Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-05
Abolition Journals in Kansas.

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the same unholy warfare against the
South, and yet they are so corrupt that
each accuses the other of falsehood. One
abuses the other for exposing the frauds
perpetrated by the Abolitionists, and the
other accuses third of base and willful
lying, and admits that illegal voting was
done by the Abolitionists.
We doubt not, that all hands, are lying
set. The only truth that has come to light
is the fact of Illegal votes having been
polled by Abolitionists.
From the Kansas Free State.
The Herald of Freedom Again.
We must beg the Indulgence of our read
ers for referring to matter which can be
neither important nor interesting to them;
but as it is matter in which our yeracity
is concerned, we hope they viii forgive so
frequent illusions to this old topic. We
had designed to drop the subject forever,
but as the last number is filed with abuse,
detraction and falsehood, we cannot, in JUS
tice to ourselves and to the cause of truth,
| let it pass without notice.
The Herald speaking Of US, says
"Every expedient is resorted to by those
pro-slayery editors in disguise to injure the
Free State party, and prejudice Missouri
ans against us. The following is only one
| of large number of similar statements,
and all as false as the parent of vice:
sOf the 365 voters enrolled on the
census list, the poll books show that about
100 alone voted, and it is also pretty evil
dent that not more than one hundred of
them supported this ticket The balance
of 255 votes which it received, were by
those who had arrived, this season, many
of them, doubtless, Illegal.
seThe truth is, the poll books show no
such thing as the editor alledges; but on
the contrary, it establishes the fact that
255 free State votes out Of the 365, were
polled, but it can not show that they We're
persons who arrived this season. Ifshown
at all il would have to be done by extrane-
Gus evidence. There were about 80 votes
polled by newly-afrived eastern men but
whether they voted the pro or anti-slavery
ticket, we nor the editors of the Free State
have not the means of knowing. The
fact that there having arrived the day pre-
vious, does not make their votes illegal
Had they come and settled in good faith
in the Territory with the view Of making
it their permanent residence All would
have answered this question in the aflir-
native, had they been Intercepted upon
it.
"Would true anti-slavery men labor un-
remittingly to furnish the advocates Of
slavery with evidence to be used agains
their own party2 or does any one suppose
they would work from week to week to ex.
etc hatred among pro-slavery men agains
those instrumentalities which the true mer
of freedom have set in motion to make
Kansas free State7''
In defence of our statement which he
has quoted, we shall only say, that it is tho
result of comparison of the official pol
and census books, and is as correct state.
ment as could be given from single care
full examination. The exact number whe
voted, and whose names are on the ceusu:
list, was made by us precisely 155; ant
we still feel confident that our estimate o
go votes out of this number, for the pro
+ slavery ticket, is a correct one. The book:
are yet in our Office, and we defy Brown
or or any other person to prove by them tina
our statement is false. We challenge ex
animation, and will hold every one wht
denies our statement as willful falsife
until he proves by the record that we ar,
wrong. About what is required to con
stitute legal voter we do not differ witt
the Herald. But it is quite evident to an,
one who was at all obseryant, that of tn,
SO or so 'snewly arrived eastern men
(instead of 36) who voted, many of then
, are not at present to be found in the dis
trict. The majority of these marched u
en- masse and voted just before the closln,
of the polls. And if the majority of tn
t tickets being found at the top of the box
any evidence, we have it, and for the trut
1 we will appeal TO the judges of the electio
s and all who witnessed the counting of tn
ballots. But reckless as we deemed th
# editor of the Herald III regard to truth, W
h were not prepared for such an avowal {
Jesuitical principles as he virtually makes
g We disdain to advocate any cause ths
!. cannot bear to have the truth and the Who'll
e truth exposed, and we never will knowing
ly seek to prop up even the dearest an
hottest cause by falsehood and fraud.
y suppression of truth, illegal voting, an
> palpable falsehoods are the 'instrumenta
tiles which true men of Freedom have S,
in motion to make Kansas Free State,