Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-04-14

Bislcr. Mr.. President, whilst the
tat-at-Arms is bringing in the absen-
There is no objection, L will speak to
sal question. NO objection" "Go
President. had not intended to dis
subject further, and do not now
to Do So at any considerable length -
s,,is to make myself understood on
| |nciical points; to make a record of
.itonal ideas for my own use hercaf-
!. an corly date i'll the session | pur-
this yexcd controversy at some length,
need not HOW repeat It's general histo-
First then, as to the legality and reg
i ty Of the pyoccctings for the organization
Kansas as State | think, as to these,
fe can no longer be- reasonable doubt. The
)Dry Of tbe orgauization of the several
T. Iiiy FiHdIcatc Kansas on these points,
|as that the proceedings in her case
Dol. Only more regular, legal and bind
ban in most cases. but that in these par
> she is an exception to the general
Some States have been prepared
It any act of Congress, territorial or
le; some by enabling acts; some un-
| Propositions OF Congress ; some lay
Of the Territorial Legislature, without
insulting the people. Some OF the con-
Us have been submitted to the popular
] ID, and others have not But III kau-
movement commenced at Tie yeIy
10 Of political power. The Pc pie, at
.gar election of 1855, were consulted
heir desire to change their form Of
Lucnt from territorial to State, ana
cidcd to have State government
true that the Topeka party did n"t
II they had been clamor",::.-, .or State
ament from The bcgi":..ug \ law was
acc...mngly, providing for conven-
delegates Of the people to form I con-
'ao and State government. preparatory
Anssloninto the Union. THIS law, it Is
eaea was well adapted to the end IN
1t has been pronounced right and
all its objects and purposes" 1t was
led mainly, after bill VIII CHI this
b of Congress had passed to accomplish
'ue end. 1t was well designed to pro
4e purity of the ballot-box, and at the
time to extend to each citizen fan
|tunity to exercise the high function O
dependent clcctor The opportunity t.
pr delegates it is not pretended was uni
or unexceptiouable, hut it ccrtainly
4 lair, considering the character of til,
|ry, The registry of voters only was IL
to reasonable complaint; but no can,
han Will pretend that it was so imperfec
impair the legality or authority of the
on for delegates. Whilst all were not
Eercd it will not be pretended that those
we're had not the proper authority tc
a constitution for, according to the
anclusive authority, seven out of eight
4 egal voters were registered and had
i t to vote.
acts exhibited by the Senator from
Athe other day. has completely put tc
~Alegation that nineteen counties had
dranchised-I need not repeat these
~e is enough to satisfy any reasonable
Z "a few general facts. Nine thousand
'AdSed aud 6fty-one names were regis
4. May; clamor was Immediately raj
y the Republicans ought not to vote
gates because the registry was so ex,
z! defective ; @"@ We. at st III, & csoc-:
at the end of violent partisan con-
'ea party charging the other with poi
gal votes, only eleven thousand seven
q and eighty were cast for the Dele
Congress. Here is conclusive evi-
nat the disfranchised vote as it is ter
N have been very meagcr. But the
exhibited IN the returns, that the en-
IN the whole of the nineteen coun-
: we January election, when thcie was
e'y and no qualification except the
= 'Sh'y-one years, was less than four
Z '.u'ed votes, is perfectly conclusive
"unues contained but fourteen hun
... s%s III january, what number did
,'1! ,4ia when the registry was taken in
@@Dg month cf april, before the
~sratlon could have reached the