Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-11

aud Then Threatened him with hanging in order Co induce him to dis
appear Of the polls the next morning to oct es Judge
The evening before che election, while u camp The MIssourans
were called together Bt tie tent Of CgrL Caitouc I. jackson, and
sptc,lts were made to Item Boy Col Young and Others oo,hrg for vol
enough TO coruoI us ,octcn, aud tUc "trcH moe az Lowttnre u9'
were needed th,c. Many volunteered Go go, end tc moaning Of th,.
election, scyuUl cCmruuos ntm 100 90 200 men toch, went 'f io.
l"ums'h ilehoy rom, bennington 'd ol'r pieces -" u,
morning Of lie election, Die Misscuuurs came over 60 he place of
ton not appearing, another Judge WIGS oIp it,d DO hs Tloo-Col
Young claiming that, stlc IoJle Of tlc Ipntuy lad tvo Jucf,H
&C. 1ri.r,oT. .,l.g t,r, n.,iv5 ~ a .,,ry r", hIg5
souuuus brought lier tickets with titm. ht not LAYING enough. ly
and te 5sy off ,,cdop' lTI,y had Wine bf,p. 1tl,r br,5-u.boh,
20 distinguish theuse,cs from te settlers.
Wlcnlfe voting ,omnuc,d ic question of,hc egeify oftLc vote
ofa Mr. Pa1c w6s rtad Before uvas J,cd,d,C Col. Samuel Young
STEPPED uplo te window who're tle votes wei, received. end sud be
wouia, settle t, matter Ilcyoe Of Nh Peg was wnldro~n' auo
Col. Young Offered 20 vote. Hceius,d 60 uke the oath p]rscIbedi
te Governor, but swoc be- was a resident of The Territory. upon
when asked BE- be intended TO make Kansas his future home that h
oh no more A"'f hs vote was received, OoL you're got UP n ue
window sl and announced Co the crowd thar be lad been permitted TO
bs, Was no. uee IN soe.rIro NE ,b,rs as u,y worH I'M svs7r rs
he bad done. Ahet te other Judges concluded TO receive Col Youngs
elected 100 bis place.
The polls were so much crowded until l,e in The evening ta, for O
bsd land pass Qua over te house A0erwari n MASSAGE vay through
which ue y'ters could etup to the polls Col Young asked that ODE
travelling and wanted 10 e,tilack TO canp.
The MIssounans sometimes came up to the polls in procession, two
by two, and yofed.
During the day the Nissourans drove Of The ground some Of the
citizens, Mr. Stevens, MIR Bond, end Mn WtlIs. They Threatened
TO shoot Mr. Bono. and crowd rushed after him threatening hIm, and
as he ran from them some shots were fired OF him, us be jumped oh
the bank OF he lFer ana MADE ms escape. The cizcns Of me town
went over u O. body, late n Tie afternoon, when tie polls had becom,
comparatively crar md voted.
Before tine voting had commenced, the Missouious said, ifthe Judges
appointed by he Governor Odd mot receive Their votes they would
choose other Jpdges some Of iem voted se,ergl "wss, eospgne
intended to vote first and after they got through then the others could
vote. Some ofthem claimed O ughtto vote uudcrthc organic net from
the fact that their mere presence 30 the Territory constituted them resi-
dents, though they were from Wisconsin, and bod lomtSin Missouri
Oiers sand they hd a night 20 vote because Kansas Lnnhktb 90
Missouri, and people from the East bad uo right 20 settle 90 The Terri
tory and vote there They said they came Go te Territory 10 elect %
Legislature 90 suit themselves, as te people of the Territory and per-
moi suit them. They said they bad a night 90 make Kansas a Slave
State. because te people ofte North had sent persons ot % make BE-
Ad Society had sent men ouL Go De az The eiecloui and they came O.
offset their votes bt the most Of them bod no such cNm. Col
Young said he wanted The cWzeusto vote Doc order 20 give DE election
some show ofaines4 The MIssuuraus said there would be- no diff
determined TO yote-peaceably, t hey could, but vote any how. They
said each one fthem was prepared ioreght rounds without loading
and would 60 he ninth round with the butcher knife. Some of them
said that Ivy voting 10 the Territory they would deprive themselves OF
te right 10 vote ~ Missouri for twelve months afterwards.
The Misso-rans began TO lcavot the afternoon Of the day Of eecu0nf
though some did not go home until the next morning.
Iu many cases when a wagon load had voted, hey Immediately
started for home. On their way home they said ,bt 10 Gov. Iceder
did not soocIou the election they would hang BIN.
ThcoiDus 81 The town Of Lawrence, COS q general thing, were not
armed on te day OF election, though some had rcyoiyers, Loo not e-
posed, as wero the arms OF the Mssouuaus They kept "a GUARD about
the town the night after ue election. iu consequence OF the threats Of
The Missouruus, 80 order 10 project D..
The Pro-Siavery men Of the district attended the nominating Con-
yeuuou Of the Free State men, and voted for and secured te nominal
uon Of the men they considered The most obnoxious 10 the Free State
party, 10 order 90 cause discussion In that party.
CUTE a number Of settlers came INTO the District before lc day Of
election, and nner the census WAS taken According 10 the census
ntumsi there were then 80 the district 3y legal voters or those
whose names are ou the census returns, "a are 10 be- found on the
poll books Of tie Both March, 1888. Messrs Ludd, BabcOckr