The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-27
DoSrpHAx err. K. r. April ?. '55.

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DEAR youkSAL.-Wel the election is over
again, and ii was even = greater farce this
time than i. was before Abou, six hundred
pusfs came over the day previous TO the cleo
;ion and scattered over this district Three
hundred of them staid at Doniphan. They
are all armed with rifles. sbo, guns. revolvers.
and seAishy. Al the Doniphan precinct they
took the polls. elected their own judges. and
placed every ticket in the ballot box that was
presented excep: two or three Free -soilers
WHO were actual residents in Kansas. and le
gal voters. They even allowed he boys that
came with them to vote. One young lad of
about fourteen stepped up and handed in his
ticket which was placed in the box without a
question. But the idea SO pleased one Of the
judges. Who knew him. that he could not re-
siss laughing. but turned it off by saying that
some person was trying to steal his handker
chief. According to the census taken few
days previous TO the election, there were but
two hundred voters in this district, and there
were four hundred and City votes polled a,
this precine, alone. and suppose they had -
many men At other precints. When l saw
how things were going l advised all the squat
tiers to so home and not vote At all. Some Of
them wanted to fight them, bu, told them ii
was useless to shed blood. and besides they
Some Of the Missourians boosted that they
had come over two hundred miles to vote. and
they would be ID if they didnt vote. or
kill every man in the Tsrritery: and they did
vote. and not only once but three or four
times. One man would step up to the win
dow. hand in his vote. dodge down. change
hats. and vote again; and thus vote several
times When they finished the coAxpY
they took the ballot box off to Atkinson with
them.
General Atkinson passed through here
last Monday with fifty others on their way TO
the Nemaha. While at the agency they held
a convention to unite on some one man. and
Gen. Atkinson made use of this language;
Gentlemen" said he. pick your man and
let US unite on him; there will be about 800
from Pla!t over in this district. and if that ain
enough. just say the word. and I'll 60 over
and get more. if it takes FIVE thousand" Now
does Mt it look hard when . man holds the
position that Gen. A,chinson dot S. . man who
but short time ago held the second Office in
the gift Of the American people. should be
the one to lead . gang of outlaws, to break
There are forty legal voters at the Nemaha
precincts. Of which 81 are Free -soilers; but
do not believe tina; they will be allowed to vo,e
At all.
/ 1t is contemplated here that Douglas intend.
WISHING Kansas. II he will consult his safety
he will not, for it will not do for the squatters
to ge, hold Of him while their dander is up.
/ am inclined to think that they would give
him . sample of squaner sovereignty.
! do not know what we are TO do-at least
FIVE to one are in favor Of . free State, but if
We are to knock under to the people of Mis-
souri, every election, Of course will be q slave
State. But it is making our cause more friends
every day: even strong pro-slavery men are
disguised with the proceedings. while Free
soilers who have heretofore been luke warn,
are waking up to = sense Of their danger. and
are working hard for the cause. This one
fact is plain to ALL as free S ate Kansas will
obtain position among the States; slave
State she never can. for she has already
enough disadv antages to labor under. withou,
having that Of slavery ynked to her. The
Missourians are straining every nerve. Gen
Atkinson and his crowd had to go over five
hundred miles. in open wagons, and in the
coolest weather; blu. they had plenty of the
ardent to keep up their spirits. You would
have thought they were = company Of troops
on an expedition against the Indians. Each
was arrayed with . double barrel sho
gun. \ revolver and bowie knife in their belt
In quoting Atchinson's speech. l omitted hi,
oaths. a. they would not look we'll on paper
The election in this district will be eontes
ted. blu. fear it will do no good. for matter.
would be worse next time. At the Warthenis
district matters are still worse hear. Tha
!, is strong Freesoil district. but the citizens
Of St. Joseph. Mo-. came over and took pos
sessions Of the polls. and allowed none but
pro-slavery men to vote. at least that is repor
here now. State Journal.