Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-22
Report, ,Ot. the Congressional COm-
mittee, ON the Outrages In Kan
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On The morning of election, the Judges
appointed by the Governor appeared and
opened The polls. Their names were Har.
rison. Burson, Nathaniel Ramsay and Mr..
Ellison. The MIssouriana begap 10 come
In ea,y on the morning, some. 500 or 600
of them. in wagons and carriages. and on
horseback, under the lead of Samuel ].
Jones. then Postmaster Of WesIPo'.. I. Mis-.
souri,, Claiborne F. Jackson, and Mr.. Slee Iy
of Independence, Mo. They were armed
with double barreled guns, rifles, bowie
knives and pistols, and had flags hois,ed (66)
They held sou Of informal election, of
at one side, a. first for Governor Of Kansas,
and shortly afterward announced Thomas
johnson Of Shawnee Mission elected Gov.
ernor 1871 The polls had been opened bu'
sbori time when Mr.. Jones' marched with
the crowd up ID othe window and demanded
tha. they should be allowed to vote wi,hou,
swearing as 10 their residence (68.) After
some noisy and threatening talk, Claiborne
+. Jackson addressed The crowd. saying they
had come there 10 vote, that they had q
righ! to vote il they had been there but five
minutes. and he was no, willing to 60 home
Without voting; which was received with
cheers [69 Jackson then called upon
them TO form into liule bands Of fifteen OF
twenty, which they did TO-, and wen. 'c
an OK wagon filled with guns, which were
distributed among them III, and proceeded
TO load some Of them on the ground 72.
In pursuance Of yackson's request they ,ieC
white tape or ribbons in their button holes
so as 10 distinguish them from the "Aboli
.ionisis" ISL They again demanded .ha
the Judges should resign, and upon their re-
lusing 10 do so, smashed in tho window, sash
and all, and presented their pistols and guns
to them, threatening 10 shoot them "a.
Some ono on The outside cried out 10 then
not 10 shoo. as there were Pro Slavery mer
in the room with The Judges [75.I They
then put pry under the corner oflhe house
which was log house, and lifted ii up a few
inches and lei i, fall again l76), bu. desistet
upon being told that there were Pro SLAYER,
men in The house. During this time lh'
crowd repeatedly demanded TO be allowed Il
vote without being sworn, and Mr.. Ellison
one Of the Judges expressed himself willing
bul the Other Two Judges refused an, there
upon a, body, Of men, healed by "Sherit
Jones'" rushed into The Judges room witt
cooked pistols and drawn bowie knives il
their hands, and approached Burson ant
Ramsay (7s) Jones pulled out his wa'ci
and said he would give them FIVE minutes II
resign in or died79.) When the FIVE min
uies had expired and the Judges did not re
sign, Jones said he would give them. anolh
or minute and no more (8o.) Ellison ,olt
his associates that II they did not resign
there would be one hundred shots fired int
,her room In less than fifteen minutes (8l;
and then snaiching up the ballot box rap ou
into the crowd, holding up The ballo. box an,
hurrahing for Missouri (82.) Abou. ,ha
time Burson and Ramsay were called ou
by their friends. and not suffered 10 return
(8S) AS Mr. Burson wen. out he ,pu. ,h
ballot poll books in his pocket, and TOOL
them with him (84;) and 90 he was goinl
out Jones snalched some papers away. from
him 1857 and shortly al.erward came ou
himself holding ,hem up, crying, hgrral
for Missouri" (86. Alter he discovers
they were nolihe poll books, he took rarI.
Of men with him and started off 10 take .h
poll books from Burson (87.) Mr.. Burso