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A NBWS AND BUSINESS PAPER DEVOTED TO POAE8GN AND DOMESTIC NEWS, MORAIS, TEMPERANCE, EDUCATION, ACR9CUITURE, AND THE BEST INTERESTS OP SOCIETY. VOL. XXIV-NO. 34. BROOXVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1856. WHOLE NUMBER 1230.

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aadistasbed be Conuress. its settle ment would hart been rapid, peaceful aad prosperous. Its climate, soil, and iu easy access to the older settle menu, would hare made it the favorite coarse for tbe tide of emigration constantly flowing to tbe West, and, by this time, it would have been admitted into the Union as a free 8taie, without the least sectional excitement. If ao organised, none bnt the kindest feeling could have existed between it aad tbe adjoining Stale. Their mu tual interests aad intercourse, insttad of. aa now. endangering the harmony of the Union, would have strengthened the ties of national brotherhood. The testimony cleat 1 shows that before the proposition to repeal the Missouri (Jo.npromiae was introduced into Congress, tbe people of W stern Missouri appeared indifferent to the prohibition of slavery in the Territory, aad neither asked nor desired iu repeal. When, however, the prohibition was removed by tbe action of Cwngreaa, the aspect of affairs entirely changed. Tbe whole country was agitated by the re-opening of a controversy which conservative men. in different sections, hoped had beea settled in every Stale aad Territory by some law beyond the danger of repeal. The excitement hich hai always aooosipanied the discussion of tbe slavery question waa greatly increased by (Le hope on tbe one band of extending slavery into a region from which it bad been exelndd by law; and en the other b; a semra of wrong dona by what was regarded aa a diabonor of a national compact. Tl.ia excitement waa naturally transferred into tbe border coun ilea of Miseoari and the Territory, as settlers favoring free or slave institutions moved into it. A new difficulty soon occurred. Different construelions were put upon the organic law. It waa contended by the one party that the right to hold slarss in the 1 Territory existed, and that neither the people nor the Territorial Legialatore could prohibit alavery that that power waa alone poaaeaaed by the people when they were authorised to form a State government It waa contented lhat the removal of tbe reatiiction virtually established slavery in tbe Territory. This claim waa urged by maay prominent men ia Western Miaouri. who actively engaged in the affaire of taw Territory. Jrery movewni of whatever rd.araoter which tended to establish free institutions waa regarded aa an interference with their rights. Within a few days after the organic law passed , and aa soon aa its paaaage could be known on (be border, leading eiiiaena of Mlaaoori crossed into tbe Territory, held suualler meetings and then returned to their homes. Among their resolutions sre the following: "That we will afford protection to no abolitionist as a settler of ibis Territory. "that we recognise lha institution of slavery as already existing in this Territory, and advise slaeeholders to introduce their property as soon as poasible." Similar resolutions were pssaed in variou parts of the Territory, and by meetings in several counties of Mis a m m 4 k souri. Thus (be first etlect ol lite re peal of the reatrictioa against slavery was to substitute the resolves of squatter meetings, composed almost exclusively of eilisena of a eingle Stale, r ihs d-liheraie action of Congress, acquieced in for thirty-five years. This unlawful interference baa been continued in every important event in the hiatory of tba Territory; every election has been controlled, not by the actual settlers, bat by citiieos ol Missouri, and aa a aonaequenoe, every officer in the Territory, from constables to legislators, except those appointed by the President, owe thair position to non resident voters. None have been elected by the seitlers, and your committee have been unable to find lhat any political power whatever, however unimportant, has been exercised by the people of the Territory. In October, A. D. 1854, Governor A. II. Reeder and other officers appointed by tbe President arrived in the Territory. Settlers from all parts of the country were moving in in great numbers, making their elaima and building their cabins. About the same lime, and before any election was or could be held in the Territory, a e secret political aociety was formed in the State of Missouri. It was known by different names, such aa "Social Band." "Blue Lodge." "Friends' Society," "The Sonsof the South." I ia members were bound together by aecrrt oaths, and they had password-, signs and gripe by which they were known to each other. Penalties were imposed for violating the rules and secrets of the Order. Written minutes were kept of the proceed in ga of the lodges, and the different lodges were connected touether by an effeolive orEaniaatioo. It embmo d great numers of the ciliienn at Missouri, and waa extended into oih r slave States and into the Territory. Iu avowed purpose was not only to extend slarere into Kansas, but also into other tern lory of tbe United States, and to form a union tf all lha friends of lhat institution. Iu plan of operating was to organise and send men to vote at the elections in the Territory, to collect money to pay their expenses, and if necessary to protect them in voting. It alao proposed to induce the proslavery men to emigrate into tbe Territory, to aid and susUin them while there, aad to elect aono to office but those friendly to their views. This dangerous society was controlled by men who avowed their purpose to extend alavery into the Territory at all hasards. and waa altouether the most effective instrument in organising the' subsequent armed invaaions and forays. In iu lodges in Misaouri the affair of Kansas wars discussed, ths

