Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-12
From the Cor. o the Cleveland Leader.
Election Rios in Kanzas.

LRAvESwoRTH, K. T., Oct. 2.
The armed assasfns from Missouri have
again invaded our soil, and backed up by
Shannon and the usprping Legislature, which
was imposed upon us by the same lawhss
msrauders, are reyelling in drunken, but
short-lived triumph over the honest, peaceful,
and liberty loving voters of Kanzas.
Yesterday, the lstlof October, was, as you
are aware, the day appointed by that bogus
and fraudulently elected Legislature, for the
election of a representative in Congress from
this territory. Y GU ire also informed that the
Free State Geeyentipn resolved TO resist and
repudiate the action Of the Legislature. Yet
the friends Of Freedom pledged themselves to
commit no violence unless compelled to do
so in self.de1euce.
They resolved to maintain peace, good or
der and obedience to all laws properly enact
ed, as far as lay in their power-ryet never to
yield. They accordingly stayed away from
the polls. The Missourians came over in
armed bands. They have carried the cleo
tons of course, and encouraged by the appa.
rent non resistance of the friends of liberty,
they rushed, in drunken and riotous frenzy,
to the last extreme of barbarty, and capped
the climax of their ihiquity by murder! Yes,
murder Of innocent and peaceful citizens
and for whats For asserting and exercising
lnt OOu-SlFeu right OF Tree Speecns
The enactment passed by this infamous
Legislature prescribing the qualification of
voters, declares that any one who will swear
allegiance to the Fugitive Slave Law, the
Kanzas. Nebraska bill and pay the sum of one
dollar. Such are the evidences of citizenship,
such are the qualifications of voters, such is
the self-goverrment which grows out Of the
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, and the institution of
squatter sovereignty.
On the day Of the election, the motley
crowd of voters, composed of Missourians re-
Gently arrived Virginians, and drunken Indi-
ans. were addressed by pro-slavery speakers
from the steps of the hotel in this place
They were told that Slavery was right for
kanzas, and that WhiteGeld was the true
representative of Siuatter Sovereignty. They
went and voted, almost before the Missouri
mud was dry upon their boots. With rifles in
their hands, knives in their belts, bottles in
their pockets, and whiskey in their bellies,
they staggered around the polls drinking,
swearing, and shouting in deyelish glee, and
tendlsh exultation, over their fancied tri-
umph.
AS the day advanced and night approached,
they became more noisy, turbulent. and over
bearing. They marched through the streets
despatched with mud, swearing, yelling, and
swinging their hats, and asking, g where are
the id abolitionists % Lets cut the
id white livered Yankees Threats % AT
that time one of our CITIZENSHIP James Far
nam-was passi g through the streets. AS he
passed the hotel one of the Miasourians hailed
him and asked him to come in and VOTE Mr..
F. declined.
The man then asked him to come and
drink, . he declined that invitation also. One
OF the Missourians then asked him 'why he
did not votef" Mr.. +. said, 6 Because ! do
not consider the election legal "He is one
of the id Free State men," said the
crowd. Mr.. F. at this time seeing he had got
into bad company, started to go. But he was
too late. The crowd gathered around him
and began to cry out, Hang him Pr
Lynch him !" (" Tar and feather tt G id
Yankee !" One of the mob then seized hold
of him.
Mr.. Farnam being quick, powerful man
turned round and knocked his aesailant down
and fed. They gave chase, but could moi
overtake him. One of the desperadoes shot
at him with rifle. The ball pierced his hat,
but did not hut him, and striking house,
went through the clapboards, and killed a
child which was playing on the floor The
mother ran out shrieking, Murder -
arfce. rIIe' is71---'gnbors came to her assist
armed themselves.
In the meantime another citizen had been
insulted in the street, knocked down and
stabbed. This was young Thomas Newman.
He died this morning. The marauders now
began to be alarmed at their own acts. About
hundred Free State men, well armed, form
ed in body, and marched towards the hotel ;
but the Missourians had decamped. The
Free State men pursued them to the river,
and one of the bloody villains has felt cold
lead.