The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-09
PROCLAMATION.

10 the People Of Kansas Territory:
Information having reached me from various quarters
that serious difficulties to be apprehended the
first Monday of January nextthe day fixed for electing
State officers under the constitution submitted to the peo
pie the 2ls ns and which constitution it also sub
mitted to vote of the people the 4th proxmo by
act Of the legislature approved December IL, 1851
have deemed it my duty to distribute the United States
troops the Territory in such way to preserve
der and insure to every entitled fair opportunity
of voting 1t is sincerely to be hoped that these precau
onary will be found unnecessary and that the
good and moderation of the great Of the pep
pie will restrain the violence and heat of the few whose
passions are likely to carry them to extremes.
The constitution referred to provides that the questions
therein submitted left to the decision of all the
white male inhabitants the Territory of Kansas in the
said Territory that day and the age Of twenty
years.. The term uabiont is thus defined by Web
ster "a dwellcr who dwes resides permanently
in place. who has fixed residence distinguished
from occasional lodger visiter the aabian Of
house cottage the inhabitants of town, city, county
OF State who has legal settlement in town, city,
parish To mhaba is ito live dwell in to occupy
place of settled residence"
From these definitions it will be that it requires
something than presence in the Terri
tory to entitle person to vote at the coming election,
and trust that attempt will be made to do by any
person another State Territory who may be here
that day merely transient occasional lodger
or visiter'' agE gA ekaa
An act passed at the late session of the legislature of
this Territory makes it felony for any to do SO,
and in every such l shall feel it to be my duty,
under the laws to demand such offender should he leave
the Territory, from the executive of the State or Terri
tory in which he may be found that he may be brought
back for punishment
1t the anxious desi of the President that the APP
preaching election shall be fairly held and that every
shall have free to the polls without being subject
ed to violence intimidation. The troops placed by
him under my direction have been disposed of to in
sure this result and every civil officer and every good
citizen in the Territory expected to do his duty and
assist in maintaining the peace of the community. With
their assistance there be serious disturbance
j. w. DENVER,
Secretary and Acting Governor.
LEAvESwoRrH, X t., Dec. 26, 1851
the Ieavcnworsh Times, (Extra) Dec. 90.
tremendous gathering of the ee-State men of Leav
enworth county met in Market Hail. Saturday night
to consider whether should go into the election for
State officers and members of the legislature the 4th of
January.
The meeting was addressed by Vaughan, Currier, DIR
Davis, w w Backus and Others, and adjourned to meet
last night when there glorious rally Of the trecmen
of Leavenworth 'The boys there-the solid men
were there and a convention more harmo
NOUS enthusiastic.
Champion Vaughan In response to the call of the
meeting defined his position He had been for voting
from the first delegate convention, of which he had
been member was chosen to meet at Lawrence the
I'd of December to advise TO the the legislature
should pursue That convention rcassembled the
23d inst for the purpose understood OF making
nominations for State officers under the Lecompon
stitution Their power the people did not justify
them in deciding not to into the election for those Of
cers majority OF the delegates present voted in favor
of going into that election but rule unfortunately
adopted by which delegates present cast the full vote to
which their counties were respectively entitled and that