New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Contested seat in Congress from iowa
Editorial Correspondence.

SS-'~~'r~'-
ton to seat in the House OF BePresen'
tatives from the Ist District Of that State
has been printed, and is now before the House
Although the leading facts have been repeatedly
presented in The Tribune, the fragrant wrong
thereby exposed remains to this day unredressed,
and in the hope Of calling attention thereto and II
possible expecting the act Of justice 50 tardy 81
best, ! again present them to public notice.
The State Of Iowa, in the year lsis, was hardly
more than balf settled suflicentlyto be organized
into Counties, and this settlement was mainly con-
fined 10 the Eastern half Of its territory, skirtlns
the Mississippi River. The Western half stretch
ing thence to the Missouri, was nearly an IN
broken wilderness, though at one point on the
very bank Of the Missouri, in what was known as
the Pottaw otamie Purchase or Country, there was
4 large settlement Of the Mormons expelled from
Nauvco. Illinois. by an armed mob some two years
before. The village or center Of this settlement
was known as Kanesville, but no County bad then
been organized, including. that region. The State
was settling very rapidly, and the Legislature, in
view of TIE frequent occurrence OF settlement IN
advance of civil organization, had provided by
law that any settlement thus made beyond the
limits Of any organized County might apply to the
authorities Of the organized county lying next
East of it for al organization of poll districts
aforesaid, under which organization elections
should be held as in the regular Counties.
Under this law, the Mormons settled at and
around Kanesyille in Iowa We're induced to apply
in 1913 to the authorities of Monroe County 10 or
eanize pol district at Kanesville, which was
cordingy done, with every legal iormaty The
authorities OF Monroe Co. were Of the dominant or
Loco Foco party; the mitigation to organize was
given by the leaders of that party who presumed
that the Mormons would vote their ticket, as they
had almost all done since the death Of Gen. HaT-
rison. 1t turned out otherwise, however. They
happened to know what party was mainly instru-
mental il driving them out OF Illinois, as previous
" from Missouri some Of them had been out in
the War, and had imbibed r good idea OF Gen.
Taylor ard, on the whole, they generally resolved
to vote the Wing ticket that tin They were
abundantly labored with by Loco-FOco election
eerers, three or four at time and the Sheriff. Of
Monroe County was with them throughout the day
of the State Election, electioneering Tor and voting
the whole Loco. Foco ticket. All in vain, however
Their vote was cast nearly solid for the Wing
ticket. and by that vote Daniel T Miller, the Wing
candidate for Congress, as well as several Wing
local candidates was elected. The vote at Kanes-
Vile for Congress stood-Miller (Whig) 4o3 /;
Thompson CLoco 30 ard this, added to the vote
! in the balance of the District, made the complies
totals stand as follows;
For Daniel p Miller (gvbig) ................G53t
| VIM Thompson Jr. Locol............o,5n
Samuel l.. Howe tAboliiion). .......''''Sle
FleciBg Miller over Thompson by majy of...7
Kauesville, be it remembered, was some 100 to
100 miles from any settlement in Iowa east OF 10
the lath being through a trackess wilderness
The election took place on Monday, and on the
| Sunday following James Sloan, returning officer a.
KAnesyile arrived at Abba, the county seat Of
| Monroe, with the Kanesville returns, duly made
out snd certified by the officers conducting the
election, together with the polbook containing the
names of all the voters, 523 in number. He was
in season, and all was regular as clock-work. But
emissaies from the Loco Foco candidates and other
managers were there before him. SIR. jonathan C..
Hal, on their behalf had arrived the day before
and given the cue that the kanesCile rOie must b.
rf;ected! When Mr.. Sloan appeared in the Office
Of the Board of Commissioners Of Monroe County
THE same Board, mind you, which had organized
the Kanesville poll district Mr. Hall was already
there, arguing or directing iha, the Kane'vIle
vote should not be received He, mere runner
of bis party-not even a citizen Of the County
was telling a mere creature Of the County Com
missoners to nullify the act Of his superiors and
DESTROY the votes Of over five hundred freemen
Hear the beauty testify
Infertogaiorses gropouadei By Douisl F. MILF.
Ftr,f: Were yoa Abba the seat Of Mon.oe eo1aiy,
umed ae., amer the August election ofl6fl Htea ~"
soon thereafter were you here, and now o1s sheie -
fnstcer. / Yves there Arfvrd a. Aipla a'yW
| O'clock NJ. on Saturday succeeding he eeclou -
NAMED there Until Tuesday m0rnlnS Iol'"ias' u1'As
| sunday was gbsent from town ,... ~. .,,ss
Seid: Were you there before and At the une thal
Sloan he returning officer OF kan-svile precinct
into he Office %. he Cerk Of ia- Board Of Con
Of Monroe county Ne election fe'urg or roy -
KGnesvile pfecinc!l II yes. ta- al you kno~ sb'li W
rejection # slld Pol books 5y sad Gle 3, ana Of as '''
seeueu' disposal thereof
Antrtr was here before me re'ufn Nss m-e7, .
undefste % he returning ocs arrived ~ Aoa "a lay
Evening succeeding NE election. "a Molaa! mus
amer soH person came 10 me ard stated ma "a "a
Was about 10 be made ard requested me 10 70 70 ne
sfeuusnt "rniio ne C.eiks oihce NJ hoNen ",
FhbL Wm Pickett and h-en lweaty others, " .
present lesnlOt cay whether MI soaa was pfessn -
the propiieg Of ek receiving nsrelrn OF the mes
vile election advised lhe CLERK not % receive hen plt
toussi NE aes Oi ne commissioners Of ne couay
izire The precinct II kauesv!e - ty ~ o Fss Dol
10 Monroe county Arguments were addlc-d by NJ How
eli on ire oiter side Ia stor Mr. sloan advanced
ARD presented paper, apparently sealed package and
offered no , Gers The reaIrls u kgnesYis ncL
II WAS AID he table " here ne C.erk sifng Toe
CLERK ssd thai he did not believe that ssu,i
the pTecnc. not 10 Monroe county snd tla TAs
not duty regard ., ara ~ wuld OF receive .
return Son words passed when 4 qiesdol was
sskec, whsi should DC done Sh hen. replied, st'ef
tn out Of d0crs-hey tre Paper words % q
elect Some ssksc who shoul1 tase hem hink NJ
Pcte sEid he ClerK bad received Them TIE Clerk -
Piled. have rof, ard gong 70 receive t1erl
Soon after tbs EFF The Office cid most OF crowd
10 evening str he Of ne been can
vassed. persons who do not recOec
tolc hal the Clerk ul1 auvthag 90 WIN
the Pol boOss, end nat Picke Tue M0rmou- gel
hen ard b. u hen n something not done; he
Clerk would consent dissent from guy person
tskiug them. replied. that u CLERK would nOt ID
them uey voac b. srclrs from alteration al
change WOuo be safe mat all means tha Democrat
stou hod theIn IS n they had COM led win tie law
cusnrste Ttiaued ~ ksre svle and II would W
hold Ia n ID