Kansas weekly herald., 1855-04-13

1hat many OF the citizens OF SAID LaS-i
trict, were deferred from voting by the con-
duct of citizens of Mo.fsilzs4 soslr. aoisas
We therefore pray that your Exeellency
will appoint IL day on winch le hearing can
Wms Phillips, ssl.ls & S. A. & Hart,saa s ar ID i.
JAS X EdsaH,n ,nd sai n. Sa@, ss3si.o g
R. RI. Roberts, k!fp2 Aaron Foster, =.
Cyrus. Austin -, George Brubaker,
Jonathan Kelley G. Ba4White, 5a 3.
George Woodhouse, N. Adams. aasa' =
y. e, r. Howald, II. D. Streeter.;
. 49, it.s aai,s Being duly swore makes
affidavit that the above testimony is. true to
The best of his knowledge, and belief. s n
MN. PHILLIPS. h
: sGEo. RUSSELL, j. p. .-sses6Sf2 &iit =
Sixteenth District, K. - -. =
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The above is a. fairspecimen Of the trick
resorted TO by the Free White State Party
of Kansas Territory to thwart the Will Of
the people. Failing to carry the election
at the polls, they attempt by a species Of
arrant hunbuggery, to bolster up the Gov
ernor in his efforts to abolitionise Kansas
Territory, They set up no other defence
than thattwo of the Judges would not sub
scribe to the oath as prescribed by the Gov
ernor, but took one of their own choosing In
accordance with the Kansas Bill; that Mis-
sourians voted, and citizens were deferred
from voting by the conduct of citizens of
Missouri ~ 7aER- 80 '-sat. - s-sz
Let US examine these charges: First. -
As to the oath. The Judges took an oath
to support the constitution and the organic
Act of this Territory, and faithfully demean
themselves in Office. What right has the
Governor or any one else, to prescribe a
different oath? And where do these
fourteen gentlemen find in the Kansas
Bill anything requiring more.of the Judges
of election, than they actually performeds
And yet thissis one reason assigned why
the Governor should refuse certificates of
election to the members elect from Leaven-
worth District A more finsy and misef-
able pretext for violating the great princii-
pie of the elective franchise, we have never
before seen urged. - aap s=asi 34s ostFz % =
Second. - NJ issourians voted, say these
protestants. Have not Missourians as
much, yea more right to,come into our Ter
;ritory and vote than the herdes Of hired
voters sent out here from the North, for no
other purpose, than to do the bidding Of
their masters, But this objection against
Missourians voting is too contemplate to
merit serious notice. .alF For it is well known
the freesoilers and abolitionists onlyapolled
from So to sc, votes, while the pro-slayery
party poiled from S93 to- 500 votes. Does
not every man of half sense. know that the
freesoiiers could not hope TO ind:enough ill
legal votes or even Missourians who voted
the pro-slavery ticket, toredace the num-
ber below their Eote2 Why then raise that
objection q Il Il =s:eiszs3eef.7q is.:lsiistf9 Il
Third-As to citizens being ing s.deterred
from voting" We were prepared to see
a certificate of any kind, but confess we did
not expect to find any one willing to take
an oath solennly before God, that ..rnany
citizens of this District were deferred from
voting by the conduct of citizens of Missou-
H." It is well known here that no one
was obstructed or prevented from going to
the polls, but all had an opportunity of voting.
Indeed, the place OF voting, for hours, was
clear. and every body invited to come up
and vote. And if ''many citizens here
did not vote, twas their own fault As all
must admitting one was prevented from vo-
ting by threafs or violence. MIR. Phillips
must think many citizens" were easily
deferred and are poor miserable set OF
faint-hearted dupes, whoshave not the cour-
age to go to the polls and vote when there
was no one to modest tsor disturb Them. The
] fact is, it is. a poor subterfuge reserted te
in order to support rottenscause; and give
some aid and comfort to their abolition
friends at the North: sseEs ss.sss ea =
We ask all fair and candid persons to
lexamine this protest, and Investigate the
facts connected with our election. and we are
satisfied they will come to the same conclu-
sion with ourself that there lis no sort Of
justification for il. But these fourteen gen.
fItlemen, viii yet find, that if IS easier to
sigma bun cling protest. than to substantf.
Late what is set forth IN it. se eIssasss;..ss. y
/ The election at Leasenwofth. ssyerry
body knaws. was conducted fairly, all who
wanted could and did vote. and Il IS useles.
now to- sattempt to miMepresent facts, IN
forder to- accoant for the poor, lean and beg.
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