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Show A POLITICAL TEXT-BOOK FOR 18GO. po~e, form for themselves a constitution and State I held thnt the people of Kansa11 do not desire 1 g<ll'ernment, which constitution is republican; and the Union wit.h Maid Cou::~titution under the ~~ 1111~~lon Into 7~ 1'c~·~ a.~. a t the s~me time ~nd place, sa_i<l convention forth In said propot<ition: aud ill that e~eut ~;:~<htlons. Mel d td .ulopt nn ordmnnce, winch snld ordmnnce ttsserts said 'l'enltory at·e herehy authorize 1 1 1 JlCO[tlc or th ttl [' . 1. ... ,u "~~, wI 1 en a d nu. t t e<I as li "" tate, W. .i ll ha.ve an un- form for thomsl'lves a Constit.ution 'a n\ dI tI'ltl ate,l lul(l t\1\'t.:r "' tl I 0 <l •·uhted •tght to trtx the lands within her limits belong- IJy the n·1mc of the 'ht c of L< 'lllS't~ 1. ovelnmcut, I. ~~g',t . o.t l te• . .'v ' nt't ~~1 .•.t. ·t t c."· • anc1 pr?po:~cs to relm· .qUts· l~ s:u· d era! Uon's t·l tui.·I On, and 'n wy elec' t de'l"c•! {uaettc•so nfo Irl lll"t ·t o the .F c c 1· ,L~'c' tee! rtght 1f ccrt:un conditrons set forth m satd or- whcne\'er 1m<i not b··fo1·c 1·t is .1~ t · 1 1 .tt lllllJJ(ISC 1 . ) ' • 1 • [ 1 ' ~ 1 'ocer llllleo 1y 11" < 11 ,ut<e >e tllceptet n.1H a~t·eed to hy tho Congre s of duly an<lleornlly t·tken tlr ·1t the 1 < I· t' · · ,cu~u· tJte L' · • 1 '-'t • • 1 ' · . . • c ' • ' 1 1PU ·' 1011 ot s·u1l T.. • 111. e< .., n..cs; .liH 'I.Crlel·e<tg, the Mll<l const llntiOll tory equals or exceeds the ratio of r ~presetrt t!i• ' .. .rr .. and ?nlmancc have IJecn presented to Congress by ord er for a member of the llonsc of H •pr· . i· r · >ntccluirc<l tf'l! e:< au! . contvl e\n tion, and a' dmission of IHti<l Territor.y into .rress of the llnitccl t·ttl·~. nn<l ~, .1 I;:Sl ll ·l 1'1' t's of thc<:on- n • ' " ' " ' l l~ llCV('r tl·n•aflt• ' I 1. lllOn 1cre~n as o. tate requested; lind 1t•hel'elt8, dck~atcs !:\hall nsscmble in Convl!ntion tl . 1, 11 / ~un sutd orcltrHtnco IS not !Lcccptnhle to CorwresR and it is tennine IJy a vote whether it i!l tl e · 1' ' '1~ ·' 1 1' 1 lr~t de· del>il"'hl• to· ···t · 1 1 1 "' ' • • · 1 . . · . ~ .tS~c1 am "'. let 1c.r t 1e. peop le of 1.'-ansas the prOtlOHCd ~t.ate to he admitted WiutHtor tolr . llt' 'J·l eOJJic f 0 concul Ill the changes rn saul orciJilance, herclllaftcr time · uud if l:iO ~halltJro•·el·<l to f>t' ('c 1 . 110 n nt thn~ ll'tU"d ·• 1 1 1 · · 1 1 · · · ' ' ' ~ t ' ' 1 ' , . " ' < 1 cs1re ac 111 ss1on 111t.o the Ulllon as a ::lt<Lte tnke all ueccssa ry stc.