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waa divided into bands, and leaders selected; means were collected, and igns and badges were agreed upon, while the great body of the actual settlers of tbe Territory were relying upon the ngbu secured to them by the organic law, and bad foimed no organisation or combination whatever, even of a party charae'er, this conspiracy against their riifbu waa gathering strength in a neighboring StaU, and would have been sufficient at their 6rst election to have overpowered them, if they had been united to a maa. Your committee bad great difficulty ia eliciting the proof of tbe details in regard to ibis secret society. One fitness, member of tba Legislative Council, refused to answer questions in reference to it. Another declined to snswer fully , because to do so would result to his injury. Others could or would only ana wer aa to tbe genera) purposes of the aociety, but sufficient is disclosed in tbe testimony to show the influence it had in controlling the elections in the Territory. The first election was far a delega'e to Congress It waa appointed for the 80th of November. 1864. Tba Goternor divided the Territory into aevenleen election districts, appointed Judges, aad prescribed proper rules for the election. In tbe First, Third, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Seventh district, there apCare to have been but little if any iadu!ent voting. The election in the Second district waa Bald at tbe village of Douglas, nearly fifty miles from the Missouri line. On the day before the election large companies of men came into the district in wagons nnd on horseback, and declared that they were from the State of Missouri, anu were golog to Douglas to vole. On the morning of the election tbey gathered around the house where the election was to be held. Two of the Judges appointed by the Governor did not appear, and other Judges were elected by the crowd. All then voted. In order to make a pretence of right to voU, some persona of the company kept a pretended register of squatter claims, on whioh any one cou'd enter his name and then assert he had a elaim in tbe Territory. A eilisen of the district who was himself a candidate for delegate to Congress, was told by one of the strangers, that he would be abuaed aad probably killed if he challenged a eoie. He was soiled by the collar, called a d d abolitionist, nnd was oompelted to seek protection in the room with tbe Judges, About the time the polls were closed these strangers mounted their horses and got into their wagons sad cried out, "All aboard for Westportand Kansas City." A number were recognised as residents of Missouri, and among them was Samuel H. Woodson, a leading lawyer of Independence. Of those whose names were on the poll books, thirty-five were resident settlers, and two hundred and twenty-six were nonresident. Ths election in the Fourth district was held at Dr. Chapman's, over 40 milea Irons the Missouri State line. It was a thinly settled region, containing but 47 voters in Febiuary, 18AA. wh n tbe census waa taken. On the day before the election from 100 to 160 eitiaena of Caaa and Jackson counties, Mo., came into the district declaring their purpose to vote, aad that they were bound to make Kansaa a Slave State if they did it at the point of the aword. Persons of tbe party on the way drove each a stake in the ground and called it a elaim -and in one caaa aeveral names were put on one stake. The party of strangers camped all night near where the election wai to be held, and ia tbe morning were at the election pol la and voted. One of i heir party got drunk, and to get rid of Dr. Chapman, a Judge of the election, tbey sent for him to coma and see a sick man, and in his absence filled hia place with another Jadge, who waa not sworn. Tbey did not deny or conceal lhat they were residents of Missouri, and many of them were recognised as such by others. They declared that tbey were bound to make Kansas a slav i State. They insiated upon their right to rote in the Territory if thej were in it one boor. After the election they again returned to i heir homes in Missouri, camping over night on tbe way. We find upon the poll books 161 names; of these not over 30 resided ia the Territory, 181 were non-residents. But lew settlers attended tbe election in tbe Fifth district, the district being large and the settlement scat tered. 88 votes were eaat, of these between SO and 90 were settlers, and the residue were citisensof Missouri. They passed into the Territory by way of the Santa Fe road, and by the residence of Dr. Westfall, who then lived on the western line of Misaouri. Some little excitement sross at ths polls, as to the legality of their voting; but they did vote for General Whitfield, and said they intended to make Ranaas a slave State, and that they bad cla'ms in the Territory. Judge Tessla, Judge of the Court in Jackson County, Misaouri, was present, but did not vote. He said be aid not intend to rote, but came to see lhat others voted. After the eleotion the Missourians returned tbe way they eame. The election in the sixth District was held at Fort Scott, in tbe southeast part of the Territory and near the Missouri line. A party of about one hundred men from Cass and the countiea in Missouri south of It went into the Territory, traveling about 46 miles, moat of tbem with their wagons and tenu, and camping out Tbey appeared at the place of election. Some attempts were made to swear them, but two of the Judges were preTailed upon not to do so, aad none were sworn, and sa many as chose voted. There were but tew resident i rotsrs at ths polls. 