Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-04-15
EBENSBURG, APRIL Is, 1857.
Another Falsehooa Nailed I,

~ ioi4o"iug, winch We take from the
Washington Union, nails to the counter the
filaehood of the Black Republicans that the
last Legislature Of Kansas had refused to re-
peal any Of the obnoxious and Unconstitutional
acts of the preceding Legislature. Thus, one
BY one, the props. on which he.opposition
hoped to staGd are knocked from under them.
They viii find after while, we hope, that
honesty is the best policy" and that truth,
though slow Traveller, is sure to overtake
and crush falschood:
WAsE,,GToN. March %, 1857.
TO tie Editors Of the Uuion There
seems to be settled purpose, on the part of
many, If not all the opposition journals of the
country, to misrepresent and mistate the facts
in reference to everything occurring in
Nausas. a short time since it was stated in
a Democratic paper in Western New York.
that 1.-THE Territorial Legislature had repeal
ed section twelve of the law to punish offences
against slave property, and also that portion
Of the eleventh section Of the law regulating
elections, which requires voter, when chal
lenged, to take an cath to support the fugitive
slave laws of J93 and 1850, and the Kansas
Nebraska Act Of 1854, and that the person
Offering to vote, and refusing to take such
oath If rcguired, shall not be allowed TO vote"
The Black Republicans could not tolerate this
reduction Of their political capital so there
appeared at once in their papers tclograpbie
dispatches from St Louis stating that the
''test-oath law" was not repealed, and [ am
informed such a statement has appeared in one
OF the Journals il this city. Permit me, then
through the medium OF your paper, to give
the fact to the people / was present when
the votes were taken on the repeal of both
tbese sections, and know that the repeating
acts passed. Bat. iu order chat there may be
possible chance OF disputing the point,
herewith send you the two repeating Acts as
passed. and attestel BY the President Of the
Council, the Speaker OF the House, and the
Chief Clerk Of the House, in their osru hxn3
writing. / trust those papers which have
been so eager TO circulate the false statements
will now have the honesty to give equal circu-
latioTl TO the truth Yours. Sc. ~
BE Il enacted dy the Gove rnor and Leqtsla-
tire ASSEMBLY Of the Territory of RanSas.-
SEC. That so much OF the eleventh sec
tiou of an act to regulate elections. as provides
that any person challenged as a voter may be
rcquiecd to take an oath or affirmation that he
viii sustain the provisions Of the several acts
of Congress in that section specified, be, and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2 All officers hereafter elected or ap-
pointed to any Office OF honor, trust or profit,
under The laws of this Territory, shall take
and subscribe all oath to support the Cousti-
tuition of the United States and the provisions
of an act to organize the Territories of Ne
braska aud Kansas and faithfully to demean
himself IL Office, and no other.
SEC. 3. All Attorneys al Law, obtaining
license IN this Territory, shall take and sub
scribe an oath to support the Constitution of
the United States and tbs provisions of an act
TO organize the Territories OF Nebraska and
Kansas, and faithfully and honestly demean
himself in his practice
SEC. All acts aud part of acts inconsis-
tent With the provisions OF this act, are hcre-
by repealed
This act to take eject and be In force from
and after its passage.
THOMAS JOHNSON,
President OF the Couacil.
WM, c MATTHIAS,
Speaker Of the House.
hereby certify that the within is ,rue
ana correct copy Of the enrolled bill.
THOMAS @. HUGHES,
Chief Clerk Of the Council
Be tteaacted Jy tie Gogeraor and Legis-
Wtte Assembly n me iefFdory y hdRS0S,
That the twelfth section of an act, entitled
Ian act to punish offences against slave prop
erty" be, aud the same is hereby repealed
THOMAS JOHNSON,
President OF the Council.
WM G. MATTHIAS,
Speaker of the House.
| hereby certify that the within is true
and correct copy of the enrolled Bill.
THOMAS G. HUGHES,
Chief Clerk OF the Council.
LEcoxproy *, f., Feb II, 1857.
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