•ps for t.he . ·t 1 ra 1 m•h lllutlon '· IIlli 1 as ltcretn propo~ed · 'l'hereforc 0 t 1 f . ~H 11 1 ]' 't • · , overnmen , 11 con onntt.y witlt the l<'ets1 ~Ll-l1l·l. t1 n Ct ro f ta't ::i.ta ltl . '~ .'. fl~rtf'(,·d', ct<:·• 'l'ha t th~~ ·. tale of Kansas be, and subject t<'l such limit alionBHIHlrc~--triclions as i~1 th ~n~ 1 ulion, lS. her ehy ,tdml t ted Ill to the L: nwn on an equal fi>Ot ing manner of its 'Lpprov ·Ll or r ·• tific ·tti l t1 e Ill ode and wrth the.origin:tl :'tateR, in all rc~pcct)-1 whatevcl·, but pr0poscd Stat~ as th~y ma;"lmv~ •::.~H~·iht~t~·~plcofthe upon tins fun•lamental contl.tion pr ·cedent, llltnrely. shall be cntitle<l to 't<ltll't·~·IOll l'uto t'l .l ' . c t) luw, nnd 'l'h·· .~t. tl 1c· ~ue.•s ll·O ll o f a< 1u u· .st· ou w·l lh lite fo llowing pro-' <ll!rsul'h Constitutio' n t.lr~u"s fuirl anlCc l!r"It· lOlll l, '·t·~. ·•t .~. t u. I.e , un- Jl OSlttOn, m lteu of the ordlllnncc fmmcd at Lecolllpton without h very as s·;ld Constit yt' " '' j rn,t~le,lll,h or he ~;uhmit ted to a vote of the people of Kansas, and § 2 A1;d bt./ it f.u·U . u ~o~ m~t~· JH'I'~t·nhc. u~~entc<l to ~lY them or a rnaj<lrlt.Y of the voter>{ voting pose ~f iusurln, as f\r ~~~e' o~~~~:rtccl,. I hat lot· ~he pur. ut au l'lectwn to be held for that purpose ll'Lillely. t.lrorizl!d h thl~'-tct ; 1' p ... c, th,tt lht• <'ll!cllon~ !LU fl,l:LI.l t,'le _following propo~itions he, aud the' sa;ne ar~ Uuite.u tufl'S J)l;t.rict ~Lti0~~c~11:·,.:~~/t',t.r:.e.'t·"~~ t;ovcr~\or, ICl ~ !j .o.tlcrc<llt.o th.c people of l{an~a~ ftll' [LCCl'ptnnce ritory of Kansas 1111<1 the ·,,~t·sidir~~ o'~.'~':\. () fltlllC lcr· or l l'Jt'dlon, 11· 11eh, tf acce)ltt'd ~hall he oiJI' •ar 1 I.J.. •1 • . . : . , . c g H t '!' o 1e two tl~e U"!.tcd ~t~tt<·~ and upon t.he '~:tid ~tate or tfan~:t~ ~~ C~~1~1~.;f~,~~ ~~:el~~~.~.:s~lf~r~, :;-•.n;~·ly,·t·he. l't·c:-tld.:nt o~ the \~II : fl/1'81, 'l lmt ~et.tiuns muml>~;:r ~ixtccn and thir\y. ar • hereby constl~u~~~cl~~ ~o·tr;~ of <~1St: ot. lt.Pprt'M!ntallvc~, Sl.\ Ill('\ l'I'.Y tow nsh'p of public iltnd in l!:tid t'tate or into ell'• ·t tl • . ,· .·' 'f . Otllml~stont rs to carry where e tlrcr of sairl sectio n~ or . . . ' ec •e pJCnr:ston!l O t.lmJ act, and to usc alltue ltecn ~old Ill' oth rwis~ dispo~l•tl ot':~{~~~·,~' L~:~~~ ~~~~til~~: ~~~e.'tn::\ n~~~R:~ar.y 1111,d prOJH' l' to that l'Jtd. Aud three of ll~ltL tire d o uud as couti!,(uow :Ls 111'1 h • . lClll ~ lll constlt~t e a hoard; ILild the hoard shull have gr.tnlctl lo s:~iu ~tate ftll' tl~e USC of sc'I;;Jot:' s~:d l h{e rower !llld :llltl tO I'lty to dcsiguate Hlld cstalolish prccinctm J'hat ~el'l!llly-t II'O sect ions 0f hnd ~ll'lll be se~· a~ \\o.nr j o•;lvot lng or to ndopt tho ·e already c;tablish(·d; to cause te,en·cd fu r the ~UJt(tO rL of :L ._,· ,·, .' ,1 u .me po s to ltc opene<l at such places as it nutvdel'lll(JrOJoet·ln H·k ctcd h•· the (.