Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-04-27
Tn, Kansas Election Fraud

The Columbia lWi,s5uri) Journal, Of the
i,h of April. ig an e,ulwnt article on The
triumph NJ the rro-Slav"ry candidates in
Kansas it tho recent elections, rivr- the iol-
lowing d.-rntch rr"" Iuiercri'"'" 20 if'
SEVERAL hunir,l returning cmiyun''
from Kansas. have lust entered This city
T.rv were rrar-iri hy the Wc.tups' and
lui,rsnlrurr Bra, Band. Immediately ill.
lowing ihc hand was about 2nO hur.'uru iu
regular order. following th,4a were $50
wagons. prri1s.-. Sc. Thov report that
uH'1u Nuti-rAyrrv man will D. lon tha ls.-
i.lafurr 1i Kansas. W. have made o clean
sweep"
The Journal ays.
" citizen Of Columbia who hl- iu,, r.
turned irm Kansas. informs us that rsvg
many 0f me- ih1iroriv, ,iuIlSi oF. md hi
net aN0Tp' % rais. GOrsrnor R1s.r. prob
ahIv considering that " discretion vas the
hr,i lar. ut alor," lyi aaof f-uu H. s',r-
hnH The Nii Emismuts wcr' not probably
accustomed to Swing the precincts - tho
roughly guarded. o. protect the hlllut-hoN
from corruption and fraud Finding how
familiar the " .lnyohollins barbarian. " are
with ir.o1r, fpp'h-piks. Ur-'iuu'.-s md
i1rg.r pIryihiugf Of q siml'ar character. and
Vet that thcy will not tril'With thcm-that
they will not disregard the right, of Others,
nor p" guilty ~ lrt, of acgrr--inu--oo1l and
deliberate. bat determined, and Unnecessary,
regardless Of hS and ror,i'ss of d1Hg,r.-
Many of thcsr auti-slaycry miniuu. will
probably seek associations more cungyuial 10
their tastes"
We arr here informed by the organ II
thcsc protector, Of the ballot box" after
il, own fashion. an that the world haycauy
nccl To know respecting the iuhmou. way
ia which the Kansas elections have hrn
,arricl bv Organized hands ofarmcd outlaws
ami bullir- from Missouri Governor Rccdcr
/. on hi. way o. Washington. We are iniorn-
ci, and. unl,., be i either more or les than
a man, We shall surely have from himself
truthful account Of the vile doing. Of the
creatures Of senator Atchi.on and his as.O.
ciatcs.
The wc.tcm (MisSourD Reporter, Of
March 2gth, the day before the election, as-
sorting that the f" fanatic. Of the North &"
wcrr rudavoring to make Kansas ircc
Territory, (Which Is true,) also assume, they
would do it by unfair means, and ayow-
fighting the devil with frr a. the policy
Of thc friends ofSla,yry and it accordingly
SAYS
" our minds are already made up a. g.
the result Of the clectiOn tomorrow ia Ran
sl,. The Pro-slavcry party will be tri-
umphaut, We presume, in nearly every pre-
cinct should the Pros slavery party fail in
this contest, IL will not H. because Missouri
has not done her duty H. all her friends in
the Territory. For We Judge in sale call
culation that two thousand squattcrs have
passed over into the promise land from thi.
State within the past tour days, and taken
claims, aud become bona fic residents.
Many Of them had claims prior to this time,
and have only gone over to pO--rs- them
Others will secure themselves like claims,
and ~ trust will remain ON them"
but they came lack the next day, two
hundred horsemen and one hundred aud fifty
wagons in line. " Bona fic residents "
are not wont to do this National Era.