Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1849 : Weekly), 1856-07-16

              j)t0 Slate Journal u rriuMn DAILY, TKI WENKLY AND WEEKLT BT TBI ii ii mm juurhii copm, lm'tpor.tfed undrr the O'merat Law. CRMS, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCB nii 900 par year. Bj tli Curler, per week 15H eta. Thi Wskkit I 00 per mi. WalKl.T ,'. 1 00 ' I Clubi of Wn nJ ott 1 W TKRH-S or ADVfcRTIlJINU BT Till SQUARE. . (m u.im or um tuu a wifiu) lut nquata 1 j mt . .Slfl 00 ; una Kiuare flwh.. .IS M ton " 9 intjQlhi VI 00 ; ona ' 3 wki . 3 00 lut B moulhi 10 00 ; oo " 1 wacfc.... 1 M Out " Smonilia B 00; ona 11 8 days 1 00 0u " II month! 0 60 ; uuf " ildara.,.. T6 Un 1 mt'Uih A 60 ; oue " 1 uwartiun H KlfIajJ ulTartiaemtinls bilf mot thu the above A )trr. ,tui 'dU. lt 'l4 and plnc-d in the eoluma ( ' j'H-isl Sn! isiii," duoAt tki ordinary rata. AllujU.-e rhttttil to bt nubliibad by Uw, lfl raMs. U .Tdi-rwl n lit- losfili- sxclatf sl; Bftr tha Brat waab. 60 ir ner.t. ior thau tha ".bora rataa ; but all inch will a)"ir in Ibn Tti Wwkljr without ubarge. It.i,li- M Cat -la, uit "owlinj ttre Unas, par rr, la uV, r.'.tO Ill . uuIhuIb 2. N..lire of umUuM, rbarltabl anclutiaa, Ira euinpa-ina, r . lull .rk.. Mn ni, nutiiM" -4 ctiiiU, M m Ifljfuno witl (ft OB-f .ur, miWj .u fur. t iBiti. m-iiU ni'l ..o-iuip.ultil milh written: dlraa-tint will t taatrlcd till turbid, nndahaigwi accord-i.ctf. . . I Mttan,U adirtiitunU tnuit be paid in Ottawa. ' I bin rula will nut bn varied from. WUy, Mine price ki lbs Daily, whar tha adrartiaar i uxaa llwWe.ikij ulona. Wbera tba Dally and WaukU; art birth uel, tliuu tba ohatga for tba Weakly wUl ba 1 ball th itJ tba bath. r?itirr Uia preirat ayitam, tba adrarttaar pan ao much fat tba ipaoa ha occuplaa, tha baais balnf obi.rvtutda with lha couuoalUoa aulj, Thi plan la now OOIiTJMBUBl WliDNtoDAY, JULY 16, 1856 And "Feux Tremblkd." Look to our tele graphic bend for strange new Irom Washington. An inttmal improvement hill a Uiver and Harbor bill paned lu tba United Stater Seuato over the Preii'Unt'i veto ! When will 1 wunden ccaw? The Yoico of the People Am pcnctralfd tho fqiialA ChumWr. Tho tyrant; ne ttitiiiand a.iting oa tut) wall; tuu Uligarcbj read ttiolr doom and tremble before the popular Indlgoatlon. What majesty thcro la lo the liupular voice : " Vox Popull, tox Del," jar-Oar readers mast bear with ua for a few da) a until wo can get out the Be port of the CoiigresHlonal Committee oa the Kauzu eoor miLioa. Wo can Illy rpare tbe room, but we dare not deny tliu pcuplo the necenary Informs- tlon on which to bao an Intelligent opialon In , regard to this new attempt In this country to muHtltute the tyranoy ol power for tho liberty of speech and free action. The whole report will bo contained la our next weekly, and we expect to publish a Urge edition lo pamphlet form fur dmtrlbutiou. Wiimikhh will Nkveh Ckasi ! Look to our ltltcrap1ilc head for a new wonder the previous (ueBtion moved by a South-Caroliutan on a Tetf td Ktvcr and Harbor appropriation, and the smiiG panuid by a oonsiltutlonal majority I Simile ol Calhoun and Nulllllcatlon, where are now your prineipln f Tho entrance of the Puthlindcr on the Held of action baa eharpencd the vision of certain revolutionary gentlemen wonderfully, and ha taught them the propriety of Huding a path out uf their concentrated at tick on Hie Fret; Sutea leu dangerous than civil wir. lite bullot box la a wonderful corrector ol heterodox opinions, when not lurroundcd by Empire Clubs and Itonler Rufllana. Jff'The farce of the Urooka trial baa boon gonu through with at Waahlntflon ao we infer Irom th fact that thu culprit baa been arraigned bofure Jmlgu Crawford, and from the announce' ment lu I be Ilouee, by Mr. Cobb, tint tho trial wan over, and Hutu wan no longer any necessity fur delaying thu consideration of tho commit tee a report. We gather thews facta from a lei- OKraphic report, with which we do not we fit to burduu our columns. The result of the trial la not givcn--but may aalely bo guewd at, con-siiU'rinjf the tribunal and tba Judge. 1'. 8. We learn thu Judge vindicated the Conlilutiuu and the Freedom of Debate, by imposing a Hue of Three Ilundrcd Dollars 1 That niiiy now be ennt-idered the price of aSen-Rtor's life. rsr' 4. . WW State mtml VOLUME XLVI. COLUMBUS, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1856. NUMBER 16. ittThc enrartlng ol DougloVa bill in Ihu IieniUe, by wy of ainundment to tbe Uouh Kaozas bill, in Intended to lorce an early vote In .he Houw. The Buchanan men regard this hb of thu lint import anco to enable thorn to car-rr a sinule Kree State. Tim Smith ure "orcly fried by this change of policy toward Kiuza; thi-y any swallow it, but tbey fear It will iuuie a free istale lor, tbey reason, no mailer wlmt th. Uw uuy prov ide, If, Ilka tiuuat- It-r Sovereignty In tho Nebraska bill, its pro- Tisio.18 bu viub ntly resisted, we gain nothing by tho couceision and if not resisted, tbe re turn of tho tstttter U fatal. The answer Ii, as llilnH now stand we are defeated any bow and lorn the election, which carries every thing cl with it. lly IbU change we may aave tht flection, and, if suoccstful la that, we can contrive some other plan to cheat the North. Some ol 'the Niilliiiera would prefer accession and a Southern confederacy to this; but tbey will probably be overruled. The lata uf tbo tietiatc'a atneudmeut lu tho Houae ought nut to be doubtful. But Ur. Barclay who moved the re -consideration la the House, Is said to be a friend ol Buchanan and may yield, other men will be plied strongly to "nave the Democratic parly" (what a par vemion!) TLe end Is not yet. Congress may betray tho camo of the people, but tbe people will be true to thcuiM-lvea. lo the Humps We are tony to witness ibe despondent ton ol our neighbor, the Statwnan-Aiit starch pears to tjo all taken out of II. Things do look dine in Uaio ami tbe Wnt. But this morning it makes an effort to talk vticuurHKnvly about New-York, on information derived from fouie friend, "whoxo hopes" of beating Fremont in that State) (to use tho Siau$man own word) "seem to be founded tn giving the Stale lo Fillmore, on the want of union and harmony among the two divisions of the Democratic parly, Hards and Softs," But that wbicn gives our neighbor lha most sails-action is the inform at Ion, Irom the mine source, that owing to the Border UuOUn ipirit In tbo city ot Iw.iurk (no other reason la assigned), ' they dare not bold Fremont Ward meetings at BUI" We doubt not cucb piece of In 'or ma tlon la tiiial)y re 1 la Me, nud may bo placed along aide ol that other one- that Fremont will not get "over lour r' five thousand votes In tha whole city." Our Information, recent and direct, Is to theeffect- cautiously aud candidly cxprusa.'d that the Fremont buys eipeot to carry the city trl iimphantly. Aud they will loo, together with tbe State-mark that I Tbe only pen "i Mo feature In the Muimua'i boast Is, that nothing la claimed for Buchanan. Tlul thing la settled, and might as well beadmitted. sell It to tba mother, who bad been provided with the means of purchase by Northern "sym pathisers." He could sell bis own ohild, but he cannot sell tha child of his Slave. 0, poor Old Virginia ! Jamea Bacluian'a Dvlo Spcetli! Thss Indorsbukmt. Mr. Buchanan, in bis speech lo the Keystone Club on Monday last, Indorsed the Cincinnati Auction Platform In the following emphatic language: "Gentlemen: Two weeks ago I should buvc made you a longer speech, but now my tongue is tied, as I have been Disced unon a olatlorm of which I most heartily and cordially approve. And being the representative of tbe great Dem ocratic parly ol tna country, ana not aimpiy James Buchanan, I musk square my conduct according to that platform, and insert no new plank into it, nor lake one plant out ot it. inai platform la sufficiently broad and sufficiently national for the whole Democratic party. This glorious old party now, more man evor, Has demonstrated that it Is the true conservative party or the Constitution and the Union." Tho "famous Dr. Olds "famous for his Collina' steamer operation, convtrthn perhaps It should be called boa turned up In Circle-ville long enough to make a Buchanan speech. We are surprised be could leave his business at Washington long enough to visit tbo West, but the Conventions and tho 4th of July bad taken away moat of the Members of Congress and made business dull. However, tbe Doctor's mind still runs on gold, tbe subject of bla vision by day aud night. Tbe Herald thus notices his prsence : "He acknowledged that Buchanan was once a Federally, but that be bad changed, and that he was honest and sincere In Umt change. He also said that British gold had been sent to this country to secure the election of Fremont. As he knows his own party well, he can. of ennrse. judge better than we can, whether the effort to purcnase Hie unierrltluu will be successful or not. we dare say tnai tnere is one olau ot tbe Democracy that can be purchaaed, tho Iblui: having been exemplitted in tbe matter of a certain Collins Steamer appropriation." Ciunui of Front. It Is an old maxim In war, and has long since been considered appli cable to politics wi'h even greater force that It la unsafe to change front in face of tbe enemy. It la a desperate remedy, and In war or in politics Is considered only one removu from defeat. What then are we to cooslder the change of front in the Senate? It Is clearly a confession of defeat on (he present Issues. Will thin change save them t We amwer this question by asking, who will trust a convicted thief T Anothkh Fixzlk. Thu Pittsburgh ilattUe says the "Buchanan" celebration of tbe Fonrtb at Wllklnsburg, was a complete flxzle. But (otty teten men sat down to dinner, and the dieheartened crowd hod rather a melancholy time or It. New fRou Kizs. Our telegraphic bead furnishes Information of another outrage perpetrated upon the Free Slate men of Kanzas, at Topcka. A body calling Itseir the Legislature of Kanzas, ssteinbllng peaceably In accordance with the expressed wishes of a large major' ty or tbo actual settlers ol the Territory, baa been dispersed by military force, acting uuder the acknowledged orders of tho President ot the United Stales. We aball not attempt lo excite the wonder or indignation of the people at this outrage, by any dlrplay of Capital kllera, or by appeals to the pasalona. We address ourselves to the sober judgment of the Free Citizens of the country, and ask them to review tho simple facts as they stand recorded. Wherein do tbey differ from tbe attacks mads upon the people of Boston, pending tbe outbreak of the Revolution, by the King's troops! In nothing but this : Tbo tnun at Topeka, rather than assume tbe attitude of resistance lo tbe Federal authorities (which would be called rebellion') chose to disperse quietly, and thus escaped being fired upon, at plainly threatened by Col. bumner In bin avow al of a determination to use tbe full force under his command to carry out his orders. Tbo war on Liberty by King George and his Ministers was the legitimate offspring of tba syhlem of Government under which our Fathera lived, Tbe stale of ihiUKS la Kuiaaa la tha rettilt of abuses of corruption of perversion of power. There Is a remedy yet open without resorting to tbo last argument, force. Let tbe people bo sure tbey use It ! But this assembly at Topeka was Illegal. That Is simply false. The people have guar 1 