, 1859-06-16
THE KANSAS CONBTTTD7
ELECTION ~

ELECTION. -
We learn from source Fto the full
est crcdcnce ,hxs the late election 46r delegates
to the Kansas Constitutional Convention was
conducted on plan hardly inferior in point Of
open daylight swindtng to tho candle-bo1 a.
fair Of October, 1857, the returns u which are
still playing hide and seek IN the breeclscs
pocket of john Calhoun. Sam Medary. Gov
crnor Of Kansas, is employed By the Demo-
cratic party 'to carry Territories Loug cx'
perlenccd and famous in tie art Of coloulzlng
the State of Ohio whenever tho exigencies OF
l4is party required majority III the Leg'sla'
ture, Ills qualifications Tor the office Of Cover
nor Of Minnesota in 1857, where two United
S,atcs Senators wore pending on the reaults1
the first State election, werc undisputed>tHc
went to TINT Territory, aud BY dint Of filling
up doubtful counties with hid Irish, putting
the Winnetagoes and hnlf the savage tribes o'
the back woods through the voting process,
pcrpe.rating the Pembina fraud, etc, he sue
cecded in sending Rice and Shields to the Sem
ate aud giving Sibley the gubernatorial cha'r.
Alter this display Of sagacity in cheating he
WAS selected as the fittest successor Of Calhoun
in Kansas, and dispatched to that Territory
with instructions to carry the first elections
prior to the formation Of State govern
ment, at all hazards. This he promised
10 do for certain amount Of money
to be expended in the transportation Of
voters. The money was raised and paid in
Washington, and the Governor expended it
faithfully and judiciously. Three days before
the election, six OF seven hundred 1risllmen
were put through tho swearing process IN
Lcascnworth and Doniphan Counties, and took
ont apphceaonsfor naturalization Not satisfied
with this, ,rcquiaitions were made on Kansas City
and st. Joseph, No, and hundreds Of voters
were landed On the day Of election at leaven-
worth and other points on the river, who
marched straight to the polls and deposited
ballots for the pro-slavcry delegates. Arrange
ncnts lad been made in this way to secure
majority Of the Convention, but the Republi-
can vote upset all their calculations. Atchison
County: which Mcdary calculated upon with
out fail elected the cn-ire Republican ticket,
and johnson, Lykins aud Bourbon, which
were supposed to bc safe beyond question,
gave only a divided delegation.
The Convention is secured to the Republi-
cans. as we learn, by at least seren majority,
and it's first business will 10 to look into the
election and qualifications OF its own me.n-
bers.
i PROSPECT FOR LITIGATION.
The case Of Mr. J. ]. Bushnell, represent
ins certain Connecticut boodholdcrs), against
tic town Of Bcloit, has, as the public are
aware, been ordered to a re-arg1lment br the
Supreme Coun Of Wisconsin. This we under.
stand is in some respects representative case
and in its decision will be involved the valid
TT Of large number Of bonds issued By town:
and cities in that State fur the benefit Of rail.
roads. (Not having seen the particular points
relied upon By counsel in the Belolt case VI
do not assume to speak with entire accuracy
IN this branch Of the subjcct.) No indication.
have been had as to the nature Of the fort!
coming decision, except that the court as con
stitutcd prior to the retirement Of Judge Smitl
and the deceasc Of Judge Wilton, had agrees
upon an opinion adverse to tile constitutional
ity Of tile said bonds fact stoutly denied b,
some Of olr Wisconsin contemporaries, b.l
| .slch VIC continue to assert on the authorit,
ia bondholder and prosecutor who was in
position not to be mistaken.
We learn now from private source tha
:ertaip holders Of the Bcloit bonds residing il
Norwich and New Haven, Conn.,, have takc
measures to bring an action in L. S. Suprcm
Court, Immediately on the issue Of the prcscn
| suit, in case the latter results adyersl
to them. This they have clear right to dt
even though the costs should eventual
swallow up the total amount sued for, and CT
Iail an expense upon the town Of Beloit eq,,;
to the nlm which she now refuses to pay
these Dondholders 50 into tho U. S. ST.
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and the litigation may finally reach sum tot;
70 which "Jarndycc and Janldyce" were but
lca-bite.
GONE AT LAST.
Gen. Bcncdcck Of tho Austrian army j
Italy, whose death in consequence Of wound
received in skirmish Oh the Scsl1, is recort
cd in tile foreign papers, was one Of tue me
upon whom the Austrian government is wot
to heap its most coveted honors. He va
brave, daring, industrious, and like Hayna,
had heart Of flint. During tho revolt i
ijallicia, in 194G, he bud command in til
infected district; and no North American 81,
1Sc could have been more cruel and rclcntlc.
than he. In tue general orders, on one occ;
sion, be offered dollar head for every Polls
patriot brought into the camp to be shot. It
are sorry to say that his outlay Of blood mono
was large, and that for every dollar spent
patriot's head fell For his dcudishness, /
vas much caressed by the Court, and for II
purpose Of carrying out the Gallician polio.
*as sent to Italy. L lucky bulle: wllit
>hat1s7cd both his legs. has put an end 10 Ii
career; and in the words Of IN irrevcrcl
friend, We may say that If the Devil has Iii
| not, the Devil is an usc:ess institution.
AmER1CANIsM IN GEORGIA..
The American party Of GeorgiH is formal
and officially disbanded. The Statc Comn,it:c