Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-06-10
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The Day appointed for the Vote in Kan

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The Conference Bill constituted the Gov
ernor, Secretary and District Attorney OF
the Territory Of Kansas, and the President
of the Council and Speaker of the Territo-
rial Legislature, Board of Commissioners
to conduct the election provided for. Any
three of the Commissioners were given au-
tbority to transact all business, with the
view of giving The power entirely 10 the
appointees of the President. The presid-
inc officers of the Legislature, are of course
Free State men. W. Weir, Esq, the Dis
trict Attorney, at the time of the passage
of the Bill, was Douglas man, and the
President, to make The thing safe and tight,
removed him aid appointed in his place
A. C. Davis, Esq, a thorough Admins
traion man. Gen. Cass, Secretary ofState,
addressed letter to Gov. Denver, which
the Governor published, officially advising
him of his duties under the Conference
Bill. This document is dated at the State
Department, Washington, May 7th. 1t
contains the usual stereotyped expressions,
hoping that the election will be fair, free
from foreign influence and domestic excite
ment, DC, DC; that the Board may act
united, in harmony, and all that sort of
thing; and in the concluding paragraph
makes the following delicate suggestion:
You sciu not probably convene the Board
until after tie appointment Of a neac DIS
trict Attorney for the Territory. a nom
iination for this purpose ,ciU be sent to the
Senate on Monday nert.
But the n4'ree State members of the
Board, and the decapitated Douglas Dis
trict Attorney, were sharp. The faculties
of the people of Kansas are rendered sharp
by the political atmosphere that prevails
out there. The District Attorney, though
knowing he was removed, of course held Of
fee until officially notified of the fact Of his
removal, and by virtue of his office was a
member of the Board of Election Commis-
sioners. Now as the Conference Bill gave
authority to any three of the Commission
ers to transact any of the business belong
ing to the Board, Mr.. District Attorney
Weir and the presiding officers of the Leg
islature found themselves invested with au-
thority to take action in the case. "Brief
authority" was this, certainly, as the new
District Attorney would speedily have his
commission, when the Administration trio
would be in power. The Free State tri-
umvirate seized the auspicious moment.
and courteously calling upon Gov. Denver,
told him they were ready to proceed to
business. At this junclure, with the letter
from Secretary Cass in his pocket, virtual
ly instructing him not to convene the Board
until the new District Attorney should as
sumo the duties of his office, the Governor
must have experienced peculiar sensa-
sion of discomfort Naturally enough, he
was very reluctant to operate Immediately.
But what could he do? Any three mem
bers of the Board could transact any busi-
ness pertaining to the whole Board, with
or without the Governor, the District At
torney, President of the Council, and
Speaker of the House, were ready to take
action; and .ye much respected Governor
knocked under. The Board proceeded TO
business without waiting for the new Dis
trict Attorney, and the first Monday in
Augustus the day of holding the elec-
ton on the Conference Bill proposition
the same day that the annual State Elec-
ton comes off in Missouri-a most i'm
port point, as it cuts down sat one fell
swoop" all the hopes that the pro-slavery
men of the Territory have based upon theil
accustomed reinforcements from Missouri
Gov. Denver preferred later day for the
election, but was obliged to acquiesce in
the decision of the all powerful trio. Thus
is the Administration plagued by one Of its
own wicked inventions
The best laid schemes
OF mice and men
Oft gang agree.
Also:
The gun that S aimed at duck or plover