New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-08

itch together into one district, tbus made border
district and allowed three Counclmen and eight hep
reseptative.. The design is to carry the dstr,s oy
Missouri votes from Westport, thrown into Jonn.
con County. But this is not all. To ina; disaic'
is tagged strip OF territory away 90 tns sceto,
and thus defined: IAN Ii 1t par. Of tbs Territory
u of Kansas lying west of the Counties oil Wise, but
"lcr and Hunter" Wba. does that mean A ha1,
dred and fifty miles Of se.t'ed country are jumped
over, and large and comparatively unsettled IFsis
running westward along the Arkansas hvei 70 ~, ,ne
Rocky Mountains. is thus annexed to inc At1 LIE
trict. / will explain what this Is tor. Soo9Ia Le
compton and the Missouri vote thrown IN johnson
County not be sufficient to carry this district .oeu
returns can be brought in from some OF ln9 trsuhe
posts OH the Arkansas with sufficient NUMBER "
votes To settle the matter. That section cannot DC
sInected TO be heard from for two weeks, at leas.
after the election allowing the bogus officials ample
time 10 manufacture such returns a. tneS heed.
The same trick has been resorted 10 Win some vi
the Council districts.
As some persons not familiar with the country
may suppose that the nineteen counties winch arc
allowed THREE representatives are out spsisey
settled will state that they are all large counties,
as well settled. with but few exceptions as most OIL
the Western States. The population OF these nlhe
teen counties ia almost exclusively of Free-State
men. by the late census taken under ree'o'aIo
authority the population of those counties was ven
nearly equal 10 that ola the rest OF the territory
The difference is very small; and yet, by TINS maui
tous apportlonment, they ART allowed bu1 lHhtE
cut Of TBIRTY-NINE representatives. Such lnqn'tys
too brazen and fearful for comment Again, inc
counties thus lying on and to be controlled oy tne
Border, are allowed twenty-eight out OF thrty-hine
representatives.
Does not this overwhelming yillainy leave Inc OPP
pressed people of Kanfas without peaceful RENE
dy ! Instead of comment let me give the language
by which tie Great Pacifcator" endeav0fed TO
duupe the people of the Territory to forsake Their
Consultation: u
"In October Iext not under the Gct OF the late Ier-
toral Legislature but under the laws OF Congress
you the Whole people eff Kansas have right TO elect
delegate to Congress, and TO elect Territorial Le.
gislature. Gentlemen, on this subject wish that
there should be no mistake, misapprehe n:on as
regards my opinions ard the policy which rhf deem
il my duty pursue in the administration OF the Execu-
tive department of the Territory of Kansas. If IN.
volved in a few simple words That the majority OF
the people Of Kansas must govern. l DO not mean
those who are now registered under the Territorial
laws do not mean those who were residing here on
the 18th Of Morch last; but mean the ~hole peopfe
of Kausas pot only those who here now but those
who will be here next Fall actual resdents-thlt
they-the people whom these institutions are to
operate-that they, bya majority of their votes. shall
decide for themselves what shall be their Constitution
and what shall be their social Institutions