The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-19

swears that any one was prevented from voting by the
Of these weapons in single instance the best Of the
dersigneds recollection. The testimony from beginning
70 end does not disclose the fact Of assault and bat
terry at or about the polls account OF the side
which any wished TO vote had voted in the whole
Territory on the day Of election Some quarres and fights
occurred al two three places but about voting and
not many in the whole Territory the undersigned Is
informed occurred Al one precinct in this city at the late
municipal election.
The undersigned will take up and proceed with the
districts in their order He refers the election dis
tricts. There were eighteen of these
First Election District
The testimony in this district shows that great many
strangers were present. some with wagons and tents
considerable excitement prevailed But there positive
evidence of but very persons known at that time to
DO citizens OF Missouri being present All else is heasay
vague and uncertain While this is so, Mr. Satefs in his
deposition hereuno appended aud made part Of this report
testifes as follows:
emgra,ed into the Territory of Kansas in June 1854
and settled the neghborhood of Lawrence and have
sided there since" ..st., s1st.. rs ..s.e
Ally acquaintance reasonably extensive in that dis
trict knew about 400 voters who resided in the dis
t'c but did not know near all of the resident voters of
thht district 80 lar as know all the resident of
that district were present and voted"
AT the time Of the election Of the 30th March, 1856
there was majority of pro-slavery residents in the
renee district | was we'll acquainted in the district
There about 200 eeSate resident voters in that
ric and there were from 300 to 400 proavery
the polls that day. whom knew be residents Of dis
tc and great many of them voted in my presence and
the others told me they had voted" ]"
Besides this the testimony of other witnesses shows that
large Immigration OF bona fde settlers from Missouri
came into the district after the taken and
fore the election The parties says one Witness were
pretty nearly divdedperhaps of the feeSate than
pro-savery party but the free-Sate party were divided
and many voted for the proslavery candidates. There
was no intimidation used to prevent any of the free
State party from voting and all could have voted who
wished TO VOTE In the afternoon hundred
men, who had come in with DR.. Charles Robinson from
the east marched to the polls and voted the Free
State ticket They were said to have come into the
Territory that very day.
From this testimony it is difficult for the undersigned
to see how the majority of the committee could
,ne conclusion TO which they arrived that even in the
Lawrence district there majority of the legal
for the free-Stae ticket.
Second District
In regard to this district the testimony is conflicting
and contradictory but the weight of the evidence in the
opinion of the undersigned shows that there were many
settlers came into this district after the was taken
and before the March election On the morning of election
the reeSate judges took with them into the judges
ROOM The freetae men, under the lead of Judge Wake
field took possession of the po and required all the pro-
slavery men TO be sworn without discrimination and did
not swear any freeate men, The proslavey residents
objected this and declared that both parties ought TO be
sworn alike After time the freetate judges re-
signed and other judges selected by the crowd No
intimidation was used to prevent the freeSate from
voting, but all were asked TO up and The pro-
slavery tcke had majority in the district rs the free
State party were not united their ticket II aadi-
ton to the general testimony relating to s district th
undersigned begs TO call the attaon of the House esps
ally to the testimony OF Paris Ellison one Of the Judges TO
bold saia s.ecton, appointed hy Gov Reeder himself
which deposition with others in relation 10 The election in
thar dstS hereunto appended and made part of this
report Mr. Eison in his deposition among other things
s"ys; I'M, =. y
em grated from Missouri to Kansas and settled at Doug
the second district in October 1854 and have resided
there ever since was present at the election held Mr.
Burson IN the second district on the Both March 1856
was appointed by Governor Reedor of tie Judges
and Mr.. Burson and Mr. Ramsay think were the other
two met ct E bnrsons house in the morning before
the hear 70 open the polls Mr. Burson magistrate
appointed by Governor Reeder and he qualified me and
qualified Ramsay. Ramsay qualified Burson Weappont-
ed the clerks, and qualified them George W. Taylor was
one OF the clerks My Paris very sick tho time
ana wanted TO resign. proposed TO resign IL other
judges would permit me to q man 10 serve in my
place Judge Wakefield Of the candidates on the free
State ticket was in the room, and interered telling tne
ludges that they had power TO name the man. They
refused 70 let me appoint in my place and deter
mined to serve and did serve remarked 10 the other
Judges that We were sworn to act mparuy during the
whole day. They said, yes are TO act Impair
tally We agreed thsL inasmuch AS they knew great
many voters that did not know and knew great
masy that they @Id not know that those whom knew
should vote without swearing and those whom they
would not require OF them to be sworn. Under this
agreement commenced the election Amer some
y-nine or thirty votes were taken, the prosavey party
had two to against the freeSate party. Tho
other two judges began TO grumble DR.. Brooks came up
to vote knew DR.. Brooks had claim in that district
and had been on IL, and had put house on il.
DR.. Brooks a single man. aud afterwards brought
his mother there and has resided there since At the
time Of the election Dr. Rrooks claimed to be ctzeu OF
the district knew him 10 be resident and under our
agreement wanted 10 take his vote without swearing but
the other two judges refused 70 take his unless he
would swear this he refused TO do because he said that
he had understood that under the agreement Mr. Ellison
took his vote without requiring him 10 swear that all
that necessary The other two judges still refused
take his vote. The doctor stood the window long
time and said that unless they would let him vote he
citizen of the district and had been for some time
previous, no other man should vote there that day
told them that II they refused his il would
fuss and confusion, aud that 1t would be violating
the agreement made before the election began: but still
they refused. Sherman Wofia then up 10 vote but
they refused 10 take his without swearing Sherman
said that he could prove by that he citizen OF
the district and had been citizen Of the district from the
fall before knew that Mr. Wofal was a resident Of the
trct to live bought hay OF Mr.. Wofal before the
election, which he had made and cured the be
FORE They still refused to let him vote unless be would
He refused to swear because they the judges would
not let him prove his residence He said he would not
had not up TO this time objected to any OF the
said they knew had kept the agreement made between
US to the word and letter On account OF this conduct
the part OF the other two judges fuss and confusion
in the crowd outside Of the house While the hlss
going on, proposed to adjourn told them thought
IL would be in half hour Mr. Burson, there
upon diourned for half hour He proclaimed the adj
iournmcnt aoud told each Of the judges to pick up
poll-book. took the ballot-box which one Of the
judges tried to take from think II Ramsay but
certain Sharp words passed between us, but
kept the balobox and they took the pobooks sud
off, man by the name OF Jones asked me where the
polbooks told him that Burson and Ramsay bad
taken them of He followed them and brought the poll
the other two judges did not come back waited ten
minutes longer L called them hut they did not come 1