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was sparse about 86 actual settlers voted oat of 106 votes oast, leaving eighty illegal votes. After the voting was over the Missouriana went to their wagons and commenced leaving for home. The moat shameless fraud practiced upon the righu of the settlers at this election was in the Seventh district. It is a remote settlement, about 76 miles from the Missouri line, and contained in February, A. D. 1865, three months afterward, wben the census waa taken, but 68 voters, and yet the poll books show that 604 votes were cast The election waa held at the bouse of Mr. Frev MeGee, at the place called "110." But lew of tbe actual settlers were present at the polls. A witness who formerly resided in Jackson county, Missouri, and was well acquainted with the oitisens of that county says that be saw a great many wagons and tents at the place ol election, and many individuals he knew from Jackson county. He was in their tenU sod conversed with some of them, and they told him they had corns with ths intention of voting. He went to tbe polls, intending to vote tor Glennekin, nnd his ticket being of a different color from the rest, bis vote was challenged by Frey McGee, wbo had beea appointed ?ni of the Judges, but did not seres. Lemuel Ralston, a chiton of Missouri, wac acting in hia place. The witneaa then challenged the vote of a young man by the name of Nolan, whom be kaew to reside in Jackson county. Finally tbe thing was huabed up. as tbe witness had a good many friends there from that oounty, and U might lead to a fight if ha challenged nay more votes. Both voted and he then went down to their camp. He there caw many of his old acquaintances whoa he knew had voted at ths eleotion in August previous in Missouri, and who atiil resided in that Stets. By a careful comparison of the poll lists, with the census rolls, we find but 10 names on the poll book wbo were rotere wben the census waa taken three montha after wards, and wo srs satisfied that not more than 80 legal votes could have been polled at that eleotion. Ths only residents wbo are known to have voted are named by the witneaa and are 13 ia number thus leaving 684 illegal eotaa oast in a remote distriot, where the settlers within msny miles were acquainted with each other. Tbe total number of white inhsbi tents In the Eleventh Distriot, in ths month of February. A. D. 1866, including men, women and children, waa 36. of whom 84 were rotors yet ths pol lists in this district, show that 846 vote were east at this election. For reasons stated hereafter, in regard to the eleotion on the 30th of March, your Committee were unable to procurs the attendance of witnesses from this distriot. From the records it clearly appears that tbe votes caat could not nave been by lawful resident voters. The best test in thef abac nee of direst proof by which to ascertain the number of legal votea east ia by a comparison of the censui roll with the poll book by whioh it appears that but 7 resident settlers voted , and 838 votes wars illegally and fraudulently given. Tbe eleotion in ths Fourteenth district wss held at the house of Benjae min Harding, a few miles from the town of St. Joseph, Missouri. Boforr the polls were opened, a large numbsof citisans of Buchanan county, Missouri, and among them many of the leading citisena of St. Joseph, were at the plaos of voting, and made a majority of the company present. At the time appointed by the Governor for opening the polls, two of the Judges were not there, end it became the duty of the legal voters present to aelect other Judges. Tbe Judge who was present suggested the name of Mr Waterson aa one of the Judges but ths crowd noted down the proposition. Some, discussion then arose as to the right of non-residents to vote for Judges, during which Mr. Bryant was nominated and elected by the crowd. Some one nominated Col. John Scott as the other Judge, wbo was then and is now a resident of St. Joseph. At that time he was the City Attorney of that place, and so continued until this spring, but be olaimed that tbe night before he had oomc to tbe bouse of Mr. Bryant, and had engage.', boarding for a month, and considered himself a resident of Kansas on that ground. The Judges appointed by the Governor refused to put the nomination of Col. Scott to rote, because he was not a resident. After some discussion,

Jndge Leonard, a citisen of Missouri, stepped forward and put the vote himself, and Mr. Scott waa declared by him as elected by the crowd, and served aa a Judge of Eleotion lhat day. After the election was over he return ed to St. Joseph, and never since has resided in the Territory. It is manifest that this election of a non-resident lawyer aa a Judge was imposed upon the settlers by tbe oitisens of the Stete. When tbe Bosrd of Judges waa thus oompleted the voting proceeded, but the effect of tbe rule adopted by ths Judges allowed many, if not a majority of the non-residents to rote. They claimed that their presence on the ground, especially when they had a olaim in the Territory, gave them a right to vote; under that construction of the law tbey readily, when required, swore they were "residente," and then voted. By this evaaiou, aa near aa your committee can ascertain ft om the testimony, as many as fifty illegal votea were cast in this district out of one hundred and fiiiy-thre. the whole number polled. The eleotion in the Fifteenth District was held at Penseman's, on Stranger Creek, a few miles from Weston, Missouri. On the day of tbe election a Ufge number of oitisens of Platte county, but chiefly from Weston and Platte oity, came ia small parties, la wagons and on horseback, to

