The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-15

The Kansas correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader, thus speaks Of a portion of the outra-
lgeous performances of the Missouri rhffans at
the late election in Kansas:
The enactment passed by this infamous
Legislature prescribing the qualifications of
voters, declares that any one may vote who
will swear allegiance to the Fugitive Slave
Law, the Kansas Nebraska Bill and pay the
sum of one .dollarl Such are the evidences of
citizenship, such are the qualifications ofvoters
such is the selfgoyernment which grows out
of the Fugitive Law of 1850 the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, and the institution of
Squatter Sovereignty On the day of election
this motley crowd of voters, composed of Mis-
| sourians, recently arrived Virginians, and
drunken Indians, were addressed by pro- Sla-
very speakers from the steps of the hotels in
this place They were told that slavery was
right for Kansas, and that Whitfield was the
true representative of Squatter Sovereignty.
| They went and voted, almost before the Mis-
souri, mud was dry upon their boots. With
rifles in their hands, knives in their belts, bot
ties in their pockets and whisky in their
bellies they staggered around the polls, drink
ing, swearing and shouting in devilish glee and
tendish exultation over their fancied triumph
AS the day advanced and night approached,
they became more noisy, turbulent and over
bearing. They marched through the streets
despatched with mud, swearing, yelling,
swinging their hats, and asking. Where are
the ID abolitonsts?'' "Lets cut the
] Cd id white-livered Yankees throatst'
AT that time one of our citizens, Mr.. James
urnam, was passing through the streets
Is he passed the hotel, one of the Missourians
Fwho wore white slouched hat, grey coat,
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into the top of his Undiscovered cowhide boots,
hailed him, aud asked him to come in and vote.
Mr.. F. declined. The man then asked him
to ''come and drink" He declined that invi-
tation also One of the Missourians then
asked him ''why he did not vote!" Mr.. F.
! said, because / do not consider the election
Legal "He is one of the Cd id
Free State men!' said the crowd. Mr.. f. at
this time, seeing he had got into bad company
started to 60. But he was too late The
1crowd gathered around him, and began to cry
out "Hang him.'' "Lynch himl'' "Tar and
j feather the id Yankee!' One of the mob
then seized hold of him. Mr.. Furnam being a
Iquick, powerful man, turned round and knock
ed his assailant down, and fled. They gave
chase, but could not overtake him. One of
the desperadoes shot at him with rifle. The
ball pierced his hat but did not hurt him, and
striking house, went through the clapboards,
killed child which was playing On the floor!
4 The mother ran out shrieking 'smurderh'
I'helps' The neighlc ine to her assis-
lance. The news spread. The Free State
! iaen armed themselves In the meantime
Iauot Ter citizen had been insulted in the street,
knocked down and stabbed This was young
Thomas Newman. He died this morning.
The marauders began now to be alarmed at
their own acts. About hundred Free State
men well armed formed In body and marched
i toward the hotel; but the Missourians had de-
.Ecamped. The Free State men pursued them
to the river and one of tie bloody Williams has
felt cold lead.