ran teed to tbem the right of meeting together under what name tbey pleaae. If not, why was not the Nashville Cooventloc, composed ol Soulberu Nullifiers several years ago, lo which tbe dissolution of tbo Union was gravely din-Cussed, declared Illegal and traitorous? Talking Is not levying war, exttpi m A'eniai, and it, remains to be seen whether It la so there or not. If It Is to bo ao considered, then a greater revolution than that of '76 has already taken place in the country, and our Government thti dav Is worse than It was at the time the Colonics declared themselves Independent. IlKiiiN o Tkuboh, A writer in the Charles ton (d. C.) Mercury propoaes that an asseas-ment shall be made on the people fur tba suit port of Slavery in the Territories, aud that "the names of the Individuals from whom tbe oom- mlltoe solicit subscript ions, sr-ifa tMe mult tJ their aiplirativn, should be daily published, to order that those who are liberal to this great movement may be known, and we hope duly rewarded; vthlUt those who do not give enough, or do not give at all, may 'also be known, mnd hi Id up to the public arvrn naif upieion, which 1 thry surely deserve!'' Tliis Is inaugurating a relgu of terror, like that which attended thu bloody ascendancy of the Jacobins in France, during the Revolution ot Via. Km oimuinu Vikw. Tho Cincinnati Volkt-hUtt, a (jernmu puper, furnishes a carefully prepared classilioation of the German papers of me unlo.i, showing their present political pre dlleclions. lu tho Freo Stales and Territories H appears there are lor Fremont, 15 dallies and W weeklies total 49 : lor Buchanan, Hi dallies and :tj weeklies-total 15. In the Slave Stales, there are for Fremont 3 dallies and 1 weekly- total i : for Buchanan 6 dallies and S weekllts loial 12. There remain three doubtful, 1 la Missouri, 1 In Texas, and 1 la Illinois. All lbs . Jesuit papers are for Buchanan and Slavery. This stalemunt is Instructive. Oi.n Lin i no Erect. The word from old Licking la Indeed cheerinf lor tbo Democracy. We are informed by on intelligent and influential Old-line Whig of Newark, that about ten thousand Old-line Whigs have joined the Demo crata iu that county, and that tbe majority for "Uiu uuca" in flovemoer win oe immenae no lm than two thousand! Boll on the ball. fin. Knimrtr. Tea thousand Whigs ' la about three thou sand more tbaa all tha voters to tbo county, and three times as many as all tbe Whigs therel Tho conclusion la just as near right as tbe prem ises. Licking will bo 0. K. This la tbe sort of politic Information tbe Buchanan folks now circulate. They cannot help It, Tlieyhaveno belter to give. A Crtflf When Ureyer's amendment to Toombs and Douglas's bill was under consideration In (ho Senate, the correspondent uf tha New York Keening PoM makes tbe following exhibition or Mr. Bright : "Bright of Indiana, the President of the Senate, left tbe chair, and made, considering bis position, one of ibe most undiguilied appeals for a good measure that was ever listened to In a public body. Ho besought Southern men to break down their Northern supporters oy aeieating mis proposition, eucn a Ueleat, he assured them, would give joy to Northern Abolitionism. He saw the face of the Mass- ehuHtla Senator (Wilson) radiant with sat is- factum at tbo prospect or It, and if the South did Dot wish to see his Bright' and other national men a seata Ailed with "northern fanatics," ha beaought them to let this amendment, abolishing tht Infamous legislation of Htl'OU'l OF TUB Kanzas Congre$sioual Investignting loniDiiUee. Submitttd to the Huuse July 1, 1850. Tho Sneolal committee annotated to Investi gate tbe trouble in the Territory of Kanzas, lmvlDg pertormed tho duUes required by tbe ilouee, og leave u eutrnm too loiiowing REPuBT. A journal of proceed in its, includintr sundry communications made to aud by tbe committee, was Kps, a copy or wuicn la oeruwun submitted. Tbe testimony ia also herewith submitted: a copy of it has been made and arranged, not uL-uurunig io me orucr iu wnicn it wit taken, but none to present, as cloarlv as nnsnlhle. a consecutive history of events In the Territory, irom n nnrauizauon to um l'Jth day ol Alaroh. A. D. 1858. ' Your oommilleo deem it their dutv to alate. as briefly as pos'ilile, the principal tacts proven m-iurv- mem. itneii tut? act to organize tne Territory of Kanzas wan rtiKMl. nn ih An of May, l&M, tho greater portion o! itafffltprn border waa Included tti fruiiau reservation not open for aeitleiimat, and there wore but tew wiiil sr-titpra in any ponton of tho Territory. Its Indian rioDiilatloii wai ranidlv ilecrennititr. while many emigrants Intra different part of our country were anxiously waiting the extinction of the Indian title, and tho ehtabiinhment of a Territorial gov rnuietit, to seek new home in its lertilo prulnei. It cannot m doubled that If lis condition an a free Territory hnd been lelt undisturbed by Congress, Its cettle-meut would luve bcn rapid, peaceful and prosperous. Its cliiitaie.soil, and its easy ae,cea to llwolder settlement;", would bavo made it the favored cmiree for t V'de of emiiirntion constantly (lowing lo tne Went, and by IhH tlma, It would hive been admitted Into Hie Union a a Free Stale, without thu least sectional excitement. If fo orgattZfd, none but the kindest feelings could bavo exited between it aud tbo adjuining state. Their mutual luttrents and Intercourse, itistend of, n now, eitdtngi-ring tho harmony of th.i Union, would bitve fitmiiftheu- a mo ilea oi national UroMierbond. Tliu testimony c leu lly tituuvs llut btforu tho proposition to repeal thu Mimouii com pro in in' wits introdu ced into Coucre. tin pmipl of Western Missouri appeared indill-Tent to the prohibition of slavery in the Territory, nttd neither aked uor desired It repeal, wnen, nowei nr, me prohibition was removed by the at'tlon of Cmirrresx. the asneel of nff.urs entirely changed. Tho whole country was agitated by tho reopening of a controversy which conservative men indiuWentFcctinn hoped had wenwMimi in every mme aim Territory y some Uw beyond tho danger of repeal. Tim excitement which batnaya accompanied the disc um Inn of the- slnvery question w:is greatly luci eased by the hope on t ho one bund of extending slavery into a region Truro, which it bad been excluded by biw; and on the other by a acnw of wrong dona by what wa regarded as n dishonor of a national cum pur t 'ibis cxclteineut waa naturally traiHnrred into tbe border counties ol Missouri mid the Territory ax settlers favoring freo ur slave institutions moved Into It. A uew difficulty soon occurred. Dilfercnt con structions we re put upon the organic law. It was con teitucd iy iho one party umt the right lo hold shve? in the Teriltorv existed, and that neither the p.-opk' nor the Territorial Legisla ture could prohibit fduvcry t at Umt power was atone pwMrcd by tlm piMiplo when they wore authorized to form it Muio coverniiu-iit. It was contended that the mnnvii) ot the restriction virtually eHiihlished slavery in the Territory. This claim was urged by many prominent men In Wet-tern Miwmif, who iietivety encaged in tho aflalra of the Territory. Kverv movement of whatever clurucler which tirndi d to ectrtblieh frpf Institutions was regarded hmiii interference with their rights. Within a lew Uavnuftur th organic law paa- (Hi, ami an soon hi us p i'mre could lie known on thu border, leading cit:i?ns of Missouri Groused into the Territory, held rquatier meeting, and i then returned to their hiinu s. Among their resolutions are the following: That we will ttllord protection lo noubolitiun-; 1st as a settler of lb in Territory. i That we recn-tiizn the lntttiitlo of itaveiy as already exi.tiii in this Territory, and ndvl-o j flavchohlerB to iolioduce their projitrly us early as possible. Similar resolution wero pa-t-d In various parls of tho Territory, and by meetings iu several counties of Missouri. Thus tho lirt ctlect of lite repeal ol tho reHrietion uguinsl slavery was tosuUlilute the r'r.ilvt H ol njuntter meot Ings, composed almost exclusively ot c itizeiifi ol a single Hute, i r Lint d -liiK-rate action of Congress, acqitit-c.d m lui Uiirly-llve years. This unlawful inleil.'r-iiitt bin beeu coiiiiiiued la every impoitaut event iu tho history of Ibe , Territory ; t-veiy i-bcti-m has b. i n controlled. 1 not by thu actuil stiller-, but by cili"iis uf Mlssour. ami a k : -ijh- l-u eviry uilli-i-f lu tbo Territory, from roiisUlib-s to b'glalalors, except th' wo apHiini(.d ly tho Pri'-ideitl, owe their positions to nou nrblHit votL-i.4. None have been elected by the wilier, and your coin- miuee nave ir-ii iiuniiin to nmi mat any political power.whatvvor, bowev r ii'iiinpiutant, has been exercised by the pi-jpln of tho Tcrrilorv, In October. A.I). iNtl.fiuvenitir A.'ll.Uced-er. and thfl other olliT-r-' appointed liy the President arrived in the Territory. Seitbrs Irom all parts of tho country wi-rv moving In In treat niltntwra mkioir their claim-nnd rtuihiing their cabina, Aifoulibu PHino time, and before any election was r could ho held in Um Tetritory. a secret pidlticai sociuty was formed in Ihc Stale of Ulfourl (1). It w:ti known by different nnie,such nt' Social Hand," "Friends Society." "Blue Lodge," "The Sons of Dm South." Its memtxTS ui-re bound toother by mere t oaths, and tbey bad piswtnh, si;;tia und grips by which they were known toewh other. Penalties were imposed ir violating the rules and secreta of Ibo Order. Written Tiiinutes were kept of the proceedings nf thn lodges, and the different ludiies were connwM i.igcther by an erieetivo oruaimiulnii. it mriiceU giea tmtn- hers of tltn citizens ol lie.) Sinlu ol Mioiui and was rTter.ded Into otlinr Slavo S'ates. it d party ot strangers camped alt night near where the election was to be held, and in tbe morning were at tbe election polls and voted. One ol toeir party got qtuuk, and-to get rtu of Dr. Chapman, a Judge of the election, they sent for mm to come aua see a sick man, ami in nis ao- aence II I led bis place with another Judge, who wan not sworn, t ney aia not aeny or conceal that they were residents of Missouri, and many oi tnotn wero recognised aa aucn by ottiera. Tbey declared that tbey were bound to make Kanzas a slave State. Tbey Insisted upon their right to vote In tbo Territory If they were In It one hour. Alter too election inev again re turned to their homes lu Missouri, oampiag over n sbt on tne wav. We find unon the noli books 161 names: of tnese not over jo resuieu in tue Territory, 11 wero non-residents (6). Hut tew sett lore attended trio election in trio Fifth district, Ibe district be no- larce and the settlement scattered. 