the polls. Among them were several leading citizens of that town, and the names of many of them are given by tbe witnesses. They generally insisted upon their right to vote, on the ground that every man having a claim in the Territory could vote, no matter where he lived. All voted who chose No man was challenged or sworn. Some of the residents did not vote. The purpose of the strangers in voting waa declared to be to make Kansaa a Slave State. We find by the poll books that 306 votes were cast of tbem we nnd but 67 are on the census rolls aa legal voters in February following. Your Committee is satisf.-d from tbe testimony that not over 100 of these who voted had any right so io do, leaving at least 806 illegal votes east. Tbe election in the Sixteenth District was held at Leavenworth. It was then a small village of three or four houses, located on thu Delaware reservation. There were but comparatively few settlers then in the district, but the number rapidly increased afterward. On the day before and on the day ot the election, a great many citisena of Platte, Guy, and Ray counties cross ed tbe river most of them camping in tents and wagons about the town, "like a eamp meeting." Tbey were in oompanies or masses of lea to fifteen each, and numbered ia all several hundrvd. They brought their own provisions and cooked it themselves, and were generally armed. Many of them were known by the witnesses, snd their names given, and their names are found upon their poll books. Among them were several persons of influence where tbey resided in Missouri, wbo held, or had held high official goaiiione in that State. They olaimed to be residents of the Territory, from the faot that i hey were then present, and insisted on ths right to vote, and did vote. Their avowed purpose in doing so was to make Kansst a slave Stale. These strangers crowded aro.md the polls, and it was with great difficulty that tbe settlers could get to the polls. One resident attempted to get to the polls in the afternoon, but was crowded and pulled back. He then went outside of the crowd hurrahed for General Whitfield, and some of those wbo did not know him said, "Tbat'aa good Pro-Slavery man," and lifted him up over their hands, ao that be crawled on their hands and put in his vote, A person who saw from the oolor of his ticket that it waa not for General Whitfield, cried out, "He is ad d abolitionist let him down," and they dropped him. Othera were passed to the polls in tha same way, and others crowded up in the best way they oould. After this mockery of sn election was over the non residents returned to their homes in Missouri. Of the 318 rotes cast, not over 160 were by legal voters. The following abstrsct exhibits the whole number of votes at this election lor each candidate, the number of legal snd illegal rotes cast in each district, nnd the number of legal voters in each district in February following: The abstract of election returns for Nov. SB. 1854. showing 1.114 legal rotes, sod 1,789 illegal rotct, ia here omitted. Thus your committee find that in this, the first eleotion in the Territory, a wry large majority of tha voles were east by citlsens of "the State of Missouri, in violation of the organis law of the Territory. Of the legal voles east. Gen. Whitfield received a plurality. The settlers took but little interest in the election, not one half of them voting. This may be accounted for from the fact that the settlemenU were scattered orer a great extent tl at tbe term of the delegate to be elected was short and that the quealion of free and slave institutions was not generally regaided by them as distinctly at issue. Under these circumstances, a systemalic invasion frotr. an adjoining State, by which Im l numbers of illegal votes were oast in remote and sparse settlemenU, for iK m vowed purpose of extending slavi r into ths Territory, even though it did not ohange the result of tho election, waa a crime of great magnitude. Its immediate effect w aa to further excite the people of the Northern St .ten induce acts of retaliation, and exasperate the actual settlers against their nti jiborsin Missouri. In January and February, A. D. 1 856, the Governor caused an enumeration to be taken of the inhabitants and qualified voters in the Territory, an abstract of which is here given: Here follows the abstrsct of census returns in tabular form, which we omit On the same day tbe census waa oompleted, tbe Governor issued his proclamation for an election to be held on the 30th of March, A. D. 1866. for members of lbs Legislative Assembly of the Territory. It prescrhed the boundariea of districts, the placea of polls, lbs names of judges, tl S appointment of members, and recited the qualification of voters. If it had been observed, a just and fair election would have reflected the will of the people of the Territory. Before the election, false snd inflammatory rumors were busily circulated among the people of Western Misiouri. The number and character of lha emigration then pnaaing into the Territory were grossly exaggerated and mi'repiesented. Through the active rzertions of many of its leading ci'isens, aided by thu secret societies before referred to, the passions and prejudices of the peoi'j of that State waa greatly excited. Several residents there nave testified to the character of the reports circulated among and accredited by the peo!1s. These efforts were successful. lj in organised movement which ex

