The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-23
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HEN NES0TIA N.
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10. 1854
Kansas Territory.

An election for Delegate in Congress from
Kansas Territory took place yesterday. Inc
Kansas Pioneer, of the 22d. published at Kick
apoo City, is full ofelectioneering articles. The
question Of free or slave territory divides the
people, ond was the only issue made. Gen. J.
w. Whitefeld was the squatter's candidate. and
o proslavery man. He was opposed by Hon.
Robert P. Flenniken, as the candidate of the
anti-slavery party. A number of the most
prominent citizens of the Territory, issued an
address before the election in which they speak
of Mr.. Flennekin having received assurances
from the chiefs of the Abolition settlement at
Wakarusa, that they would give him one thou
sand votes still, it seems that he was put for
ward by q committe, some Of whom claim to
be "ant-slavery men and some prO-slavery
men," In few days we shall have the result.
st. Louis Republican.
The st. Louis Republican Of the I'd has cleo
ton returns enough from Kansas to show that
the plan of Senator Atchison Of cOlonizing vo-
tiers along the Missouri line has been success
full. Douglas city gave WhiteGeld 234 Wake
field, 20; Flennekin, 6. A despatch from Wes
ton states that three precincts heard from in
the adjoiningterritory of kansas give Whitcfcld
$50 majority. A despatch from Kansas states
that in the fourth district Whitehead received
whitefield 300. Lawrence city, SO far as heard
from, Wakefield from 90 to 80 ahead. A later
despatch from Weston says-"Gen. Whitef,ld,
pro-slavery is at least 700 ahead north of Kan
sas river, and is certainly elected by large
majority. Free Soil vote, out of Lawrence,
nothing"
At Boston, one ofthe new towns of the Ter
ritory, disturbance occurred between two
pei sons, in which man named Davis was shot
and died within an hour. Both were citizens
Of the Territory and formerly of Missouri.
To know how the election has been carried
it is only necessary to read the following ex-
tract from the speech Ex-senator Atchison made
in Platte county, Missouri, Nov. 9th. and re-
ported in the Platte Argus. The shareholders
acted promptly on the advice given:
General Atchson said that his mission here
to-day was. if possible, to awaken the people of
this country to the danger ahead and to sug-
gest the means to avoid it. The people ofKan-
sas in their first elections, would decide the
question, whether or not the Shareholder was
to be excluded, and it depended upon major
ity Of the votes cast at the polls. Now, if a
set of fanatics and demagogues, a thousand
miles off, could afford to advance their money
and exert every nerve to abolitionize the terri
tory and exclude the Shareholder, when they
have not the least personal interest what is your
duty? When you reside in one days journey
Of the territory. and when your peace, your
quiet. and your property depend upon your ac-
tion. you can, without an eXertion, send five
hundred of your young men who will vote in
favor of your institutions. Should each coun-
~ in the State Of Missouri only do it. duty, the
question will be decided quietly and pcaceably
at the ballot-box. If we are defeated, then
Missouri and the other Southern States will
have shown themselves recreant to their inter
ests and will deserve their fate.
The St. Louis Republican of the 9Th inst,
contains the following in addition:
As far as heard from at Wcstport, the From
tier News sums up the following aggregates of
the vote in Kansas:
For Whiteiield, ... 1913
For Wakefield, INSTRUMENTATION. Al
For Flennckin. (Aboitionist) ..... 1853
In Lawrence, the chief seat OF the New-Eng-
land colonists, Wakefield was two 10 one ahead
OF Whitefeld.