The Kanzas news., 1858-05-15
The English Compromise.

The English Compromise.
The following IS Mr. English's bill for the
admission of Kanzas. with the exception OF
the omission of the land grants
SECTION /. That the State of Ksnzas be,
and is hereby admitted into the Union, on
an equal footing with the original States,
with the Constitution framed at Lecompton,
and this admission of her into the Union as
a State is here declared to be upon this fun
damentai condition precedent, namely -
That the said Constitutional instrument shall
be first submitted to a vote of the people of
Kanzas, and assented to them, or a majority
of the voters, at an election to be held for
that purpose. At the said election, the
voting shall be by ballot, and by indorsing
on his ballot, as each voter may please
"For proposition of Congress and admis
sion,' or Against proposition of Congress
and admission The President of the
made known to him, shall announce the
same by proclamation, and thereafter, and
without any further proceedings on the part
of Congress, the admission of the State of
Kanzas into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States. In all respects
whatever, shall be complete and absolute !;
and said State shall be entitled to one mem
Der in the House of Representatives in the
Congress of the United States until the next
census be taken by the Federal Government.
But, should the majority of the votes be
cast for "PRoPosIT1oN REJECTED" it shall
be deemed and held that the people of Kan
zas do not desire admission into The Union
with said Constitution, under the conditions
set forth in said proposition; and in that
event the people of said Territory are here
by authorized and empowered to form for
themselves Constitution and State Govern
ment by the name of the State of Kanzas,
according to the Federal Constitution, and
may elect Delegates for that purpose when
ever, and not before, 1t is ascertaiRed By a
census, daily and legally taken, that the pop
aLation Of said Territory equals the ratio Of
representation required for member Of tie
Rouse Of Representatives. of the United
States, (93. .56O) and whenever thereafter
such Delegates shall assemble in Conven-
ton, they shall first determine by a vote
whether it is the wish of the people of the
proposed State to be admitted into the Un
ion at that time, and if so, shall proceed to
steps for the establishment of State Gov
eminent, in conformity with the Federal
Constitution, subject to such limitations
and restrictions as to the mode and manner
of its approval or ratification by the people
of the proposed State, as they may have
prescribed by law, and shall be entitled to
admission into the Union as State under
such Constitution, thus fairly and legally
made with or without Slavery, as said Con-
stitution may prescribe"
SECTION g. And be it further enacted,
That for the purpose of insuring, as far as
possible, that the elections authorized by
this act may be fair and free, the Governor,
U. s. District Attorney and Secretary of the
Territory of Kanzas, and the presiding of
fcers of its two branches of Legislature,
namely, the President of the Council and
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
are hereby constituted Board of Commits
sioners to carry into effect the provisions of
this act, and to use all the means necessary
and proper to that end. ANY THREE OF THEM
SHALL CONSTITUTE BOARD; and the Board
shall have power and authority to designate
and establish precincts for voters, or to adopt
those already established; to cause polls to
be opened at such places as it may deem
proper in the respective counties and cleo
ton precincts of said Territory; to appoint
as Judges of election at each of the several
places of voting, three discreet and respec-
table persons. The Board shall appoint the
day for holding said election, and said Gov
ernor shall announce the same by proclama-
ton and the day shall be as early an one as
is consistent with due notice thereof to the
people of said Territory, subject to the pro-
visions of this act The said Board shall
have full power to prescribe the time, man
ner and place of said election, and to direct
the time and manner of the returns thereof,
which returns shall be made to said Board,
whose duty it shall be to announce the re-
suit by proclamation, and said Governor
shall certify the same to the President of
the United States without delay.