82 votes were cast; ol these between 20 and 30 were settlers, (7) and tbe residue were citizens of Missouri. Tbey Satwd Into tbe Territory (S) by way of the atita Fe road, and by the residence of Dr, wesuaii, woo tnon uvea on me western lino ot Hissouii (). Homo little excitement arose at the polls as to tho legality or their voting; but they did vole for General Whitfield, aud said they Intended to make Kanzas a slave State, and that they bad claims In thu Territory. Judge Teazle, Judge nf ibe Courrrfn Jackson county. Missouri, was present, hut did not vote (V). lie aaid tie did not intend to vote, out camo to sua that others voted, After the election the MiHSOurlans returned the way they onma. Tbo election in thn Sixth Dlntriut was held at Fort fc'cott, iu Ibti tjoiith-enst part of tbo Terri tory aud pphp the Mioiirt liuo. A party ( about one hundred men Irom Car and the counties iu Missouri south of It wont into the Terri tory, traveling about 45 mlk-s, most of litem with their wagon and tents, and camping out. They appeared nt the placo of electiou. Some attempts wero inado to swear them, but two of the judges were prevailed upou not to do so, and noue wore sworn, and as many us chose voted. There were but few resident voters at tho polls. Tho settlement was sparse about 25 actual set-tiers voted out of 105 votes oast, leaving 80 ille giu voiesiiu). Altering voting wan over the m iswurmns went to tneir wanuiia and commen ced leaving for home. me most sbiunt-less fraud nract ced unon tha1 rljrli In of the settlers ut this election wan in thu Seventh district. It Is a remote settlement. about 75 miles from Iho Missouri line, and con tained in teuruary. A- D. 1855. tbreo months ufterwurds. when the census was taken, but 5!1 voters, and yet the pull books show that CO! votes wero cat. The election was held at the bouse of Frey McGee, at a place called "110." But few of the aetual settlers; were present at thu polls (11). A witiiOKH who formerly resided in Juekrou countv, Mo., nnd was well acquaint ed with the citizens of that county (lid) soys inai ue saw a great many wagons and tenia at tbo place of election, and many individuals he knew from Jackson county. Ho was in their tunm mm conversed wun some 01 them, anu they told him tbey had come with the intention or voting. He went to tbe polls, intending lo vote for Flenniken, nnd bis ticket being of a iimereni uoior irom uia reel, nm vole was cuui' lunged by Frey McGco, who bad been appointed no of tbo iU'lflei but did not lervp. Lemon I lUUton, a citieii of Missouri, was acting in his piace. mo wmiejs men ciialtengeu the vote ol a young man by the name, of Nolan, whom ha knew to reside in Jackson county. Finally the thing was hiihcd up, os tho witness had a good many friends (here from that county, and it might lean to a light If be challenged any more votes. Both voted nud be then went down to their camp. He thcro naw many of his old acquaintances whom ho knew bud voted at tbo election ill August previous In Missouri, and who still Rtidcdiill that Stale. I!v careful comparison ol the poll lists with the census rolls, wo Und but I i names on tho poll book who were voters when thu census was taken three inuiiihs afterwatds, and wo aro satisfied that not more than 20 legal votos could huvo been Dull ed ut that election. Tbe only resident who are Known to nave voieu are mimed uv Itio wit- nes ami ore u in numuer urns leaving atl tllorral votes cast in u reuiuto district, where Ibe settlers within many miles were acquainted with each other. 1 ho total number of white Inhaoltanla in the hi even lli dhtrlot, in tho month of 1 rebruary, A. D. I.''), iucluding men women und children, wo ;Sfi, of whom '1 were voters yet tbe poll IUIh In this district show that tV votes were oast at this election. For reasons staledhere-ttlt'-r, iu regard lo the election on tbo 'Miih of March, your committee were unable to procure the attendance ol witnesses from thia district From Ihu records it clearly appears that the vole? cast could not have been by lawful resi- :um vjiarn. mo iwsi lest in tuu alausnce of Uiri Cl IHODI ItV Wllll-.tl to MCirMn o- uf legal votes chsi is by a comparison of IhH census roll with tbo noli book by which it ap- pears in, iv um neven resxieut seiners votuu,aitd :.1H voles weie illegally aud fraudulently given, The election In Ibe Fourteenth district wai held at the house of Benjamin llardiiig, a few miles irom um town ol bt. Jojepu, Missouri, Before I ho polls were opeuod. a lariro number oi cuiznHoi iiucuaiian county, Missouri, and among mem many oi too lending citizens olat. Joseph, were at luo plueo of voting, and made a majority of thu compauy present. At the Itnio appointed by thu Governor fur opeuing the poll, two of thu Judges were uot there, and It beeame the duty of tbo legal voters present to select oth-.-r Judges. Thu Judge, who was p reseat (l;t) suggested Um name of Mr. Watson us one tit' tho Judges but ibo crowd voted down the nroooMtion. Some discussion Iben arce on to tbe right of non-residents to vote for Judges, during which Mr. Bryant was nominated and e lee led by tbe crowd. Kanio one oom in tle'l Col. John Scott as tho other Ju lge, who wan men aim ia uow a resident ol bt. Josenb. At that time bo was tbo City Attorney of that place, and so continued until this uprlna, but ho claimed tliut tbe night before ho bad oomo to i im n oiiio oi Air. itryant, and bad engaged polls la tho same wy, and others crowded up ID me Uest waj wey COUlo. Alter mm iniwuery ot aa election wan over, toe uon-iwniueuui ie-turned to their hornet In Missouri. Of tbe ifl2 votes cast, not over 150 were by legal voters, Tbe following abstract exhibits tho whole number of votos &i this election for each candidate: the number at luxal and illegal votes cant In each district, and the number of legal voters Id each district ia February lullowtng: Aktiuci oi CHAr, n Eiwmoit Of HoV. 39, 1IG1, I DutrkU. iSfUi'.elslifblfe I I M mI w 1 1 I SI BS : t t3 : j j" iTllTl I II I 'g MoatMrliir isa-i gL-I SI 3 1 : .s81gagsealSBftsI I. I Legal VoUi. , Illeg. Votaa. 3121 Thus your oommtttae find that in this, tha first election tn tbo Terr it or v. a very larse ma jority ol tbe vote- e-r taut hy cfTfarj,- ol the state otuisiourl, In vt.aWi smaii -gmiio law ofcK.bn TiirltJll n 10h V-iaV Geo. VFhitflelurTcrlv'tt sot tiers took but little Ini.-rtF ata M n. not one half of them voting. I Kb f H-eo'in ted for from the fact that th ua.i-m. u . (. scattered over a great extent -iK: 1 1 ir.ni.i tbe delegate to be elected was shoi t -tnd tui tbe question of free and slave intituiioiis wan not generally regarded hv tbem asdiHtioctW at issue. Under these circumstances, a systematic invasion from an adjoining State, by which large numbers of Illegal voles were cant la remote and sparse settlements, for tho avowed purpose of extending slavery into the Territory, oven .uuugu ii um mil uumigu tuu remit oi tne elec-1 tlon, was a crime of great magnitude. Its im. mediate effect was to further excite tho people or the Northern States Induce acts of retaliation, and exasperate the actual settlers aguinit their neighbors In Missouri. In January and February, A. D. 1855, the Governor caused an enumeration to bo taken of tbe inhabitants and qualllmd voters in thu Territory, an abstract ot which la bare givun: A PIT HPT of Csxsi-a Kites. f 9 & 5 F ss ihs i) n h a a me-SvpiaaistrVBB into tho Territory. Ha avowed purpose Iward ng fur a month, and considered liliuH a S-H ruBH!! HmakiTV. Wo published some lime since an account of tbe redemption ol a Slave woman In Plymouth church (Mr. Beech-rr'a), and iho kindness exhibited In her eaee by borowuer.a Slave driver, who had purchased her to aave her Irom being sent South and sold on to a plantation. Tho incident at tht time "citeu "'""'durable etteullou. It aow appears ",u Ul Hiave dealer la ScbenVr, and tnai Die oouuuel in ihlaooae IU 0lled a feeling of deep bostlliiyln Virginia. Tht SUuaton ( maictor advlMs him to ffl Bute, aod tr. u uim wun eon of Ur Md fnihm .bould b. y,.it tkat neighborhood. Humanity Is considered a erime among the Slav. Artatoc-racy Sarah, tb. Slave woman, ta the reputad daughter of a man nsmed Churchmaa, and ha owusS,trah's child, . daughter, but rtfumto Kansas, paas, Bright spoke with deep, though acinsn, emotion, ami nia woras nad tbe desired effect upon all but Brown, Fitzpatrick, and Mason. Tbe amendment passed.'' Leftcn frtoi ike Peeple, FtKcaaTUi, O., July 5, 18.j6. Epos. Jot rjul '. Please And enctowd , for which send me a oopy of the Ohio State Journal, The Fremont fever If raging In these parts "all right oa the goose." Old Brown la good for a majority of are hundred at least. Democrat are ooming over by swarms. The rest masters are all tbe bard shells wo have to work with. Trimble men are all for Fremont Yours, Ac, SOL. 8. COWAN. Newark, Lickinu Co., July 8. iMar Journal: Fremont and Dayton run like a streak of lightning. I have just returned from a trip to Canton, Stark county. In Waynes-1 burg thero art 13 who voted for Medill laat fall who will vole for Fremont. Ia Urlcbsville, Tuscarawas county, which gave Medill 81 votes, there are between SO aud Mwho go the Republican ticket. In Dover about 20 Medill men go Fremont; and 7 of my neighbors, who have al ways voted tbe Democratic ticket, now go ler Frtmoot. Yours, J. G. W. RtrruN, Mkkw Co., July i. TbUWAVr" (Mhia flak Jvnntl t We raised a Fremont and Dayton pole here on the 3d, at ft o'clock P. M. Are wa not a last people? are any In ahead ol ua? II ao, pi name them. The ritlseos of Meigs eounly held a largo meeting at Bulland on the 4th, numbering 4 or 5,000, to ratify tbe Republican omioelloos to express our indignation at tbe Kan em outrages, aud toeelebrate tbe small amount of Liberty yet remaining. Tht meeting was eloquently addressed by Messrs. Plants, Utckard, Merrill, Simpson, and olhera. Fret Speeches, Free Kansas, Free Dinner, and Fremuot, were tbe order of tbe day, Yonra, Ac, J. G1LBS. not only to extend Mavery into Kanzas but alo Into oilier territory ot tho United Stttes, ami to form a union ol all tbo friends ol thatint-U-tullun. Its plan of operating; was to organise and send men to vote at iho rieetinni in Iho Territory, to collect money to pay iheir expen ses, am) H necespry to protect thm in voting. Il alo proposed lo induce tbo pro-slavery men to emigrate into the Territory, to aid ami su-talu them while there, and to elect none tn ot lice but lhoo frieudly to their views. Thi dangernua society was controlled by men who avowed their ournow to extend si verv into thw Territory at all hazardn. and was altogether the mot t-llective instrumeul iu organizing tho sulweqiieiil armed iiivnioti. and lorays. In Its loiigeain Missouri the atlnirs of Kansas were discussed, the t"ieo iirceisary to control tho election was tiiviui ii imo ii imm. unil lenders wen! selected, means were collected, and stens and badges were agreid upon. Wiillo tho great body of the aotol sr liters of the Territory were relying upon tliu rights n-oned to Ih-in by Iho organic law, and lmd furmed no organization or combination whatever, even of it party character, ihiit con-piracy ngnfn-t their rights was gathering slrengih in a iiegblxiring Suie, and would have In en su Ilic lent at Iheir flrjt eloclion toltavt'overpowi ted them, If they had been united to a man. lour cuniinilte.it bud great ditllculty In elicit Ing the proof ol the details lu regard to this secret society. Ono witness, member of Ihu Legislative Council refused to answer questions in reiurenop to it m. Aiioiner ueclineti to an swer lully, b"'caiiM) to do so would result to bis injury Cl). Others could or would orly answer as to tbo general purpose, of iho society, but sutliclent is discbmtl in tho testltnonv to show mo inuiienca tt bad in control ung tuu elections In ihe territory. The first election was for a iK-legato to Con-areas. It was appointed tor tlio u:th of November, 1R.M. Tho tiovernor divided the Territory into teventecn election districts appointed Judgea, and prescribed rules for Ihe election. In tbo rmt, 'inini, Kigtilfi, Mulh, Tenth, gl s.gs!ISeS8?!sssSaS55B u I o tj- ii a. o co J ' y.toCi J 2 a list ESI Ss.aii'jigSg sgOL ll-.Sst.!l.l!P..MBH,.K5a t""' ? I ltsri irs-sii-i-1 w-w. 8j.iBK.s?