Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-29

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ter or object but went over from Mo
in long cavalcades during the day OF
two before and on the day Of Election
encamping in plain sight of free stat
towns like Lawrence, and taking pos
session Of the polls early on the NOR
ming Of theeventful day, expelIing th,
Judges Of election who refused theil
votes--in some instances giving then
five minutes grace, in which to choos'
between resignation and death,
A careful scrutiny of the poll-book
of this election by the Congressiona
Investigating Committee showed tina
but 1910 legal, to 4, 1868 illegal vote
were polled there-the whole numbe
Of legal votes in the Territory being
1882. Hundreds of Free-State voter
were either driven from the polls be
fore voting by the Missouri invaders
or voluntarily retired without votin,
seeing that the election was farce
And the next day long professions
Of Missourians-entered the borde
towns Of their own Strife in triumph
and were received with demonstra
tons of Pro-Slayery enthusiasm
Such is the origin of the Legislative
authority which has called Consti
tutional Convention in Kansas.
| III. The Free-State men of Kansas
thus robbed of their rights, protested
against this bogus election as invalid
and scandalous, first held meeting a.
Lawrence, then q Convention at Biz
Springs, and constituted an Executive
Committee by which Constitutions
Convention was called, which was in
due time held. and framed a free Con
stitution. Under that Constitution
they applied for admission into tn,
Union, which the house by close vot.
granted, but the Senate overwhelm
ingly refused. Finally, last Winter
the House, by a decided majority, pro
posed to wipe out both the bogus Leg
islature and the FREQ State Orraniza
ton, and hold new Territorial Elec
ton under the strongest practicable
guarantees against fraud. The Sen
late rejected this proposition Also
Thus the question now stands, so ia,
as the action of Congress is concern
ed.
| Nv. The Free State party elected
State Officers and Members Of Con
gress, and there rested, not choosing
to pass acts that would bring its orga
nization in collision with the Terrific
rial Legislative rule, if not with tn,
Federal authority also. The Free st
Government therefore remains to thi
day in abeyance-an assertion ofrigh
unexcercised-a petition to Congress
and the Country for justice and liber
ty. Yet, on the two several OCCASION
when the reassembling of the Ere,
State Legislature was attempted, /
was dispersed by the Federal bayo
nets.
V. The Convention act Of the Ter
ritorial (bogus) Legislature provide
for an election next month ofdelegate
to a Constitutional Convention, to b.
chosen by a vote Of all the citizen
three months residentin the Territory
But, to determine who are, such resi-
dents, a Census and Registration wa
ordered, to be made up and revised
entirely by Territorial bogus] officer
and no one can vote at the Constitu
tional Election whose name is not OF
this Registry, which the Free Stat,
men have no voice in perfecting. II
is already known that large portion
of the Free State men entitled to be
on this Registry are not on the origi.
nal returns, and it is justly presumed
that those who first gained power by
the gigantic fraud of March, 1856
will not hesitate toretain it by an equ.
ally deliberate and Wholesale fraud
in June, 1857.
vi. The new President voluntarily
in his Inaugural, to secure to the poo
pie of Kansas full, free and fair ex-
preston of their views with respect
to Slavery and all other important
questions in the establishment of the
State Constitution, and Gov. Walker
Secretary Stanton and the Democrat
ic Press Of the Free States have rep
eatedly reiterated the assurance
But, when the Free State men ask
that these words be transmitted into
acts, they are told, We haveno pow
or to interfere in the promises-you
must obey the Territorial laws" that
is, the DEGREES of the bogus Legislat-
ure. And the Slavery faction,
which knows it has no chance in a
fair election, scouts the idea of any
compromise or concession whatever,
insisting thatthe election shall be held
under its registry and by its own Off.
GERS exclusively, giving the Free State
men no voice whatever in tho pre-
misses.
VII. The Free State men refuse 10
surrender TINS at discretion, but pro-
pose
"FirSt; Two persons shall be selec-
ted in each township or district TO cor
rect the registry list, one by the Pro-
Slavery and one by the Free State
parry, who shall proceed in company
to take tho census and register all
legal voters, and the Probate Judges
shall correct the first lists, and the APP
pointment ofdelegates shall be made
according to the returns thus produ-
ced.
Second: Four Judges Of Election
shall be appointed for each voting
precinct, two by the Pro-Slavery and
two by the Free State party, and the
names Of three Of said Judges shall
be required to certificate Of election
to entitle person to a seat in the
Convention.
On these conditions, they are will
ling to waive all objections to the bo-
gus usurpation, and go into the cleo
ton as already proposed by their ad-
versaries.
VIII. The Pro-Slavery party reject
theea conditions and Mr. Sacrafarv