Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-22

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ana ms Pa'E M .SSo.l 'oass .oes ,hs @ nolI ' hnoL, &
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p''su"s' 2D9, I s..L Iots 49, 80 s..o, ~ - ~
ha..s au .aaS - M - DEE. ' sna ,onL i"dga John
,Ouvv y wsr.ss,a y & ss nn.oSs, md caryisd him 10
4. ~ Sso,I aisca' .,f alsc,,or feo1 and msda him
~ P.sss - S ~ !, 49, S,sLa ,har. snasch.
~ .S,.s' ,sh;ch H. M, : whi,a ribbon n bis
e s,,.a., I h","' "a IA i, Nm 90 IaIl Thev
49, [ .hoss ,,so new l,doas and uroceeded
Win Win ia slsc,ion fee i E
"i''' 80 80 s's NJ \.
They also threatened % kiii me ]uuges y
,hey did not receive tnelr yoIes w,!nou'
swearing them 'or else res'gn LSz;l lney
sa'a no man snou'u sV's WY wyuIu !, 4, ..o,.,'
% pe swo,n-7s.o' y ney wou'u ~, n,' s"i vAv y,
VINO wouio ohol y ~ soo !, snTo' ~ n'.n,
ecu. ms gus ou', HSc. lSo.J lasy sa's
no man sn9u'p vo.e 'n's uay un,ess ne so'eu
an open ncKe', ana wes a'' l'gh on .ne
goose ls4'l ana 'na' u ,1ey cou'. no' sose
py 70" means Msy wou.u ~ ny. tHesu1 a,sL:
lsey sa'u - ns. s naI a ~ mTSa T..',S. n'Sa,
Two minu,es, as IL they had been there TWO
wears. and ,hey would vote 1851 Some Of
,he citizens who were abou, the window, bu,
had no, voted when The crowd OF Missouri.
ans marched up there, upon attempting 10
voie. we're driven back by the mob. or driy.
en- off(e7.) One of Them, Mr.. ], M. Ma.
cey. was asked if he would take the oa,h,
and upon his replyinp ,ha. he would II the
iudpes required il. he was drapeed through
,he crowd awav from ,he polls. amid cries
Of .Kill the id nipper thief" "Cu, his
,hroa,j "Tear his benr, out" &c. After
,hev 90, him 70 the outside OF the crowd.
,hev stood around him with cocked revol,ers
md drawn bow;e Ln;vs,, ono man nn,,no
knira ~ h;s beo,, 90 ,ba, i, touched bim
srn,ha, boId;nn : cocLsd n;s,oI ~ b,s aor,
Will ano,har .s,ncL a, him w;,h a club fa8 I
The Missourians said ,bev had a ripb, 10 %
ro,o ,r 'hau h.d hsan in ;he Te,r;,ory bn,
Ave m;nn,ss Foo some said ,bev had
hssn hi,od ~ co,ns ,heye and vo,e. ana ge,
. dollor 4 ~ and bv cd ,hev would vote
~ die Itoo /.
~. ..,r. ,i'r. 81"
They said the SUN Gay OF March was an
imporians dav' as hansas would Dc MADE a
Slave State on 'na' gay ioi.) ihey De-
can 10 leave 10 The direction OF missouri IN
the afternoon alter 'hey had voted (ioS,)
leaving some ~ or ~ GROUND Inc mouse
nolI, mil ofo, tho elec,on was over (1O3 !
The citizens Of the Territory were moi
around, except those who took part in The
mob le4} and = large portion o. ,nem did
not vote COOS 34i votes were polled mere
that day. oi which bus some ~ were GU
zens Qo6) a protest against the election
was made 70 the Governor lloi) Inc re-
turns Of 'te election maae 70 me governor
were lost oy 'he Comm'"ee o. Elecuohs Of
me Legislature a. rawnee ioS'l Inc du'
p'ica'e returns 'elt IN Inc oalo' oox were
taken 6y F. =: Laley' one oi the JUDGES
e'ec'eo oy 'he M'ssourlans' ana were ehner
los' or destroyed IN MS mouse ioS'J so 'na'
your Committee nave oeen unaole 10 inS'l,
'u'e comparison between Inc poii iisls ana
census returns oi .hls a's'r'cI me 'es'l'
mony' however IS unllofm' mat not even
~ OF those VINO voted mere 'na' gay were
em'''led 10 vole' leaving OIL nlegai votes
we are sanShea rom me testimony 1na'
aaa 'ne ae.9al sellers aione 'o'eo, 'ae rfee
Sla'e cana'da'es woula nave oeen eiec'eo
oy handsome me)on'y'
lIp DIsrRIcr-TEouMsRH.
co., eu, =! n, :. ~
on 'ne zo,n 1l maicn persons rom Hlay
oacNson' anu ~ no~ata coun"es' NO. ,osgan
70 come 'n'o iecumsen' IN wagons cartla'
ges. ano on nOrseOack, armed WIN guns
oowle hnllss' any ,evVlvefS; anu w'M
lnrea's, anu s"campeq close oy me 'Own
ana cpn"n1eo p,,n ca camping uhn. 'ne Gay o. eisc
son Won iIo Inc hlg1' oe'ore .ne eler"ol
Hvo men were SEM Io' from 'n9 camp y
MlASout'ans ~ Lawrence III on ,,t 'nt
"e,e upe"eu' sOs o,I HOo u 1oI ~ "'sSOa I 0pn.'
anu o'he'S we1o 10 co''ee.eu !" ''o ya'" oovu
The house OF Thomas Slnion, where the
election was 10 be held, armed with bowie
!, knifes. yevo]veys. and clubs rho Thew
.a;d | ,s.,, .oa,s ~ vo,s n snJ ,.bin ,ha domns5
Ss.u .noy 'a"s wy a"u "n,pas ..isn 'e. hn'e.