Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-21
TuEKANsAs ELECTION.

yond dispute, that the election was carried ny
fraud and outrage, which have scarce q prece-
dent in our political history. 1t is said Cover
nor Reeder does not approve of what has been
done; but we have little hope that he will have
the manhood to declare what he knows to be
true, that this election was clearly obtained by
the votes of those living in Missouri, and there
fore, illegal, and void, and SO refuse Whitfield,
his credentials One reliable account, says:
Missourians in througs, to the number, as
variously estimated, of from 1,50O to 4,U0o,
went across the boundary the day before eiechon'
voted for the slavery candidates and returned TO
their homes in Missouri In the town OF W es-
ton, they took possession of the polls, and wlth
drawn pistols, openly swore that mo man shouta
vote that day unless he roted fer Whashed. -
A letter to the Editor of the Springfield Re
publican, which has just appeared in that pa
per, gives the following further particulars Of
this infamous transaction
"The Kanzas election-it is now no longer
doubtful, was carried for the pro-slavery candl-
date by the infamous Atchison sortie, thousands
of Missourians passing over the line and voting,
under the instigation of that honorable senator,
who said that the MisSourians had as good right
to vote there as the squatter soveigns from New
England. Gov. Reeder had divided the terrific
nv into sixteen election districts, and appointed
three poll Judges in each district, who were re-
quired to make and subscribe 81 bscribed form
Of oath, binding them to make true list of all
voters, and to permit no person to vote who was
not an actual and bona .fde resident and in
habitant of the territory on the day of election,
and to reject the votes of all and every non
resident having come into the territory for the
mere purpose of voting" How lite protection
against fraudulent voting was afforded by these
provisions is evident from the result. At the
settlement called Douglas, near Lawrence, there
were but 81 voters, but the judge returned 2S3
votes for Whitefeld, and So for all others. The
Missourians had full possession of the polls
The Parkville, Mo. Luminary, on the day be-
fore the election, declared that immense crowds
of Missourians had, within two or three days
been going over into Kanzas territory, to the
number of three or four thousand. rne Glas
god Times, an Atchison paper, said "one han
bred persons left Saline county for Kanzas in
time to Look after the election of delegate to
Congress Thus have the actual settlers Of
kanzas been voted down. Grvat is popular
Sovereignty
We find in The Cincinnati Christian Press an
interesting letter, dated at Fort Leavenworth
Nov. 18th, previous to tho election, from which
we make few extracts -
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE MISSIONARIES.
Besides the time have spent in the Terri
tory, professional business made it necessary fol
me to spend some three weeks in the large towns
on the Missouri River, and | have, therefore
had some opportunity Of learning the feelings
intentions, and designs Of these people concern
ing slavery in Kanzas. Northern Missouri is
fully alive to this subject. 1t is the question
by the way side, and in the house by night anc
by day. The whole Platte country specially
deems the question one of such vital inseres
that the citizens there propose TO take the whole
matter into their own hands. furnish a cand
date, do the voting, &c. The Missourians know
that ten advocates of free lon come to reside ii
the territory where one pro-slavery man moves
there. They propose to send on at least 250(
men from Missouri to vote or Fighter both
probably both. They contend that any maj
who is in the Territory on the day of election
is a resident-thus shamefully preventing thu
obvious meaning of the bill concerning the quail
ifcations of voters, which, certainly, contem
plates none others than bona tide residents. L
my opinion these men Will elect their candidat
for Congress Certainly SO, unless some mai
OF talent and courage on the other side is pu
forward speedily"
LACK OF PLUCK AND PRINCIPLE ON THE PART O
TIE SETTLERS.
The fact ia, therc is great lack of pluck OF
the part Of those who have gone there to settle
! They Busy themselves about minor matters, ant
do not seem to regard the slavery question rs
vital one. Many Of them are brow beaten b
their pro-slavery neighoorS, and so will acquiesc
in their views for the sake of temporary advan
tGgc or quiet
WHAT CAN BR DoNEl
Now, in this state of things, what can b
donel Talking Thousand miles away iron
Kanzas will do little good-sending out emf
grants will not alone save Kanzas, The gun
Of the enemy ought to be turned against him
The pious and heavenly minded chaplain u
Fort Leavenworth, in the intervals of his glasse
of toddy, publishes tract in defence of slavery
If tract were written with special reference t
the freedom of Kanzas, and extensively circula
ted in that territory, it would do more for tn
cause of liberty than the sending out OF on
thousand em'grdnts. Let the title be somethn
like this Shall Kanzas be free or slave STATED
The tract should be temperately written-shoul
abound in the most indisputable facts-th
reasoning should be direct and simple, and
direct appeal should be made to the interests 0
the settlers. They must be shown the degrade
ton of free lobor in slave States, and just no,
the question vitality affects their interests. MOI
alizing on the subject will he of no use to them
These men are selfsh-they have gone there t
better ther fortunes. Their interests must b
touched ere they will be sure to vote for Freedom
Your Tract Society, or you individually, q
such friends as are most in terested in the free
dom of Kanzas, could publish this tract, an
have it ready for circulation by the opening {
vigation-say in March. Men enough ca
be found to circulate it, The who. questio
of freedom in kanzas may turn upon just sue
an effort as | have suggested If some MOI
e6ectual york is not done, Kansas. IS lost
! freedom foreusr."
Could the people Of Kanzas be made as full
alive to this question as are the Missourian
there could be not doubt Of the issue The,
are, judge, 5000 residents and qualified vote
In Kanzas. If every one Of these was true
the cause of freedom, there would be no caul
OF alarm. Bot some are indifferent-others a,
fearful-others dissatisfied, because they belle,
they have not been treated right by Einigatio
Societies. and will vote against freedom frol
sheer spite.
NEW VERSION OF THE Know NOTHING Now
ment.-The other day, we asked shrewd an