The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-09
Kansas Election.

How IT WAS DoNE.--A'correspondent Of
the Public Ledger, at Greenviiie, in this
State, who says that he was in Kansas at
the recent election for members of the leg
islature of that territory, and that he does
''hnop thai The X. ". Councils Of Missouri
sent 5000 men with ,cGr implements, took pos
session Of the polls and controlled The election,
oUsraWinq human liberty" Yet the editors
of the Hindoo organs in this state and their
orators charge this result to the administra-
ton, and prat about the slave Democracy,
while at the same time they are the sworn
brothers of the perpetrators of this outrage.
A correspondent of the Butler county
Telegraph furnishes that paper with an uc-
count of tae manner in which slavery propa-
gandsm triumphed in the election Of one
Thomas w. Waterson, late an Ohio free
soiles. as pro-slavery member of the Kan
sas Legislature. 1t serves to show the utter
hypocricy of the ranting of the fanatics, and
that they cared less about the curse and
evils Of slavery than they did about the ver-
I6cation of their predictions, and the acqui-
sition of political power in the old states, by
the fnlflment of their prophecy that Kansas
would be slave state, and consequently
they lent their aid to the accomplishment of
that very object which, the while, they have
been denouncing with SO much bitterness.
ho
because ,professed anti-slavery men will that
it shall be such, and through the instrument
tality of secret oath bound orders work to
bring about such result. If the people of
Kansas are left free TO manage their own
domestic affairs subject only to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, it will be con-
secrated to freedom. But to the correspon-
dence of the Telegraph:
"KANsAs ELEcTIoN.-We see that Thos.
w. Waterson, late of this county, has been
elected as a pro-slavery man to the legisla-
ture of Kansas territory. Now, it is known
by every one who was familiar with Mr.. Wa
terson, that he was freesoiler. We are
satisfied from the large and overwhelming
mdJOEltleS WHlCH nave ueeu given W TIC plO
slavery men in Kansas that a large class of
those emigrants who have been induced to
60 there almost expressly to oppose slavery
have voted with what is termed the pro-sla-,
very party. 1t cannot be otherwise, be
cause there are districts there in which there
was no opposition to the pro-slavery men
which was the case with Mr.. Waterson,
while in others there was not a dozen votes
cast against the popular party. We are
satisfied that the issue cannot involve the
question of slavery or freedom, unless these
very men who have gone there with the most
bitter anathemas upon their lips against
slavery have gone over to that cause horse,
foot and dragoon. The issue must have
been whether or not the people of that ter
ritory will insist upon retaining the power
of making her own laws in relation to slave.
ry, or transfer 1t back to Congress. l: such
is the case, the result is fathomable. but if
otherwise, it has been brought about by the Sc
cret workings ofthe Know Notngs, who have
in many other instances, wrought equally
unaccountable results. The evidence is
strong, that the whole affair has been con-
Quoted by secret political organization
an organization which has swallowed up,
not only southern emigrants, but has been
equally ravenous among the Innocent north
ern aid men,"