The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-12


These official returns, copied from the ex.
ecutivc minutes, prove something more than
the existence Of astounding frauds - they
prove that those frauds were carefully plan
ned and executed under the guidance of a
common head. Had the MisSourians simply
precipltated themselves on the polls of Kan
sas without preconcert and common direction
We should inevitably have seen all enormous
ly disproportioned vote polled in one dst-ic,
to that in another-here a few extra vot.s
and there great many-but no; the work
was done according to rule the rascali,y
was as sk;llful As audac;ous
KANSAS FREE STATE.-The Ho<ion
Dai2y fdreHiser of the 9TH. after dcvotinu
two columns to Southern emigration to Kan
sas," and showing by figures that the South
ern migrant societies are mostly buster.
concludes as follows;
our reason. for our firm conviction that k..r>a-
viii be free State. and that before many months
over res. on other oi>crvatiorS than the mere
cot.st of the Northern and Southern emigration
th spring. In one word. we are certain ,ha. Nor
thcrn or Southern eInigrantS once III Kansas. Sc,
that they are Interested. personally. in making
kan>as free. The kcn,Hckia,s. who move! ,r>,
int" Kansas. chose 10 vofra free State ticket. of
c:gh.v-nine men Sent from Tennessee. word WA
l..,,l ~, 4 4.
81 nine men sent tr'.n one county ia G,orgia
eith' reported tale :" tho. who >,,. then,
The M:>"Irian explanation Il Ills change ! Ia.
The - Yankees contaminated EN-. Lex il /,
50. They are ~ likely 10 c":..:.it,e a great ma
nv more. holding ~ they and their North Wc>ter,
friends 10. all Tie towns all lie churches. all IL,
>ch,ol> ana al,no>; all the presses in Kansas Blu
We DO not rely simply the power oi 'co:..ar;n;t
ton ot Tie handful a: New Enclandcr~ who ar,
there. Tie communicating" influence, cx.ci.,
much more widely than theirs.
l. The settlers of Kansas are men with lit,l.
capital. Thev i" no. own slaves. therefore. al,
cannot soon expect I" own them. They have lin
10 ,cr>onal iilterc>. in their Introduction
.. Those Of them who have moved from >lav,
States. have ALWAYS lived l,lcr Tie shadow Of Ii,
c'in'n.i.ln- influence of large >,lvcho:,.r~ >ucl
men havea persona! prejudice a-aiil>; the i,.~itu
tiun II >,avcrv.
Every man in Kansas knows that .he r..:lrna,
reserves IN Iowa. >c Il: prices vayil. from ten :,
i|ri'v dollars that nh currt>l, ,!..l,I.
reserves rU>t south OF them III Missouri. may ,,
l.,fi "a. - 81 :.
i" FIVE dollars Every man knows. ,o" :.a. IT,. III
ference III lrc" between the Missouri and Iow:
Lands i simply he contrast between free State an,
Il slave State. Now every man in Kansas owll
land. and II Is, therefore. far matter of Ier>un
a i't"rc>. 10 every nan ia Kansas. Ina: her il,.i
tu.i"n> shall rrohibi, slavery. And a~ ve. .hcr, J.
Il" vested .il,ercs. in Hais, opposed 10 such :: pro
h.bition
Such are the REASONS FOR our own conviction tina
:" soon ~ the rapid e grafton shall have hr,uch
up :hr population "i Kansas 70 l.inet. Thousand
they viii rca,'irn the decision Of the topeka Con
Ncton, tnat slavery shall I've prohibited in The new
t"rmrt! STATE. As we have often said, we de- ,n
see why this population should not lie attained il
the course OF ;!e present wear. The south and III
North are uniting 10 >uIr'lvt Ia that c:I-e. In
Kansas members should take their seat, in Courre,
next winter.