. Ihe nSht Of suf-sgs
was uade 20 dereri upon political Op'cSnns- he
duties and powers Of election OFF ers were 50 rrsreed
tba ID deciding on tie Eight 10 vete thsy ooaId hol1
one rule for one set OF ner, ard different ruie f)r
another. And in fIrthsrance of this p,h Y, bat
those favorable 10 the con,Duanee OF the usuroiog
Government were permitted 20 a.; officers Of the
election And, while he polls were thrown open ,
such L. dams Of the Territory az ii cDnmed 10 re
customs Of the white man. IL was lef, 20 the ua. nl,e
discretion Of these partisan judges OF Election 70 con
sirue this vague cesignetOD Of persons and sdnt or
excnoe at their plessuretbEs giving snohe- partisan
mesns OF control essy OF practise 81 i diihcu of de-
lection. The voting pl,oes instead Of being perns-
nent and notorious were made transl.oy a1d e1a- e
able at the pleasure OF Jealous parts Sps whom The
usuTpiDg Legislature conferred this extraordinary
power
With all these cunnngly devised Provisions to wrest
rom the people heir rights and 70 secure political con-
troll 10 minority AID with the constant interference Of
nonresident voters stimulated and BY secret
sOce:ies formed and maintained for the purpose IN
adjoining State il was almost If TO- Qlf;e impossible
for the people of the Territory - recover their los,
privileges az the ballot box 80 hong the usurpers
shan insst on their advantages already secured. To
accomplish any political result IN any form OF gov
erDment, party organization Is necessary. Aud IN
order 10 prevent that in this Gaze, The usupers having
control Of the judiciary declared through its decision
that any opposition constructive rosistlnce 20 tsis
usurped and despotic rule constituted high TIE son,
and would suhec the offender 10 the penalty o. death
They accordingly procured Indictments for trass01
against the active leaders of the majority under which
trey either imprisoned or drove them from ihe
Territory
Laws were passed making il a crime 70 discuss the
legitimate az estiors nocfsary for organized Polcsi
ac,ion. Freeze Of 'peech was denied and printing
esses deeroyed. The citizens whose rights had been
thus wrested from them were carefully excluded from
the uryboI and by test oaths from tse profession o,
the law, while all the Offices of the Territory were hed
with jealous parisans enlisted in this scheme OF subu
CATION ard the whole administration OF justice used a.
an engine of this SYSTEMATIC oppression. The security
of the inaenable ghs Of men in the Territory rested
upon political opinion alone while the night OF the
emgrant seeking home IL soil { navigate grea,
highway OF IeghboriDg State depended entirely upon
his political sentiments, BY all these mean. of OPpres
sion and wrong the majority were bound aud psralyzed
10 almost npossiblty Of effort.
Having thus briefly noticed this usurpStion, and the
character of scme Of It's acts your COMMITTEE 10 con-
sideIDg the remedy deem it unneee ,s.y to refer to
The General Government, which was the proper
and rightfu protector Of these people against such
grievous wrongs, instead of redressing them and vim
dcatng their rights lent lie power to shied ard uphold
the usurpetion declaring that as these frauds aad out
rsgts bad assumed the form Of law they must be sus-
tlned ard enforced upon the ground that the Pres-
dent was bound 10 see all laws faithfully executed
Thus presented the strange spectacle Of the Ma
tiCnal Executive standing quietly by and permitting
the organic law OF the Territory passed by Congress
to be tranpled upon, and the solemn guarantees 81
the Constitution OF The Republic ruthlessy violated
By these usupers n their nvasions we'll as in their
subsequtn Mt legsatOn gectDg wholly any effort to
see the law OF Coz gress faithfully executed until Inc
wrong had itself assumed the semblance of Territorial
Law and then IL sstiTg that his Constitutional duty
required that be should guard the acts of the usurpes
against the slightest infrdcton Thus under preface
OF seeing the laws faithfully executed the whole
power OF his Office welded to maintain and sanctiiy
gross nfraction Of law Of Congress, which bore his
own signature
What remedy is there for this helpless and subju-
gated condition of this deeply wronged and injured
people
No remedy can be efectual which does not remove
the usurpatiOn and anDibate it's official power to
place all the citizens of the Territory upon an equality
of rights and opportunities 10 the formation Of All entirely
new Government, Tree from the influence and control
OF nOn-res ident voters.
The systematic lawless guerilla warfare which was
rapidly kiDdng civil may cease, the administra.
ton OF justice be purified armed troops may be called
10 guard the polls against violence burnt houses and
ravagod towns may be rebuilt; the maraudDg bands
that commanded the highways aud subssted by mur.
der and rapine may 10 expelled; the great natural
avenues which lead to the Territory may be stripped OF
the artillery and armed which blockaded their
passage; presses may be reestabishsd persons con-
lined on political offenses may be discharged e1les
permitted to return; freedom OF speech may be AGAIN
exercised without fear of death the feons bal aud
chain; the prohibitions that elosed the profession OF
the law and the jury box against men on a,coun. o.
their political opinions may be removed All this ana
OF artfe coDgratustion 10 every lover OF justice the
great evil ard its cause might stil remain. Al this
might be done, and ye the government OF the usurpers
still 90 on in its memorable round Of seltperpetuatOn
msiorty would not avail against it-for, beiss
instituted by outside aid in spite OF maj rty its per
petuaion by Law is cOntinued for series OF years a.
least in the came way. It's Judges of Election being
accomplicts and yested with ample power force and
violence would not be Necessary to accomplish its pur
pose. As evidence OF THE IL only necessary to cite
The elsetion Of Msrch 80 1865 in the With, VIth With
and Nth Districts where over 400 illegal votes
poed yet no force used. In order to restore and
maintain the liberties Of the people, as well as assert
the honor and faith Of the Government is necessary
that the whole usurp'Dg Government should be et-
plunged and that elections shOuld be opened for the
czeIs presided over by above suspicion OF fraud
or Of completely with the past sutjugation.
The following is the bill reported 10y the COMMITTEE
A BILL for the Relief OF the People Of Kansas
Blersa The President Of the United states Transmitted to
this House BY printed pamphlet purpoIns % be the
laws OF the Territory Of ksnsss passed At Shawnee Mission
said Territory; and IL,
BY said laws qualification tor voting or holding once IN sAd
Territory and . =,
report that said Legislature was not elected by Tue
legal but forced them By non resi-
dens alton OF the organic act OF the Territory and haV
n thus Warped legislative powell they have eBaeted cruel ana
Be 10 acted b. e seAa,e aaG HoHse u RtprseHfalrss
nc Cae3 States Of IEssrica Cengres sffepbsd IhN all
I1es OF regulations puIP0rilns to Dc laws or the ioln 81
Kansas BIZ body Of claiming TO be the Leg.ys Assem-
bly, Territory and al and proceedings. wh;.oeye
,sd Assembly hereby declared Invalid aud OF no binding
sTca 1sd be turtle, enacted That the Governor Of aid
Territory SHALL Practicable order an election tor 1ie
yded fr such election in the sct organizing said Territory
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