-i?.-.?'-'!.. s'"': 11 tslll?!! gsl36II T'"- resident of Kanzas ou that ground. The Judges uppoiuiea uy mo uovernor ret used to put tbe nomination of Col. Scott to vote, because he was not a reiideut. Aftur soma discusaion. Judge Leonard, a citizen of MiMourl, stepped forward and put tbo volo blmsoll; and Mr. bcotl was declared by bim na elected by tho crowd, anil served oh judga of eloctiou that day. Alter the olecliou waa over, he returned toSt. Joseph, mid nevnr sinco baa resided in tho Turritorv. It Is manliest that this election of it non-resident litwyer as a judge was imposed upon inesculent liy tbe ciuzeua oi um &iau, niien ihe Hoard ot Judges was thus completed, tbo voting nro- oeeded. but the effect uf tho rule adopted by the Judges allowed many, if not a umjurily of the noti re-ldenta to vote, Tbey claimed that their presence on tne groumi, especially when tbey had a claim In tho Territory, gave them aright to vote; under that construction of tbo law they reailiiy, wucn required, swore tbey were "residents, ' and then voted. By this evasion, as near as your committee can at-certain from tbe testimony, us ininy aa blly Illegal votes wore cast in ibisdiktrict out of one hundred aud illty three, thu whole number polled. The election lu the. t ill tenth district was held at Feu soman's, on Stranger creek, a few utiles Irom Weston, Mimouri. tin mo day ol luu election a largo nuinlx-r of citizens of 1 1 a lie county, imtchietlv from Weston and Platte Cily. came in small parties, lu wagons and ou lioracback to Ihe polls. Among them we.ro several leading cilizciis of that town, and tlie uatnes ot many ol th m are given by ibo wituosaea (14), Thoy generally Insisted upon their right to vole, on the ground thai every man having a claim iu Hie territory couiu voto, no mailer where he lived (lo). All voted who chose. No man was challenged or soru. Soma of the residents did not voto. Tho purpose of tbe strangers ia voting was declared to be lo make Kansas a slave Stale (Hi). We hud by thu poll bouks that SOU votes were cast ol lb m wu Und but 37 are on Ibe census rolls as legal voters iu February fol lowing. Your committee Is aatiHied from tbe testimony that not over 10 of thotu who voted On the same day tbe census was co mole ted tho Governor issued bis proclamation for an election lo bo held on the HOtti day of March, 1805, for members of tho legislative Assembly of tho Territory. It prescribed the boundaries of districts, the places of polls, the names of jnages, me appointment ot members nnd reci ted, tuo qnauiiontions of voters, ir it had been observed, a just and fair election would have reflected the will of the people of the Territory. Before tbo election, fle and Inflammatory rumors were busily circulated among the people of Western Missouri. Tbe number and character ol tbo emigration Iben passing into the territory wore grossly exaggerated and misrepresented. Through tho active exertions of many of lis leading citizens, aided by tbo secret societies before referred to, tbe passions and ore in- dices of ihe people of that Stato were greatly excited. Several resldenta there bavf ,' r filled lo tbu-cbaractar of the rcnorUclroutntajBjjBw,-o bd accredited by ih pt-onie. Tn' at'-a rofjUpcwwrui. liy ao organized Uassi) Li nt wiii11,Tteiided from Andrew county In tlio North, to Jaspr county In tbe South, and as fur eastward as Boone and Cole counties, companies ot men were arranged in regular parties and sent into every Council district in Iho terrl-, lory, and into every Representative district but one. Tbo numbers were so distributed as to control the eleotlon tn each district. They went to vote, and with the avowed design to mako Kanzas a slave Stale. Thny wero generally armed and equipped, carried with them their own provisions and tents, and so marched Into the territory. The details of this invasion, Irom tho mass ol the testimony taken by your committee, are so voluminous that wo can here atato but ibe leading (acts elicited. FIRMT DI8TIT MAIU'H 1-0, 18.11. LAWBESCB. Tho Company of persons who marnbed iuto this District collected in Uuy, Howard Carroll, Boone, La Fayette, itsndulph. Salino aud Cau counties, In tho State ol Missouri. Their expenses were paid those who could not come contributing provisions, wagons, Ao. (21) Provisions were deposited lor ibort who were expected to come to Lawrence tn Hie bourn ol William Lynkins, and were distributed among the Missourlaus after tht y arrived tliero rii). Tbe evening before and tho morning of ibo day of the election, about 1,000 men Irom tbe atmvo counties arrived at Lawrence, aud camp- eu in a ravine a snort uisianco irom town, near the place of voting. Tbt-yoame in wagons of which there were over one hundred- and on horseback, under tbe command ot Col. Samuel loung, of Itonne county, Missouri, and CUI bornu F. Jackson, ol Missouri. They wero armeu wun guns, r. ties piKlois.ana oowlv knives, ana nuu tents, mn the crowd was made, by two lines of men being loruiea, tnrougn wo icq tne voters could get op to the polls (41). Col. Young asked that the old men be allowed to get up first and vote, as way were ureu wun me traveling, ana wanted to get back to camp (42). Tlio Missourlans sometimes came up to tbe polls ia procession, two by two, and voted (43). During iho day the Missouriana drove off the ground some of the citizens Mr. Stevens. Mr. Bond and Mr. Willis (44). Tbey threatened to shoot Mr. Bond, and a orowd rushed after him threaten log him, and as he ran from them aome shots were tired at blra, aa he jumped off the bank of the river and made his escape (4A), The citizens of tbe town went over in a body, late in ibo afternoon, when the polls bad become comparatively olear, and voted (46). Before tbe voting bad commenced, the Missouriana said, if the Judges appointed by the Governor did not receive their votes, they would chooae other judges (47). Some of them voted several times, changing their beta or. coats und comiug up to tbe window again (48). They said tbey Intended to vote first, and after they bad got through then the others could vote (49). Some of thorn clainwd a right to vole under the orgnnio act, irom tbe fact tiiat tneir mere pros enee in the Tetritory crmsMtiiled them residents, though they were from Wiscon-ln, and had homes in Missouri (50). Others said they had a right to voto because Kanzas belonged to Mis souri, and people from Ihe feast had no right to pctilo la the Territory and voto there (51). Tbey said Ihey came to Ihe Territory to elect a Legislature to 'nit themselves, as tbe people ol tho Territory and persons from ihe East and North wanted to elect a Legislature that would not tuit tbem "fit). They said tbey hod a right lo mako Kanzas a slave State, because tbepeo-nli-At tb North hud sent out pt -n-uns to make it a free State (63.) Sime claimed that tbey bad heard that tbe Emigrant Aid Society bad i -in iuu nut w oe at, ine election, anu tney : mo to onset tneir votes ; wit tho most or them ii uij no such claim. Col. Young said ho want-d the citizens to vote in order to alio tho elec- -ion some, show ol fa mesa (A4). The Missourlans aaid tbure would be no dlluculty, If tbe citizens did not Interfere with their vollug, but mey weru determined to vote peaceably, II they could, but vole any how fS5i. Thev aaid eacn one ol tlim was prepared for eight rounds witnoui loading, and would go Ibo ulntb round with the bmcber kuifo (oti). Some of tbem said that by voting in the Territory ihey would do- yi i mcmseives oi tno rignt to vote in Missouri i tor twelve months afterward 57. Tho Missouriana began to leave the afternoon of day ot tho oieotion. though some- did not go uuine uuui wo UPXl UJOruiIlg. In many cases when a waggon load had voted, they Immediately started for home (69., On their way homo, they said that It Governor Reeder did not sanction tbe election, they would hang him. (fiO.) ine citizens ot tlio town of Lawrence, as a genor 1 thing, were not armed on tho day of election, though sumo bad revolvers, but not exposed, as wero tbo arms of thu Uiaaotirlana (tti). They kept a guard about tho town the night after Iho election, ia consequence of the threats of tbo Miiiourians, in order to protect it (tli!). Tho pro Slavery men or Iho district attended the noininntiugconrention of the (tm, titt man and voted for and secured the nomination of tne men tney considered the most obnoxious to tbe Freo Stato Party, In order to cause dbacn-sions In that party (UH). 1 Quite a numr or settlers camo Into the district before Ihe day of election, and alter tbe census whs taken (til). According to the census returns, there were then in tbe district 3(i9 legal voters. Of those whose names ore on tbe census returns, 177 are to bo found on the poll books ol thu soth or March, IMS. Messrs. Ladd, Babcock anil Pratt testify to 65 names on tho poll books of persons they knew lo have settled in the District alter tbe census was taken and before ihe election. A number of persons came into the Territory in March, before tho election, from tho Northern and Kasteru States, intending to settle, who were In Lawrence on the day of election. At that time many of thorn bad selected no claims and hud no fixed place of residence. Such were not entitled to vote. Many of tbem became dissatisfied with the country. Others wero disappointed at its political condl lion, and in tho price and demand lor labor, and returned. Whether any sack voted at the election is not clearly shown; but from the proof it is probatdo that in the latter part ol the dsy, after thu great body of tbe Mlssourians had voted, some did go to the polls. The number was not over 50. Those voted the Free Stato ticket. The whole number or names appearing upon the poll lists Is ),0;J4. After lull examination, we are satisfied that not over 232 of these were legal voters, and 802 were non-residents aud illegal voters. This district is strongly in favor of making Kanzas a free State and there la no iVmWt tiuU the lru Miu uuiirtUm ft tho Legislature would have been elected by large majorities, If none but the actual settlers had voted. At tbe preceding election ia November, 18.i4. where none but leiral votea were polled. Gen. Whitiield, who received tba full strength of Iho pro-slavery party (05), got but 4t votea HF.COXP DISTRICT nLOOurVNTov. On tbo morning of election the Judaoaan- poluted by the Governor appeared and opened .uv miii. i neir names were Harrison B arson, Nathaniel Ramsay and Mr. Ellison. Tho Mia- son r inns begun lo come lu early oo Ibe morolng; aiiuiu ,mw ur ttu oi mum, in wagons and earn- litres, aim on uorseniiCK. under tho lend nf Sam. uel J, Jones, then Postmaster of Woatnort. Uia. our), Claiborne F. Jackson aud Mr. Steely, of i um-ileum: nee, mmiuun, i iiey were ormeu WHO double barreled guns, rifles, bowle knlvea and pistols, and had trigs hoisted (tiC). They held a sort of Informal election, off at one side, at first for Governor of Kanzas. and shortl alter- wards announced Thomas Jobnson, of Sbawnee Mi-sions, elected Governor (67). The uc I Is had been opened but a short lime when Mr. Jones marched with the crowd up tn the window aud demanded that they should be allowed to vote without swearing as to their residence (Ci). After some noiny and threatening talk, Claiborne F. Jarkson addressed the crowd, taylug they hud come them to voto that tbey bad a right to vote If they had been there but Ave