Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-05-31

killing any vetsr aho Wonli allsW k:nsslf {.
be sworns Yoesrs Wers iraassd from a.
uindoR bseaaas shsy uoald nos shou fhsil
tickets o. v0ts Il the dictatioa Of he mob. a.
Ne Invaders declared opsaly q ths polls shs
.hsy you'd eat de tkrosts of he iudRss
thsy did not receive their voass wiihOas ~
qnlIing sh oaih - 10 thsif rssidsnes. q
The room WAs 6nally forced, and DE iudaul
surrounded b. an armed and exsitsd e.oSd
we're oaeFea he allsFnadEes Uf reuimation d
death' and Eve minutes were allowed ios thsil
deeiaiOi. TIE ballos-box Wa ssined, and smid
nheun 81 'Hunah foF Missouri, wal carried
into ths mob. Tie two nsaaesd judges thsu
left ths srsund. togsthaF viii N De Sssidsn
eitisens vho acted h he onnsgs, bsoaass /
enabled he isW 70 rule the many. When A
excess e he fOFsisa foros uas 10 b hsd >
one poll, dstacbmens were sent 70 osher.
shsrs q vss supposed thsy uight be Bssd
cd. t-s t.--s ~ =
I Atths polls GdjOnlaS he sns aLsvs sIludsd
IA. t-"f Ne judgua. miniMsF Of ths 0uspel,
9; on 10 he Gsnands Of a slmils,
mob q some for hundred :. asd and 0rganissd
men. Was driven By violence ffom hiS - es''Ano
the vacancy SLED b themselves. Threats
and violent demonstrations sere rils, and a.
o.her elsrgymaa. IOr The s1pFsa1ioa Of his o.
pinion, was assaulted and beaten. The inhab.
itants Ofths District. powerIess to resist The q.
bundAnt supply ofsrms and ammunition. the or.
ganiard preparation aud the overwhelming
numbers Of those foreigners, lsfi the polls WiGh
out voting. ttt-.-..
In the Lawrence District, where vas the
largest camp OF these Invaders, speeches were
made to them By leading inhabltauts of Mis-
souFi, Ia which il was said that they would car
~ their purposes fneed be at the point Of the
bayonet and bowie.kniIe; ard one voter was
fred az as be was driven from the election
ground. Finding that they had greater force
than was necessary for that poll, some two
hundred men we're drafted from the number
and sent OF under their proper officers to an.
other District. aiteI which they stih polled
from this camp over seven hundred votes.
To the fourth and seventh Districts. along the
Santa Fe road, similar scenes wers enacted
The invaders came together in ne armed and
and organized body. With trains Of 6fty wagons,
besides horseman, and the night b-fore election
pitched their camp In the vicinity Of the polls,
and have appointed their own judges Ia place
OF those who. from inimidations or otherWise,
failed TO attend, they voted without any proof
Of residence In these two election districts,
where the census show one hundFed voters,
there were polled three hundred and fourteen
votes, and last fall seven hundred and SIXTY
Eve votes, although large portion OF the ac.
tual residents did not vote on either occasion -
In the sixteenth election district, hundreds of
l.. L.
the river FROM Missouri the day before the Q.
lection. and spcsmping together. armed and
provisioned, made the 6ercest threats against
the lives Of the Judges. and during the night
called several times at the house of one Of them
for the purpose Of intimidating him. declaring
IN the presence Of his wife, that q rope had
been prepared to hang him: and although We
are not prepared TO say that these threats would
have been carried out. yet they served to pro.
duee bis resignation, and give these invaders,
10 the substitution. control Of the polls: and on
the morning Of the election . boat from the
town Of Weston, No.. brought to Leaven-
worth, sn accession to their numbers Of sever
al hundred mJre, who returned In the same
boat, after depOsiting their votes. There we're
over nine hundred and 6fty vO,es polled. be-
sides from one hundred 70 one hundred and ff
" actual residents who we're deferred or dis.
eouragsd from voting; while the census returns
show but three hundred and eighty five voters
in the district month later. Not less than
six hundred votes, were here given By these
nonresidents Of the Territory. who voted with.
out being sworn as TO their qualifications and
Immediately after the election returned to Mis-.
souri-soms Of them being the inCumbants Of
important public Offices there. Indeed, so well
was the character Of this foreign vote under.
stoOd, that tie judges struck out Of the pre-.
ssribed form ofrsturn the words, by lawful
resident voters
We might continue the list Of these sicken.
ing details until the blood Of every freeman
would boil With indignation, bat Il is useless
One more instance alone We vii refer 70. ln
the eighteenth election district. the population
vas scarce, ane no very great amount Of for.
eigu votes was needed 70 overpower It, de-
tachment frUm Missouri. Of from sixty 10 one
hundred. passed IN with train Of wagons,
arms, end ammunition, making their camp The
night before The election near MorestoRn, the
place Of the polls, without even pretext Of
residence, and returning Immediately TO Ms
souVi after their WORK Was done, their leader
aud captain being Distinguished eitisen Of
Missouri, but late the presiding otacer Of the
Senate Of the United States. and Who bad
bowie-kuives and rsvoleers bsltsd around him.
apparently ready TO shed the blood Of aay man
who refused 70 be' snslaved. All these facts
We are prepared 10 establish. q necessary. BY
pfecf that you'd be competent u court ci
Justice. : - -, g