Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-11

BoNiru,S PRECINCT
The evening before he election. some 200 or more Nfegouiars from
Platte, Buchanan, Saline and Clay COUNTIES. NO. came into ms pre-
cnc- with tents music wagons and provisions, armed with guns
The place ofyoing. They said they came to vote. TO make kansas
slave state, and intended 10 return to Missouri after they hed voted.
On the morning of che election, The Judges appointed Boy Che Gov
cruor would not serve and others were appointed by ie crowd. The
MissouraHs were allowed 20 vote without being swom-some ofhem
ana giving Indifferent name, each Time. Afsr hey had voted hey
returned 10 missouri The free state men generally did not vote
ioqosh constituting majority DO The precinct Upon counting Che
ballots n the box, and te names ON thc poll lists, % was found that
there were too many ballots and one ofue Judges o. cl,ction took on,
ballots enough 20 make the two numbers correspond
WOLF RIVER PRECINCT.
But few Mlsiourogs were present in This precinct though some of
oe OF .' Jgus' because hs refused Z" receive Their
consented to receive their votes.
Protests were drawn up ugains, lbe elections 10 Toe various pre-
numbers Of MissoUrians should be at a new election. should u be
called, and of personal violence TO those who should Take pat Doe tie
protest Il was not presented to the Governor Major Richardson. ue
Pro-slavoy candidate Tor Council threatened Dr. Cutler tbe Free
should be put ia the Missouri River.
The number Of votes in the District, by he census. was 33i-or
nese ~ voted The testimony shows that quite q number O.. p@-
sons whose legal residence was IN the populous County OF Buchanan,
ranged cattle, others marked out their claim and built O cabin, umd
sold this mcpIenl title where they could. They were not residents
moved into the District IN themonlh ofMarch Your COMMITTEE bye
satisfied, alera careful analysis oftho records and testimony, that tc
number OF legal votes costdId not exceed 200 out OF 131.
FIFTEENTH Dsrricr
The election IN this District was held in The house ola Mr. Hayes
On The day Of election, a crowd Of from 400 20 500 men collected
One Of the Judges Of election, IN his testimony, STATES tbm. the .trau-
gers commenced CrOWuuw around the polls. and thai then The residents
lel Threats WeTmade before and during the election day that there
should be no Free State candidates, although there were nearly or
quite as many Free State as ProSaverym men rcsidcntin tbe District
Most Of the crowd were drinking and caruusing, cuuiug the Abolition
lists, and threatening the only Free State Judge Of election A major
ly Of those who voted wore hemp iu their buIou-hocs and their
password was. call right on the hemp Many OF uc Miss8uruus
were known and are named by the witness. Several speeches were
made by them at The polls, and amongst those who spoke were Major
Oliver, one Of your Committee, Col. Burns, and Laan Williams. Of
Platte County. Major Oliver urged upon ul present 90 use no harsh
words and expressed The hope that nothing would bc sId or done 90
harm the feelings Of the most sensitive on the other side He gave
some grounds based on the Missouri Compromise, in regard TO he
right Of voting and was understood 10 excuse the Missouians for
voting. Your Committee are satisfied that be did not vote. Col
Buns recommended all 10 vote, and be hoped none would co home
without voting Some OF the Pro-Slayery residents were much dssat-
ished al the interference with their rights by he Missourans, and for
that ~eason-because reflection convinced them that d would be better
10 have Kansas a free state-they d" fell over the fence" The Judges
requested the voters TO take an oath that they were actual residents.
They objected at FIRST, some saying they had a claim, or 81 am here"
But the Free State Judge insisted upon The oath, and his associates.
who at first were disposed TO waive 10, conceded with him, and The 40.
and LAID them ln the shape Of a square, and that made hIm a claim
and another SAID that he bad cut him a few sticks Of wood, and that
believed ,ber numbers to be equal TO the Pro-Slayey seten, and
some claimed that they bad the majority. They were deferred by
threats throughout 10y the Missouriaus, before and on The day Of cleo
ton, from putting up candidates, and no candidates were nun, for this
rams would control the election. The Free State Judge was threat
ened with expulsion from the polls, and a young man thrust O pistol
number Of votes cast was Az Of the names on the poll book but g
are IN the census rolls, and the testimony shows that h small portion,
estimated by one witness al oncQuaucr Of the legal voters, voted
Your Committee estimate the uumberofleeal voters az g. One Of the
was not contested, because no one would take The responsibility Of
doing It, as II was not considered SAFE, and That d another election wa.
had, the residents would fare no better.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
For some time previous 10 the elecion, meetings were held and ar
rangemeuts made m Missouri 10 get up companies 20 come over 20 the
Territory and vote, and the day before and on the day Of election,
large bodies Of Missoulans from Plate, Clay. Ray. Charlton. CauoI
Clinton, and Saline Counties, Mo, came into this district and camped
HhNE FL No. aA ML LN