Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-06-18

55 The Kansas Election on the Earljsl
hill Is fixed for the Isl Monday ii August. the
dag Of The Missouri election. most important
point; for it cuts down s.af one fell swoop'' All
the hopes that the pro-slayery men Of tie Ter
ritofy have based upon their accustomed REIN
forcenenfs from Missouri.
The letter Of Instructions from General gass
to Coy. Denver mskes loud professions Of tbo
anxiety of the administration TO have fair
election, and this profession Is ircrafed and re-
itefatsd ihtoughoat the letter. but II is singu-
lar comment upon these professions and still,
more singular proof of the correctness Of onr
Legations that the removal Of WEIR, the Dis
irict Astorney, vas nade on purpose to create
a pro-slavefy board Of election commissioners
FIR The purpose ct cheating in the returns, that
in the sasne letter the concluding paraprapb
should ,aakc sbe following delicate sngges-
iion
''Yoa UH not probabfp cgaceae the Bourd
until atfer The appointment Of a new Disfy5cf
.qfforney for he Territory. Il aossinqfion
Jor his purpose avHf BE- sat 10 tie Senute on
.ifoaday q a.
14llis was hint 10 give tie entire advantage
of the arrangement Of The elrc,ion aud The ma
npnlation of tie returns t. the pro-slayory
men. But The Free Stale men knew trici
worth two Of that. Tie Conference Bill con-
sfiuted the Governor, Secrctiry and District
Attorney Of the Territory of Kansas, and the
President of the Council aud The Speaker of
the Territorial Legislature, u Bo1rd Of COM
uissneIs to conduct the election provided
fer. Aay tbree Of tue Commissioners were
given -utterity 10 transact al business, with
The view ot giving the power entirely to the ay-
pointees of the Presi lent The presiding officers
OF the L2gisi stuge arc, nf veR4se, Free State
lpcn, W. WEIR, Esq, tie District Attorney,
at the time of The passage of the BIZ, was a
Douglas man, aud tie President, ID make the
thing safe aBd tight, removed him appointed in
his place A. G DAVIS, Esq, thorough ad-
mial7tration MN. But Mr. D4vis not on
hand, and as Mr. Weir held over until Davis
appeared, was sill BIZ virtue OF bis Gfice a
meintar Of the Board of Election Commits
siopers Now as the Conference Bill gave
authority to any three Of the Commissioners TO
transact any q tie business belonging to the
boards Alr District Attorney Weir and tho
presiding officers of the Legislature round
themselves invested with authority to take
action 10 the case. "Brief authority was
this, certainly, as the new District Attorney
wouid speedily hays his conlnissicn, when tho
administration trio would be in power. The
ftee otase trinmiirate seized the auspcious
momept, aad courteously calliag upon Cover
nor psnger, toll hini they we're ready TO pro-
eeea Ut ones 10 business. At this iunctnre,
with the letter from Secretary Cass in his
pocket, viF'ually insfructing hiin not to con-
Vehe the Board until the new District Alter
ney should assume tho duties of his office, tho
Governor must have experienced peculiar
sensation of discomfort Naturally enough,
he was very reluctant to operate Immediately.
but what could he do Ing three members
OF the Board could transact any business per-
tanning 70 the whole Board, an with or with
out the Governor, the District Attorney, Pre-
sldent Of the Council. and Speaker of the
House, were ready to take action aud ssye
much respected Governor" knocked under
The Beard proceeded to business without wait
ing for the rlsa0 District Attorney, aud appoin-
ted the first Monday in August as the day of
holding ihe election, and 50 the first aud most
important step in the campaign has Injured to
The advantage Of the Free State men. All
honor 70 their snartness aud puek.-PMs.
Gazgfe