New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-17
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.


From Special Correspondent.
LKAvEswoRrH CITY, X. T., May %, 1856.
Isubjoin some additional testimony taken before
the Congressional Committee:
w. OsBuRs, sworn-Was at the Big Blue pre-
cpct, below Fort Riley, at the March election witness
was cent to the lower part Of the district With pocama
toDs and his return met party OF fifteen men flom
EastOn, Penn, going up; saw them a: Big Blue pre-
cnct on election day; the previous evening witness
stayed all night in their company at Cross Creek wit
ness challenged their votes next day; most Of them
took the oath and voted; the rest went on toward
Fort Riley; witness states that these men told him the
evening before that they were anxious 10 get to the
election aud had known Of the election before they left
Pennsylvania they then told bin that they had been
induced to come out by Gov. Reeder and that be had
deceived them and that they intended to go back
was on this ground that witness challenged them;
would rot say that they were all going back; l only
conversed with few of them.
To Mr.. Skrman-I voted at the Big Blue pre-
cinct; | don't remember whether was sworn; L was
resident there does not know whether these men whose
votes he challenged now residents or not.
To Mr.. Shrmaa-This il the same poll at which
Mr.. Walker and other Wyandots voted Witness
here insted that these voters were residents OF Big
Blue and fortified this position by saying that they
had land and claims there Some of those were SAID
to be Wyan6Ots; witness stated that when he t'st was
on the way TO the Territory, lie met Gov. Reeder at
st. Louis, and was by him introduced to Mr.. Flenui
ken; witness learned from them that Mr.. Flenniken
was to be candidate for Congress, and wished to
cure the support of The LSGrenuOrh Herald, with
which witness was then Connected Flenniken stated
to him that be meant to remain in the Territory he
elected but would rS.lrn II defeated; flenn ken
wss to run a Nebrasaa Democrat; Reeder ap-
peared TO be dong what he could for Mr.. tennlken
this was while Reeder was Administration Dem
ocIat) the proclamation sent by Gov. Reeder Tor
the irst election for delegate 20 Congress, gwen py
Fei niken with his canvassng circulars Tor Circulation.
To Sherman-Fenriken took position that he was
in favor of the repeal OF the Missouri Comp om-e nd
q 10 administration
nken welt to Lawrence expecting 10 get votes there
and after he had been there told witness It would be
heApedlent to cay anything about the Mar sas Ne
braska bill the Administration, it would are bic
election; JUG &c Wakefield regarded as tue Aoo-
tion candidate; opposed to the repeal of the MI
souii Compromise; Gen. Whitfield was the Demo-
cratic, that Ii, Pro-SAvsry candidate; Gcv. Reeder
said that he supposed tlenniken would get the vote
south Of the Raw River.
ISAAC NJ. RIDGE, swOrn-Reside in Kansas City,
Mo-; in the month of March, 1855, there cons Ter
able excite IT. Of couTe, in part Of the country
about the ensuing election in the Territory: saw 4
Iary of men about that time in stoIe, twelve in
number; saw OF them buy q pistol Others bought
bowl, knives and blankets; they from Pennsyl-
vana of them said that about fifty of them had
landed that morning; this young man was making
brsggadocio remarks tsid he was going 10 Kansas
Territory TO ply Mssours game he was going 20 the
polls to vote, aud If be met patrol of Mls-ourians
there who would hinder him, be would shoot them
this Young man bought the psto the party was buy.
irg blair kets rom ID Itch Jew; OF them wanted
BIN 10 take the blankets back IN two weeks at haf
pnce as they expected TO return from the Territory at
Ii at time, and Of them returned the who did
the taking, cone weeks after Witness says he has
always been a moderate man on nis questIon. Spoke
TO the youI bic return; asked if he had been
III The Territory and vo,ed-wtness laughing a. him
bile be spoke and slso ssked if he met with resist
anee from Mrsourians; replied that he had voted
I'd the Territory, satisfied with it, and was GO
il & home cav aLoth.r party arrive at Kansas C,;y
abou that time but hot until after the day Of the
ton Wy in the Territory there about hundred
Of them, from the Northern States the general plan
heIe is TO call oil from the Northern States,
Eastern men" heard some Of this party cure the
captain bscause be had run the boat aground de-
tanned them on the way, and kept them from getting
up by II election; me Of this party, considerable
nIn DC: OF tL.L., lEtd Sss,le AID velt short d.