The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-24

Constitution containing such an odious
Education Article.
1t provides that "In the future appor-
tionment of the State, each organized
county shall have at least one representa-
tive," thus violating the correct principle
that representation shall be based accord
ing to population, and basing it on square
miles. When the number of organized
counties is enlarged to seventy Ave, Leav-
enworth county, with its five thousand
voters, is on the same level with the most |
sparsely settled organized county on the
Western border.
1t provides for the single district sys-
tenn, SO far as Representatives are con-
cerned, but fails to apply the same rule to
Senators. A partisan Legislature may
retain its power in the Senate by so COM
bining counties in Senatorial districts as
to secure that object. 1t was evidently
the intention of the Republicans to obtain,
by gerrymandering, the control of the
first Legislature, and, by retaining the
present fraudulent apportionment or de-
vising one still more unjust, retain the
control of the Senate till 1866, at least.
The apportionment clause is fraudu-
lent, designed to throw the first Legisla-
ture into the hands of the Republicans,
and to enable the spoilsmen of that party
to secure the spoils for themselves. The
first Legislature will choose United States
Senators and dispose of the land grants.
Northern Kansas has the control of but
twenty-five representatives and nine SEN
ators, when, had not the counties of JEFF
ferson and Jackson been joined to Shaw
nee, and Wyandott to Douglas, Northern
Kansas could have controlled the election
of nine more members of the Legislature.
Such is the injustice practiced by South
ern upon Northern Kansas. Even Mr..
Parrott denounces this apportionment as
nothing more or less than a system Of
fraud" Every vote for the Constitution
sustains this fraudulent apportionment.
The Constitution provides for flooding
the State with the issue of banks of othel
States, by Sec. Z, Art. Is, No banking
institution shall issue circulating notes o
less denomination than five dollars.
State banks cannot issue notes of their own
and will food the country with the de
preciated currency of foreign banks.
fails to provide that the majority of tn
stockholders shall be residents of Kansas
putting our currency at the mercy of for
eign Shylocks.
The Convention with the results of tn
financial systems of other States before il
I by which State officers are able to max
fortunes during their term of office, b
g loaniDg State funds, pocketing the inter
: est, and saddling the losses, if any, on tn
s State, placed no safeguards around tn
Q State treasury. State treasurers may de
: posit the State funds with banks or ind
}. viduals, and pocket the interest on sue
d deposits.
" The Constitution is an ofice-seeker
g Constitution, a partisan instrument, d,
,, signed to confer the spoils of Office q
party favorites, whatever expense may |
10 entailed upon the people. Of necessit
IS heavy taxes must be the result. The al
l. nual cost of the State government over
'r Territorial government will be abo
l. 100000. The erection of the necessa
u public buildings, penitentiary, &C., w
c. amount to several hundred thousand dc
\ lars. portion of which, with the intere
III added, must be raised by tax each ye,
e. e. Schools must be supported by taxation
III private subscription mainly, for yei
y to come, under the Constitution entaili
10 upon the people heavy taxes. Such
~ the financial prospect of an agricultul
people. with limited means and aha
'n times" staring them in the face If tn
OF are not blinded by partizan zeal, they W
reject, by an overwhelming vote on t
n' 4th Of October, this defective and fraud
in u. lent Constitution, which tramples on t
IT, rights of man, placing the security a
y permanence of party power over a
u above the rights of the common people