Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-09-24

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though the people had been prevented frol
eiecting their Legislature as the organic a,
: of the territory required, yet, while tl
Territorial Government remained techn
cally intact, State government would b
a rival, revolutionary movement putin
the authority Of the United States .govern
ment in despite. But the people kne,
J that the constitution of the United State
contained no provision whatever for ter
ritorial government anywhere, that the fra
mars of that instrument did not contem
plate the acquisition Of new Territory t
the Union; that the territorial government
was therefore the creature Of a temporar
necessity--a mere protectorate-of extr
constitutional legislation--a thing incl
dent to transient sovereignty-and tina
when the State Government, the norma
and recognized statutes of the community
came into existence the territorial govern
ment expired with the necessity which ere
ated it. The people of Kansas knew th:.
the government of the United States itsel
had proceeded upon these principles in tn
admission of States into the Union; and hat
thus given them its highest sanction ans
rendered them authoritative. They, there
fore, assumed this ground after duly weigh
ing the objections urged to it with tn,
most perfect assurance of its correctness a.
matter of law and established govcrnmen.
tai policy.
The opposition made by the administra-
tion at Washington and its party through
out the country to this course of the peo-
pie of Kansas, has not, in the slightest de.
gree, weakened their confidence in it, OF
lessened their determination to adhere to il
to the end. They are satisfied that its
propriety would never have been called
in question as a matter :of serious mo-
ment, had not the federal administration
sought by SO doing. to serve special pur-
pose in behalf of slavery. SO confident are
our people in the stand they have thus ia
ken, that they would be perfectly willing
to permit their State government to pro-
ceed to the regular performance of its func-
tions, without any regard to the territorial
government, were it not for a settled wish
on their part, to do nothing which NAV
subject them to the charge of ultra views,
or desire to incnr violence, even in the
assertion of their rights. They have pre-
ferred to turn aside for the time being from
their State organization, and to make an
effort to secure, through the Territorial
government and to this end they have de-
termined to try their chances in the Octo-
Der election. -
THE NEW Policy.
We acknowledge that our chief nccn-
tive to the adoption of this measure, was
the urgent appeals made in favor of it by
many of those who stood by us in the free
States in all our past struggles. But we
frankly avow ourselves not sanguile of
success. 1t is true that Mr.. Walker, our
federal governor has declared that he will
afford us, to the best of his ability, full
and fair election before impartial judges;
but with our past experiences, we find it
difficult to indulge in any hope of Justice
from the agents of the federal administra-
tion. BY the law of election all but those
who have resided SIX months or more in
the Territory are excluded from the polls
The system Of districting and apportion-
ment for members of the Legislature shows
an .unqucstionablc determination to intro
ducc voters from abroad. Sixteen conn
ties. strongly free State, containing nearly
one half the entire population of the Ter
ritory are not allowed single representa-
tive in either branch OF the thirteen
of the Council all but three, and
Of the thirty-nine members of the House of
all but ten are to be elected |
in districts bordering on the Missouri line. |
Topeka is connected with Fort Scott and |
Lawrence is attached to the Shawnee Mis- |
sion adjoining Wespolt The Lawrence
district is also mado to embrace an indcf- |
litc extent of country, having no geo.
graphical connection with it, away off in
he region of the Rocky Mountains, occu-
'ied only by an Indian trailing post. here
md thee at which fictitious precincts NAV
,e made and from which fictitious returns
nay be sent in, at any time after the cleo
ion TO overcome the Free State Vote
Besides these things, our enemies have
omplete possession of all the machinery
If the election. Establishing the place
or voting. appointing the judges, canvass
ng the returns, declaring the result of the
lection, and all other matters Of detail,
re in the hands Of the county commiss-
oners, who were themselves elected by
raud and violence from Missouri Mr..
kble, partner of Stringfellow, says that
Kansas must not be given-up," and Gen.
sounds the note of renewed prep
rations to South Carolina, and declares
hat with one more effort the work is (
one" With the administration against !
=, with one halfth six month voters vir- I
lally disfranchisod. with an election law |
'amed expressly to keep the newly arri- {
ed emigrants from the polls, with the he'll q
sh system Of districting and apportion- I
lg staring us in the face, with most of Z
ne officers Of the election, border ruffsans '
the deepest dye, with the slave party in a
lissouri boldly avowing through Gen. a
-tchison their determination to invade us, G
18th the only already half violated promise Ic
Gov. Walker to rely on; we do not &
ell at liberty to cherish any very lively ex- a
ectations of a favorable result. But We n
eld to the solicitation of our friends. 4
Ve wish justice and freedom, but we will e
our best to secure them without 'imper-sf n
ing the public peacc WeIIavc fearful ! d
Ids against us; we must try to overcome o
em. But should we be overwhelmed will D
e fede-al government still regard with b