The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28


rIp Of Interpretation mis- mbjeos suououag nom ons
staoahsd and universal usage 70 sae lo1oe :, M.
subjsct removsc By shs psuviuaas At shs fsrrtcrA
Convention -. ..sd On me day grsssdss Sss .S OF
made NE bssas many Of sse prcviscs q NO iasse-
Thss convention INV prescsibs pssviou. residence o.
S nsss ss: IND s. s ~ os H.
Irsssndsd tsss ths psymsst Of any a1 constitute.
70 TIA, oopyenion. No such payment Of AZ. was
aoted, and yayely " ever made And D.ch .
direct repeal Of the tar qaslaoaos, he srore sll eI
sicd, wsud render illegal the election Of nearly every
member OF the constitutional Convention, and impair the
validity Of al their AcS The election law Of 1867, mpos
Ing the tax qualification Law, general Il appaed 10 all
Subsequent elections 70 ever nhAbitAut Of this rerriso
ana Of me country Or ascs IN Witch ne oass TO- vote
p,thensve In is application 70 ever, election which coald
isko psce urder any territorial law, ~ the Legiala
Mre could make H. ana ~oud apply the resyo Ion Of ss
payment Of territorial tax In voting for delegates tho
convention, ja.t ~ nuoa ~ in voting for mem
legged principle, that resrccas Of Qualifications in pre-
ceoDg las and not repealed b. general provision In
.u'sequens .ls,u.e providing Tor subicquent cleo
uon Law required th'ee months PREVIOUS residence and
registry a. = qualification Of voters nut SILENT Xix,
Of any tax and II such : yre- pay ment nv force Of
preceding ensctmenu applies 3 qualification for
voter for the terri oraI AZURE in Oct ,ber Then Il
sud jus. clearly follow hs. much
ton acs WIS equally silent y the Of tax the
voters for daeea TO that Convsnon, besides the three
But the truth L. bile the remains the qualification
sares more " The election In octoper than does to
tbe ole oon OF delegates 70 The C~nvention, because II
dropped In brsh acts and because have right
10 psert mcat Important provision that IL hos om-c
BY The Legislature and becawe settled rule in In
terpreng statutes that the Legislature had intended 10
either case in pyeicrl ,pg the qualifications, And III ths
qntf 'sopf OF voters, 10 hat inserted
in preceding law, they would repesset ressrio
4 WI la
eisltrre in oeacriong the qualifications OF voters under
the convention o. ecton las, If they Intended In addition
10 the quiEfcaons named In these ls~s requpe the
prepay nent OF tax, 10 have said and net left 10
others to iniepoa.e words which they had excluded
til. subjec. bave never entertained any doubt,
and Iever supposed tnsre ooaId be any qaet.
non And ! might have declined the expression Of
certain krowiedge OF the CT communicated from
Ao, every quarter Of the Territory, and fro AL parties
ihst these conflicting uctons OF the law II not set
tied, win certainly piodu coi.iou 81 the polls and
probably dis 0irous civil var and revolution ostm
authority to instruct the judges OF election By Of
o.inoo ~ others have given iheirs and With she
sincerity IN the hope that may tend mewhAt W pre-
vent the disasters with which ,hre~tenet growing
out Of these icrg opnionS and that may reader
urpeccsnry resort to the military force fubjst 70 my
orders TO preserve the peace Of lhe ert3ry That mill
,sry force, which no already here or daily arriving,
ANIL suncent to preserve the peace OF Ksusas: bat Is
m! sincere hope thst,ae mere presen Of his force
competent Al II ID 10 Fuppress nsurrechou r.belio
AMI maiuain The authority Of the law will render any
collision Unnecessary.