Winnies, ami ho was not willing to go home without voting, which was received with cheers (till). Jncksoti then called upon them tolorm Into III lo bands ot til teen or twenty, which tbey did (70), and went to an ox wagon tilled with guns, which were distributed among tbem (71), and proceeded to load -ome of tbem on tbe ground (72). In pursuance ol Jackson's rt- Judge John A. Wake tie Id prisoner, and carried blm to tho place of election (90), and made him get np on a waggon and make tbem a speech; after which they put white ribbon In his button bole and let him go (91). They then chose two new Judgee and proceeded with tbe election Ttey also threatened to kill the Judges If mnj uiu U"t -cuci-a ueir TOtet WIIQOUl BWear- ing tbem, or else resign (92). Thoy said oo man should vote who would submit to be sworn that tbey would kill any one who would otTer to do so "shoot him," "cut bis gula out," Ac. (93). They said no man should vote this day unless be voted aa open ticket, and was "ail right on tbe gooae" (94), aud that if tbey could nut vote by fair means, tbey would by foul means (95). They said they bad aa much right to vote, ir they hod been In the Territory two minutes, as ir they bad been there two vnars. and tbey would vote (96). Some of tbe oltlzens who were about the window, but bod not voted wbon the crowd or Missourlaus marched up, three, upon attempting to vote, were driven hack by tbe mob, ur driven off (97). One ol them, Mr. J. M- Mocoy, was asked if bt would take tbe oath, aod upon bis replying that be would if tha judges required ft, be was dragged through the crowd away from tbe polls, amid cries ol "kill the d-d uigger thief," "Cm his tbront," "Tear his heart out," to. After they got bim to the outside of the orowd, they stood around him with cocked revolver and drawn bowie knives, one man putiiog a koife to bis heart, so bat It touched him. another holding . cooked pistol to his ear, while another struck at him with a club (08). The Miasourians aaid tbey hod a right tu vote if ibey bod been in the Territory but Ave minutes (UW). Some aaid tbey bad boon hired to noma therei nd vnt and get a dollar a day, and by G d, they ui or uie mere (iuuj. They said the SOtfa dav of March was an Im- port ant day, as Kanzaa wonld be madu a slave I State on that day (lol). They begau to leave lo the direction ol Missouri in the tttternoou, at-1 ter tbey bad voted (102), lsavlngeom 30 or 40 I around the bouse where tbn election wu held, to guard the polls until after the election was over (103) . Tbe altlsena of ibe Territory were not a ouad, except those who took part tn the mob (104) and a large portion of tbem did not vote (105); 341 votes were polled there that day, of wuiuu uui, iuiub ao were citizens ( iuoj. A pro re-..Kiuo. IUB e ICO WOO was 0180.0 10 IH3 gOVer- uor ( 107). The returns ol thu election made to the governor were lost by the Committee of Elections of the Legislature at Pawnee (108). Tbe duplicate returns left In the ballot box were fa tten oy r . Hi. Laiey, one of the judges elected by the Mlssourians, and were either lost or destroyed in his house (109), to that your committee " "ecu uunuie to institute a comparison between the poll litis and census returna of tbia district. The testimony, however, is uniform, that not even 30 of those who voted there that day were entitled to vote, leaving 311 illegal votes. We are satisfied from iho ttimnn that bad the actual settlers aioue voted, tbe free State candidates wonld have been elected by a THIRD DISTRICT TitrntiatMi Oa the 2tb of March persons from Clay, Jackson and Howard counties, Mo., began to oome into Tecomseb, la wagons, carriages, and on horseback, armed with guns, bowie knives and revolvers, and with Lhreata -n-innMi nl-o by tbe town, and continued camping until tbe day of election (110). The night before tho election 200 men were sent tor from tbe camp of Miswnrians at Lawrence (111). On the uwmmgui ma auction, Deiore we poiia were Opened, tome 300 Or 400 Missonrlana .ml nlh. era were collected ia tbe yard about the bouse ui luumaa ouneon, wnere tue eleoilon was to be held, armed with bowle knives, revolvers and clubs (112). They aaid they come to vote, and whip the damned Yankees, and woald vote without being sworn (113). Some said tbey came to have a fiaht and wanti nn nin Colonel Samuel H. Woodson of Indepeodenca, au., nna m iuu room oi me judges wnon tney arrived, preparioe poll bonks uid uil ill and remained there during their attempts to organize (114), The room of the Judges was also tilled by maoy of tht strangers. 115. Tbe Judges could not agree concerning the oath to be taken by themselves aud tbe oath to oe administered to the voter. Mr. Burgess desiring to administer the oath prescribed by the Governor and tbetotber two judges opposing it UOJ. wt.l(( .uia uiavuaaiuu uetween tuo juuges, which lasted some time, tht crowd outside Im. cam excited and noisy, threatening tod enrs- Init U II ik. I. Ut.,. r.j ri.,, Persons were seat at different times by the crowd outside Into lb room where the judgea were, with threatening messages, especially against Mr. Burgess, aud at last ten minutes were given them to organise in, or leave; and as tht time passed, persona outside would call out tbe lumber or minutes left, with threats . M . ASil nut Kgtee to otgnw flit. At the tnd or that time tbe judgea not i t lira with them (231. They brought with th n 0 pieoes of artillery que-t, tbey tied whito lape or rlMnns in their (24), loaded with rau-ka 11 (25). Ou their buttonholes, so as m dititnguiah them from the wuy to Lawrence, sou- -i' .Hem met Mr. si. "nb.diuonists" (7;). Thuv asaiu demanded ted one i bat the Judgea abould resign, and, upuu iheir It. Braiiton, who had u.i Twelfth, Thirteenth and Seventeenth districts, j hld M ;iRQl , l0 U0( living at least 206 i- were yi'"ni iu uavu weu imi nam 11 "J : l0(tal Votes Cast. Minxuota TaaarroaT. A letter from a gentleman In this territory says "Immigrants art pouring Into this beautiful fertile and healthful territory with nnpreetdented rapidity. It la believed there will be little if any leas than 74,00 addition to our population ibis year." fraudulent vollug. Tbe election In tho Second dl'lrlct was held ' at tho village of Douglas, nearly II fly miles from the Missouri line. On Um day More thu election large companies or men came into the district In wagons and on liorsn back, and do-' dared that tbey were from the Stato or Missouri, and wero going lo Duoglas to voto. On tho morning of tho oieotion they gathered around, thfl boue where tho election wsw to Ihj held. Two ut tho Judges appointed by the Governor did not appear, and other Judges wero elected by the crowd. All then voted. In order to make a pretence oi riem 10 vote, somo persons of tho compauy kept a pretended register ol squatter claims, on which any one could enter nis name and inn assert he had a nulm in tbo Territory. A cltiren of iho district v ho was himself a cnndldnle lor delegate to Congress, was told by one nf the strangers, that he would lie umiica and probably killed II ho challenged a vote (4). He wasseie.ed by the collar, called a d d aboil 1 1 oo M, and was compelled to seek protection in tho room with ibo Judges, aiioiii tha time the poll were closed, these strangers mounted their horses and got Into their wagons and cried out, "All slwiard for West port and KanzasCltv." A ninnlcr wero recognized as residents or Missouri, and among them was Samuel II, Woodson, a trading lawyer ol lude-pendenee. Of those who names aro ou ibo pol 1 books, :t5 were rcsid'ut settlers and 2'Jii were non-residents. The election In ihe Fourth district wna bold at Dr. Chapman's, over 4nmllra Irom tho Mis-tour I Stale line. It was a thinly settled region, containing but 47 voters in rebruary, lVo, when the census was taken. On the day before the election, from IUU to l-'0 citizen or Cass aud Jackson counties. Mo., camo Into this dis trict declaring their purpose to vote, and that they were Iwund to m ike Kanzas a slave Stale, II tbey did It at tbe point of the sword (ft), per sons or the parly ou iho way drove each a stake in the ground and called it a claim and in one cose se vera) names wre put on one stake. The (t) Jiintta DaMiH, i. C, 1'ilnce, Julia Vcuit, J. B. airirrtiw. 12) W 1'. Hktiarl-m (a) 0, C. frlne. (4) Jnhn A. WitaBelil. (a) hUt Baailnr. (") Tbe&ui Bopklas, Rabin tho u lee lion in tho Sixteenth District was held at Leavenworth. It wi s then a small vlll-1 ago of three ur lour house, located on tne uel-1 uwaro reservation, (17), Theru were but comparatively uw seiners then in Iho district, but iho number rapidly In creased afterward. On tho day Iwtoru and on tbo day ol tlie election, a great many citizens of Platte, Clay and Ray counties crossed tho river nto'l of them camping In tents and wagons about tlio town, "like a camp meeting." lira They wero In companies or messes of ten to llfltien in each, and uu in bored in all several hundred. They brought their own provisions mid cooked it themselves, and were generally arm' d. Many of thuin weru known by the witnesses, nnd Ibeir names given, and their names aro found upon their poll hooks. Among tbem woro several pent ns ot Inllueuce wboro thoy resided in Missouri, who held, or had bald, high official positions in that State. They oluimod to Iw residents uf tbo Territory, from Ibn laet that ttiey ware thou present, and Insist edun tbe right to voto, aud did vole. Their avowed purpose in doing so was lo make Kanzas a slave Stato. Those strangers crowded around the polls, and it was with great dilllculiy that the settlers . uould get to tbe polls (I'J). One resident at tempted to get to iho polls tn inoaftornnou, but was crowded ami pulled back. Hu then weul outside nf tbe crowd and hurrahed lor General Wbittletd. and some of thoso who did not know blm said, "That's a good pro-slavery man," and lilted bim up over their beads so thai bo crawled on Ibeir beads and put in his vote. A person who saw irom the color oi uis ticket tnnt it was uot (or General Whitfield, cried out, "He is damned alsditlimist let blm down, and tbey dropped him (20). Other were passed to the ol tbo Judges of Election tv J after learning Irom him that he c n ;. r. j .i his duty to demand au oath Irom ib-iU as lu tboir place ol residence, first attempted to brine, aud tbeu threatened blm with banging, lu order iu inuuee mm to dispense wun mat oallt. in consequence of these threats, bo did not appear ut ino pons tne next morning to act as Judge (20). Tho evening before the election, while In camp, the Msnuriaus were called together at tho tent of Claiborno F. Jackson, and speeches were made to tbem by Col. Young and others, calling lor volunteers to go toother districts where there were out Missuurians enouuh tn control tho election, and there worn uuore at Lawrence than were needud theru (27). Uany volunteered tu go, and the morning ol theeioo-liou, several companies, Ircui 15l) to 200 men each, went off to Tecumieb, Hickory Point, Bloomlugton, aud other places 2t). On Ibe morning of the election, the Missourlans came over tu tbo place of votiug Irom Ibeir camp, in Imdlcs of one hundred at a timu (29). Mr. Blanloa not appearing, another Judire was an pointed in bis place Col. loung claiming that. as tno people ot inn Territory nail two. it was nothing more than rignt tti nans should have tho olbel their Inters (3ii): and It was elecled In Blauiou's stead. I aldered that every