The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-18

The late election In Kansas. under appoint
ment Of the Legislature, was greater sham
thany which has preceded it, and regret
deepens into disgust as we witness the progress
of electoral affairs in that Territory. Ii was
not contested at all. The Missourians occu-
pied the country and carried their nomina-
tions without resistance, yet the desperation
which they had been nursing up for the oc-
casion, and the fendish things which they an
tended TO do, on the slenderest excuse, would
not let them perform their work quietly and
return with hands clean of any other out
unstained even with the blood of their fell
low men. The Free State men, considering
the election illegal, as the appointment of a
bogus Legislature, absented themselves from
the polls, laid no distractions in the way of
the pro-slaveryites exercising the largest lib
erty upon the occasion, and determined to do
nothing which would lead TO alteration, dis
order or violence of any sort. But the effort
was unarailing. The desperate, lawless
spirit must have expression, and If occasion
for violence were not offered, why, it must be
sought out, altogether in the spirit of the
genuine s'Bowery Boy" who "must fight or
spile.''
From letter dated at Leayenworth, Civ
ing description of the transactions in that
vicinity, we make the following extracts
s'on the day of election, the motley crowd
rf cd og h,uSnnriopc
IL arrived Virginians, and drunken Indians,
were addressed BY pro-sayerv speakers. from
the steps of the hotel in this place. They
were told that slavery was right for Kansas,
and that Whitfield was the true representa-
tive of Sauatter Sovereignty. They went
and voted almost before the Missourians
mud was dry upon their boots. With rifles
In their hands, knives in their belts, bottles in
their pockets, and whiskey in their bellies, they
staggered around the polls, drinking, swear
ing and shouting in devllish glee and fiend-
ish exultation over their fancied triumph.
GAS the dav advanced and night approach
ed they became more noisy, turbulent and
overbearing. They marched through the
streets despatched with mud, swearing, yell
ling, swinging their hats and asking, "W here
are the id abolitionlsts ~ '.Let's cut the
Cd id white livered Yankees throatsr'
At that time one of our citizens--Mr. james
Furnam-was passing through the streets
As he passed the hotel one of the Missouri
ans, who wore slouched hat, grey coat
and pair of greasy corduroy pants tucked
into the top Of his Undiscovered, cowhide
boots, hailed him and asked him 10 come in
and vote. Mr. F. declined.
s.The man then asked him to come and
drink He declined that invitation also
One Of the Missourians then asked him why
he did not Vote Mr.. +. sud, because |
do not consider the election legal 'Hc is
one Of the Cd id Free State men,, said
the crowd. Mr.. +. started TO 60. But be
was too late. The crowd gathered around
him, and began 10 erv out, Hang him =
sLynch him p Tar and feather the id van
KEEP One of the mob then seized hold of
him.
''Nir. Furman being quick, powerful man,
turned and knocked his assailant down and
fed. They gave chase, bur could not over
take him. One Of the desperadoes shot at
him with a rife. The ball pierced his hat,
but did not hurt him, and striking a house,
went through the clapboards and killed "a
child which was playing on the hoori The
mother ran out shreiking murder 'helpf
The neighbors came TO her assistance. The
news spread. The Free State men armed
themselves
SIN the meantime another citizen had been
insulted III the street, knocked down and
stabbed. This was Young Thomas Newman.
de died this morning. The marauders be-
gan now 10 be alarmed ut their own acts
About one hundred Free State men, well arm
ed, formed IN BODY and marched towards
the hotel but the Missourians had decamp-
cd. The Free State men pursued them To
the river, and one of the bloody villains has
felt the cold Lead
WILDCAT CuRRESeY.-The Chicago Demo
cratic Press says that the effort making to
suppress the Georgia currency is partly slim
nlated by the desire Of interested persons
who wish to introduce similar currency from
other quarters, and mentions the notes Of
the Valley Bank, Iiagerstown, Md. Warren
Co. Bank, Pa, Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, Greensboro, Md. and Memphis Say
ings Institution, Tenn. as those with which
II Is desired to supercede H. This currency
is said to be more unsafe than the Georgia
notes, and perhaps is quite as much so. But
that should be no reason for qualifying the
efior, to Danish the unsecured currency Of
Georgia. Steadily and firmly refuse every
note Of a similar character, no matter what
quarter IL comes from. We shall watch the
appearance Of it among US with Jealous
eye, If it is sought to be introduced. There
is an abundance Of good currency in the
country to purchase the crops this fall, and
the crops, heavy as they are. are needed bad
~ enough to command coed currency.
Our LAND 0FrIcE.-We much doubt wheth.
err there is land office in the United State,