Washington telegraph., 1855-06-13
Icorressonde'rce Of the ~ y Herald-I
,,ts Election in Kansas Territory.
ruu account ef the Late Contest-THe
Missouri Fersiou.
BRr.sxIck. Nc, Anfii Goth. 1855.

VIE F.bs first place such Of the people in this
u - nyruoset making Kansas their home after
- IRONS were planted were kept IN profound
!o,spce of the time when the election was 10 be
III nnt thew learned it from the eastern emf
ne and learned also that Gov. Reeder was In
sI4L-rondence. if not In partnership. with the ab-
I;,;onists and promoters OF the specializing socie
: ,,bc are sending out settlers to pre-
.;o, riohts the profits of which to be
sIar-ed between them, and IN that manner those
a.ting advances are to be reimbursed The
io,rIedGe of these facts stimulated the Missouri
- ~ pToulpt action They regarded the con-
Snct Of Mr. Reejer outrage upon ireemen,
sJ the action of the abolitionists an offensive
81 rnenacins measure; for with them 1t Is a mat
te7 of life and death
Immediately Kansas meetings were held In
.rarv county and IN many of them large sums
,sre subscribed In this some $4,000 were
r,reI in the hands OF the jlsburslns committee,
III as Mr. ReedeTs-s plans were secret. so were
tbeir proceedings to some extent. They have
tbeir passwords signs etc, and agents on all the
Loats and along the route. But the main purpose
ras 70 suppIy the means of going to Kansas to
surb as might be deficient in money. and lad 1t
in contemplation To 90 IhitheT at a future day
To those the money was gwen and no pledge. no
bend required tor payment
From five 70 seven thousand started-some TO
reulain bat the most TO return to their families
with an intention If they liked the territory. to
make it their place Of permanent abode at the
earliest moment practicable And such was pre-
ciSaIv the purpose OF the eastern men. Ii they
liked it they intended TO rernain-if not, they
yrouId return But they intended 70 vote Ii it
were aboIitionized they would like it. and remain;
ii not abolitiOniZed the MIssoura;is would become
nernanent settlers It was not aboltionized.
But to the narrative The Missourians were.
rnany of them DOnIphans men. and the conquer
ors OF California, who recognized in the eastern
eTniqrants the identical voters W no had made Cal
SE,-s, I---s., 10 sSaI 80
thev were now going TO do the same thing in Kan
sas There were 50 voters from this county. rs
from Howard 100 from Cooper-indeed, every
county furnished its quota. and when they set out
il looked like army They were armed But
thev were woodSuIen and hunters and knew their
only means OF Substance would be the game they
might kill. And as there were To houses in the
territory they carried tents. Although fond of
excitement, and never ayerse to a --scrummage"
they had no hostile purpose The mission was
peaceful one-to vote. and TO drive down stakes
10 mark their future homes.
But the eastern men became alarmed at the
sight of their eucampments, and the governor
himself fled IN terror TO the fort And ne acted
wisely. For it soon discovered that the i;dges
OF the election whom he had appointed, were not
residents. No sHch men were 10 be found No
such names were IN the country But an express
came I'D from Bonneville with the intelligence
That beat crowded with aboitiOnists de-
tanned below by an accident Perhaps the eusi-
ueer was member Of one Of the Kansas clubs
The list OF names bFoasht by the express showed
where ReedeT's iGiges of the election were a5lt!-
ing They were on the crippled steamer, and
could not Se present al the election
This development incenSei the MiSsOurians,
and they would consent TO no PoStponement-nOr
It strongly urged They demanded other
i1iseS. AMI proceeded 70 vote Now what | am
about &c say Is true let who VIII gaInsav it 10
on. OF every % of the MisSourIaus not,
er had been and probably never Will be- slavehold-
ers- Again. nearly one hall OF the eastern emf
grants voted with them Again the delegations
from Iowa took the side of the NIsSourians. We
all know the result
After the election some 800 OF the voters sent
4 committee 10 MI Reeier 10 ascertain If it was
his PIrPase 10 rdtiy the election He answered
IN the affirmative. and said the majority at an
election must carry the day But it Is not to be
denied that the 500 apprehsEdiB:, that the gov
error might attempt TO pay the tyrant, since his
conduct had already been inSduOus and unjust
wore III their hats bulchaS OF hemp They
resolved If tyrant attempted 10 tTample upon
me nights OF the sovereign people 10 hang him.
Ihis they would have done, upon the same prin-
cIPe that their fore!athers warreC, against the
British governors the minionDpf George I'LL
Ihey had read IN history OF the capture of Gov
ernor Franklin OF New jersey. by General Wash
IHgton. Franklin was the tyrant Kings govern
Or As further developments of Air Reeder's
conduct became known, intiInatioLs were con-
yeyed to hIn1 that the path of safety would be
the route eastward He the officers and SOL
tiers IN the fort gould not be relied upon against
me indignant iTeenen- They were not with him
IN sentiment nor could they have withSto8d an
assault The governor did disappear. and it was
supposed he had gone But not 80. Fer several
weeks he would not have iet himself sale on any
CT the boats and after every body believed him
gone, ne departed quietly: so ! am informed Be
tnat as 1t may doubt whether he has any nten-
ton oi returning | would not II | were in his
Place, ior the ulen he has so greatly offended are
the sort whose promises do not tall short of their
performances
kentucky Tennessee, Arkansas and lIississ;r-
p are now IN agitation Secret Kansas c!,II,s a re-
oelns formed IN every county $1,000 OJ9 will
Dc subscribed III month, and 10000 men en-
foiiedr 10 act rs circumstances NAV require They
are suca Inea as were commanded bv the brave
Ioione who tell n Mexico Moreover. the abo-
iitionist have generally TO travel five hundred
mics through Missouri 10 reach Kansas and all
the boats are owned By Missourians. On each
oi Inem are agents Of the Kansas clubs
Du' now can aHy one live in Kansas till a crop
Oe grown 1ney VIII Star,e, 1t is not the sea
son ior game Even the wolves are famjshiuo
&ri al uignt leap IatO the windows of the cabins
'i'"ou! l. hedEsi the hiss Cf the rattlesuake and
NJ beyond Is -ae lever and agiIe The e.s,o-, -
or NOT accustomed TO such things and should be
NaIAed 10 leave their wives and children behind
un,Ii houses AID bread are provided for them
'e'i me mere tilat II there is TO be war
talH they are TeIdy- If not anyious for III tb.,,
desire the leading a5otioni,t to be the Iesde- -
me me poor creatures ne has deluded They saw his
sAin shall not be broken. But when he iS f3teD
.ney VIII irIshten hin TO DEATH Grine blank car
.a,oss over hiS head believe his biosrapher
.G1 he runs and hideS his head whenever he hears
SHe report Of gun There is also a Rev Dr.
In0usras> or some such beautii2l name. who is TO
oe-oHI no matter what They saw ne sod his
negroes IN Virginia, TUNED aboii ioni-t. and he
no; come out tree negroes are to be ernnIoyaI -
Aldnap and bring them ~
ne recent action in relation TO Mr.. Reedar,s
successor is merely expression OF public on;n-
T. >l'n > You see frequently in New England
= : 70 condemn his conduct and recommend the
-iau they prefer tc the President. They want no
I57 so'ernorS-snch as the tyrant George iii
20 Sei out And they desire 10 know W here
~ ,s>llent stands As for the attorney sensr-
y 'ney say ne Is Ike a enc legged -rrsshopDe,
pursued by duck-be i,,-,,,,s j.; -, = I;Ii