Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-04-30


of said Territory; to appoint as judges Of election at
each OF the erl places of voting three discreet and
respectable persons any two of whom shall be compe
tent to act to require the sheri of the several coun
ties by themselves deputies to attend the judges at
each OF the places OF voting for the purpose of preerv
ing peace and good order; or the said board may In
stead of said sher and their deputies appoint at their
discretion, and in such instances as they may choose
other fit persons for the purpose The election
hereby authorized shall continue day only and shall
not be continued later than shutdown on that day The
said board shall appoint the day for holding said election
and the said governor shall the by pro-
camation and the day shall be as early one as is
consistent with due notice thereof to the people of said
Territory subject to the provisions of this act The said
board shall have full power to prescribe the time,
ner and places of said elections and to direct the time
and manner OF the returns thereof which returns shall
be made to the said board whose duty it shall be to
the result by proclamation and the said COVER
shall certify the to the President of the United
States without delay.
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted That in the election
hereby authorized, all white male inhabitants of said
Territory the age Of twentone years. who possess
the qualifications, which required by the laws of
said Territory for legal voter at the last general cleo
ton for the members of the territorial legislature and
Others shall be allowed to vote and this shall be
the only qualification required to ente the voter to the
right of suffrage in said elections. And if any person
not qualified shall vote offer to vote, if any per-
son shall vote more than at said election, shall
cause to be made any false, fictitious, fraudulent
turns shall alter change any returns of said cleo
ton such person Shall, upon conviction thereof before
any court of competent jurisdiction be kept at hard la
Dor not less than six months and not than three
years.
Sec. 4. Ind be 1t further enuced That the members
of the aforesaid board of commissioners and all persons
appointed by them to carry into effect the provisions of
this act SHALL before entering upon their duties take an
oath to perform faithfully the duties of their respective
offices and, failure thereof they shall be liable and
subject to the charges and penalties provided
in like cases under the territorial laws
SEC. s. And be 1t further enacted, That the officers
mentioned in the preceding section shall receive for their
services the compensation is given for like
vices under the territorial laws.
So that full understanding of the proposed amend
ment of the ordinance may be arrived at have
Guided to publish the ordinance attached to- rather
preceding the Lecompon Convention together with the
explanations of Mr.. English He said:
The amendment proposed as substitute is the very
best that the committee were able to agree upon in view
of the embarrassing circumstances surrounding the ques
| ton.
It is true that it proposes the admission of the State
condition. but in this respect it does not differ from
either the Senate bill Or House amendment Both of
these measures propose admission conditions varying
in their character and object Nor does it differ from
several precedents in other cases. such as those of Mi
chigan and Iowa. The of the propriey, if not
necessity, of condition in the of Kansas, grows
out of the peculiar nature of the application. This is
fully exempled in the Senate BILL for the admission in
it is express condition., which, however, makes
provision for the acceptance by the people of Kan
sas of the terms therein prescribed. What might be
the effect of this omission is not altogether clear The
ordinance adopted by the convention at Lecompton and
submitted with the constitution asserts that the State
of Kansas will possess the undoubted right to tax such
lands for the support of her State government for
other proper and legitimate purposes connected with
her existence State. And this asserted right she
proposes admission, to surrender in consideration
that the Congress of the United States will make her
the following grants, viz:
SECTION l. That sections numbered s. IT, "a and S. in
every township in the State in either Of said
other lands equal thereto and as contiguous as may
be- shall be granted to the State to be applied exclusively
to the support OF common schools
SEC p That all salt springs and gold silver, copper,
lead other valuable mines together with the lands
for their full occupation and shall be granted to
said State for the benefit State and the
shall be used disposed of under such terms and
dtons and regulations as the legislature of said State shall
direct.
SEC s. That five per conum of the proceeds of the sales
of all public lands sold held in trust otherwise lying
mission of the State into the Union after deductng all
State Of Kansas for the purpose following wit two-fhs
to be dsbrsed under the direction of the legislature of the
within the State and the residue for the support of com
mon schools.
SEC. That seventy-two sections entire twonshps
shall be designated by the President the United States
which shall be reserved for the of seminary of learning
and appropriated by the legislature of said State solely
the use of said seminary.
SEC B. That each alternate section of land owned
which may hereafter be acquired by the United States for
twelve miles each side of line of railroad to be estab
shed or located from point the northern boundry
ton of the Gulf of Mexico each side line of rail
road to be located and established from point the
of the Pace shall be sn to
said State of Kansas for the of aiding in the CON
strucon OF SAID railroad and shall be the duty OF the Con-
authorities of this State to adopt immediate for
carrying the several provisions herein contained into full
effect
The proposition made to Congress by this ordinance
is of the most extraordinary character and wholly mad
missble A carefully prepared estimate made at the
General Land Office at the request of the committee
shows that Kansas would receive aggregate in lands
under her ordinance of 2359216O acres worth at mini
mum government price $29 490200, and this is exclu
siye Of other benefits claimed and of what she might
receive for lands containing mines of the useful and pre-
cious metals, except coal lands The amendment agreed
to by the committee proposes give her the usual grants
which have been made to most of the new States and
which embrace precisely the same quantity proposed to
be given by the Crittenden amendment Under this
amendment Kansas would receive some 20 00000 acres
of land less than she would receive under her ordinances
making difference in favor of the United States-est
mating the land at minimum prices-of $25,OO0OOO
We have thus placed the whole matter before read
ers, that they may judge for themselves.
SUPERIOR CoURr.-The case of Scott alias johnson,
was concluded yesterday and put to the jury about FIVE
O'Clock in the afternoon His Honor had adjourned the
Court and the jury had retired for consultation not more
than five minutes when at the request of the Jury the
Judge sent for and his arrival verdict of Guilty
of Murder was returned. The Clerk was instructed to
record the verdict, the jury discharged and the
prisoner ordered back to Jail. considerable number