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XxxlVth Cengress--rirst Session.
90 ~. ii - lass .
WARRINGTON, July /.
SEEArE.-Ms. Cass said q very 40,
rioas Transaction bad occurred on the
Pacific eo,st according 10 sccoun,s ius
received. in which an examination ough
10 BE- made. Gov. Stevens, Of Wash.
ing,ou Territory, has proclaimed mar,
tial law. has srrsstsd . Judge of tn.
Dis,rics Cour: and ssD, him away some
distance.
Thus closing the Court, Mr.. Cass did
no' desire 10 prejudice the csse. but il
certainly seemed q great assumption oi
power. He submitted . resolution call.
ing on the presiden, for the facts in 70.
la.ion 10 the matter. adopted.
Mr.. ColIames submitted q minority
report on the Kaasss question: the re-.
por. was read aud ordered. printed.
Mr.. Thompson epoks..osexha, il
favor OF the bill TO. admit Ksnsas 70:
ported yes'erda, by the Committee on
Territories.
Mr.. Bigler slso for and Mr.. Hale
against.
]. Mr.. Adams moved 10 amend The bill
BY striking out tina, part which gives the
Er,ght OF suffrage to- persons who have
6led their declaration Of intenion to be-
come citizens Of the Unite States. m
compliance with the naturaiizati laws.
Z. Mr.. Ofiienden hoped the amendmen,
would be- adopted, He though, those
foreigners who had declared ,hei. in
Ien,ion to become citizens had no more
prigh. 70 vote than thoae who had made
no such declaration,
HousE.--Mr. Barclay moved . re.
confederation OF The voss By which the
Kansas bill was rejected. and in assign
ing his reasons. for 70 doing. said hs was
informed that there were warrants in
THE District directing the arrest Of Gov.
Reedc: for treason.
This he. regarded as partial; he was
disposed. to rsbuks il by now voting fos
the bill in order ,o-pro.ect the people Of
Kansas. Mr.. Houston expresaed his re-
gre, that the gentleman had changed his
mind either on cconn Of personal or
other means.
Mr.. Barclay replied that he had acted
from a conscious sense Of duty, and
would not be intim;da,sd by the lash.
Mr.. Houston Gisavowed any intention
10 impeach the integrity OF the gentle.
men, or censure him, and moved 10 lay
the motion 10 reconsider on the table.
Mr.. Housson's motion 10 lay the mo,
lion to reconsider on the table was su.
persede! by the presentation Of the re-
port by the Kansas Investigation Com.
miuee. Of whic b here follows
A SYNOPSIS OF THE REPORT
OF THE
Kansas Inyestigatias Committee.
The report shows that, a. soon ~ the
Till organizing she Territory Of Kansas
was passed, q large number Of the citi-
zens of Missouri went into the Terrific
~. held squatssr sovereignty meetings.
passed resolutions d~enouncing Abolition.
isis, and declaring that slavery existed
therein. In the autumn OF 1854 q 10.
cret political society. called The Blue
Lodge. was formsds the pisd Of opera.
lions Of which, With iis oa,hs. etc., are
given in the report. This lodge con
trolteo' I'll the subsequent movements
and invaefons on the part Of tha Mis-,
sour;ans.' Al tho election on the 29,h o
November. 1854, for . delegate { o Con
sfess. There was no evidence Of fraud
except in the sparsely settled aud 70,
mote Districts. whsrs citizsns Of Nilsson,
ri appeared and voted.
Details in relation 10 these facts an
given in the report, which says il 10 70
duced 10 mathematical precision. tLal
l.7OG illegal ard nonresident votes wee
cast by citizens Of Missouri. The re-.
maindsf being legal votes amounted Il
1.iO0-Mr. whitfield would have beer
elected vi,hou, the aid Of his Missouri
votes. he receiving q plurality Of all ,hs
votes cast. s
During she winter Of lS54-'55. grea
excitsmeps existed in the Ternaory OF
account Of the invasion. Public meet.
ings were held. and much bitter feeling
was manifested, rM
In 1865 q censui vas taken. and III,
number Of legal voters was a~scer,ainet
to be 2.905. Previous 10 ahs election il
the spring of '55, ac,ivs preparation,
were made N Missouri 10 invade ths
Territory, and = eosnpless organiza,ior
was effected. Leaders we're chosen
tents. ammunition. provisions and arm,
~disirabuted, and The forces were drillst
in companies in Missouri, aud on ID,
. day before the election il 10 testified ,ha
atleasi 5000 Missourians took up ,h'
isns Of march Tor Kansas in compsniss
and went Tito every Representative Dis
tries in the Territory except one. Il
detailing the accounts OF these compa
niss and the declarations made by them
la great portion ~ the testimony esn
sists Of extracts from the poll bucks
census rolls. &C., showing who were is'
gal a. we'll a. who we're not legal voters
and from accurate and almost absolui.
proof. it appeared that Of about 6.30(
] voiss cas-, NJ The slec:ion for members o
] thu Territorial Les,slatare. 5000 wsrl
those Of non residsnD. The majority