·i ov"rllor elf "• l.t • 1 :L" te· te n t vI~;:. stt,·y, to lb e th. e reb[tcctive' coull t'l cs anc 1 e 1e ctw· n Jll't'C:l iH't of said 'l'~r- liJIJil'OI ul o• f the 0omv mi -siu ·" ' .., . t ' ~~~ IJel:o to t 1e ntory · to · · t · 1 · ' 11"r· <tf lll . 1 (• •1 .. 1 1 1 ' '1111>0111 Ut! JU< !{ts of clccllon at l·ach of tire \ UtiC<', and to to e :tppropn,a tcd~ a·l• ld appcl ied" ' n1 e1s u,tc h r.ann·<tn -· sevcl"d Jllac •s of v t' tl <.1' l' .. , . , \ . f o mg, !r 'c lSl'l'et•t anti n·~pcclable llcr il<' the kori~;>lature of u• tlcl ~t·Jt 1 'I ' I etSOIIH, ,tny \\0 0 whotu shall be COlll)lett'nt to act· IC the purp.t<'e ulnu resaid IJut fo"'• no ot' l tcc r IpI ua·r lpo,r-;ees cr'tl ')/e i f·oIr r c' ( I uire' t.lt e' BI le. t·l' ff:'s o f t I le several counll. t'S, loy thcmsci'l 'tl Tna' tell en tiro ~>ect to'n::~ of lat~tl, to he ~·~le~t~cl h' ;Jt: or ?t•putics, t~ uttcnd the judges ~teach of the places or {,ovcr·nor of ~'>.tid :-\tate in h·;.pl subuivi ·ion · 1 ·ll ~c ~otmg, for the purpose of prescn•Ing p eace antli:(OO!l or· gra11t<.:tl to :;ai,l 't:~te fo~ the p~rpo:-.e of ~0111s;1~1 ~·~ tl e 'cr.; or th '.said ltoard may, in5teau of s:titl Hheritr uno l•ultl rc IJ II i ldillg~, or for the er~;:ction. of othe t! ~tt u\tcgsc~~ th.cu· l.lcpulle::~, nppolnt at. their d~crctionl nne! in tmch in of !{!J I'crnmcut , under lire d rection of the le ri lftt . ' st.l~tcc.8 as t!Jey may choose, other fit pcr:>OII:! for thcsnmt Ulereof. J~'oltl'fll, 'i'ha.t ali salt ~;;pri ngs within sa¥c~ 't~tce tmtpose. l:he elec~l~n hereby autl~ orizctl :,hall coutinU( IIOL cxcccrltng twelve i11 uurnbcr 11 iLh six ~e ·t'o . c' ~ne (lay only, and sh.Lil not be coututu etl la ter thnn sun l.tnd adj ui uing, or as corl tiguou11 ' as nra~ 1;e \~ ~~? 1 own °1? tha.t <lay. '~'he said board ~hall appoint the dul ~lmll he graJtt ctl to said ::>talc for it u 'e ti ' " , ,tchl for holdlng sale! elcctwn, and the said U ovcnwr sir aU an selected l!y tire Governor llrl'reof witl~it; o:~e s.~~~~e. 1.0r~',~ ~lOtlll~e the same 1/Y pro~lam:tlion; ancl the clay shall be Ute :LCirn .ss,on vf said 'tate. 'Lrtd ~rl1u11 "O s 1, jle 1 1 ta ,~1 ,ts l:IU ly none HA IS comnst.ent with due notice tlrt:rt:of to u. ~e·u'' 01. t I1' spo.;ed of on such' 't cnu' " c.o.. "' e ec cc 0 ve the [l 'O[Jle of . II '1' ..· . . . 11 ,,·111·1111 . a 1 1• . ~>a< elttLory, suhJCCt to the Jll'll\'1 Ions of I ,. . 