tended froia Andrew county in the north to Jasper in the south, and n far eastward as Boone and Coh counties, companies of men were arranged in regular parties and sent into every Council district in tha Territory, and every Representative district but one. The numbers were so distributed as to control tbe election in eeh district. They went to vote, and with tbe

avowed design to make Kneaa a slave State. They were generally armed and equipped, carried with ihim their own provisions and tents, and so marched into tbe Territory. The details of this invasion from the mass of the testimony taken by youi Committee, are ao voluminous that we can here state but the leading facte elicited riBST DISTRICT MASCH 30, 1866 LA tVXBROB. The company of persons who marched into this Distriot, collected in Ray, Howard, Carroll, Boone. La Fa ette, Randolph. Saline and Cass counties, in the State of Missouri. '1 heir expenses were paid those who could not come contributing provisions wsgons, Ac. Provisions were deposited for those who were expected to eomo to Lawrence in the house of William Lykins, and were distributed amung the Missourians after they arrived there. The evening before and the morning of the day of election, abou' 1,000 men from the above countiea arrived at Lawrence, and camped in a ravine a abort distance from town, near the place of voting. Tbey came in wagons of which there were over one hundred and on horseback, under the command of Col. Samnel Young, of Boone county, Missouri, and Claiborne F. Jackson, ol Missouri. They were armed with guns, rides, pistols and bowie knives, and had lent, musio and flaga with them. They brought with them two pieces of artillery loaded with musket balls On their way to Lawrence, some of ihem met Mr. N. B. Bhnton, who had been appointed one of the Judgea of Election by Gov. Reeder, and after learning from him that be considered it bis duty to demsnd an oath from them as to their place of residence, first attempted lo bribe, and then threatened htm with hanging, in order to induce htm to uUpense with that oath. In consequenoe of these threats, he did not appear at the polls the next morning to aot as Judge. The evening before the election, white in camp the Missourians were called together in the tent of Capt. Claiborue, F. Jackton, and speeches were made to them by Col. Young and others, calling for volunteers to go to other districts where there were not Missouiians enough to control the eleotion, and there were more at Lawrence than weie needed there. Many volunteered to go, and the morning of the elestion, several oompanies, from 160 to 800 men each, went off to Tecumseh. Hickory Point, Bloominglon and other places, On the morning of the election, the Missourians came over to the plaoe of voting from ibeir camp, in bodies of one hundred at a time. Mr. Blanton not appearing, another Judge was appointed in his place Col. Young claiming that, as the people of the Territory had two Judges, it was nothing more than right that the Missourians sh mid have the other one, to look after their intereeU; and Robert A. Cummins was elected in Blanton's stead, because ho considered that every man had a right to vole if he had been in the Territory but an hour. Thu Misourians brou ht their lickcU with them, but not having enough, they bd three hundred more printed in Lawrence on the evening before and the day nf the election. They had white ribbons in their b i! ton holes to distinguish themselves from the settlers. When the voting commenced the question of the legality of the vote of Mr. Page was raised. Before it was decided. Col. Samuel Young stepped up to the window where the votes were received, and said ha would settle the matter. The vole of Mr. Page was withdrawn, and Col. Young offered to vote. He refused to take the oath prescribed oy the Governor, but swore he was a resident of tbe Territory, upon whioh nis vote waa received. He told Mr. Abbott, one of tbe Judge, wben asked it' he intended to make Kansas his future home, that it was none of his budness; that if he were a resident then he should ask no more. After his vote wss received. Col. Young got up on the window-sill and announced to the crowd that he had been permitted to vote, and they could all come up and vote. He told the Judgea that theie waa no use in swearing tbe others as they would all swear as he had done. After the other Judgea concluded to receive Col. Young's vote, Mr. Abbott resigned as Judge of Eleotion, and Mr. Benjamin was elected in his place. The polls were so much crowded until late in the evening, lhat for a time, when the men had voted, they were obliged to get out by being hoisted up on the roof of the building where the election was bein ; held, and pasa over the house. Afterward a passageway through the crowd was made, by two lines of men being formed through wh'oh the voters could get up to the polls. Col. Young asked that the old men be allowed to go up tirat and vote, aa they were tired with the traveling, and wanted to gel back to camp. The Missousians sometimes came up to the polls in processioj, two by two. and voted. During the day the Missourians dtove off the ground some of the citisena Mr. Stevens, Mr. Bond and a crowd rushed after him, threatening him, and as he ran from them some shots were fired at him, aa be jumped off the bank of the river and made hia escape. The citizens of the town went over in a body, late in the

