New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-25
THE KANSAS OUTRAGE.

So many persons presume the statements of a
Pew sp-per made for effect, or cOlOred by the
prejudices of the writer or publisher, that il
seems to us important to multiply and vary the
proofs Of the gigantic fraud recently perpe.rated
in Ksnsas under the direction of Senator Atchi-
SOD, until even brazen hardhOod can no longer
affect to discredit or belttle that outrage. Tae
following is from The Baltimore san, pro-
Slavery journ.l ostensby impartial, but con
Quoted by Democrats, as the writer of the letter
avow eddy is. We beg our subscribers to lay the
following testimony before their Democratic
ntighbors, asking them TO read and ponder it,
"Tbe election here, on the Goth ult for Dele
gate 10 Congress, occlsioned high degree Of excite
meit Gen. Whitfield, the pro Slavery candidate, is
said 20 have been es c'ed. You have, no doubt been
60 informed. SO far a the number of votes cast in
his favor IL ay 20 TO give him the election he has il;
but if the character Of those votes has anything to
do with the result he Las il not He was not elected
by the people of Kansas He il not their Delegate.
lie YVES put upon The track by people in the State
of Missouri and put Il rough the balot-box in Kan
ses by the people OF tina. State. Before the near ap-
pIoach OF the time OF election. no sign could be dia
ceTnsd by the most observant, indicating anything
else than the success OF the Anti-Slavery party.
TIE Governor Of the Territory, AMI ali he per-
soral snd political friends, were on that side TO
eether with two ont Of every three persons in all
parts Of the Territory. Bat within dag or two Of
he elec ion, the country began TO swarm With Ms
sCuriaIs. They came over in crowis-some in wAs,-
oIs, others on horseback, and others yet on foot.
They were, for tie most part, most uaseemly ald
reckless set Of men, They crossed the river in sep.
Gdte detachments at different places along the bOr-
der They seemed to be organized in separate par
ties, under the command Of particular leaders, each
party C-sigptdt 10 operate at specific localities Thus
the polls eye'y district except al Laurence and far
up toward Fort Riley, were surrounded and taken
possession Of the moment they opened by these
iIsoent invaders. They threatened and intini lated
tie judges crowded out and violently drove OF al
Il csc who were suspected Of being in favor of any
o her candidate than their own, and put their own
votes into the balobox at the point of the revolver.
i was myself present AL day at the Leayenwor.h
polls and an, therefore speak Of the proc e11gs at
that poin. from personal knowledge. They We're per-
fectly outrageous Che crowd Of Missourans Assem-.
bed early in the morning, and commenced operations
by insisting on filing temporary vacancy which had
occurred in the Bosrd Of Judges 10y elecDg man
ed Burgess resident Of Platte County Missouri.
The other judges protested against the proposition,
bu' yielced Immediately TO the storm which their
sistsnce IL nome nj provoked. They felt themselves
III danger Of being rulhlessly murdered by the crowd
This from Missouri accordingly served from be-
ginning TO end as one OF the judges of the election in
Kansas Territory.
During the entire day, persons were seen coming
over in boats from the Missouri side Of the river to
put in their vote while persons actual residents of
ihe Territory seeking, in the peacesbe manner,
TO deposit their ballots, were set on charged with
being "sbolitionsts, and driven from the ground.
They left in many cases, 10 avoid the necessity of
shooting down their assaants When | went up to
vote was approached by a fellow who demanded to
see my ticket. refused, of course, to heed him;
whereupon was Immediately crowded out by some
dozen persons all working in concert They openly
declared that none should approach the ballot box
except those who intended to vote for Whitfield.
Toward the close Of the day the violence among the
drunken rabble became great that the judges grew
alarm ed for their personal safety and closed the polls
Thus ended the fst election in this district for DEL
egste to Congress from the Territory Of Kansas.
"No pretsXt Whatever 10 offered BY these people 10