1 · "' u !i 1 1 regu- tins 'LCl 'J'h" s· · I I · · 1 1 .t lOllS .1::1 t 1e h•g1slatu re may rlrr ·ct. i' . . · 1 1 ,1, '. · " .. til >O U< s 1all have full pull't'r to pn:scr\IJc 110 "a •• ~Pr.t· n.g or bnd, the r ight" ch er·e of 'uisc uno ewc ~. hat the, tu. nc ' m.'· uu t..... r·, at~<1 P1a ce o f sau· l clectw· n, anti to t1·1 rcct Ill any r.ntili'Hiual or iudividual,; 'or which m·ty he .,~\sftte·d ~lC tnne (1\lthln) wi!H:h retums shall be 111:tdc 111 the said ltc ~:ollfmll e<l or adjud .. ed to ~~ny inclivi<l .' I . '.e. I' e.r oud, whose duty lt shall he to a tHIOIIIIce tlte rc::.ult liy duals, t;hall l)y tins af-ticle be grant. I ~1 '1 .~1. ll~l.lVl- proclamatl?n, :tnd the said Governor sha ll ccrtily the same r't.fl,, Th;tt fi 1'~;: per ccnLum of t hu net ~~'.·oc~e~t~f ~~~:s to the President ?f the nitcd States "it hout •k'tay. uf ,til puiJilc l.utd lyirw within ~·Li<l ·•·tie \VIl.cl 1 1•1 b § 8. A nrl U6 tl /tbl'th6r enacted 'l'hat in the election sol<.l 1 · '' · 0 " "' ,IY. vOll!(rc~s 1· 1 ~ ra e hereby nuth ·. I 11 1 · · ' · alter the a clllli:ssiou of said ..:tnt , i t . . · onzc< , II. w nte male lllh:thtl.llll)-1 uf sa id 'l'~r· the L 111on, after dednct ing all the expen;:cs incid ~ t t 0 nt.01:Y! over the a~e of twenty-ouc yl'ars, who JIO~scss the LlJ.e :a.ne, ~ h ,d iiJe paicl to said 'tate for the Hlr )~~~ f qualthca~lons which were required by the laws of Halcl 'l'cr· rn,t.k.ug J>ulil rc road · !Lnd Internal improvem~r tsl , tf rltory fot a kglll voter at the last g<:neral ·kctiou for the Lc~:p~ laLUre slutll tlire<.:t: J'roviilerl 'I'l f .. 1 • ''18 re memiJers of the 'L'erl'itorial Le~i::llttture ami none ot hers ,, '"I' I l . . ' te or cgolll~ p ro- sh·'lll.e ·•ll l t . ' ' • ' ~ v •>ItS tc: cut oth·rcd :Lr·e 011 th~ con <lit · t 1 . t .. . •. v " owe< o vote; u.ncl t111s shall l>e the only qualltl· tate of K:: nsas ~ha ll uever interfere with \~ 11 1 '.~ s.'t~<l catto~ requl.re<l to entitle the voter to the ri!-(lrt of suU'ra!(C urspu~:L.I ot tile l:wus of the Uniteu 'lutes o'c 1~1 ;m.uy in s:ud election. An<l if :tny p erson nvt so qualified hull rq; llattuu~ wlticlt Congre:;s rnay fi 11 1 • : .' :. t. 1 any vote or otrcr to vote, or if any person shall ,·utc more tltun IS•·~:unug tire ,·I t 1c ·1 11 !!a·i d sot·! to •. 1 l necessat Y for once 'Lt srti l el ·t· 1 0 1 , , fi 1 h ' 1 cc 10n, or s wll lll'tke or c·tusc to IJc m·Hlt tit c· 1 ~•; :,, 1, ··l ll< 1 •'l ta. t no tax bllall uev lur•p'•o s •cd 6 pure ascrs any hlsc fl····· ' ' ' · ' ' 1, d ' , Coto1ous, or fr:wdulent rcturus or shall nlttr or 1:1•1~•~1!