Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-22
FACTS VI. ASSERTIONS.

The n. Y. Day Book, an able Democratic journal
and entirely sound upon the constitutional rights "i
the South is satisfied that if the truth IN regard I"
the alleged fraudulent voting in Kansas could be
brourh, TO ight ninety nine huudrcdths of the s,o-
ncs circulated by the Abolition press, would he
proved to DO wholesale fabrcations. In confirmation
of this opinion, we publish the following documents
as presenting tangible fact:
To His Excellency, A. H. Rreder, Governor Of Kan.
sRs:
The undersgnrd citizens and qualified voters Of
Kanaa. Territory, respectfully request your cxceen-
CIV TO withhold your certificates OF election from John
Donaldson, as a member oi the Council from the
Sixth Council District, and Thomas j. Marshall rs a
member of the House Of Representatives. from the
ninth Representative District of said Territory, in
der that the said election may be contested at such
time and place rs your exceliency may determine ON
for the reasons, 70: verify believe upwards oi
three hundred persons, not actual residents ol th:
Territory were admitted to vote at said election III
tbe election precincts at Marysve, in sad Council
District, and for the further reason that all the ballots
received at said precint opened and read out by
RI. Judges before they deposited in tue ballot
box
NJ. +. Conway, Geo. l.: Osbnrne,
r. w. Moore, Geo: W. Dr'zIer'
Cole McCrea, ), ~ SIMPSON,
Francis Barker, 70 nroFei'
&. +. Earl, 80 hau'
A. D. Searl,
KANSAS TERRITORY, IS.
On the Bird day of April A. d., l5''' before me
nersnnolly appeared NJ. F. Conway, and makes oath
on the Holy Evangelists Of Almighty God that the
facts set forth in the within true TO me pest
of his knowledge and belief. vi. r. ION"Hi
SAMUEL d. LEcoapr, Chief Justice, X. T.
LrcoMproS, Kansas, April ., 1871.
E,Ltor IF Day. BoOk-
send van tb. above oath Of Martin +. Conway.
taken before the Honorable Samuel ID. Lcc"inpt'
Chief Justice Of the Territory, under circuisnicc'
such as shall detail to you i'll lew lines. oh the
ever memorable ;Dh OF March, lSjj the dny liked
nv 4 r. Reeder for the election of members OF the
Legislatures was at Dyer's crossing OF the Big Blue
River Is miles east oi Fort Riley at which place Mr.
Conway then was The election was on rrmay:-
On the following Sunday, Jnlned Mr u on MS
wav down to the Mission or Executive Office,
and travelled in company with him to the town
of lndianola, or Soldier Creek, distance OF sew,
enty milts east of MarysvilIe. Mr.. {. crossed
Run River at Snldier Greek, aud proceeded On Inc
South side OF the river b. way OF Lawrence 10 the
Mission and necessarily could not have been present
at the Marysve precinct when the a'g'd fraudulent
votes were cast his entire line OF travel did not
pass within MY mHss OF the above MarysvIle prr:lnct
and he was necessarily ignorant of the proposed iacfS
70 which he (Nr. Con~ay, formerly of Baltimore, !
regret to say }has testified in this solemn manner Bnt
Nr editor this moral depravity and recklessncss IN
the part of Mr.. F. Conway is but solitary instance
of jnnumerable ones exhibited oy the Uat"rs an"
politcal swinders with which the fanatclsm ol the
North has flooded our country aud only bring 1t
h.fore the pubhc now in your able sheet, that the
well meaning men Of the North may take a: an ex-
nonent of the character Of one at least of these
.pconndrels who is now tgurng;away at Boston in
comnsnv with PorSon POme,Dy, ct Ila"kar"s0
no,oreiy endeavoring to increase an agitation whlrh
has already brought our glorious confederacyt the
Z. verge of DOOM" OF one thing we mere DeSih 10
feel assured, that whatever course the aboltionsts
may take they hare lest Kansas as the minds oi IN" H.
actuat.d only by the ellest spirit of spite and envy
towards the,n and their "peculiar institutions and
thew have driven the matter to point which leaves
them no alternative but to make tins slave noianH
state. JOHN bo'"hp'o''