Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-06-01

night before election, pitched their camp m
,se vicinity Of the polls, and having appoint
81 their own judges in place Of ihOs' Who
from intimidation or otherwise, failed % at
tend. they voted without any proof OF resi-
5spsr. In thcs, two election districts, where
,ss census shows one hundred voters, there
were ,olld three hundrci and fourteen
votes. and last 5ll seven hundred and sixty.
ey, votes, although a large portion Of the
,.,ual residents dil not vote upon either oc-
s.,i5n. In the siHtccnth election district,
Hundreds Of men cane together as in other
eas. crossing the river from Missouri the
aiy before election and eucampins together,
armed and provisionoi, mad, the dcrciost
thrsats agains, the lives of the judges, and
during the night called several times at the
house Of one Of them f1r the purpose Of in
tiuidatins him, declaring in the presence Of
his wife that a ropc had bcCn prepared %
hang him and although We are not pre-
pared to say that thcse thryas would have
been carried cut, vet they served 70 produce
bis resignation, and give thc-r invaders, In
ths substitution, control o. the polls and
On the morning o. The election STEAMBOAT
brought from the town OF Weston, Missouri
% teavcuw0rth. an acccssi1u 90 their num-
b-rs Of several hundred more. who returned
In ere ssrss bo.t snez dsr1-'iinE their votos.
There were over nine hundred and CITY votes
ROLLED. beside. from on, hundred % one
hundred aod sny actual residents who were
ls,srrol or discouraged from voting while
he census returns show but three hundred
aaI schty,6ys votes iu the district a month
later Not less than SIX bundrcJ vo,1swerr
hsrs gwen by ihc-s nJn.rrsiIgnu - che ,sr-
usrv. who voted without being sworn a. On
,h-.r qualifications, AMI Immediately aNer
,hs election returned o Missouri, s1ne of
them being the inguu,h.uts % important
raNi, gb5cs there Indeed, =, vel was
che character 5Gthistrrtca vote understood.
Ga, che judges struck cut q the prescribed
6rm Of return the words, " BY lawful resi-
dent voters.
We might c1ntina, The ,i,t % thee sick.
,-.r- detail. uaul the blood %. every free
nan would boil with Indignation, but d, d,
u-r,-s.. one more iusu1,, alone We viii
-s-r,, In tts..-.,,-rts rr,-a-r'...r..,
rb-r, tas POPULATION was ,--r-s. ana n.
great amount a r foreign vote. wa, r--E,I'r
.5,-rrvcr 10, a I.achura, from Missouri.
frra sixty o. one blrir,I. rlss,i iu with
a train % wagons. arms and ammunition.
rak.-- thr.r raur che uf.ht before che
sgur1 u,a- M,r-r.,.vn. che place uf Oh.
OH. r.'r.. vI,hrut.rr-a r-r,rrt fr.s-E.7-.
,-g --ta--.r. rrn,la,rrv o. NTs.rrr. an.r
,...-u.rs WI. done. their Leader AMI cap
a.r h,.a-a distinguished rt-ru 90 Missouri
t., r1rr OH. rrrs,I.n- nE-er rf ths S.naf-ur
,-. v.tJ Sr.-.. ana who haI bowie
knife ana revolver br't-I around him. 40.
rt-.-Ev -.lFytI..r-I On, h.r5I ofarv man
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We 40. satisfied tha. over Hrre thousand
vote, WI. tags casa rv tle ..tfra.an rr.i-
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