{ to tire Unrted 'tatell, and that h~ 0~11c,~s~ :l~L~i change ~tn.y rcturth:l of said election, such 'pcr:-un Klml11 up· r o '.'· t ~;::, tdl·nt propr.retor:~ he taxed higher than l:esiden'ts 0!1. couvlcllon thereof b •fore any court of r ompdt:nl juri>· ~.t th, And that ~a.rcl ~tate shall never tax th, 1. d : <hcllon, he kept at hart! labor not l·ss thausi.\ tllt)nths and pt~p er ty .<>~ Lite L;t!tLe<.l ::hates in that ::lta.tc. e ,m sOt not more than th!·ee ye:trs. 1 L L!re :sa11l dccuou the voting bhall be 11y lnll t 1 b § 4 . .A ncl u6 tt fu,rtlte,· enacted That the mcmh~rs ,?il~rsw1 . on his IJa.llot, a:; e:tclr vnter 111ay 'uco ',~~~eJ ?f th~ a~oresaid IJoard of commb~io1ucr:~, and all persons Shot ~po:ottlO~ acccptctl," or "Proposition 1} cctccl ,\ appomtt::cl by them to carry into ell'ccL th ' prorl~ions of • u tla llliiJ Orlty of the votes c·tst hP for" 1,. ~t' · tlti:l act, shall, ltefore enteritw UJlOn their· dutic~ tuke un C, e[•te. ' i' " t ue. 1' rc:m. Ic ut of tire 'u ited .: :ltat"u I o. p,o st Io n :Lc- o·' ttb to JIC' l· fo rm f a1. t I1 fully th.e, duties, of t.hdr .r Ie s)>c~t •l rc tact IS duly . 1 k · '"• a:; soon as the · olliccs · ·tr 1 f 11 · 0 m.u e 11own to bun ~:~lr·Lil announce th , ' · ' H on a ut·e thereof they shall be haiJI~ nne! Y Jl1:~cl.amatiun; and tl1ereaftc;·, a;10 wit !tout an ~ 8111111.~ ~uhJcct to the same chargclj and peualtl<::::~ a~ are vrovidcd ~ruocc<llu ~:;i! ou the part of Cottzrrl!s::~ the ·•·lrtt'l ·sioy nrfttllel m like Calle!! under tlte 'l'crritoriullaws tdht~e• • . : of. I\:. tus:us. m· to t 1lC Ut1.1 on "u pon ' an C'l"ju al f~.o ot nin o, witrhe rl.!: 6: A t '· · f · . 111 ve 1t . u.rth6r enacte<l, 'J'hat the othccn~ 1 i ort.,pual ::ltates lit all rc~pects whatever :;h·tlll g men.tHJnl!d In the pre11eding sect.ion shall n·c1·il·c for their P ~ ebau•! ahsolut.e; ancl saic! ~tate ~nil be emit le•~etocom- ~;crvtcts the same corupeusa.tion as is given for like ~crl'lcts nfl tml er l~ the House of Jtepr<::scuhtivcs in •It , Oo one under the 'J'crrltorial la.ws. oF ede1rea lU wt ·d ~t · t . II ' " ~;: nvrcss 'J.'Jr • v t• · tl u 0 c. ·~ ,L es unt the next cenl!us be taken b"' the . e, .~1 c tn ·~ .:-euatc, Ollttgreelng to the C'Oitforence Ct1nl· ta1>t IJe f ~~~l ~t~,uc ut.. llut.sltoulcl a majority of tire ~OI<"S mll)·': e H ltepott., litood- Y caM, 80; Na~·~~, 22; as follows: 0 li opoemou reJected" Jt •l"tll bed ,, 1 I ~ ~-AI'l.-M t:-1\rl:!. All·n lla.yard llenJ.'llniu Blzrlt•r Bl••r:, ' ~ n • eemeu atH llri r) t Jj . c ' . . ' ' g 1 , I owu, lay, Du.vLS. Evans, lt'itzpI atri"c t., ' Orc..l o, KAX .