New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-07

did sl the!x bss bveB think r siy uIlor, throSl
k.r NJ AndeiNn. Hs oPponent Sas 40 iHdeponden
Frse->,ae o-rd iste asd his pos ton ws' No, yer,
cesrl, I, fined some Free State men voted FOR A1d-r
.cn. but ss AT or.et; 70 tbs the 6rst nssace mr'
by the Committee where there ~as, peTbsPs, legi
u.j.riv. it / stated that Mr.. Anderson - and has
been resident Of L-rng'os Mo. bis home being hI'
fsiher house. BE came INTO the District day or
two b, fore the election. aid went sbos, cleo o0eer-
ing. sud started back buggy. a; daylight the iol-
loepg morning. Il Is prpr to state thst lsrge
rn Der Of the frst settlers Of that rtglon came fOm
Missouri 10 the Territory. These men have beea
gradually falling over On the Free S:aie sde Of the
ieIoe.
Cox testified 10 a similay nyason AZ the esc.
Il, n Last October when Whitfield voted for, aud
that few OF the RESIDENTS voted that day aud that
of two hui dred AID cdd yotes poled. three-oarths
NIs-Vurian-.
WrAyKR sworr-lIss been acting 81 Assistant
S.rsssut a, slrs TO the INIT, States Hoase OF Rep
re.entatives. AID as such sert BY toe K-nsas
G. uniEson. and wen, into the Ninth. Tenth, Elev.
ep,h, Twelfth abd 18th Districts TO subpoena wit,
n.sees; on my return on the evening of the l3th
inst | was searching for the LAwrerce ferry, met
United States drago, hi- way TO Lecompton told
ne Was Of my way, but II | went with hin mule
up the riyer could cross over; witness had sub
peBsed, John Blew, with me; turned and
accompanied the dragoon, ssd followed him through
the ,hcket when suddenly just Is we ~ste in eight
Of the ferry came upon o camp of think, one
hundr, mer they all armed with revolvers and
bowie-kuiycs aid many of them had Chted States
musk.ts with bayonets stt; SAW nombvroi United
States mu.kets leaning sgaipst trees and sticking ou
of wagons; We oil three rode up to the frrry landing
and dismounted ss We c sme through the camp some
oftl.se men said: "What in l-il does that mean
when We di.moulted crowd gathered found us, and
one man came in front I me aud asked where was
f,ofn and where was gong; | replied that | had
been up North and was on the way to Lasrt nee; he
arked that would not get there SOON he then In
qured "how was on he goo'e' gave him al evas'vc
answer and said think, that was on the right side;
Il seemed 10 iritatc hun and he said that he thought
was a lit subject To stay with them all tight st thus
remark number of men came around me with mus
k.ts in their hands. another man came up, who had
been ccnyersirg with the drsgoons. and told them not
10 interfere with me- was in charge of the United
States dragons; told him was not in charge ot the
Dragons but was myself United States officer and
did not wish to be detained; some one in the crowd
wanted to know what kind Of an officer was; told
IA, that was Sergeant at Arms OF the United States
House of Representative they wanted to see some
proof OF it, handed my subpenas to aman they called
Col. who seemed to be leading character; he took
them to one side followed by most Of the crowd, aud
gave them what seemed to be thorough eIalnna-
ton; after consultation he returned my papers and said
my case would be considered; he then asked If |
did rot know these were war tunes; said did
not he said he would inform that these oere car
tes and folks must be their guard, and that people
who did not show fair front " must be examined
he said he could not felease me at present, as their
captain was not in camp; | told him It was important
should not be detained and requested that measures
J.. taken to release me- 40 that could go on to mees
the Committee at Lawrence; he then told mo the
Committee had lef. Lawrence, and seemed incredulous
when did not know such to be the fact; after good
de al OF further urgit on my part and iresh eAanh
nation Of y papers and consultation, they said they
would send me over to Lecompton under guard and
| deliver me TO Col. Wilkes, who was commanding 81
the time after another hours detention they sent my
self, the witness and the drag0on into Lecomp
ton, mysel and Beew under guard; they delivered u
TO Col Wilkes handed him my papers, and after al
examination of them, assisted by Gen. Cralncr h'
| told NE he thought entitled to pass unmoested
but as their forces in the Territory yet unorgan
lied would BE- liable to interruption and detention
and added that If hailed by all means to answer
Immediately / would certainly be shot; he conclu'
ded at nv request to give written pass by showing
which would be enabled to pass their advanced par
ties without interruptions the following is copy;
"LEcoNPros, kansas, Nay IS, 1855.
To sH vho" may e:~e~a' rhs to eerthy to.t hs's
Gen Cr.ner satisfied tbs, he ;. aefips uad, .u,aony
,smeI,r.s - ms "WAKREN D. WILKES Of south Carolina"
WIS then released, and was not afterward inter
rupt.d; they kept me two or two and half hours;
In. Marty that arrested me claimed to be South
Csrolinsns; n the dsehsrge Of my duty 'ubpenaed
J. ID. Wells and d. Lesyitt Of the Black Verullian,
Xhh District, to appear before the Committee at
Lawrence end who, believe cannot appear, a. thor
road lies through the part Of country where those men
are who arrest all whom they deem suspicious
characters" the said Wells and Leaytt were
subpen enaed on tho 9Th inst and could have been with
tb. Committee before they lef Lawrence, but if not,
they could have proceeded to Leayenwoh before this
time: from the state Of the country, ] am
ss,,fed that these men have been detained on their
ssy by force al up to this time they have not ap-
pesred here.
Dr. JAMES NOBLE, sworn-Rs-des about % mules
from here in what is called Jefferson County came
N the Territory in the Fall of 1884 from Platte Coun-
~. No was at the election at Hickory Point, March
10 la55 the election was held at the house Of 1aItz;
there were two .ets Of Judges great crowd vas at
,he election; they elected q new set Of Judges from
those the Governor had appointed which resulted IA
arrow nearly all Of those present at ieast 200 were
non-residents; knew many Of them to be old friends
who then lived in Missouri, and It'll live there the
greater part Of the crowd were hi. ,wtnesses) sc-
ouajp,ances from Missouri there we're not more than
10 or 70 re.debts Of the district present nearly al oil
81, Int vo+.rs In when the VI M1-our-fnen pro-
eeeded 10 uu. in Judges Of the election Of their own
witness did no. vote; some OF he old friends from
Cav County. Mo. iDsisted ths; witness should vote
x;,rs-. r-pi.d that he would not vote with a crowd
of ,,so from another State who CANE % make laws