The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-16
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At the lsst accounts the Congressman
Committee had concluded Their lsbors and
were about 10 leave Ksnsas for Washing
ton City. II is understood that the testi-
mony wtscs-hss s,een coiaeessd Is over
whelmingly conclusive on all uae points
which hsseAbeen changed sgainstslhe Dor.
der Rufhsas, eaa whst 20 now desired 10
that the House will order a large number
Of copies to be printed. We know that
other printing presses besides those en-
ployed by Congress will be engaged IN
multiplying copies tor The use of the people,
bui VI want a. large a number as possible
to bear .she inprmatur Of the House, and
for once We will not object 10 the most lib
ersl exercise OF The ranking privilege
All that the Free State men in Kansas have
ever demanded was the peaceable enjoy.
ment Of their undoabtsd rights. and since
they have been rnthiessly usmpled upon.
VIVA, they now chiefly desire ia tina; the
people OF the whole country shall have an
opportunity 81 judging betwe en- them and
their oppressors, rhc sworn Testimony Ia
ken by the House Committee sili place
the facts upon record, for the ~eniighten.
ment of this and the establishment OF lu.
ture generations. Ii will corroborate whs,
has heretofore been said, that the hall has
not been told concerning the atrocities
which have been committed, and besides
having greater weight rs the authorized
publication Of the House of Represents.
ives, il will disclose facts which those who
have written concerning Kansas were not
in a position to ascertain
We give 40 q specimen, the following
condensed account OF the evidence which
hs. been brought out against Sheriff Jones,
who, as the pro-slavery party pretended,
had been shot in tha spine, and about v hose
critical situation the 81. Louis Repa5lioaa
suffered so much spurious agony;
His first great achievement, IA hansss
Terriior, was when lac lett The posioffee
in Missouri, at the head OF IS men, march.
ed into Kansas, went upon a valuable
claim, where he lound an old man who had
settled upon il some time before. planting
corn. They made an attack upon the help.
less old man, drove him way and burn,
his house and improvements. Jones then
took possession oil his claim, and has pre-.
tended 70 settle upon it: whilst his family
have been living in Missouri all of the
time. On the 3uIh oil March, 1856, Jones
again took marches al The head OF sou
men. into The Territory. Goes 10 The
place where the election is being held, de-
nsnds the surrender OF the ballot box, take.
his watch ia enc hand, revolver in the ot..-
er, goes up to the Judges OF Election anc
gives them five minutes 10 reslgn or die
he counts of the minutes as they pass; /
minute gone, 2, 3, 4, D, when the nve mln-
utes haze psasea, mltl, characteristic be-
nevelence,. gives one minute more. The
Judges refuse 10 resign. The 500 men
make. az attack upon the house, and drive
Ii. Judges say, take the ballot box and
6iis il With illegal ballots. Afterwards he
as "Sher,ff OF Dougias county, arrests al
old man al midnight, lakes hin away. He
meets q small party Of men, and they res.
cue his prisoner from him.. He surrounds
Lawrence with an army OF men, retreats,
attempts 10 make more arrests, United
States troops called to his aio, destroys the
hotel, &C..