The Kanzas news., 1857-08-08

the digging OF grave and the bHrylng
therein of the political remains OF Robt j..
Walker, late of Mississippi, ex-Secretary of
the Treasury, ex-senator and now called
Governor Of Kanzas. Some steps ought to
be taken to stop the frightful mortality
which prevails among the Governors of
Kanzas. Four of them IN the space of
three years have found for themselves
graves 50 deep that the resurrection trump
viii hardly reach their ears. We have de-
Gently inferred the remains of the Dem
ocratic Talleyrand, and Douglas has got rid
of dangerous competitor in the Presiden-
tial race. Have not the Administration
some other man they want killed off politi-
cally ? if so they cannot do it more effect
ually than by sending him to KanEas.
At Big Springs while the Free State men
were voting they were startled by the ap
pearance of the q. s. Dragons, who were
on their march to Fort Riley. Many sup
posed it to be a detachment sent TO close
their polls, so the ssBallot Guards" as the
newly organized companies are called, were
formed around the polling place, and the
citizens proceeded regularly but speedily to
cast their votes. By the time the Dragons
arrivedsevery ballot had been deposited and
was ready to be counted. 1t was soon found
that they were only on the march to the
Fort.
The Troops with Gov. Walker passed
through Topeka, and on Tuesday evening
the citizens of that town were amused and
surprised by their disappearance and camp
ing near. The army had reached Silver
Lake when they were met by a messenger
with dispatches, stating that the alarm at
Fort Riley was groundless, and ordering
retreat. As the citizens of Topeka were
just completing their municipal organiza-
ton, the immortal Pacifcator could not lei
such an opportunity of gaining new laurels
pass by quietly.
The returns from the State Election so
far as heard from give indications of large
vote having been cast. In Lawrence two
votes were cast against the Constitution,
while 652 were given for it. VIM. A. Phil
| lips and J. B. Abbott were elected Senators,
and Robt. Morrow, G. w. Deitzler, VIM.
Hutchinson, G. Fl. Crocker, E. P. Vaughan,
T. Prentice and G. F. Warren Representa-
tives from this District The entire vote
of Topeka was given in favor of the Con-
stitution- Walter Oakley was elected Sena-
/ tor.
/ We have at last seen a copy of the Law
regulating the Territorial Election of Octo-
| Der next, and find it to be substantially as
we have before stated. The principal sec
tons are those which give the power to
make the apportionment and define the quail
i ifications of voters. The latter requires a
I six months residence previous to the day OF
election, and, in contrayention to the Or
ganic Act, allows none but citizens of the
United States to vote, thus cutting off a
large mass of Free State foreigners, who
under that act would be entitled to vote. Il
leaves the power of deciding what consti-
tutes 4 residence, entirely in the hands Of
the judges, who it viii be remembered, are
according to the provisions of their first
election law, appointed by the County
Judges or Commissioners. This six months
provision is virtually saying that none bu1
those who are on the Bogus Register shall
vote. The law makes no provision for elec'
tons in Counties without an organization,
and any election held therein will be Illegal
Judged by their standard of legality. Every
!, councilman but one is to be elected in Dis
tricts bordering ON Missouri, and 29 out o.
80 Representatives, are also to be elected In
similar districts, easily accessible to the
Missourians who can legally be voters, by
reason of their being on the Register o.
March last. In the face of this infamy
when an election is to be held controlled by
Pro-slavery judges, appointed by Pro-Sla.
very officials, with six months residence
clause, and an apportionment which virtu'
ally disfranchises twenty counties south O
: the Kaw River, there are men in the Free
; State party who say if we go into tina
election we must recognize to tie letter Their
laws regulating it in order that no disputine
may occur. We say that men who vii
be parties to oar disfranchisement, be they
Pro Slavery or professedly Free State, arr
our enemies. We viii not go into any
election recognizing the validity of tbs
Infamous Territorial Enactments, or become
party, voluntarily, to our own ruin
Would it not be well to call Convention
of the disfranchised Districts south of tht
? Kaw River, at some convenient place, pre-
vious to the Grasshopper Falls Conven
!; ton, to give an expression of our views
: in this matter? We throw this out as
suggestion, but would like to see some ae
S ton taken on it.
The people of Leavenworth are in
i great state of excitement, resulting from
5 5 the discovery in their midst of an organ
lied gang of murderers and robbers. Tw'
e e men were murdered-some persons wer
L accused of and confessed their completely
o revealing at the same time the existence Q
a gang of the same description. On Mon
: day two men were hung by the people
: under the ruling of Judge Lynch, and ru
e mors are afioat that three more have bee
oa.vnd In tho car,,o manner Here IL a worl