The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-19
KANSAS AFFAIRS.

The Lecompton correspondent Of the St Louis Repubi
can, under date Of May 5, writes as follows;
Judge Catos court opened at 3, m, this morn
ing, when his honor Judge Cato delivered clear prac
teal and orcble charge laying down the general prinei-
pies OF law which should govern them in their present
mens, and urging upon them most strenuously 10 deal
airy and TO do justice in every which might be
brought to their notice
Among other free-Sate worthless who favored Lecomp-
ton with their presence yesterday his excellency
governor Charles Robinson who has solicited and Obtained
from Acting Governor Stanton the appointment for Bos-
ton friend OF commissioner of deeds. This appoint
ment is made under the socalled g bogus laws See
chap. so, sec. lst page 305
AS some OF Massachusetts friends may like TO employ
the services of commissioner of deeds for Kansas duly
appointed under the provisions of the border ruan
laws we will give the in full for the benefit of any
in those parts who may be inclined TO speculate in Kansas
lands, IL is Joseph Lyman, of Boston
AS yet another healthy indication of "a good time
coming, we may remark that Squire Wakefield who
has been deseredy distinguished in the State,
70 speak properly republican ranks in Kansas has,
on his application been admitted attorney law
to practise in the courts of Kansas Territory This in
wolves an oath (Which we understand Judge Wakefield
has duly taken) to support the Kansas Nebraska act
Well it is really refreshing TO hail the dawn of the
OF good feeling more particularly when the sun is rising
from the East
We copy the following from the Leavenworth Journal
of the sth instant:
TnE BOOKS According to the act passed
ut the last session of the legislature the books of registry
were closed throughout the different countries in the Ter
rtoy the LIST Instant and the returns have been for
warded 10 the acting governor of the Territory whose
duty will be to apportion the representation for each
county In the constitutional convention Every citizen
OF Kansas who has resided in the Territory since the 18th
day of March last has had fair opportunity TO register
his name voter at the coming election for delegates
to the constitutional convention and if any have failed
to do ii has been their fault and the fault
the democratic party. We have time and again brought
this subject before readers and invited all to register
their names We desire to have the exciting question OF
the day settled fairly and squarely Various objections
we aware have been raised to the BILL but these OBJ
econs have been predcated the assumed ground that
the party in power dishonest and treacherous and
that fraud must necessarily be practsed at the election
But the people are not to be thus humbugged and
hoodwinked. The census bill, even by large portion
of the republican party in the States is regarded be-
ing eminently wise equitable, liberal and just BY its
provisions made to elicit fair full and free ex-
preston of opinion from the bona residents of the Ter
rtoy to the character of the constitution of the future
State of Kansas and insist that fair opportunity
has been and will be offered to all to express their
opinion al the ballot-box set of has
right to conjecture infer that frauds will be prac-
tised, and make this superstition inference ground
for refusing participate in this movement thinking to
defeat the object aimed at We leave those who resort
to lying and exaggeraon for the purpose of defending
their course to their conscience and their God