Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-03-18

Stitutc the name of the new Territory
for that Of the old State. 1t practi-
ealIy susncnded popular elections for
three years, the usHfpinS Legislature
assigning that term for it, own mela-
bcrS, while il committed all suhordi-
nate trusts = agents appointed Is It
self 1, harlcdtha Courts and the .Ju-
RES to its adverSaries bv test oathS.
and made 1t a crin,, to think what one
pleased, and to write and print what
one thought. 1t borrowed all IN,
lcngincrv Of tyranny. but the torture,
from the practice of tho Stuait, The
party of free labor appealed to tho
Governor { (REEDER) to correct the
/ false election returns. lie interviewed.
but Intellectually, and vet even for that
intervention was denounced by The
Administration organs. AMI. after
long and upaccCptab bic explanations, he
was removed from office hv the PrCSi-
dent. The new Governor (SnANNoS)
sustained FOR while the uSurpation.
but failed to effect the suliuga.ion Of
the people. although h. organized as a
nilitis IN armed partizan band of AL
ventHrcrs who had introduced them
selves into the Territory - force Sla-
very upon the people. With the act
i've cooperation of thi, band, the party
of slavelabor disaymel the Free State
emigrantS who had now learned the
neccssiiT Of being prepared for self
defence, on the bclders of the Territory.
and on tie distant roads and rivers
which led into II. They destroyed a
bridge that frcc-labor men used in their
way to the seat of Government. sackc,
hotel where they lodged, and broke
up and east into the river a press
which was the organ of their cause.
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IL THE TERRI
TORY.
The people Of Kansas thus deprived.
not merely of sclf-govermment. but
even of peace, tranquility, and secmi-
". fell back on the unalicnably lcvo-
4 lutionary right of voluntary icorgani-
zation. They determined, however,
with admirable temper, Judgment and
loyalty, to conduct their proceedings
for this purpose in Difference and sub
ordination to the authority OF the Fed
or4l cn,o.., end according 20 the line
of safe precedents.
After due elections. open to all the
inhabitants of the Territory, they or
ganized Professionally a State Govern
mcnt at Topeka: ami ly the hands Of
provisional Senator's, anil provision
al Rcprcsel. .tstivc. they submitto,l their
! CONSTITUTION TO Congress. am prayed
TO be admitted rs Free State into the
Federal Union. The Federal authori-
ties lcnt no all to this movement, but,
on the contrary, the President and
Senate contemptuouSly rejected it, aud
denounced it IS treason. aad all its
actCIs and abcttorS as disloyal 10 the
Union. An army was dispatched into
the Territory, intended Indeed to pre-
servo peace, but at the same time 10
obey and sustain the uSurpa,ion. The
provisional Legislature which had
met to confer, and TO adopt further
means TO urge the prayers of TIC nco-
pie npGn Congress, were dispersed ly
the army, and the State officers pro-
viSionalls elected, who had Committed
40 criminal act, were arrested, indicted,
and held in the Federal camp as State
prisoners. Nevertheless, the people Of
Kansas did not acquicscc The usrr-
/ patton rcmeinei !, barrcn authority,
deiicd, dcrided and despiscd
y national election was. now app
preaching. Excitement within and
svmpathics without the Territory must
bc allayed. Gov. Shannon ives re
moved, and NJ. Geary was oppointed
his successor. lie exaetcd Submission
to the statutes of the usurpation, but
promised equality in their admimistra-
ten. He induced repeal cf some Of
those statutes which were most obv;-
otSly unconstitutional, anil declared
an amnesty for political Offences. lie
persuaded the Legislature of the usur-
patton to or'lai.. a call for a Conycn-
ton at Lccompton, TO form a consti-
tuition, if the measure should be ap-
proved 10y popular vote at an cleo
tion to be held for that purpose. To
vote at such an election WAS to recog-
nizc and tolerate the usurpation, as
we'll a. 10 submit 10 disfranchi~ing
laws. and to hazard Il renewal OF the
frauds and vielance by which the usur-
patton hal been establishe ;. On no
account would the Legislature agree
that tho projected Constitution should
be submitted TO the pcoulc, after il
. should havc !, cen perfected by the Ton
vcniion. The refusal OF this iust
measure, 80 necessary to the public
security in case Of surprise and fraud,
was a confession Of the purpose on The
part of the uSurpation to carry Con-
stitution into effect by surprise and
fraud. The Governor insisted on this
provision, and demanded OF the Prcsi-
+dent Of the Unitel States the removal
Of a partial and tvrannical Judge. lie
I failed 10 gain either measure, an I'm
CURED the displeaslrc OF the usnrpa-
tion by seeking them. lie heI the
Territory. The free State party
stood aloof from tie polls. and a can
vaSs showed that some $500 less than
third of the people Of the Territory
tad sanctionel the call OF a Geaycntior,
while tue presence of the army alone
held the Territory unlcr for, cd truce.
ELECTION or SIR. DrcRAyaN-THE DnED
scoTr DECISION or THE sGPRENF corRT
! AT this juncture tho new Federal
Admi- iSir.tion came in. unslcr Pres
ident who had obtained success by the
Intervention at the polls Of a third
party-an emphemcril organization,