man had a right to vote il hu had beeu In tho Turritorv but an hour pi). Tlie Missourlaus brought their tickets with them (.tx), nut not Having euuugn, they had .loo moro printed In Lawroucu on tho evening before and tho day of eleoilon (33). Tbey had while rib-1 bona iu their button boles to distinguish them-1 selves from tho settlers (31), i When the voting commenced the question or tbo legality of the voto oiaMr.Pagew a raised. Before it was decided, Col. Sam ml Voting stepped up to the window whore ihu Voles were received, and said b would settle the matter. Tbo voto of Mr. Page wu withdrawn, and Col. Young offered to vote. He refused lo lake tho oalh prose tilted by iho Governor, tmt swore ho was a resident of tho Territory, upon which his vote was received 35). Ha told Mr. Abbott. ono ol tho Judges, wbeu asked II bo "n tended lo mako Kauzas bla luture borne, that I. was none of bis business; that 11 he were a rehnt then sW"". rvliisiug to do so, smashed iu tba window, tain iud .11, and pre-en led their pistols and guns to tiinn, threatening to shoot them (74). Someone on tlio outside cried out lo them nut lo shoot as theru wen- pro-slavery men lu tho room with tht Judge (7fl). They then put a pry under the corner ol tho house, which wasa log bouse, and lilted it up a lew Inches, mid let it fall ugain (7fi), but desisted upon befog told there were pro slavery men in the hotio. During this time, the ciuwd repeatedly detnuided lo he allured tu vote without being sworn, and Mr. KIllMin.oneoriba Judges, expressed himself wllliun. but the other two Judges refused (77). Thereupon a body of mvn, neaneo ov "fnnn Jones." rusnwi nto me Judges' room with cocked pUtols and drawn ihiwie-knives in their hands, aud approached Bur son and Ramsey (78). Jones pulled out his watch, and said be would give tbem Ave minutes to renlgn In, or dlu (79) WJien the Ure minutes bnd expired, and Ibe Judges did not resign, Jones said bo would give tbem another minute and no moro (HO), fcillisun toid his as- aoclstcs that if they did not resian, there would be one hundred shuts fired In the room In less than tit eon minutes (SL); and then snatching up tno Daunt not ran out into the orowd, holding up the ballot box and hurrahing for Miasou I rl (.H'j). About Ibat time Burson and Ramsey were called out by their friends and not sutler ed to return Ki). As Mr. Burson went out, he put the ballot poll oooks in bis pocket, and took i hem with him (hi); and as he was going out Jonos snatt'hed some papers away from him (85) and shortly afterwards camo out himaell holding them up, rrylng "Hurrah for Missouri' (Bti) Alter ho discovered they were nut tho poll books, ho look a party of men and slarUd off to lake Ihe poll IhmU from Burson (H7), Mr. Ilurnunsaw them coming, and he gave the books tu Mr. I'ltibcrger, and loid nim to start of! in another direction, so as to mislead Jones and his psrty (K). Jones and bis party caught Mr. UmtH rgvr, took tho poll books away from him, and Junes took him up belli ml biin on a horse, and carried him I Mick a prisoner U). After Jones and ids parly had taken Umber ger back, thoy went lu the house ol Mr. Ramsey and took Ail.'B.".r fiiuLs. HI) K l U"w, Norman"lisn'( l.y-nun All-n. (1-t I K. II. Udil. mt IE, 6. U-tJ.li.W. A-'.l-'j. (14) K. 1) l.M, U. W. tkliiock, I l.rnm Ali'n, H N Wnml, Y It. nuntoa. John !. J. he should ask nu more (36). Alter bta oi j '''TiirmVi ttVHs ViVV , was received, Col. Young got up in the window ! Z.ut?! o" i" 'l c sill and announced to tbo orowd that be had . a m ' 1 "unlock, J u. Umu, ii, w. Huui-been permitted to vote, and they could all comet '' w lt.w. (is) h, h. w..,i, It. w. Artier, up and vote,(37), 11a loid the Judge that' 4,' aii'-u" iVVu) iSJv'mi there wu nu use la swoarlogtho others, as theT - ' '""-.t. B-V would all swear as be bad done (38). Alter t (-') ' V.l, TW Hnina, Ira W A.kl. (il) uiu uiner juugea cuuoiuuod to receive Colonel ij""'' i'" .""'-".j llns able to organise, left tba rnnm and th crowd proceeded to elect nine judgee and carry on tbe election 119, Tbe Free State men generally, left the giound without voting, Mat ing, that there was no use In their voting there 120, The polls were so crowded duriog the arst part of the day that the citizens could not got up lo the window to vote 121. Threats were made against the Free State men 122. In tbe afternoon, tbe Rev. Mr. Grlspa trick was attacked and driven off by the mob. A man by some called "Texas," made a speech to the crowi, urging tbem to vote and remain on the ground until the polla were closed, for fear the abolitionists would come there In tba artArnnnn and overpower tbem, and thus tbey would lose all their trouble. For making an affidavit In a protest against this election, setting forth the I acta, Mr. Bur gets was indicted by tht Grand Jury, for per jury, which indictment was found more than tifteen months ago. and la atlll nandinr ur iJurgess ntver having been informed who Die accuser was, or what was tht testimony agalnt u.u. vi' uwjwuy, iour to out, oi tne actual settlers ot that district were free State men (124), and there cannot Im the least doubt that II none but tht actual settler of tba district had voted at that election, tha f State candidate would have been elected. Tbo number of legal voters la the district, according to tbe census returns, wo lot. The total number of votea oast wo 37 2, and of these but 32 are on tho returns, and from tbe testimony and records, we are satisfied that not over 40 legal votes were cast at that election. A body of armed Mlssourians came Into tbe district previous to tbo election, aod encamped there ( 125). Before the time arrived for opening polls, the Miasourians wont to another than the town appointed for tbe eleotlon; and one of the judges appointed by tbe Governor, and two mown oy toe sststourians, proceeded to open mo puna anu carry on tne t ecttoo ( 126). The IJisaourlaoB said none but pro slavery mu should vote, and threatened to shoot any tree State man who should tome up to vote (127). r. -awcBuvv, ono oi toe judge elected by the Mlssourians, hod a store near the boundary fixed by tbe proclamation of tht Uovtraor, while be cultivated a farm In Missouri, where his family lived (128), and wbern bis leiral real- douce was then and la now. Tbe Misaunrlaos alao held a side election for Governor of the Territory, voting lor Thomas Johnson, of Sbaw-nat Mission (129). Tba Iree State men, finding .u uiia uuuer ui oooiroi or non-residents, re-lused to, and did not, vote (13i)). Tbey constituted a decided majority of the actual sol tiers (131). A petition, signed bv a maiorltv of tha residents of the district wo sent to the Governor (132). Tbe whole number of voter In ihla district, according to the census returns, was forty-seven; tbe number of vote east was 80, ol whom but fifteen were resldenta; the number ui mmeniswnose names are on tbeoensoaroila, who did not vote, was thirty-two. For some days prior to the election, compa nies of men were organised In Jackson, Cos, and Clay counties. Mo., for the pnr-m of Hom ing to tbe Territory mi rot ing minis nun district i, 131). Tht day pravlou to th election, tomt 400 or 500 Missouriana armed wilh gun, pistols and knives, came Into the Territo ry and camped some at Hull Creek, and others at Potawatamle Creek (234). Their camps were about aliteen miles apart. On the evening be fore tht election, Judg Hamilton ol the Cass county Court, Mo., came from tho Potawatamle urtca: camp to nun cresx tor so more uissou-riant, a they bad not enough there to render the election certain, and about that number want down there with blm (135), On the ven-log before the election. Dr. B. 0. Westfall was elected a one of th Judgea of the elec lion In tht Bull Creek precinct, In place or one oi the Judges appointed by the Governor, who, It wo Mid, would not bo there the next day f 136), Dr. Wesilall was, at that time, a clilren ol Jackson county. Mo. (137). On tho morning ol lb election, the polls lor Hull ureeK precinct, go away, and bia name wonld be put down oh naving onoreu w roie, oat " rejeoteu, rei using w oe sworn.- inis arrangement was made previously, and perfectly understood by the Judges (138), But few of tho residents or tbe district were present at the election, and only 13 voted (139). Tho number of votea cast in the precinot wo 393. One Mlssoarlan voted for himself and then voted for his little son, bat 10 or 11 years old (140). Col. Coffer, Henry Younger and Mr. Ly-kins, who were voted for and elected to the Legislature, were residents of Missouri at tho time (141). Col. Coffer subsequently married io the Territory. Alter tbe polls were olosed, tho returns were made, and a man, claiming to be a mairlatrate. certified on thorn that ho hud sworn the Judget of Election before opening iue pons (142). in ane roiawaiamio precinot, the Miasourians attended the election, and after threatening Mr. Chesnut, the only Judge present appointed by the Governor, to Induce him to resign, they proceeded to elect two other Judges one a Missouri an, aod tbe other a res ident of another precinot of the district. The polls were then opened, and all the Missourlans wore allowed to vote without being sworn. After tbe polls were closed, and tbo returns made out lor tbe signature of tbe judges, Mr. Chesnut rotated to sign tbem, as he did not con sider tbem correct returns of legal voters. Col. Coffer, a resident of Missouri, but elecled to the Kanzas Legislature from that district at that eleoilon, endeavored, with others, to Induce Mr. Chesnut, by threats, to sign tbe returns which bo refused to do. and left tho houm. Or, bis way homo be wo fired at by some Missouriana, though not injured (143). There were throe Illegal lo ono legal vote given tht-ro that day I (144). At the Bin Layer precinct, the )Diiu-, appointed by the Governor met at tbi Wmi p pointed, and proceeded lo open the polls, aft t being duly sworn. After a few votes had ben received, a party of M'ssourlan came Into th : yard ot the bouse where the election wo h!ri and unloHding a wagon filled wltb arms, stacked their guns in tbe yaid. and came np to tho win dow aud demanded to be admitted to vm Tw of tht judge dcoided to receive their voles, I"" " jmBv, sir. tf. n. Artum . resigned, and another was chosen In bis placu Col. Young, a citizen ol Mi-aoiiri. but a candi aaie lor anu ejected to tbe Territorial Legislative Council, was present and voted In tbe pro cinct. He claimed that all Missourlan who wero present on the day ol election were entitled to vote. But thirty or forty or the citizens or Ibe precinct were present, and mini nf thm did not voto (145). At the Little Sugar precinct, .uu vi?v.iuane,iit-u w uve oeu conuucied lair ly, and there a free State maioritr (146). From tbe testimony, the whole district seems to have been largely free State, and hod I none but actual Bottler voted the free Stale candidates would have been elected by Urge uioejutj. rruin a caremi examination ol tho testimony and tbe records, we find that from 2oo to 225 legal votes were polled, out of 885, tbe total number giveo in the precincts of tbe Fifth district. 