Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-30
Kansas Election.

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The returns from all the counties in
the Territory foot up as follows:
For Whitfield. 2,5o4
For Reeder. SO
Majority for WHITFIELD. 2,46s
AT this election, however, no one vo.
ted for Resder but friends Of Whitfield.
The few votes given Reeder were merely
for forms sake, and 10 fix a peg TO hang
an argument upon.
The annexed condensation Of Kansas
news, we take from the Chicago Press:
The Herald of freedom Of the 9th in.
stan,, gives some interesting particulars
in relation to :he election o. Whitfield,
if II can be called on election where all
the voting was upon one side. In Law
renee AZ votes were cast, ell for Whit
field, where in the spring the pfo'slave'
~ vote was Asa difference which
shows that The Missouri bordesers were
remiss in their duties. AT Franklin 80
votes were cast, where the legal voters
numbered only 10. AT Willow Springs
there were 1O3 votes polled. although
i, is not probable there were to exceed
a dozen Pro.slavery residents in the pre-
, cinct. At Calhoun, embracing the Sill
yer Lake and Catholic Mission precincts
where polled about 500 pro.slavery
votes in the spring, there were about 90
votes cast, probably all legal. Al Te.
cunseh there we're 80 votes cast, and al
Lecomp.on 100, nearly all at the latter
place illegal. and many at the former
place. |, was rumored that 500 pro.
slavery votes had been cast at Shawnee
Meeting House, on the Shawnee Reser'
, vation, which cannot be regarded as
potion of Kansas Territory, being ex.
,cepted out Of the Territory BY special
enactment with all other Indian terrific.
ry to which the Indian title is not extin'
guished; but whether in the territory or
not, there are not fifty white men in the
district, and the majority Of these were
believed to be Free Statesmen.
A party Of Missourians from Indepen.
dence, Missouri. on their way to the
election, had a gallows in thei, wagon,
with rope dangling from it, and hemp
stalks in the rear. They said the gal.
lows was for Gov. Reeder. They also
exhibited q rifle which they said was
brought on purpose to shoot Col. Lane.
They also threatened TO destroy the Her.
aid OF Freedom and Tribune printing
Offices at Lawrence. but they did not
make their appearance.
The 81. Joseph (Mo.) Cycle says:
We have suggestion to make. 1t is
desirable for the interests OF Missouri,
az nell as the phole South, that Kansas
should be o slave Slate. Let the citi
zens OF the Platte Purchase, as the in.
habitants Of slave State which borders
on the Territory Of Kansas, and as vital.
" interested, consult among themselves
as to the propriety Of submitting to q tax
Of one or two per cent. on all their real
and personal property, for the purpose OF
.colonizing one thousand pro.slavery
men in Kansas. This will secure the
Territory TO The SoLth. What will our
bre,hren of the quill say TO this? Who
that is true to Missouri, will say nay?
To this the 81. Louis Intsllisencer, the
paper in which the famous article enti.
lied. "Suicide Of Slavery" appeared, re.
spends:
The Cycle is practical in this. 1t is
the right way 10 20 10 work. Colonize,
and Tins get the majority. Do not at
tempt. by wicked legislation, 10 stiae
discussion. Do not violate the act of
Congress. Do not usurp the county 60.
vefnmeats for terms Of six years. All
this was wrong, when done by the Kan.
sas Lsgialature. And such doings will
never make Kansas slave State.
The Cycle says again:
This course con only he justified in'I
opposition to a wrong started by Massa
ehusetts ia the formation Of q contempt. I
ible Emigrant Society, which has food.
ed our neighboring Territory with the
refuse and offscourine Of pauper world.
Such q. course is .y;ndicated BY the law
Of nations.
The lnteiIigsncer says:
We do mol SEQ that the colonizipg
scheme needs any publication. Whe.
tber Msssac chusetts had sent any emf.
grants Or mot, Missourians had a per.
lset ,risht 10 invest their money in that
~. Il they saw proper. Bui il strikes
- thai Aelass semigfated BY contribution
void hsShom al much "psupers" go.
I'M from one locality o. from another.
hsre:is. however. q somewhat singd.
lsr ipeonsiatanry in. the Cycle. In the
aanpe ApUhes which proposes e pay fof|
Gis'lrnu1lSa - make Ksnsss 2 slave State
~. pselsct slave property in Nilsson.
Il - Gnd the, Cycle very properly STD
tfnR fk6t 10 south- west Iowa the free
0leis cilissns return the fugitive slave
from Missouri. =.
The Cycle is OF opinion: