The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-15

| Bill on the Canal Contracts was defeat'
ed in the House to day by 53to 5o-not
q constitutional majority: A motion haa
been made TO reconsider it. It is said
that the matter will be up again in q
| week. The Constitutional amendments
have passed both branches of the Lsgis,
lature.
The Test Law Repealed.
The Republicans make a great fuss
about the test oaths required by the laws
in kansas. Yet those laws are repeal,
ed. They were repealed by the recent
Legislature of that Territory. We copy
the following from the Washington Union
on the subject:
THE KANSAS REPEALING ACTS.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1857.
To the Editors of the Union:
There seems to be a settled purpose,
on the part of many, if not all the oppo-
sition journals of the country, to misrerr
resent and mis- state the facts in reference
to everything occurring in Kansas. A
short time since it was stated in DEM
ocratic paper in western New York that
"the Territorial Legislature had repeal
ed section IL of the law to punish often
ces against slaTe property, and also that
portion of the 18th section of the Law
regulating elections, which requires 70,
ter, when challenged, to take an oath to
support the fugitive slave laws of 1893
aud 1850, and the Kansas Nebraska Act
of 1854 and that the person Offering to
vote, and refusing to take such oath If
required shall not be allowed to vote"
The Republicans could not tolerate this
reduction of their political capital; so at
once appeared in their papers telegraphio
dispatches from ST. Louis stating that
the "test oath law" was not repealed,
and am informed such statement has
appeared in one of the journals in this
city. Permit me, then, through the me-
dunn of your paper. to give the facts to
the people. I was present when the yetea
were taken on the repeal of both these
sections, and know that the repeating
acts passed, But, in order that there
may be no possible chance of disputiDg
the point, I herewith send you the two
repeating Acts as passed, and attested
by the President Of the Council, the
Speaker of the House, and the chief
Clerck of the House, in their oton hand
writing. I trust those papers which
have been SO eager to circulate the false
statemets will now have the honesty to
give equal circulation to the truth,
Yours, SO.
Be 1t enacted 5ythe governor and Aeg1
tSltttive assembly Of the territory Of Kars-
sas. Sec. 1. That SO much of the elev.
en- tn section of an act, entitled an act to
regulate elections provided that any per-
son challenged as voter may be required
to take an oath or affirmation that he
will sustain the provisions of the severa
acts of Congress in that section specified,
be and the same is hereby, repealed
Sec. 2. All officers hereafter elected
or appointed to any Office of honor, trust
or profit, under the laws of this territo7
ry, shall take and subscribe an oath to
support the constitution of the United
States and the provisions of an act to or
ganfze the territories of Nebraska and
Kansas, and faithfully to demean himself
in Office, and no other.
Sec. 5. All attorneys at-law, obtain
ing license in this Territory, shall take
aud subscribe an oath to support the
constitution of the United States and the
provisions of an act to organize the ter
ritories of Nebraska and Kansas, and
faithfully to demean himself in his prsc9s
tice.
SEC. 4. All acts and parts ofacts inI
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
This act to take effect and be in force
from and after its passage,
THOMAS G. JOHNSON,
President of the Council.
VIM. G.. MATTHIAS,
Speaker of the House.
I herepy certify that the within is .
true and correct copy of the enrolled bill,
THOMAS G. HUGHES,
Chief Clerk Council.
LEcoMProN, K. T., February Ia, 1857,
Bel enacted by the governor an d leg,
islative assembly O e;fthc territory Of Kan,
sQs, That the twelfth section of an act, en-
titled can act to punish offences againta
slave property" be, and the same is hers1
by repealed. THOMAS JOHNSON,
President of the Council.
WIN. G.. MATTHIAS,
Speaker of the Herse.
I hereby certify that the within is q
true and correct copy of the enrolled bill.
THOMAS G. HUGHES.