The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-02-11

heerfeFctt fiittl'-| - l. lSe swearing 20 Sc
cure vote visited with the pains and penalty Of
perjury.
ln this cOnaoxitu your Atteaiion Is also iayi-
ted to chapter o.. enti.lel "Jurors" This
cehapter leaves The selection OF Jurors 70 the 40
Tolutc discr<tion Of the Marshal, Sheriff or Con-
stable, - the case may Be, and affords great
RON Cor partially and corruption. The naTses
Vt al properly qualified citisenS without PARTY
diztioetion should be thrown into wheel or
boz. and at stated periods, under an order of the
Courts. Jurors should be publicly drawn by re-
sponSibie persons. Too many safeguards cannot
be tlilown around the right Of trial by jury, in
order that ie may still continue to occupy that
cherished place IN the affections Of the people
80 esseztiaI to It's preservation and sarctity.
Some portion Of chapter Ito, Militia" in
finges the Executive perogatiSe, impairs the
Governors usefulness, and clearly conflicts with
rhe Organic Act This act requires the Execu-
tive to reside in the Territory and makes him
Commander. IN Chief Of the militia" This
power must be vested in some place, aud is al
ways conferred upon the chief magistrate. See
ton 18th virtually eonfers this almost sovereign
IerogatIve upon any.commissoned officer" and
permits him whenever and as often as any in
Nasion OF danger may come to his knowledge TO
order outsthe militia or volunteer corps or any
paItstAereof under his command Sor the defence
Of the territory" &C.. thus almost giving "any
commissioned officer whatever, at his option
the power to involve the territory in war.
Section 18th provides for n general militia
trainiRg on the first Mouiigy Of f6ctober, the day
liked Cor the general elsetion This is wrong
and is we'll calculated to incite terrorism. The
silent ballot Of the people, unawed by military
display, should quietly and definitely determine
ail questions Of public interest.
The other sections Of the law, requiring the
appointment Of field and commissioned officers,
should be repealed All officers should derive
their authority directly from their respective
commands, BY election To make the military
system complete and effective, there must be en-
tire snbordinatiou and unity running from the
commander-n-ehief to the humbest soldier
and one spirit must animate the entire system
The 1924 chapter, lin relation to Patrols ~
is unnecessary, 1t venders all other property
liable to heavy iOr the protection Of slave
property, thus operating unequally upon citizens
and is liable to the od:Ous charge Of being syS
TEN Of espionage, as it authorizes Patrols, an
indefinite number OF whom may be appointed
10 visit not only negro quarters, but any other
places suspected Of unlawful assemblages OIL
Slaves
Chapter 13l, "Pre- -emption," squanders The
school fund by appropriating the school sections
contrary to the Organic Act which pro yides
'that&cctions numbered sixteen and thrty-siN
in each township in Kansas Territory, shall be
and tie same are hereby reserved for the pur-
pcse Of being applied to schools in said Territory
and in the States and Tie ri,ories to be erected
cut Of the same;" contraveneS the United States
pre-emption laws, which torbid trafficking in
Claims and holding more than one claim and d.
reefs the Governor to grant patents for lands
belonging to the United States and only condi
tionally granted TO the Territory. The Act is
directly calculated to destroy the effect Of a mu
~niticent grant oflands 10y Congress for education.
81 purposes The Territory is the trustee ofthis
valuable gift, and posterity has right to demand
Of US that this sacred trust shall remain uniirl-
paired, in order that the blessings OF free educa-
ton may be shed upon our children.
Every State should have the best educational
system which an intelligent government can pro-
vide. The physical, moral and mental facultic;
should be cultivated in harmonious unison, and
that system Of education is the best which vii
effect these objects. Congress has already pro
viied for the support of common schools. lr
addition to this, would recommend the Legis-
lature to ask Congress to donate land lying in
this Territory for the establishment of a uni err
sity embracing normal, agricultural, and me-
chanical school. A university thus endowed
would be a blessing to our people; disseminate
useful and scientific intelligence; provide com
petent teachers for our primary schools and
furnish a complete system Of education adequate
to our wants in all the departments Of kfe.
The subject of roads, bridges, and highways
merits your special attention. Nothing adds
more to comfort, convenience, prosperity and
happine IS and more greatly promotes social in
'ercourse and kind feeling, than easy and con
venient inter communication. Roads should be
vide and straight, and the various rivers and
ravines substantially bridged.
Railroads should be encouraged, and in grant
ing charters, the Legislature should have II
view the interests Of the whole people. The
prosperity Of the Territory is Immediately con
nected with the early and general construction
Of this rapid and satisfactory means Of transit.
While on the subject Of internal improve
Tnents, would call to your notice, and solici
for it your serious consideration, the opening, a
the earliest period, of a more easy means ofcom
munication with the a-board than any we
present enjoy. One great obstacle to prosperit
IS the immense distance we occupy from all tn
great maritime depots of the country by any 0
the routes now travelled. This can be removes
by the construction ofa railway, commencing a
an appropriate place in the Territory, and run
ming soutAwardly through the Indian Territor,
and Texas, to the most eligible point on the Gul
of Mexico. The entire length Of such roa'
would not exceed 500 miles, (much less thai
half the the distance to the Atlantic and at al
ordinary speed Of railroad travel, could be ira
versed in less than "a hours. 1t would pass thro
country remarkable for beauty of scenery, fer
Lility of soil and salubrity Of climate and whicl
-IaJ SLo &C 4bo Il
and would open mp new sources of wealth supe
rior to any that have yet been discovered on tn
eastern division ofthe continent. II w0aId plac
Kansas isolated as she now is, in as favorable
position for commercial enterprises as very ma
ny ofthe most prosperous States of the Union
and furnish her sure, easy and profitable mar
ket for herproducts as we'll as a safe, expedition
and economical means ofobtainins all her need
ed supplies at every season of tue year. 70
will not fail at once to perceive the importanc
Of this suggestion. Not only Kansas and Ne
bFasks, but the entire country west of tie Mis-
sissippi will be vastly benefited by its adoL tior
The advantages of Texas would be incalculabi
and should you be favorably impressed with tn
feasibility of the plan, l would advise that yo
communicate, in your legislative capacity, witt
Ihe Legislature OF that State, and also with tina
Of the Territory of Nebraska in regard to tia
most effectual measures for its speedy accom-
plshment.
Chapter 149, permitting settlers to hold 32t
acres of land, is in violation of the pre-emptiol
laws, and leads to contention and litigation.
Chapter l5l, relating to Slaves" attacks tho
equality which underlies the very theory of ou
Territorial Government; destroys the freedom o
speech and the privilege of discussion, so essen
tial 10 uncloak error and enable the people prop
erly to mould their institutions in their owl
way. The freedom of speech and Of the press