Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-01-05
The Outrage in Kansas.

that Whitfield, the Missouri interloper who
misrepresents Kansas on the floor of Con-
gress, intends to make a speech in attempt
ed defence Of his right q to his seat, and of
the legality of his election. But in what
manner he can hope to establish any rights,
or TO prove any legality in that lawlcss and
high handed Outrage, is not conceivable
VIII he pretend to deny the accounts that
come to US from eye witnesses without mum.
Der, of the highest responsibility Can he
explain the 597 votes credited TO him in The
seventh district, where there are not twenty
inhabitants 2 We shall see. Meanwhile
we ask our readers to examine the statement
below, published in the Baltimore Sun--a
paper conducted by pro slavery Democrats.
The letter is written, TOO, by an avowed Dem
ocrat. We have already accumulated evi-
dence upon evidence, establishing the enor
nifty of this outrage, yet we cannot forbeai
to add yet one more corroborative statement
even more clear and conclusive than any we
have yet published
" THE election here, on the 29lh ut, foi
Delegate To Congress, occasioncd high
degree of excitement. Cen Winfield. the
pfo-savery candidate, is said to have been
elected. You have, no doubt, been 50 ni1r
med. So far as the number OF votes cast IN
his favor may 90 to give him the election he
has IL; but If the charac or of those votes
has anything TO do with the result ha has it
not. lie was not elected by he people of
Kansas. lie is not their Delegate lie was
pu, upon the track by the people in the State
Of Missouri, and put through the ballet box
IN Kansas by the people OF that state BE-
fore he neur approach Of the time of elec
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"Ose'Nai'' 'nu'ea'hs aHylhl"s Use Uhah inc
succession OF TIE anti-slavery party.
"The Governor If the Territory. and all
his personal and political friends. were on
that side. together with two ont of every
three persons in all paris of the Ter
ritory. Bat within dly or two of election.
the country began to swarm with Nilsson
rians. They came over in crowds SOME
III wagons, others on horseback, and Others
yet on foot. They were for the most part a
most unsoemly and reckless set of men.
They crossed the river in separate detach.
ments at different places along the border.
They seemed to be organized in separate
parties, under the command of particular
lenders, each marty designed to operate at
spec ifc lncallies. Thus. the polls IN every
district, except at Lawrence and far 10
toward Fort Riley. we're surrounded and
taken possession of the moment they
were opened by these insnent INVADERS
They threatened and lnii,nidtted the iud,rea.
crowded on, and violently drove off all those
who we're suspected If being IN favor of anv
other candidate than their own, and mi their
own votes INTO the ballot box at the point of
the revolver. | was myself present all day
at the I.eaycnwor,h polls. and can. therefore.
speak of the proceedings at that point from
. nersa,'ai ''-'s' iS'ige. They wa-a r-.'ceuy
outrageous ne crown OF Mlsson'r'"S Ms
semoied carry III the morning. ana co'n'neh
eeu operations oy INSISTING on hi'hS 'en-
/ Porary vacancy whlcn haa occurred IA me
Board oil Judges by eieGtihs a nan named
/ burgess, 4 resident Oh ll'Ue '"un'y' MS
sour Iiis oiher JUDGES protested against
! me proposition, pnl ylelhed lhheula'eiy. 10
inc STORM "nich Uleir resistance III Il moment
provoked. lhey i'll themselves IN danger
OF peihg rulh'cssiy murdered oy me crowd
ms man rom Missouri necorninsly served
from beginning TO end as one OF me Judges
OF the election ID Kansas lerrt'r
DURING inc entire day, persons were
seen coming over IN boats from ihe Mlssou-
u side oil 'he river 10 put IN lheir votes ;
Winnie persons, actual residents OF the IerrI
Tory seeking IN me most penceaOlc manner,
10 deposit ihelr ballots, were set on, charged
with being 'abollionlsts,' ana driven from