On the 10Th OF August last muncated +, the Pres
dem, through The Secretary OF state, my views this
subject getner With copies OF the several Territorial sss
me, BY the moral force Of their opinion. In preventing
. collrion and civil In his rerrt ~, by stating
such ihould be the fact, t.eir coacurrca,s With me-
ee ve~s In reply TO this CON N unto ton, In . dee
patch from he Secretary OF State under date Of III
I'd OF September, 1887, after remarkug most jitly, -
always commended ihs. coulo Issue authoritative
mandate the tgcs Of election on this subject, or con
nol their dection, he raFs-
Is S the bss. .sn Of pior
T, mat yo vie 10 he opriOn Q, The President are en-
With an mi force prepared to resiss the auno
II may therefore recesssry troops pased
yonr dsposa no, only TO aid as c'aiais in eI-cai
under Re esppe.p Of so opo u
hone,y v. have Sirsc, .o.s 10 pre-
ting civil Kansas, he be Justly o,nsard
ea.m = such an Of 0'n'' aver e
9 81
S be s s, SsS % =. ps.ss Of .'s s
sys.y member e h .a1ns IN opnon ys yo
II DE, mo- NOT 81
o. ss sst q =, S so%pe In ITSELF and pr.
these he payment Of Territorial : included. They
pecsed oa yos 81 nS he pos
gsne ac Of Congress- Of May 30 1874 has any Just claim 10 the
viii be observed then in view OF the deplorabe
condition Kan for tbs last three years the
that has 60 long ragged in this rerr and the imm
merit danger OF rcnevsl OF that conflict gro sing
nfc'irs views a. TO the qushncson Of 1t the
suing election the President and all his Cabinet have
horeh the occason sufficiently solemn and important
express their fu, unanimous end entire concurrence
the views 70 the qush aons ;, electors al the 0o,ober
election tbcse points ret forth by address,
and previously communicated by mo 1, the Secretary Of
satc
10 obvtous tina, the Territorial g~evnusut Of Kansas
nust be mainaired either oy asuperr physical force
IN AL ether states I'D territories, by the majority Of
qualified vote1 NJ the election
i never Contemplated the Of tie military sc~ce but
In aid of the execution OF the laws 10 pro'e the citizens
ndsr. where he civil s-,bo,i,y might prove
Incompetent vi hou such aid and where the auiho
r,ed military 10 .er 70 suppress ms direction or rebel Ion
Physical foros and Constitute 90
In nearly sl mopsrches and despct,c governments, bat
here s the yin OF the mso 1y Of The people qusnned
W vote rpon the constitution and under the laws which
N govern and the oil suoh questions decided
BY fu fair vcts OF the quail ned ecors IL the polls
The better ard I'll then shall have seaoe
and rcpose In Kansas Uness force 10 W be substituted
Tor Tho Icc,e auchise, pnis dcspoto aud mopAroh m
principles arc making here invisible progress,
later the question NUT thus be decided the
better Only for the interests or this territory for
the security Of The Upon and the sell governments
here and Ihrcug nout the world
The eyes Of our country the world s,e no. directed
with inter interest the oomns election Kansas Ia
Oc'ober ncxt whether the people Of THIS territory are,
indeed capable OF scN govern nent shchcr the
which have dsvacsd Kansas and country for ss
inres yetr-, are 20 he repevei indefinitely whistler VIC.
ence irjt insurreciiou both sides are
for y norspi and for tns mom-n, only, W decide
question or neither political differences 10 be SET
cxerc,e Of The elective franchise Inc moment ques
tors 10 which gu musi o now soou ans~ the test
sth expressly rey called ~ qualification Tor voters By
an act Of The territorial Legislature OF he 17tb Of Februa
~, mT
Tbs people Of Kansas have therefore, opportu
niiy, In onfI misy whh she luton Of tho United
safes, The organic act Of Congress, and the h~s OF This
Territory 20 decide, by tho eleouve franchise, toe chooe
Of Their del. gate TO oonSre their Territorial Lessaure
and al Their ubty ofcers
Tho troop. Al my dispoesl vhsh are fallr competent
the ss viii ~ tbe ,uos OF citizens OF Doth parties
stationed 81 the pcuz where violence has been threatened
or antspsed not for the purpose OF ovcrawing We
pie or Interfering In any ~S with the elecuoss, or IN
nueDcing them In any respect whatever, but, BY their
pro rdins NE polls alns any asss mp ipsur
recucn violen from The knowledge of lhe fact
thai can and ~i be On pressed, but, neoc~nr, also
70 proseoi snd secure by lawful means al the last RICH
OF ne zen In exercising the elective n snchsc under
deson % The proper su,bores and 70 asc co.n
tdts Tor The OF olsnoers ahould have greatly
pr FER cd expressed In letter OF Of ~
or This Territory, 70 have been required 10
call the roops, even ~ precautionary neAsuve IT,
NOD drop Of blood has been shed and the insurrecon
oxn L.