New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-11

The People of Kansas are about to be subjected
to the seyeres. ordeal Of their eveLtful struggle.
In order that its nature may be fI'ly underS 0od'
we conder.e the leading features of the bill pro-
vidrc for C institutional Convention, just passed
over Gov. Geary's veto by the Bogus Legislature:
Of the actual free male residents of The Territory
tab during the current monh-he oensusskers to
be all degnaed the Sbera of the several counties all
routed by the Bogus IL sate and all the most scve and
bitter PrCSlsyeIy
In any vacancy In the Office Of Sheriff, the Judge
Probate spponted the and Of the stripe
with the Sheriff TO appoint the censustakers la Gaze
Of Sheriff and Judge vacant (which can
Iuey or ne yer occur) then Governor may sppont
s. The official lists Of qualified voters the LIST Of next
be- filed in the several Probate Judges offices on
OF before the 10Th Of said month.
The Probate Judges may their unlimited discretion
correct and enlarge these lists the LIST OF May next
These lists Of voters be printed and distributed
The Governor Secretary Of the Territory to sppoon
for sixty members the Constitutional Convention the basis
Of thee lists Of voters.
g. Constitutional Election the third Monday in June
g. The County Commissioners s ProSlsyery zealots ap
by this Legure) to designate the several places for
no ding polls and appoint the three Judges Of Election for
each poll
TO- These Judges sppont the clerks and with their Aid
hold the polls make the returns, &c.
H. Every white male inhsbtsn of Kansas, being
citizen who the 18th of March, be
voter Of the Election Aforesaid.
H. C.n.usakers and their assistants empowered to admin
ister osihs.
ls Unlawful influencing Of voters BY menaces or otherwise
10 be punished by fine and imprisonment.
a. voting be punished by fine and imprisonment
IS Fraud by Election officers ditto.
49, The Convention at Leeompon the first Mon
day September and then and there to frame State COn'
tuition.
IT, Convention to be oficertd and paid like legislature
49, All officers employed under this act receive - per
day for their services
49, Kansas divided BY the act into nineteen Election dis
trcts-of course such give Slavery the utmost
possible advantage.
20 All votes be given rira THE Missouri model In
stead Of by ballot
o. The making 10 prescribed bat
no p,ori.icn made for submitting the COn'tuOn. Then
formed, 0 a rote Of the People.
Such is in substance the act which Gov. Geary
vetoed, ON the ground, first, of its neglect to
provide for submission to the People rs afore-
said; secondly, on that Of the immsturiy and
inadequate population and wealth Of Kansas to
support the responsibility and expense of State
Government. The Bogus Legislature, however,
passed the act second time over the Governors
head, SO that il is now as much law as any other
Of their acts.
What, then, shall the Ffee-State men of Kansas
do with regard to this act
II they submit to, and virtually recognize as
valid this specimen Of Border Rufian usurpatiOn,
they vail of cOuIse be circumvented and beaten in
the Constitutional Election; and then our
Dougbfaces will say" You staked the triumph
q" of Freedom or Slavery on the issue Of that
" Election-you have played and lost; aud nov
we insist that you shall abide by the dec SION
But suppose the Free-Sta.e men ignore this,
precisely they have done all previous acts of the
Border Rufan cOnVenticle pretending to be
Kansas Lee.lAture-s Prc-Siavery Constitution
will Of cour.e be fiaued and adopted without
opposition. Nov those same Job's cOmforters will
say" You might have made Kansas Free State
by Only voting; but you sacrificed the cause of
Freedom to party sPult and paltry pride in
con,istency-,ld nov We have 10 choice but
to recognize and admit Kansas as a Save
State"
Which horn Of this dilemma is the worse,
Our present advice to our friends in K,us.. is TO
organize, wait and watch. Happily, no assent or
action on their part is necessary to secure their en-
romtnt on the new ResistIy Lists; aid We trust
care will be quietly taken 10 have the naue of every
free-State msn on the Official lists That done, let
us see what sort Of lists shall be made up ADD print
I'd. Should these prove fair and hopest-of which
We eherish little hope-it viii a. leas, be the daty
OF Tie FREE State men TO hold State Convention
aud determine What course they shcu d ana snail
pursue In the ens uiDg Election. Ii a msior,ty
should vote TO 30 mo it, lie; every Free State man
tei ooutd 10 support aid give flee, 10 that decs
ION. II the msjoriiy says Stand clear" LET
every frse-Siate man &C. accordingly. We fear
that The dice are SO lcs6ed that Pro SLAYER, Con.
'hIuhon is to be ground gu, by fair III ,,ns O., fml
but that will not be conc usiye. Tnere y Il rsm,i,
The sppeal 10 Congress mol 20 sanction and rat f, a.
h'eraht fraud; and, this falling (shich thu
course OF the Democratic and most Of the SIu,h
American Member with regard To the gigantic
fraud aud usurpaiion Of March, 1855, render. far
too pIobabe), there will sill remain the chance Of
beating them on the execution" Congress may
admit Kansas as Slave STATE; bu. her people will
nevertheless be msiny Free-State men, aud they
cap, BY energy AID perseverance, soon work