afternoon, when the polls bad become comparatively clear, and voted. Before the voting had commenced, the Missourians said, if the Judges appointed by the Governor did not receive their votes, tbey would choose other judges. Some of them voted several limes, changing their hate or coats and coming up to the window again. They said tbey intended lo vote first, and after they had got through then the othera could vote. Some of them claimed a right to vote under the organic Act, from the fact that their mere presence in the Territory constituted them residents, though they were from Wisconsin, and hau homes in Missouri. Others said they hare a right to vote because Kansas belonged to Missouri, and people from the East had no right to settle in the Territory and vote there. They aaid they came to the Territory to elect a Legislature to suit themselves, as the p 'ople of the Territory and persons from the Eaat and North wanted to elect a Legislature that would not suit them. They said tbey had a right to make Kansas a slave State, because the people of the North had sent persons out to make it a free elateSome claimed that they had heard that the Emigrsnt Aid Society bad sent men out lo be at the election, and they came to offset their voles; but the most of them made no such olaim. Col. Young said he wanted the citiir.cn to vote in order to give the eleotion some show of fairness. The Missourians said there would be no difficulty, if tbe ciliaens did not interfere with their voting, but they were determined to vole peaceably, if they could, but vole any bow. They said each one of them was prepared for eight rounds without loading;, and would go the ninih round with the butcher knife. Some of them said that by voting in the Territory they would deprive themselves of the right lo vote in Misaouri for twelve months afterward. The Missourians beuan to leave

the afternoon of tbe day of election. ; were called out by their friends, and though some did not go home until : not suffered to return. As Mr. Buribe next morning. i son went out he pul the ballot poll In many cases when a wagon load 'books in his pocket, and took them had voted, they immediately started with him; and aa he was going out for home. On their way home they Jonea snatched some papers away said that if Gov. Reeder di I not sane-, from him and shortly aftei wards ct roe lion the election they would hang bitn. j out himself, holding ihem up. cr)ing The ciiisene of the town of Law- "Hurrah for Missouri." After he rence, aa a general thing, were not ! discovered ihey were not the poll books armed on the day of election, though he took a party of men and started off some had rvvolrers, but not exposed, to take the poll book from Burson. at were the arms of the Missourians. Mr Burson saw lliess corning, and he They kept a guard about the town the gave the books lo Mr. Umberger and the night after the election, in oonte- told him to start off m another direo quetce of the threats of the Missou- i'on, so its lo mislead Jones and his nana, in older to protect it. partj. Joaea and his party caught Tbe pro-slavery men of the district ; Mr. Umberger, took the poll books attended the nominating conventions i away from him, and Jones took him of the free State men. and voted fori up behind him on a horse, and carried and secured the nominations of the him back a priscm r. After Jones and men they considered the most obnos-jhi party had taken Umberger back, ious lo the free State party, in order ihey went lo the house of Mr. Ramsay, to cause dissension in that party. nnd look Judge J. A. Wakefield piisQuite a number of settlers came j oner and carried him to the place of into the district before the day of election, and made him get upon a election, and alter the census was I waon and make them a speech ; af-

taken. According to the census r-. turns, they were then in the district 369 legal voters. Of those whose names are on the census returns, 177 are to be found on the poll books of the 30th of March. 1866. Messrs. Ladd. Babcock and Pratt, testify to 66 names on lha poll books of persona they knew to nave settled in tbe District after the eemus was taken and before the election. A number of persons oame into the Territory in March, before the eleelicn. from the Northern and Easteru 8tates. intending to settle, who were in Lawrenoe on the day of election. At that time many of them had selected no elaima and had no fixed plaee of residence. Such were not entitled to vote. Many of them b came diaaatitfied with the country. Others were disappointed at its political condition, and in the price and demsnd for labor, and returned. Whether any euch voted at the election is not clearly fehown: but from the proof itlu probable that .at ak .a A. . a - - - m in the latter part of the day, after the great body of the Missouri., a had vo ted, some) did go to the polls. The number was not over 60. These voted the tree State ticket. The whole number of names appearing upon the poll lists is 1.034. After lull examination, we are satisfied lhat not over 838 of these were legal voters, and 8U8 were non-residents and illegal voters. This district is strongly in favor of making Kansas a fiee State and there is no doubt that the free Slate candidates lor the Legislature would have been elected by Urge majorities, if none but the actual aetllers had voted. At the preceeding election in November, 1864, where none but legal rotes were ptdled, General Whitfield, who received the full strength of the pro-slavery party, got but 46 votes SECOND D 1ST At CT LOOMTNOTO. On the morning of tbe election tbe Judges appointed by the