\S-WY .\SDOT CO~ 'TITUTION. 12JS Qwln, llnHlll11lnll, llon~ton] llunter, lvcrAon, ,Johnson (Ark) l rctuining as n. part of Li te lt ('W State tlw ll'e :-i tt·rn J ohu~on (Tenn.), ,Jnnc:-:, l\.l' 111ll'dy, Mallory, Ma ~o n , l'olk, (roll! re r•ion al>out rih•':l 1\• tl· 1 I . ·I · Pu!!h Sd.Ht~>l inn, 'l'ltornp~on ( N .• 1. ), 'l'oom b::~, \\' l'ij,:lrl, \'ull·l.'. \ o . . " ~ 1 '' 1 1 t• l . 11 ~~.~ NA\' ~.-~Il-A~rs. Hrl'derlck, UatnCron, <:lr:t ll lller, OolliL- ' lH'glltllltlO' to lltll':\.(;t g re :~t lllltnb t•rs of 11111111· mer Crlttcn<ll'll, J>Lxon, Doolittle, Dougla.s, llurkce,. g t'l\tlt ; for the cxclmdon f'rom tlt (' S tat\' of Fes;endcn, Foot, Fo"ter, ll alc, Hamlin, llal'ln.n, l{ ing, free 11 rr r ocR and for the prohibiti on ol' I· 1 ~ !1t:WtL•d :'irnmort.{, ~tuart, 'l'rumltull, \Vade, Wilson. . 1• !' d 1. l {' l.t 1 J1•1tH~:n.- B •Il 1~ith l'earce, Fitch with oumner. l:-i:-l~H'i", uut la uecn t • lllled as to nll t h(• :<e An"HIT.-l'la. l<, ll:ttes, Henderson, Hl.'id, Thompson p0111ts. 'l~y.), ~lickll. l3y the Constitutiot11 ns ntlopt<'<l, the bounda· ln the Jlou:H', on tire finn! vote, among t lto~e who had · f' tl S t 1 1 1 l l 1 rotc<! agalu"t th l' nri ~. rntl Lecompton Hill and who now r.tes 0 lC. new. tn. e were < ec arv <_ 0 )e t 1e 511Jl)IOrtelllhc J<:n[{li~h ~clrcnle, were Oihncr, Am., nf N.C., State of .\It-: Ollrl on th' ettSt, the ;~I Lh paralle l !LIId the following lh'n lO('l'ILl~, vii'.. : l•:llglish ILIIll Foley, of north ltttituJc on the south th \ 4 J tiL p·tmlll'l of lnd; C•Jt:kl-1':11,, ('o:-., <lroenheck, llall, Lawrence anti or north latituue on the IIOt'-th 'lJl(i tl 1 C 11 9 I Pcndl·ton, of Oh10; and Owen J ones, of l'a. Gen. . . . . . ' ' r 1 . -<~< Quitman, of 1\liHsi:-::-.ippi, un<l Mr. JlOillr:tm, of ~.c. , fire nt c ndtan of longttuJc west hom \\ af;h 1ngton cntcrH, vot L·<l 1'\o, nnd the follo,ling members" paired on the west. The w stern b o undarv cnts off otT," viz : W~tslr itll l'll ,( \\' iH.) with A~·n o l <.l; 1\JattC:<Oll with Lho }'ike's Pcttk rcrrion and the d P:-c r t whi ·h Heubcn Dnv1:;; l'u rvt ance with Dtltlllll<:k; !\l orrlll with . o . . c }'nulkncr; llort nn with II ill; .1 . u. J{unk el with l\lile~ hound~ 1t Otl the ea L, ttllll ltmtlS the n ew, tate Taylor; l\l ontgomcr.v with \\' ttr rcn; 'l'hOlll(lliOI\ with to the h:tbital>le ('U tern portion or the T c ni· Slewart (l\ld.); Ulltl \\'oo<l with Ueorge Taylor. Lory , Clltbrncillg lUI nrC!