Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-12-22
The Kansas Election Frauds.

The following is an extract of a private
letter from gentleman Of standing and IN.
tlueuce IN Kansas Territory. We trust ne
may prove not 30 be- mistaken m his nntici.
pa'ions that Governor eedrr will declare
The election of Whncfeld null ond void. IN
the iace ui ! auis So palpl nc and industrious.
and 20 which the Governor himself was an
eyewitness So Boston ALIAS.
Our 81 rtion ul iicirglic To- Congress.
came OF yesirfdiy, aud u was q prrfec.
farce. Mr Nhnedeii, the rro slny ~ can
dldaie Is dnuhtIe-s elected. ~ hundreds
from Missouri came over and rated They
went by here 90 the precincts nboys, in con.
panes Of from one 10 twn hundred. aud IN
to other parts % the Territory in a similar
manner Many also came 10 i.rwreuce and
swors iH their votes here. Proof OF these
transactions viii b. furnished the Governor.
who, 1t l. probable viii declare thu rIrci,nn
void. The anli slavery vote WIS divided. for
reasons mat VIII NO. be iikriy io occuragttn.
All votes not given Tor J ". Whnchcld. sr,.
anu-slnys7y VOTES 'rnt there are mor.
men in Kansas Fcrfoy 90 favor ct free
State thlu opposed havf 40 doubt; ban ~
aii Nlssorrrns are 90 be- allowed 10 come
here 90 tO,c, d is Impossible to predict what
the future may dcyelupe."
Decision in Il Fugitive Sape Cass.-The
Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania, Justice
Lewis presiding, gave a decision tins morn
ing ln the following case:
last year, At Wllkesbarre. the officers
who attempted 10 capture Bill Thomls,
iugiilve slave, we're arrested un an in,ict-
ment for assault and intent TO Kill. found hy
the Court Of luzerne county. but Judge
kanr, OF the {. :. District Court, discharged
them.
They werora arrested by order Of the SUI
prene Court snd Wide 10 custody nf the
Sheriff, were taken before the L. =. Circut
Coun Oh writ OF lnbeas corpus.
jude Grler, on hearing the testimony,
ordered The sheriff 10 discharge them The
Sheriff obeyed the mandolc.
The present action was for an attachment
against the sherlll, for contempt of Count.
The Supreme , oust decided that the Cir
cuil Court had no Jurisdiction. aud thai the
Sheriff vas guiiy Of contempt of Court
Inc uttachmedt Is not granted, because Of
tie ignorance ut The Sheriff.
TnE NEw GuyfENoa or UrAu. The
Pres'dent has appointed Col. Step,oe Guy
crnDr OF Utah. be issue IL now between
Brigham Young who claims an appointment
direct from the A'mighty. and the ol who
can only show a Commission from Franklin
Pierce.
In regard 10 Col. Stepine, the Washing
ton correspondent Of the New York lines
writes -
ale u at this time at Salt Like City. in
command OF detachment Of L. ). troops.
destined ior service Ia California or Oregon
II was some time since found convenient to
order Col. 10 winter at Suit Lake, doubt.
less with view to having his troops on the
spot, II their and should be found necessary
TO maln'an the authority OF Brlghaln's su
eesSor The nomination will probably be
confirmed without delay. and we shall then
very soon have the issue made direct. be-
tween the Mormon polyglmists and the Fed
eral Government, and learn how much of
buster there WAS in loung's declaration that
he would be Governor until God Almighty
would say Brigham, yol needn't be Cover.
nor any longer TINS appointment 10 an
important event, when we CONSIDER the serl
Gus consequences likely 10 flow therefrom.
Tnele eau be no doubt, however, that the
question whether the Mormous will or will
not yield obedience 10 the Fedora autnurl,y
cannot be tested a day too soon"
Illinois The official vote in sixty two
counties IN this Slate Tor Treasurer. shows
the following aggregates:
1854 1880