Governor appeared and opened the polls. Their names were Harrieon, Burson, Nathaniel Ramsay and Mr. Ellison. The Missourians began to oome in early in the morning, some 600 or 600 of them in wagons and cai riages, and on horseback, under the lead of Samuel J. Jonen, then Postmaster at Westport. Missouri, Claiborne F. Jackson and Mr. 8teely, of Independence, Missou ri. They were armed with double barreled guna, rifles, bowie knives, and pistols, snd hsd flags hoisted. They held a sort of informal election, off at one side, at first for Governor of Kansas, and shortly afterwards announced Thomas Johnson, of Shawnee Mission, elected Governor. Tbe polls had been opened but a short time when Mr. Jones marched with the crowd up to the window and demanded lhat they should be allowed to vote without swearing as to their residence. After some noisy aad ibrcatning Ulk, Claiborne F. Jaokeon addreased the crowd, saying they had

come there to vote that they bad a right to vote if they had been there but five minutes, and he waa not Wittkag to go home without voting, which was received with cheers. Jackson then called npon them to form into little bands of til teen or tweaty, which ihey did, and west to an ox wegon filled with guns, which were distributed among them, and proceeded to load some of them on the ground. In pursuance of Jackson's request, they tied white tape or ribbons in their button -botes, so as to distinguish them front the "abolitioctstt." They again demanded that the Judges should resign, and upon their refusing to do so, smashed In the window-sash and all, snd presented their pistols and guos to them, threatening to shoot ihem. Some one on the outside cried out to them not to shoot, aa there were pro-slavery men in the room with the Judgea. they then put a pry under the corner of the house, wl.ich was a log house, and lifted it ap a few inches, and let it fall again, but desisted upon being told there were proslavery men in the house. During this time tbe crowd repeatedly demanded lo be allowed to vote without being sworn, and Mr Ellison, one of the Judcres, expressed himself willingly, but the other two Judges refused. Thereupon a body of men, headed by "Sheriff Jones," ruahed into tbe Judgrs' room with cocked pittols end drawn bowie knives in their heads, and approached Burson and Ramsay. Jones pulled out his watch, and said he would give them five minutes to resign in, or die. When the five minutes had expired and the Judges did not resign, Jones said he would give them another min ite snd bo mors. Ellison told his associates that if they did not resign there would be one hundred shots fired in tbe room in leaa than fifteen miaates; and then snatching up the ballot box, ran out into tbe crowd, holding up tho ballot box and hurraing for Missouri. About that time Burson and Ramsay

ter which they put a white ribbon in his buttonhole and 1st him go. They then chose two new Judges, and proceeded with the eleotion. They also threatened to kill (he Judges if they did not receive their votes without swesring Ihem. or else resign. They said no man should vote this day unlesa he voted an open lickel, and was "all right on tbe gooe." nnd that if they could not vote by fair means they would by foul means. They said they had as much right to voU if tbey had been in the Territory two minutes ,s if they had been there two years, and tbey would vou. Some of tbe citiaeas who were about the window, but had not voted when the crowd of Miaaourians marched up there, upon attempting to vote, were driven back by the mob, or driven off. One of them, Mr. J. M. Macey, was asked if he would take the oalh, npon replying thot he would if the judge required 'it, he was dragged through tbe crowd, f m a as I I A away from the polls, amid oriea of "kill the damned nigger thief," "Cut his throat;" "tear his heart out," ere. After they got him to the outside of the crowd, ihey stood around him with cocked revolvers and drawn bowie knives, one man putting a knife to his heart ao that it touched him, another holding a cocked pistol to his ear, and another struck at him with a club. Tbe Missourians said they bad a right to vote if they had been in tbe Territory but five minutes. Some said they had been hired to come there and vote, and got a doll tr a day and by god they would vote or die there. They said the 30th day of March was an important day, as Kansas would be made a slave State on that day. They began to leave in tbe direction of Missouri in ibe afternoon, after they bad voted, leaving soeae tbirly or forty around the house where the election was held, to guard the polls until the election was over. The citisens of the Territory were not round, except those who took part in ibe mob, aod a large portion of them did not vote; 341 votes were polled there lhat day, of which but some 30 were ciliaens. A protest against the election wss made to ths Governor The returns of the election made to the Governor were loat by the Com mittee of Elections of the Legislature at Pawnee. The duplicate returns left in the ballot box were taken by F. K. Laley, one of the judges elected by the Missourians, and were either lost or destroyed in ihe house, so lhat your committee have been unable to institute a comparison between the poll list and the ccnus returns of this district. The testimony, however, is unitorm, that not even 30 of those who voted there tkat day were entitled lo vote, leaving 311 illegal votes We are satisfied from thu testimony lhat, had the actual settlers alone voted, the tree State candidates would

have been elected by a handsome majority. THIRD DISTRICT TBCCMSX8.

