The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-05-19
a Kansas correspondsn..

a Kansas Correspondent.
A correspondent from Leavenworth,
to the Missouri Democrat, writing un-
der date of the 18th of April, has a
very Interesting description of a recent
tour through the Territory. We pub
lished a communication from the same
writer last winter, which the reader viii
call TO mind from the allusion to the
wolves. We extract as follows
l have just returned from another
visit to my political friends of the plains.
| was so fortunate as not to get lost, or
be pursued by wolves, this time. Squat
ters' habitations form distinct landmarks
nearly the whole distance. He said to
me, "Well, our election is over and the
returns are in. II was but the second
scene in the first act of the political dra-
ma of Kansas. The same parade and
noise and meeting were kept up as In
scene the first, and received Che same ap-
plause from those in the gallery fviz:
oyerthe river.) Itmay destroy, in some
measure, the interest of play. to re-
veal its denoaensent in the early portion
of the performance but knowing it will
go no farther, | viii just whisper to you
that this is a play of three acts. with two
scenes in each act. Throughout the Sec
ond act and the first scene of the last,
that same Ajack of fellow will contin-
ue to brawl across the stage and have
everything his own way-defyingal all law.
and repudiating right; but IN the last
scene new character, who all this while
has been reposing in confident security,
will step forward with the glittering
sword of justice in his hand, and sweep
ing away this braggart and his noisy
strappers, viii plant the banner of free
dom upon impregnable battlenents where
it viii stand forever. And as right and
might combined, shall triumph over
trickery and bombast, and the play is
ended, the whole house-saye the gal
lery-wiH resound with the heart string
cry "encore." "
''It has gone abroad, and many believe
that the two past elections are indicia of
the future. This is one of the mistakes
which appearances will sometimes occa-
sion when We do not examine the facts.
Let US look at them for moment.
.'The population of Kansas is some
sixteen or twenty thousand persons, of
whom, at least twelve thousandare voters.
At the late election, only six thousand
two hundred and twenty-nine votes were
polled. OF these $3.50 were pro-slaye-
~, and only 67O free-soil. In the fifth,
seventh, eighth and ninth Council Dis
tricts there were no free-soil tickets. In
the first, second, and third Districts there
was such suspicion Of fraud that the
elections are contested and in the sixth
District although Donaldson, pro-slaye-
ry, received 1896, and Conway, free-soil,
only 149, the fraud upon the part of the
pro-slavcry men was so palpable, that
the Governor gave the certificate of elec-
ton to Conway. So that any one with
half an eye can see that this election was
no test of the relative strength of the
parties. In four-tenths Of the Districts
the free-soiIers had no tickets in three
tenths, although the returns show i'm
mense pro-slayery majorities, there are
contests on the ground of fraud; and
in one District, where the pno-siayery
candidate received majority of moro
than two to one, the certificate of elec-
ton was given to his Competitor
Thus it is evident, that, while the free
soil party made no effort, the pro-slavery
men were using very extraordinary and
unfair means to carry everything their
own way. Thus it viii continsie 10 be
until the time arrives for forming State
constitution, when the friends of freedom
viii arise in their strength aud carry the
day without an effort. They already
have decided majority and their num-
bers are augmenting daily. It is useless
TO make an effort now, when it would
produce only unpleasant collisions with
hot-brained men and perhaps occasion
flowing of blood when there is no utility
in it. Nothing would be gained by our
carrying every election in our territorial
condition, but when we come to form our
organic law, il win behooys Us to do our
duty, and are seW dol
Thus spoke my friend, and you can
have it for what it is worth. Imzst con-
fess that it afforded me abundant eontern-
nIafios, on my solitary road homeWard