New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-28
THE BOGUS CENSUS.

LAWRENCE, X. T., Apnl IL, 1897.
The theory about purgng the census lists so accu-
rately shadOwed in the bogus Constitutional bill, has
not vet been practically developed. The bogus Judge
of Probate, the immaculate DIR. Wood, has been
here for some days past, specializing in town prop
ery and threatening TO have the taxes collected, ln
stead of being on the bench to hear complaints and
purge the lists, as proposed. The lists themselves
are non-eome- e-otibus have diligently tried to find
their whereabouts, or get peep at they hidden
mysteries but in vain. But few days of the short
term allotted for contesting these LISTS remains.
Three weeks ago they ought to have been posted IN
the most public paces-as yet they are not visible 70
the @ naked eye"
"Be particular to have the lists carefully purged,
says a con,derate friend of Kansas In the hopeful
North. 'See that the proceedings be carefully
"watched, at every step Funny delusioh. Stald
citizens of the quiet East have just clear an idea
of Border Rufian bogus officer as they have OF
Fejee islander Lead cable through gimet-
hole. Dive through the muddy Missouri with your
eyes open, in hopes Of seeing the bottom. Get into
a basket and lift yourself by the handle; all these
are feasible compared 10 e1tricatng fair play out OF
bogus officer. Bad as the Census Act was, it
was merely intended, like a Presidents message,
for outside circulation. If a rational hope could
have been pinned to any part of it, that part would
have been the purging of the census-llsts. From
the first we had no hope that the bogus county
courts, in whose discretion the whole matter is
vested would do anything like fair; still we had
been so far delded as to suppOse they might sit.
These fellows knew better. All they have to do IS
to append certificate to the corrected lists,
when they send them to the Secretary Of the Terri
tory. There is no part of the law that provides q
penalty against the bogus county-cOurts, or the
bogu. census takers, for fraud or neglect of duty
They are even without definite rule to govern their
action. They are left to do as they please, and
they do most wretchedly. The "penalty" part of
the matter does not step in until voting under the
census as taken has TO BE- guarded.
Then, again, the apportlonment. If the report of
the Pro-Slavery men is correct and suppose it is,
johnson County has upward of three thousand
voters, and this county eighteen hundred. Every
body knows, who knows anything about it, that it
would take at least fifty doses Of johnson County to
make Douglas County; lnd yet the formers
packed Border Ruffian delegatiOn-will have two
and half times the representation Of the latter
1t is so in all the cases of which l have learned, 80
far Us | have learned anything. The counties on
the Missouri border which il is designed TO carry at
the election in June by invasion have from three to
ten times the representation they ought to have, and
the thckh settled portions, one-thlrd. Many of the
new settlements away 10 the South never heard OF
censris.taker. They come here and ask when the
census is 10 be- taken with verdant simplicity.
Some Of these counties are almost unanimously
Free.State aud have not been organized through an
actual Want Oh mean Iutu W oosuo ViLStc'
This is the more surprising because mean men are
not scarce. These bengh ghted regions, where Border
Rufisnsm is not dominant will be treated after the
approved manner of treating the County Of Ara
pahoe," which includes the imaginary Black
Hills" the Camanche Plains and other noncemeat
ables.
Secretary Stanton has not got fairly settled on the
throne yet. l learn that he has only had time to
enuncate' that the Territorial laws will be fully
carried out" Ny own impression is that if any
such project ia seriously attempted they will be
carried out and the Territorial and bogus authority
along with them.
The Governor will not be here till May. WeD
he will not know whether the census lists are cor
rect or not The law" makes it none Of his busi-
ness. 1t is likely that he will decide that he cannot
take cognizance Of things that have transpired be.
fore he assumes the functions Of Gorernor. His abb
sepce at the vital moment would thus save his credit
for regarding the fraudulent census legal But let
Us wait for him.
Emigration does not come so abundantly. We
have felt the stabs of President Buchanan in his
Rufian appointments. The weather has been un-
fortunate too-cod and bleak. At this date last year
the grass WIS seyersl inches high Last night the RAIN
froze to sleet as it fell The Kaw. River is falling
The Lightfoot has just gone down from her second
trip. and the Lacon rustcates OH sand-bar.