Oa the 88th of Marek, from Clay. Jackson, and counties. Mo., began to oooae into Tecumseb, in wsgons, earriagea, aod oa horseback, armed with guns, bowie knives and revolvers, aad with threstU. and encamped close by the town, and continued camping until the day of election. Tbe night before the election 800 men were soot for from the camp of MieeourisDs at Lawrence. On the morning of tho election, before the polls were opened, some 300 or 400 Missourians aod othera were collected in the yard aboat tho boaae of Thomas Sliosea, whore too election was to be held, armed with revohreVs, bowie knivvs aad clube. They said they eame to vote and whip ibe damned Yankees, and would vote without being sworn. Soeae said tbey eame to have a fight aad wanted one. Col. Samuel H. Woodson, of Independence Mo., was in the room of too Jadgee when they arrived, preparing poll books and tally liste, aad remained there during their attempta to organ ise. Tha room of the Jadgee was also filled by many of too strangers. The Judgea could not agree concerning the oath lo be taken by tbemeelees and the oath to be td ministered lo toe voters, Mr. Bargees desiring to administer the oith pre sc it bed by the Governor, and the other two Jadgae opposing it. During this diseuaatoa between tbe Judges, which laotod some time, the crowd outside became excited and noisy, threatening aad cursing Mr. Burgess, the free State Judge. Persons were sent at different limes by lbs crowd outside into the room where the Judges wore, with threatening uesanges, especially against Mr. Burgees, aad at last ton minutes were gives them to organise in or leave; aod as th time passed, persons outside would call out the number of minutes lefi, with threats against Burgess if he did not agree to organiie. At the end of that time, tho Judgea not being able to organise, the crowd proceeded to sleet nine Judgea and carry oa the election. Ths free Stete men generally left the ground without voting, stating that there was no use in their voting there. The polls were so crowded during the tirat part of the day that the museoe could not get up to the window to vote. Threats were made agaioat the free Slate men. In ths afternoon the Ree. Mr. Grispatrick was attacked and driven off by the mob. A maa, by some called "Texas," mode a speech to the crowd, urging tbem to vote and remain oa tbe gioead watil ths polls were closed, (er war tho ab olitioaisU would coase there In the afternoon and overpower ihem. and thus they would lose aU their troubls. For making aa affidavit in a protest against this election, setting forth the facte, Mr. Burgess was iadicted by the Grand Jury for perjury, which indictment was found more than fifteen months sgo, and ia still pending, Mr. Burgess never baring been informed who his accuser wee, or what was the testimony agaioat him. A large majoniy, four to one, of tho actual set tiers of that district were free State men, aod there cannot be the leeei doabt lhat if none bat the actual set tiers of the d is trie had voted at thai, eleetioa, the free State candidate uaMo have been elected. Tbe number of legal voters in the district, according lo the census returns, was 101. Tho total number of votea eaat was 878. and of those but 38 are on the returns, and from ibe testimony and records, we are satisfied that aot over 4L) legal votea ware eaat at that election. A body of armed Missourisns came into the district previous to the election, and camped there. Before the time arrived for opening polls, the Mistourians went to another than ths town appointed for the eleotion; aod one of the J edges appointed by the Governor, aad two choeesi by the Missourians , proceeded to open the noUs snd carry on the eleotion. Tbe Missourians said none bat pro-slavery men should vote, snd threatened to shoot any free State man who should come up to vote. Mr. Mockbee, one of tbe Judges elected by the Missou rians, had a store near the bowed ary fixed by the proclamation of the Governor, while he cultivated a farm sb Missouri, where his family lived, aad where bis legal residence was then and is now. Ths Missourians slso held a side eleetioa for Governor of the Territory, voting for T. Job neon of Shswnee Mission. The free State men, finding the pods under the control of non residents, refused to, aod did not vote. They constituted a decided msjority of the actual sot tiers. A petition, signed by a majority of the residents of tbe district was sent to the Governor. The whole aamber of voters in this district, according to theceoeue l eturnr , waafoi -eerem; the number of votes eaat was eighty, of whom but fifteen were reetdeeu ; the numl er of residents whose naesee are on tbe eeuaua rolls, who did eaat vote, was thirty-two For some days prior to tho eleetioa. companies of men were organised ia Jackson, Case and Clay counties, Mo., for the pur pore of coming lo ibe Ter ritorr and voting in this Fifth dietrioi. The day previous to the tioa. soma 400 or 600 armed with gaaa pistole and kaivea. eame into the Territory and camped some at Bull Creek aad some at Potla w attorn le Creek. Their camps were about sixteen miles apart. Oa tho evening betöre the election, Jndge Hamilton of tbe Case County Court, Mo., came from the Potts wattosaia Creek camp to Bull Creek for 60 asoro Missourians, aa they had not eeeejfjh there to reader the election oawtoil, and about that aamber wont doWB there with him. Oa ths evening W (Continued ob Fourth Pago,)