\ or some sixty thou. :llld In nccord:tnte with tllis nl't or '011 gr(':-;~, :-:qua re Itt ilcR. T he Executive is to c: on~i ·t of n. the pcopl • ur Kansas went into :ttl <'knio11 011 Governor, ccret;u·y of St;tte, Auditor, Attor· the 3d of A ugu::;t., 1Hfi8. Kot11 ith:-t:tnding tltl' ttt·y-General, unu Supcrint ndent of I'ulJlic liberal offL·t'S in rc~anl to dottarion~ to J\:n, 1:-;a:-: ~l'110ol~, to be chosen by the p t'opl ', and to of puulic li\tH1~, in lit is hi ll, and tltc• tlm•at. LltaL ."('1'\'C for· two years. The ll ou.'e or Rc p r C!'CI1- if the people diu not a crept :t S tate Go\'l'rnnH'llL tati ,·es i · to cont~iHL of scventy-fl\·e m embers, to with the L<•eontplon Cun s tir.n tio n, tltc·v F~itould ~nve one year, and the euatc of twent.y-tlve not be prr nt itt.ed to coute in a~ a Si:1tc witl1 :-;('nat or~, to~ 'rve two yctti'S, the nulllbCr to be any Constitution, t il l tll<'Y Rltonld ltavt• a full n·gulatcu by law, ~ut never ~o exceed . one population or \1:{,;).((), ~llill, the Let.'Oil iJi iOn Con- lttlndred R epresentatives, n.nd tlmly-thrce !:'t'llll· stitution was again n ·je\:tl.'d hy ntoro tl 1a 11 t 1•11 t.o.•·s. 'l'he pay is to ?e three dollars a. day nnd thou.and tm jorit'' · T lri:4 ntay he n•uard(•d a~ h(~l'l'll cents per nule travel. All hills mn~ t thcji11al di~1;ositi;1tt or tlri" f':tt ;lO liH Co~st i tution . ol'i;.tinate with the House, .n.nd no, act cau inFrom first to la ,.:t, it !tau b ·en tltr c;1 u~e or t!tc clutle more th1tn one snhJ CCt. 'J he Supreme subject of ntore ~pec•t·ltes in Con~ress than 1111 r Court is to con~ist of three Jurll?e::;, to ~c me:asurc ever brought before that hodv. clto~L' ll hy the people, to hold o(licc fot· ~I X · years, one to go out every two y • an~. T here Tilt~ "'YANilV't' Col\.".: :'I'ITGTIO·~ . ;ti'C to "u e fi VC D'I Htl'·I Ct J U( 1g es, 10 I) C C1 lO !:!Cll I ry The 'l'c rri rorial L egislature JHI:i."'<'d 1111 ttl:t the people of their respecLivc dii>ll·icts, nnd to (Feb. 11 1 1 'oU) to r cl'er the qne~tion to the serve fo r fom years. ~ach county is to cltoo:34:1 people of a lll'W Uon ..;titutional Conv('tltiou the 11. Juu0<re of Probate, to serve for two yc : t r~, cb;tiou to be he!J on the 1ir~t 'l'uct'da 1 y in and each township is to choose J u~tiee, of t he M:trch, 1 '5\J. 'l'lte clL'ction was h eld, 'nnd J'eace, to serve also fo r· two yearil. Election ~ resultc1l in a majority o f' :), 1 in f;t\' Ot' of n are to be by ballot. Every white m:tlc adult Convention. 