Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-03
The Nc.t Eleetlon in Kansas.

We are rejoiced to learn that the preliminary
steps taken by the Board of Commissioners un-
der the English-LeeOmptOn law indicate that
lair election viii be held on the first Monday
of August The Committee to draw up plan
for the election consists Of Messrs- Deitzier,
Walsh and Wier. and Mr.. Deitzler has written
to Mayor Adams, Of LeaEenworth, the Cover
nor elect under the Leavenworth Constitution
for the names of proper persons TO act as judges
of election, at the several precincts of that cOun
ty. Three Judges are to preside at each pre-
cinet, aad Mr. Dei.zlcr requires that one of the
nominees for each precinct shall be pro slave
~ man. The correspondent Of the Democrat
says this is fair towards the pro-slavery party,
for they do do not constitute more Than fifth
Of the population of the county
The instruct tons from Gen. Cass 10 GOsemOr
Denver accompanying the &C. "foT the admission
of the State of Kansas into the Union" have
been published After reciting the. provisions
of the law, the instructions say:
The President has entire confidence that so far
as in Won lies, the election will be fairly and
properly conducted Your powers and your
duties are sufficiently pointed out by the Act
and by your previous instructions II Is great
" to be desired that the five Commissioners
should act in concert in all their prOceedings.-
The President above al things desires, that
there should be fair expression Of the popular
viii on this important question; and that any
person who may commit or attempt TO commit
the frauds punishable under the Act. may be
prosecuted with the utmost rigor of the law
1t is to be hoped that the people Of Kansas, re-
Heved from all outside influence may be left 10
decide the question for themselves, whether
they viii Immediately come into the Union un-
der the provisions Of the Act, or rwill remain in
Territorial condition until their population is
equal to the number required for Representa-
tive TO Congress.
The instructions arc dated Nay 7th- They
direct Gov Denver " to provide for an early
meeting of the Commissioners, SO that the
election repaired BY the act may take place
without unnecessary delay but add" You
viii not probably convene the Board until after
the appointment Of new District Attorney for
the Territory. A nomination for this purpose
will be sent 70 the Senate on Monday next
The name Of A. c. Davis was sent in, but no
confirmation Of the appointment we think has
yet been announced. At any rate Mr.. Wier
was stin diseharging the duties of Attorney
GeaeraI at the las. Kansas dates. In noticing
the Instructions the Leavenvorth correspondent
Of the St. Louis Democrat says "that Gov Den
yer is regarded by the Free State men as the
best Governor, the leas. partial, which Kansas
has had, " and he adds
You will learn from the letter of Gen Cass,
that the National Democratic party is conscious
that il has lost Kansas-that victory has de-
elared for Free Labor, and the Republican par
~. 1t is not, therefore, matter OF surprise
that the President and his advisers making
virtue Of necessity, give instructions which con-
template a fair and honest election on the iirst
Monday in August first of the kind that
will have been held in Kansas under their au-
spices or those of their predecessors,
The Lsavenworth correspondent of the 0AiO
Statesman, a Douglas Free State Democrat.
writes that Mr.. Davis, the nominated Attorney
General, sis from Ms York, is conservative
Democrat in favor of making Kansas Free
State, which Is a fact well known, for he has
constantly avOwed it from the stump" The
writer expresses confidence that the question
will be fairly submitted, and says-'TRe pToPO-
sifioa submitted a5i Be overwhelmingly rejecfed .