Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-30

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would take to beat the abolisionisis /"
TWELFTH Day -
John Long. called and swofa- Set.
tied "a tins district in Jsnuarv. 1856:
came from Independence, No. saw a
large number Of strangers n tie polls
on the 3JIh OF March; many Of whom
knew to have come from jackson
County No, 50 FAR rs knew. tisese
men were mostly fro1s jackson and
Clat Couaiies; they encamo, 4 above
the town and near the voting place.
these men from Missouri were OF tuo
classes; one ofwhich had no busi-
ness IN the Territory but to vote. the
oiher pretending hold stakea 81 .;foS
Key. 1r, Bargess. recalled Have
osen indicted by tie Pro Slaserr
Grand Jury and . warrant served on
me for perjury FOR sending n ., otest q
the Governor stating me faets and
frauds OF The election ol the 3olh Of
March.
Mr.. G. L. Mitchell. recaled-Have
examined the poll books OF he Third
District Tor the election Of the 33sh Of
March; End the names sof tw..ntv
eight resident voters. most Pro-Sla.
very men; there were between three
and four hundred votes iolkd.
DR.. @. A. Gutter. called and
sworn-Came to the Territory ia
February. 1854; came directly from
Missouri, was formerly from renres-
see: was one of the first settlers IN the
Fourteenth District, near Doniphan;
resided there until last March Asel,i-
son. with large party. came orer
IRON Missouri, and held a Convention
TO nomieate candidates Cor the Te,ri-
torial Assembly; the invaders had
sci OF candidates and the Pro-SIaye,y
residents another: the invaders voted
tor Strlngfellow and another man. and
elected them; Atchison maize a sDeach
atthe Convention in which hsdeciared.
"Ihere are eleven hundred men com
ing in from Platte County to vois.and
II thatis not enough. there viii be fi.e
thousand, enough TO kill every id
rnfng wehto on quietly Il tbe VOL XIV
er precinct for two hours, as the ice
was running down the river. bur afser
that time they began to come over:
MissouFisn. named Blakely. offered
his yole; MIR. Richardson, oae OF The
Judges, refused 70 receive il. a. he
had taken an oath 70 perforn his duty.
and he would not perjure himself: a
disturbance was sere raised; Ricilsfd.
sons life was threatened. and De- was
compelled 10 resign; another Pro-Sla-
very man was elected iL his place. aud
things went on smoothly after that:
| advised my friends, The Ffee-S.atr
men. to go home. as there was no
use Of remaining as things were roiag.
many went home. inquired of many
men where they were from; they told
me they were from Platte Couniy; ]
told them they were violating the or
ganic act Of The Territory. they re.
piled. that old Davy Aichison helped
10 make the law. aud he had told them
that they had the right 70 vote. and
Aichison knew a d--d sight better
than did. Judge OF elecuon Of the
Eighteenth District told me that there
were not Icrty legal voters among all
who voted. and that ali The rest were
Missourians: up TO the time Of election
here was pot single settler 10 the
district who came out under the aus.
pices Of the Emigrant Aid Company.
our settlers were from the West. mos
tiy from Missouri. Major General
Richardson said publicly. ~ Doniphau,
that II sent protest to the Cover
nor, my Office should be thrown iato
the river. heard threats from tLe Mis-
suurisns and Pro.Slavery men, that II
Governor Reedrr refused to give Ger
tiiicates vi election to those hus cleo
ted, "he would not 1--we two hours"
such threats were frequently made ]
received many anonymous letters.
threatening my life, the witness had
examined poll books OF The Doniphan
Fourteenth District. aad of the Esh-
ternth District. he gave the names Of
many men who resided m Missouri and
had voted in Doniphan, nnny ofthese
were merchants some professional men,
and some were Judges. the lnrrer p.sr-