01 the legal voles cast, the free State candidates received 152, SIXTH DISTRICT PORT PtTOTT. A oompanj of citizens from Miirourl, mostly ..wm. "v- wUUL,7l uuui iiiiu .ma aistrici tne day before the election, soma eamnini nnd mh. era putting up at the public bouse ( 147), Tbey """'V,J v anu came in wagons and on horseback, oarryiog their provisions and tents with tbem, and were generally armed with, pistols. Thoy declared ttelr pur- pose to vote, and claimed tbe right to do so. They wont to the polla generally in small bod- ma, wim neaeui iu inair nanus anil . If not all voted. In some cases they declared that tbey bod voted, and irava thir rumm r..i. doing. Mr. Anderson, a pro-slavery candidate tor me legislature, endeavored to dissuade tbe non-resident Irom voting boastiM h t;.t nni wisn ine election contested (149). This person, however, insisted upon voting, and upon his right to vote, and did so. No one was challenged or sworn, and all voted who desired to. vui oi oau votes cast, not over 100 were legal, and but 64 of. tbose named In the census taken one month before by Mr. Barber, the candidate for Council, voted. Many of tbo free State men did not vote, but your committee is satisfied that, ol tbo legal votea cast, the nrn-ai - candidates received a majority, Mr. Anderson, Gtuiuiuaia, waaaa anmarrtea man, who came into tbo district 1mm Miamnrt . To days berort tbe election, and boarded at the piioiio nouse onlil the day alter tbe election. He then took with bim tba ooll lists, and did not return to Fort Soott until the occasion of a barbecue the week before tht election or Oclo- oer t, ipvo. He voted at tba election, and after It, left, and has not since been Intbodistrict. S. A. Williams, ttie other oro-slaverT candidal at Ibe time of the election, bod a claim in tho territory, nut bla legal residence was not there until aiter tne election. Wkybhyh inimitirf From two to tbreebundred men from tbe State ol Missouri came ia wagons, or on horseback to tun eteciion around at bw izer'a C-ppit in th.. Seventh district, and encamped near tbe polls. uu .uiij (iivceumg me election. Tbey were armed with pistols and other weapons, and declared their purpose to vole, in order to secure mo rivciion oi pro-siavery members. Tbey said tbey were disappointed in not finding mora i-tuana mere, aUu mat tuey nad orought more men than were Deoeasarv tn unimur i..i.nA. their vole. A number of them wore badge of -....., .uu uiuiiu; anu in company were under the direction of leaden Tbey do-dared Ihoir loteniion to cooduot themselves imaeeiuuy, unmaa toe residents ol the Territory attempted to stun tbem fr..m mln T , the Judges ol Election appointed by Governor Reeder refused to serve, whereupon two others were appointed In tneir stead by tbe crowd ol Missourlans who aurrouuded tht polla. The newly appointed Judgea re I used to take the oath presoribed by Governor Reeder, but made one to suit themselves, Andrew Johnson requested each voter to swear ir bo bod a claim in tbe Territory, and II be bad voted in another district, Tbe Judges did nottaka the oath prescribed, but wore sworn to u inui votes. Th Miasourians voted without being sworn. They supported H. J. stlokler fur Council, aud M. W. McGee for representative. They left tbe evening ol the eleotinn K..m. m lueoi siariea on onraeoacK for Lawrence, as Ibey said Ibev could be there bsfom nlohi. all went the way ihey came. The Ceniue list shows 63 legal voters in tbe district. 253 votes were cast; ui inese, w were resldenta, 17 ol wimni were id me uisirict when the census was ukco t muz. some or tbe resident present at th polls did nut vole, declaring it useless. Candidates declined to run oo the Tree State ticket, because tbey wert unwillinw lo run th risk ol so unequal a contest, it being known that a great msny were comiug up from Missouri lo wwMi. tinny an mo a it I era were lie nlate wen, and 23 of tie 26 legal vote giveu were ct lor the only Tree State candidate running. Moblller McUco, who wo declared elect-ed Kepreseiiutire, had a olalm a sawmill and a bouse in th Territory and ba woa there pan oi iae time, out nis legal residence Is now, and I was (hen, near Wettport ia Missouri, where be owns aod conducts a valuable farm, and where bis family reside. aiuHTB Dirrairr. This was attached to tbe Seventh district for a member of the uouucil and a representative, and Its voto was coutrolled by the illegal vote cast then. Tbe census shows 39 votea In It 37 vole were cast, ol whom a majority voted tbo fret Statt ticket. F. J. Marsha 1, tbe member of tht Hqqm from that district. Ou bis return, the officer wo arretted nd detained, and persons bearing the "UH, ui somo oi tne wunessc summoned were stopped near Lecompton, aud did not appear before the committee. Tbo returns show that, in defiance ot the Governor's proclamation, the voting Was SlOO Bflff Instead Ol bv twll.iL :Wfl namaa appear upon tho poll books, as voting and by comparing these names wilh those on the cea- eus ions, we ana out seven or the latter voted. The persoa voted for as Representative, V. J. Marshall, was chief owner of the store at Marya-villo, and was there sometimes (15C), but bis family lived In Weston. John Donaldson, the candidate voted for for tho Council, then lived in Jockcon county, Mo. (157). On the daV after thn lantlnn Ue Mor-h-ll with twcnty-Uve or thirty men from Weston! Mo., was on his wav from MrH-.-illa tn th- mate. Soma of the party told a witness who had formerly resided at Weston, that thay were up at Marysvlllo and carried the day for Mi. ourt, and that they bad voted about 15o vol' a. Mr. Marshall paid tbo bill at that point fort'ie party. There does not appear to have been any rtnf-gration into that district la March, I85U, a.ier tha census was taken, aud judging from ibe best test in tbo power of your committee, there were but seven legal votes cast iu the dirlct, and 321 illegal. TWELFTH DISTRICT. The eleotlon In title distrlnt Mnn.i,.i fairly. No complaint woa made that illegal TniRTSBNTH DISTRICT. Previous to tho dav nf lmtinn k... dreda of Miasourians from Piatt, Clay, Boone, Clinton, and Howard counties camo into ibo district in wagons and on horeeoack, and camped there (168). Tbey wero armed with guns, revolvers and bowia knives, and hiut lou. nf hemp la their buttonholes aud elsewhere about their persons (159). Thoy claimed to hove a right to vote from the fact that tbey were there ou the grouud, and bad, or intended to make, claims in tbe Territory, although tholr families -tv in aiirauuri iv). i ne judges appointed by th Governor opened the poll mid some persons offered to vote, and hen their votes were reacted oo tbo o-rmind bat tbey were not resident ot the district, the Town threatened to leer the boase down If tho udgesdid not leave 161. The Jnds t en 'HWlW . UtMllj-.-Alt Viir,V..t ,l,..m Ifi'Jl Vh crowd then proeM lo select nth. r to net aa Judges, nod tha election went on 1631. rhow persona volincSavbo vr .J. aked If they considered tbem-eltes resident we ui-i-ioa, ann ir uiy nid they did tlicy were allowed to vote IM. But few ot tiJe rei-IdenU were present and voted IM. and lbs ire Statt men as a irenoral thin di. ..... ...I l6. At ler tbe Mlssouriaiin got ttirwuub vo- ingiboy returned homo 167. A formal ream was mode by the Judirea of Hee.tim, a..t. - ling out Ihe lacla, hut It whs not verified. Tho number ot legul voters io ibis district was 06 of whom a majority were freo Stafo men of 'bese voted. Tbo total number of votes cost rOrRTBKVTH DISTRICT, It was generally rumored In thi. AtntrU Ia. nome days before the electioo that the Missouri ans were coming over to vote (16). Previous tu the election men from Mi-ouri came into tbt district and electioneered for ilm .-.viu. o candidates (109) Gen. David 11. Atchison and a pariy oomroueu too nominatloua in una of the iituiaij citscuouB V'U). BURR OAX PKECINe'T. 8everal hundred Miasourians from Bticbanau, Platto and Andrew counties. Mo., innimitn. J great many ot tho prominent citizens of St. Joseph, came Into thlsprecioct the day before, and on the day of election, in wagons and on bones, and encamped there (171). Arrangements were made for thum to cross the ferry at ,St. Joseph, ,. - . unKt;. mey were armed with bowie knives and pistols, guns and rlllos ( 173). On tbe morning of the election, tbe tree State candidates resl titled Inahnriv nti an. count of the presence ol a large number of armed Missouriana, at which tbe crowd cheered and hurraed 174. General B. F. Slringtellow wu present, and was prominent In rm.itmtinr- ih election of the pro slavery ticket, as was also tne uon. Hiiiard f. Hall, and others of tht most prominent citizens of St. Joseph, Mo. (17ft). 7,UI"M" -uvjiiugeeoi aiooiioD, appointed !y tbo Governor, served on that day, and the crowd chose two others to supply the vacancici (176). Tbe Mlssourians said thn can iha i vntA for and secure tbe election of Major W. P. Richardson ( 17T ). Maior Richardson .W(j,l n il.n Council, bod bad alarm In MlsMurf,wbero his wife ana oaugntor lived with his oon-in-law, Willard P. Hail, bo himself generally going bomo to Missouri every Saturday night. The farm was generally known as tho Richardson farm. He bad a claim In tbe Territory upon which was a saw mill, and where bo generally remalued dur- u0 iuu Hern iiinj, Some of tbo Missourlans gave as their reasons for voting that they hod beard that Kastern emigrant were to be at that election 17ii), though no Kastern emigrantswere there (lt)0). Others said they were going to vote for tbe purpose of making Kanzas a slave Stale (1M1). Some claimed that they had a right to vote under the provisions of the Kanzas Nebraska bill, from the faot that they were present on tbe ground on tho day of election (U2). Tho free State men generally did not vote (1M3), and those who did vote voted up toi Jotm Tti. TTnltPbead, pro-slavery, for Council against Major Wro. P. Hicbardaon, and did not vote at all for member of tbe Lower House (IM ), The parties were pretty equally divided In the district, some being ot opinion that the frc State party bod a small majority (186), and other that tbo pro-slaverv osrtv had a an.ii jorlty (16). Alter the election was over and tne pons were closed the- Misaouriaoa returned h mo. During tbo day tbey had provisions and liquor served out, free of expense, to all (187). DONintu pbe'cisct. The evening before hundred or moro Uissourian from Platte, Bu-chaoan, Saline and Clay oounlle Missouri, came into this precinct, with tents, music, wagons and provisions, and armed with guns, rilles, pistol and bowi knives, and encamped about two miles from ibe place of votiug (In, Tbey said they came lo vole, to make Kanzas a Slave Siate, and intended to return to Missouri alter uvj iiiiu voieo I.1CVJ. On tbe moro or thn aVoltnn tha ,Am appointed by the Governor would not serve, aud others were appointed by the crowd PJO. 