Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-04-24
scenes In The Kadsas Easctiop.

| scenes in ihs Kadsas Election.
The character Of the rccen, irrupsion
into Kansas by the .lave.driving hordes
OF Missouri, becomes more and more
trsnspsrenily infamous as each new de-
velopment Of its details como 10 view.
We compile from various sources still
further illustrations Of the beauties Of
squattsr sovereignty and Of the 1oun6 aess
Of the opinions of Mr.. Ev,rett, Sena'
tor Badger, and other distinguished per-
sons, that Kansas had no chance OF oe'
ing q slave State. The testimony wh'ch
these scenes bear to the character ol
that Northern treachsry Practiced by
Pierce, Douglas. Toucsy & Co., in tho
passage Of the Nebraska bill, Isl so con-
elusive and demning as TO require no
word Of comment. We extract Eom
The Herald Of Freedom
The VoTINo AT LAwRENcE.--ln this
District, where the late census report in.
dicates but 800 voters, the election
shows there were l,039 woes polled,
nearly three times as great number as
!egtmately belonged hore; and yet a
large number Of our actual residents,
and particularly those from a distance.
did not exercise their rights TO the elec.
tive flanchise, as they found they could
not do so without endangering their lives.
The Free.state strength in this District
is full five TO one. and yet the Pro.Sla.
very ticket has majority Of more than
three to one.
Mr.. Edwin Bond, who went TO vote
in the morning was forcibly elected from
the ground, and pursued by an angry
crowd to the bank Of the river with cur
ses and ,hreatenings Of destruction. and
compelled to jump down the declivity'
when q revolver was discharged at him,
and ball narrowly escaped his head.
He ran along the beach, and finally es'
capped unscathed.
VoTERs ARMED.--We repaired TO the
polls about 10 o'clock in the morning,
but retired on the assurance Of numer'
Gus friends that we were in great per.
sonal danger, thinking it best to defer our
rights as an elector 10 later period in
tbs day. when it was hoped better order
would prevail. At about o'clock we
again visited the polls, and discharged
our duties as freeman without moles.
,alion. 1t was the first time we ever ap.
peared at the ballotbox with an instru.
ment Of defense, and we trust it will be
the last time it will be deemed neccssa.
~ 10 be guarded with reiinue Of friends,
each provided with bowie.knives and
revolvers, besides having several of the
latter instruments about our own person
ready for immediate use.
The VorING AT TEcUMsEH.--After II
was satisfactorily ascertained that the
number Of persons imported into Law
renee, from Missouri, yves greater than the
occasion demanded. company of 200
was detached from the main body, and
took up their line Of march for Tecum'
sch, with the view Of overbalsncine
the large number Of free voters in that
District, majority Of whom are loca'
ted at Topeka, They arrived at .hei'
destination in time 10 participate in the
fraud there practiced upon the ballot
box. When they had accomplished the
object Of their mission. they returned
in body to their encampment neaI
Lawrence. where they remained till Sat
urday morning, when they took thei
final departure for Missouri.
Mr.. Burgess, one Of the Judges ap
pointed by the Governor, was violently
threatened a pistol was three times
snapped in his face, . club aourishet
over his head, till hna""; he was com
PEELED to proclaim the election ad
journed.
The mob then selected new Board
with two drunken Secretaries, who took
possession Of the ballot.box, and al
lowed no person 10 approach it unless
he was right on the "Goose question:
a slang phrase used among the Missouri
ans, implying they are in favor Of ex
tending the institution Of Slavery owe
Kansas.
No questions were asked the voter a.
to his citizenship ip or place Of residence
uO ohuot WoS ouAAiulsNCTcus VI OluoI tcS
required, save an assurance Of supper
to the Pro.Savery ticket.
An aged gentlemen, who felt disposed
to exercise the privileges conferred upor
him by the laws snd Constitution, ap
preached the ballot box, when he wa.
offered a Pro.Slavery ticket. He re
marked that he did not vote shat ticket
when some one knocked off his hat
another cuffsd him while third applied
the boot, and forced him from III,
ground, threatening 10 put q bulle
through him unless he left instanter.
The friends Of Freedom. finding them
selves borne down by the invaders, qui
elly retired from the polls; and we arr
assured no Free.State votes, other thar
three or four, were cast in that District
though shat party was largely in the ma
jority while the Pro.Slavery marauder
from Missouri polled between four ant
FIVE hundred.
The census returns showed that thus
every Election District in the Terrific
ry was settled by large majority o
voters from the Free States, ard that,
left to the ordinary course Of things, tn
Iooialotiva Asoanhlv oc <ha Tor.;tor,