Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-04-29


Ez- The Rev. Dudley Tying died on the
10Th inst, of an injury received by a
threshing machine. .e,-
re- The Harmonious Democracy held
meeting, at Peoria, H., on the 18th,
for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to, the State Convention. which re-
suited in a grand row. The Sheriff, with
posse, had to separate the combatants.
Enxiish's Scheme for Making Kansas n
- Slave State.
The following is the bill which English
& Co. have Matched for bringing Kansas
into the Union as Slave State. Weomit
the formal statement Of the land grants,
which are as follows: For school purpo-
ses, sections 16 and SO OF each township;
seventy-two sections for State University;
ten sections to pay for public buildings
All the salt springs not exceeding twelve
| in number, and six sections of land with
each; FIVE per cent. of proceeds of sales of
public lands for the constructions Of State
roads. With this bride held out to. the
people of Kansas for submission, here is
the Act. 5 ...-..ft
SECTION /. That the State OF Kansas be,
and is hereby admitted into the Union, on
an equal footing with the original States,
with the constitution framed at Lecompton,
and this admission of her into the Union
as State is here declared to be upon this
fundamental condition precedent, namely:
That the said Constitutional instrument
shall be first submitted to vote of the peo-
pie of Kansas, and assented to by them or
a majority of the voters at an election to be
held for that purpose. AT the said election,
the voting shall be by ballot and by in
dorsing on his ballot, as each voter may
please, '.For proposition of Congress and
admission" or Against proposition oil
Congress and admission The President
Of the United States, as soon as the fact is
duly malc known to- him, shall announce
the same by proclamation, and thereafter.
without any further proceedings on the part
of Congress. the admission of the State oil
Kansas into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States. in all respects
whatever. shall be complete and absolute;
and said State shall be entitled to one mem
Der in the House of Representatives in the
Congress of the United States until the next
census be taken by the Federal Govern
ment. But, should the majority of the
votes be cast for ';Proposaion Rejected, -
It shall be deemed and held that the people
of Kansas do not desire admission into the
Union with said Constitution, under the
conditions set forth in said proposition;
and in that event the people of said Terri
tory are hereby authorized and empowered
to form for themselves a Constitution
and State Government by the name of the
State of Kansas. according to the Federal
Constitution, and may elect Delegates for
that purpose, whenever, and not before, Il
IS ascertained by a census, duly Fand legally
taken, that the popuiation of said Territor,
|. equals the ratio Of representation requireo
for member Of the House Of Representa-
, tires of the United States (93, 569) anc
, whenever thereafter such Delegates shall
assemble in Convention, they shall frs
determine by vote wh:ther it is the wisl
of the people of the proposed State to b.
5 admitted into the Union at that time ant
: if SO. shall proceed to form Constitution
: and take all necessary stems for the estab
; ilishment of State Government, in con
formity with the Federal Constitution, sub
ject to such limitations and restrictions a
to the mode and manner OF its approval o
t ratification by the people of the proposes
State. as they may have prescribed by law
and shall be entitled to admission into tn
Union as State under such Constitution
thus fairly and legally made, with or with
out Slavery, as said Constitution may pre-
SCRIBE .tilefi
5 s. SEC. 2. lind Be Il further enoofed, Tha
: for the purpose of insuring. as far as pos
D sible, that the elections authorized by thi
9 act may be fair and free, the Governor
5 United States District Attorney and Sec
rotary of the Territory ofKansas, and tn
! presiding officers of its two branches o
e Legislature; namely, the President of til
: Council and Speaker of the House Q
, Representatives,, are hereby constituted
Board of commissioners to carry into efe-
the provisions of this act, and to use al
the means necessary and proper to tina
; end. Any three Of them shall constitute
Board, and the board shall have powe
e and authority to designate and establis
precincts for voting, or to adopt those al
6 ready established; to cause polls to b
opened at such places as it may deer
proper in the respective counties and cleo
0 !tion precincts Of said Territory: to appoiu
e as judges of election at each of the severs
e places Of voting, three discreet and respet
table persons The Board shalt appoir
!. the day for holding said election, and sal
Governor shall announce the same by proc
$ Iamation, and the day shall be as early a
4 one sis consistent with due notice theree
: to the people Of said Territory, subject I
the provisions of this act. The said Boar
shall have full power to prescribe the same
= manner and place Of said eiection. and I
o direct tho time and manner Of the return
J. thereof, which returns shall be made
n said board, whose duty it shall be to Al
nounce the result by proclamation, an
said Governor shall certify the same.