'uiwin nrro llOWeq IO TOlt WllQOUl being a worn 191 -some ot them voting as many as eight or nlnt times; changing tblr batsaod coats aod giving In differeut names uacb lime 1D2 Alter they bad voied tbey returned to Missouri Hi3, The Fieo Statt men generally did not vole 194. though constituting a majurity in the precinct (1U5). p-on oouming the .ballots lo the box, and tbo name on tbe poll lists, It was Inund that there were too mauy ballots (ll)ti), and one ol tha judges of eleotloo look out ballots enough to make tbo two numbers correspond (197). WOIJT RIVKR rRECIXCT. Hut few Hi-sou Hans were present In this nr clnel, though some ol them threatened one of Ibe judgea, because be rehiiant to receive Ibeir voles, nud when be resigned another wun chosen hi huplao wbojoosented tu receive their vote (19) Protests were drawn np against the elections In the various precincts in tbe Fourtetuih di-tilet, bat on account ol threats th.it tm aler numlwrsol Hituourians would be at a now election Kbdutdii lie called, and of persons) vioh uce to those wh'l should take part hi the proiesi, It was presented to the Governor (1911). Major Richardson, the pro-slavery candidate lor Council, threatened Dr. Cutler, tbt free State Candidate, that It he contested the election ho and bia office should tie put into ihe Missouri ilvrr (.200). Tbo numiwr of vote in the district by tbt census was 3.14 or lbeo 124 voled. Thc'tesU mooy show that quit a number ol persona whoso legal residence was iu tbe populous ruau-ty or Buchanan, Mo., on the opposite site ol tbe river, had claims lo the Territory. Sornr ranged cattle, and other marked nut their claim and built a cabin, and sold tbia incipient title where they conld. They ware not residents ot the Territory lo any just or legal souse. A number of sr i tiers moved into the district in the month ,.f kl.roh V,.- nm,nDl. .... ...I.HI .llur dona at the Fort near hy. For these reasons a J a careful anal-J- - vi-aitMH-iaMj, nle, came into this district (n March, lttfft, to ' ceed 200 out of 727. seek employment. Some ol th voted at the I vutixnth pitrict. ioecon.iri.ctionoi the capital was Tu e.Mtirtn ,n tbs di.trici wm-b-u KI.STU PltTUCT. Fori Rllev and I'iwsm ir tn ihla ill.t.li Tbe latter place was selected by tbt Governor at the temporary capital, and bt designed there to axpend th sums appropriated by Congress in uu vunairiieuua oi suiiauienousesior tno Legislature. A good deal of building wo then being election. of W.r. to b. wllbio lb. mlllurt ra.rT.llo,, of "Jd ,h. IT. 7.hf,h Z .!. 'f"1 Dart the Territory. Vour commltu find that thov came a settlers, Intending to remain a such, and wero entitled to vote (162). TENTH DlflTRKT. In tbia dlstrlot ten nersona llonuloi- in thn Wyandot tribe of Indiana voted. They were of imiiuwwiiu unurr me law were entitled to vole, but their reaidence waa in Wyandot Village, at the mouth ol the Kanzas rlver,nd!hey had no right to vote In ibis district. Tbey vo- wu tne pro-siaverv ticket imt. Eleven men recently from Pennsylvania vntMl Dim rnwKUl,. ! ticket. From tbe testimony tbey bod not, at wore opened, and without aweartngthe Judges, I tho lime of tht election, so established their thn nrnnHMteri In nMsiva thn votes ol all who i sidence a to entitle tbem tn voteflUL In ottered to vote; for the sake ot appearance-would j Mb. those clauses 0f cases tht Judges cxamluod get som on to torn to tht window and oner to vol, and when asked to be sworn ha would pretend to arow augry at the Judges and wonld (T).Iam (it) J- W. KlUo nni r). V.. Vtloct 111 H-.tlMr.-A H.t. (I'J) Wm. V. Jahsstun. (l'l) llrejtiiiiii llanllnf. hi), l. U L'ratie, l-'ian-ia 11. Fottar, John W. ! Phia-a Htinntr, H. at. uala. l&) J. D, Uraae, (Ifl) il n mii. ill) LHiiee tl. KMlar aait Jaha A. Luadrr. (is) lifo.il K-llrr. Im Jwao A. Landay, L L. taadrua. () Joha A, Liuiday, rJI) r. T. Vaa.hSD. J.imUB Kael,! Tata-.i'.W Btf.Tk, lr. Jntm Uar, tU) man ansa, nm, 1 len, Wm. B. I.,rni-j. Chirman, K.i1-rl hlllol, N H Hluta, J.i.itJi ain, n m. l;"o, j. h. jhii.,i, ua w. Ai hi,v, in j in l)a, A 11, Waila. ..hn H Hs.iU, H W. Utuhlrr ill. K. tliaraian, Jmirdaa i-iH 'n. (-ifl) K. t'l.nina (!ilt) $ B. Ulinliia. (il) N.irman All. a, J P.i l-n ;-Jn) Ncmui Allrn, nm. Yum, W. B H..rn. .-, r W fttixwek, R. N W.-oJ.J lla-l.lMia, A. II Wa.l. (.") K II U.l1. (Ti) B N. Wfwn). (U)H A. Cum mini, f...t reau Allen, a N. W. ..,. Wall, J. II. AM., it ( -i C. W. lUbrneh, Rubelt lilioll itf) R. li-it nilt (St)K. W, IH-lil-r. W t. IV UM, Herman Allen,. N. Wn1. ('. f Pratt. J. B At.bi.U. im Nkikihi Ali'u. J K. Adli.lt 1311 a t, Ud-l, Nurnian A1-o, P N W..nd, 0, C. 1'rail, J. H. Aklxitt. (asi C W. B.biak. J. R AdNtt 0. W . BaWfk, H Wmnt. C. B. fratt, J. H. AH'i'H (40) g, 1. U4J, Narmaa Alias, C. W. Babcock, lymtu (IS) Wm i.,.V w' ...!. tl lUbaii' k, C H-.hliii .'.:) .1. I). Al.tH.lt. V ilr. W. U Hi.rn.liy, tl W 111 Allf-n, J. lU-iili Young'! tot. Mr. Abboll reatm..l .a j.,.M t I . ':'ft V"!'.'" lV"tn .H. t; place (39). Tbe polls woro so much crowded until late lu the evuulng, ibni tor a litnu, when the men bad voted, thoy wore obliged lo get out by being hoisted up on Ibe root ur tbo building where uiueieuuunwoa oeiug uulil.aiid pass out ov r the bouse (40), Afterward a naiwao-owav Ihrniiuli W llabfwh, 8. (SSI Juat.Un (('') K. IV U.lil.irmn it.i: W. Uanisii, l.jriunn Allrn, J. Ua (H)K. IV UM (SJlK.lt. UdJ i, .il) H.HU-Jr ail A. U Wat. -Ill C (t i.k.1.1, Nmman All-n, V W. tUhnvh, ITiU. llui ln-'a, . i All-n, J. U. lUnk-, H) II. Iluracu, tt. IU.nT, .laine' H l-inn, Anitr Ir, Or t:. U M-n-i, II. kiiuiT. Wm J ... Julia A. t.ti.... nt)ll O. Mar.--. (H Hurn, Ria H. nmin. A Wtiitr, tt. : lU.vt.H Mon-.Wm John A. Witk-ltrdl (SU) J. M. I'unn, A. Wtula, r. tl Mn--r,J A. H-k.li.l.l. .TO) f. . M.ui'r.J. A. tv.k.-titl. (:) 1 II. Id.ni, j. i tltiaa, A Wbiia. T K- " W,r-v. (M) .1 M Pnan.J V. Hue, A. rt'liii- K il U''r.-I A, Wikrii-M. (T4) H liur-iis, N H.nea. pi.) J. r Puna. 7ii H H.iTi-.n, N Htm ,1 W M, J.t; )ii ii. A. l..la. K (( Ma t. II Wui,rt t..t, .t. A, WnUAi M J.c.puna. TI) II, Hiirma, H.ie.av II. P ir.ia, N. Hatuiar, J. i'., li,...e H Minijr, Wm. ,1 -... il.llt.iH.il. H Hi.f. H H Hni.t. tn n N lUin-- J. ti. Mi.. - , II Uttxt, W jawa, ", n itcnin. i aa iinnon, ,i r nana ,s:i. II .ilnr.nn, N. ItitmMt. I 0 lin.in, A. Wtilli, II MiK'i.Wtn j,-.. (.(t' n.ir-n.Wm J-..., It. II . -n. (M II i,ir-n, J at It .nit, g (I Hirn, n. wr (illl. Hmii,1 I'lnia- (S) II Rn ill. A. Wklta, II. W I hi.Im-i ire, Wm Jr.. (fl) 1 lliitwa, S. Ilainta;, A. While, 1. U. , U. W. ' aattr, Wra. Jr., J. A. Wkfll.l. 'NX N llainiar, J. al liusa, A. Whlta, ti. Uaea, 0. W 1 uib-tKr, W. Ja, J. A. W.t.'.k .. U Mi ), U W. t in in;ar, J. A. WahSrl. WJ t. Laha- IH.) .1. T. Ihinn. Wra. Jcmm. J. Jn. (Ml H Rot on, N. Riinuj, J. at llmin, J. N. Uaoay. A. ifhlta, I li. Moy, W. Ja.ia (l) N. Ram-ay. (l'l) H. tlurbia, ii. n.imi, 4. m. iniDn. wj j m, ixian. (1) II Hurtno, N Ramiar, Wm. Ji,J. S Mteaj. (US) J, X Haa, H Hit. () J al hunn, A Wlilia, K tl. ts'T. J. A. WaktStht, (100) J. at. thins, J.C. IMan. A Whlta. (101) If, turn-. (101) J. C. Puna, A White. (IW) Witt In. (1011 H rinrnw. flOM II. Ilur-un. J. N. Mara. II. Htiur. Wm J,.. j. A Wafl-ld, (W) II H.ttma. (i;)f J'im, J, A. waiasalti. (les)nanisl KiMlman. HiM) F. k Ul-r 111) W A. M. Vu,hn. li. ,t. J, UaU-hf.il, j.,hn aR, IM1II1 R BurrffM hl'.'l Thr R-i MB H.lt T-ia. (liarla JTlan, Jam HirkrT, I. l, W ilnuitli, II. II lUa, J at Hvrilti, W. H tki'i, W. A M Vir has tl:t i.il.u lag, I. (V Witamlh, ll-.Uia- ll 1, O Wiu.utli M1.1A W. lliiu-a... IU, H I, 4BB hluction, In his tcitiinony, (202) stales that tha strangers commenced crowding around tbe polls, anu mat men tno resident lull. Threats were made before and during the election day that there abould be no Free Slate candidates, al- tnotign mere werencany or quite a many Fret Stale as pro-Slavery men resident in lb district. Most ol ibo orowd were drinking and carousing, oursing the Abolitionist and thrvaleniug tbo only Free State Judge ol Klection. A majori ty oi tnoae wnu voted wore Hemp tn their button holes, (2o:t) and their password was "All rignt on tn uemp. ' uany ol the Uiaaourlsns wore known, and are named by lb witnesses. Sura. Umr-jr. Halaif 1I1I, li. UutMa, IjikC ii n I into 111"-! II I Hurtaaa, Chirlaa ,lnr1an. H n. Rorns iMujtl B tturia-a, I'baila Jordan, J. Uairlan, 11 to -li.lm-. 1 1 -J" I 1 1 P RiiraiM.l. J'r-lan, J. at. Uanlaa Mil 1 1. 0 Wll-mrth. fltlC J..ian l-i H S) Rtira. HH ltuirM. ll PrrT Vullar. I'alar ltelnar, W I.tit Vnilar, Wm Miki l'.larrii llJl) J t Jta. IU Wra Hra, j latfn-.Thn. tt.x-kM i Tfin rnltrr, Wm H.H.ta 1130, IVrrj Viill-r, Wta Ura. J K Jvrn, T Murklw l;ll 1rr- VMr. Wni Mmira, J, T Jatvni. (U'il -r rr f il'ar , J r Jti-fl (i:U tie DC Wfittall, JoM-ii H Daarbart. 1311 TV R f waiSill, Jaiaa W wilaoii, J 11 eineihatt. IU IH BT W-aiiall. 1WI HCWMirall. (lit Dr 0 Wnifall, J W tbe volers under oath and allnwnd lh.m nt and in all respects th eloclion seems to have neon conuucied fairly. The rejection ot both WOUld not have r ban .rod lha cmiiIi TI.U an.l tne cignin election dlatr ot lormed nna rinrn. miin.i.VUi.iiiui--mil was me oniy one to wnicn tuu m.Kivii ii um juaiodn uiu not exieou. aijivK!Tir oisTRirr. The 9th, 10th. 11th and 1 JlhMiUn.li.lrlrU being all sparsely settled, were aitaohad i.v. gether as a Council district, and the Uihaud 12tb l a Kepreeentative district. Tbisleo-l lion district I tin milea north from Pawnee and I.SO miles from Kanru Cily. It la the north-west aetlleuiotit ia tbe Territory, and contained when theceiiKiiawas taken, but 3ii inhahitanta ol whom 21 were voters. There was ua tba day of election no whit settlement about Marye- Tiue, uw jiiav- m -tiun, mr w milea, exuvpl thai Marshall and Ulslinp kept a store and ferry at ihe crossing of the Itlg Itluo and tbe Call I or- ma road (l.i.O. lour committee were unable to procure witueMi'i from this district. Persons who were present at tut election ware duly summoned by an oflleer, and among them was WiU.m, t.-s)trHCWalUll. 1 111 J w Wila. IM' ur n v i.'uaii, j n niin. tti lr aj f Witrll, J H Drhart. U'lPr HCWa.ilall. Ui Waji'h.niit (1411 WmCbnnal. Iltaljarae. tl Atthat. (111 ! W BtHiH. I4T) John Hainllto.. I US llaniltoa, B P Cook. P It Atn-lt J C And-rn.n ' IMUaaAAieart, Hi H Rom. UI Wra I John-toa.11611 An1 McOnnall. R W Wllana 1RII Mm U A Uarratt, Jeaapli litswart. (IM N J Utbori, taaar (issi J It Rntt. W H Oandwii, Dr Jat KHa. TA Min-atAuia. It . r lli. (Ifjyi J a R,,.., W U (iKitlln. i00 J R IUhm, Ut .1 hoW. (lbl j H Ron, Cl,m lUi.lh, A H Mhirp. lfl:) .I IIHom.C Mir.Hi J H R... W H lln.Hi.ln, Dr J N.Ma. KChm.ilar, T A Ulnar. I, l' lir.lh, lHIT"r,0 B If h Lt. li.l II t'haa.llar. il.j) J U Ruu. Mr J N.hl IKS J B Koaa, Ir J N.ihla. K I tiau.l. ir.in. i n low, lie, i J ii noa, Jir .1 .'til. itn1 HHI(, Jnhn II Whlt-dr, Atrrt tr nt Hani ItarJlns. Wlllatil P Hail. Iirli A Cutler. IT'ij ItrU A (. Hilar, (ifl) A A rain.-.n,WHKii-har.1aon.lVnilIar.1lii,.1 Il AhttrhMit. J ft fa.it r, A Utialior, WHlatJ l Hull R H Riork, i; W tttrl, A M Mil. 1j1I. H H iYmI, U W tlilkl. PJ) Uillra, tiWaillaaiie. (Uai A A Jamie-an, Willar-I f flail, V W .-ttrn-kri. 1 11 A A Jam t...n ft I'Ri.'lMt-l.oa, U.nJ Hardlnf, J U Wbltfiiaad, AUn-lier. W P Hall, J P Rlalr. i;i A A .Umlexnn, W I' Hir-harAMn, I II WhlUhraJ, WIIUi.l 1 Hall. Uflj A A.1amloaon, Urn) UaMmv, J II Wfl.U.-T. nt, A Lai 'liar, 0 11 ulna, till A A Jawtaaon, W I Ha't. A A Jtraiaitt, W P Rleiatlion W P IUU. tTl W I' ItifhariUoti, J H Whllfhaa.1, J RCarlar, W V Hall, A V Uil. lill, H 8 ( ra-l IhH Unlii, J H Wbiia Ura.l, J II Ctrlar, W I' Hill. Ill) W I' IUU, II 8 1 ,-l. II II ltr.rl, T W Stantatt 11 H Tract. 113) A A Jaiuif. Ht. W I' ltloliar.l'in, J 11 Whlttli', A l,arilirr, i:V Str8tt, II (M)W 1' Kiaharlfi, X" R W1iii).it. AAJatalawu, B llanluu. Aljiltar, UW tt-tt- 1 1 16 1 M I RiahtrilMS, J II Wbltah.-al, W P 1111, Thna W Waitvrai.n, J I' Hlair. lsT) W t Kichara.n. (I W iUU.pi (b'l Riabanl Tunfc gli Hot.10. Jotaa Uu ,im, l.nihor ld krratm, J W Utll. lil.l t'imr is) KTu.-k,l.iickar'm.j w immia htiipb. It i. n j ian iu. ii n uiri, r. iiamuiun, naia ,tl, . IVk-n.B. l'l JU Uutlia. lv, It iurk, i e. li." Iioa P Hamilton, Jt'Pnraraaa. 1ST I Uawlltoa. I 'll it U ACinlar. IU.J Pril A Ciilkr.MnUadls, AJarai.a. M0 Pr ii A l utlvr (Wl J Rt'raa. mi E R nmrnarwAa, IW Ifl timpu im. i