'l'hi~ reRulL beiwr aRc(•t·tainl'd the who is n citizen of the United ' t a.te:-1, or who has C') ' Go,·ernor iRSUC ll lti=' procl:tm ation for an •Icc- tlcclarcJ his intention to become one1 having tion of dclcga.tt•s. The old p:u·ty o rganizntiom; been a resident in the State for ix m on th , a.ud were now abandon('d, :wd tho e of l{q) ulJiic:u1.:~ in the precinct fo 1· thirty day , is e n t itled to vote. nnd Democrats substituted, aud tL wa:o~ on this 'l'hc tate is prohil>iteu from hccominrr a Lasis that tlte ca nva~s f'or the election or dele- party in carrying on n.ny work of internal imgatcs procecc..leu. 'I'Itc Coul' 'ntion was to provement, n o r cn.n nny debt, to exceed a milcom~ ist or fi l'ty -t wo deleg:ttcs. Tltc Democm til lion of uolln.rs, be con tmctcul u ul c~s the q 11 •s· proclaillled t.h e n1Relvc~ di:-;ciplcs of Mr. Dourrlas tion be prcviou:;ly submitted t o , a.uu Lire deb t rtntl_ his T e rrito rial ~ovel·eignty doctrine, ~lllU authorized by, a popubtr vote; nnJ in :Lll ca~es dc~Hletlly oppo cd to making Kansas n Slave n. special tax mu~t l>c levied sullkicnt to pay the Stu.te. The L eavenworth disLrict,, where, interest and provide n sinking fund adequate tlu·ough its con tractors for army Btl pplief<, the to meet the priuci pn.l when it b e com c.- tluc. ..ill Go~cl'llmcnt exercised a great iufluence, and corporations, ba11ks included, mu:t be c lab· wh1ch from its population was e ntitled to ten lished uuder gcneml la.ws only, and the eorpo· delegn.te , clceted the Democratic ticket, not, rators mn.de liable to t wice th amount of their however, without the aid of frautlulent vote . stock. The sale of lottery tickets i:; prohibited. But the llcpublicans, by their predominance in 'l'hc schedule an11excd to the Cou:-titution other. parts of the Territory, succeeded in claimetl of Conrrress $500,000, or in lieu th ' res. ccunng tt mnjol'ity in the Convention o f thirty· of 500 000 ncr~s of land, to meet the claims five to seventeen. tnHlite<i to nearly th!\t nmount f'or l o:;:'('S in· The Convention met at 'Vyandot on the 5th curred by ciLi:t.ens of K rutsas during the la te of July, and adjoumed on the 27th of the [o;:tme troubles. 'l'lte ConnniHsioncr~ h:ttl tleelined lo m?utl~, u.ft~r adopting a Constitution by tt vote entertain the dai111 o f tlte New-Eng land Emi· of tlmty-four to thirteeu, n.ll the DelllocratR grn.nt Aid Society, t? th? n.mouut of' *~5,tlUO, present votinbrr against it and refu~itw to si<~n for the d estruction of tht•lr hotel n.L Lawrence, l·t . ·rt1 ey had s Lrenuom;ly contendedo in toh e on the grouutl that they had no aut1 1 0n·t y to Convention, for the unuexation to K;u1Hat-~ of act on itliY claims except those pre cuteu bJ \hat part of Nebraska. eouth of the Plate':!; for citizens of Kuu~us, unu the Couvcntion do- |
