New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-02


Eaib psseeiger tr patty paid bis ~ their o~u *
n MT; And tbc only bend. tb'y der'v~d from tbs
Il cty. nt rbus, ny AZ tie Poop," OF the Tr~ri'y.
vea the duc,tru ~ sttnt 81 ~ s proc Of the far,
alone, AID toe cheapDess and facility OF transporting
tbsu ~ ight 'LWug1 rgu''r aGrn'a. Su"'qu 'nty,
msry tuigrenis b ipg q th.r oisePp"ihted with Oh"
coybfiY ~ IT, political cOndit on. or drceved by tho
stGteubts mhdc hy Ia" sewspspers and by the asef1
Of tho S.c'eiy. became dlsstt6ed, and returacd,
bfsd bef,4- aud after tie election. to their old eo"s.
Mot tf item gre pow critters Ia tho Territory (ai!,
An~ few voied at the election in Lswrcno- can IA.
tie puulb. was smnt The names OF these emig al~
have ben asce.taiaed. ADD - OF them were
found upon the poll boka. This company OF pesoefI
eniprsbte npovil q with their household goods, Gas
d., tfts q into invading horde Of psuOor Ambition.
lts who we're, with Others Of einar Character, TO
eoptrol the dCmeeio institutions Of the Territory and
then overurn those Of neighboring poworfpl state
In regard TO TIE c. cObd charger There IL proof
that any man either brOc induced to CONF into
the Territory from sty Free Stat. merely to vote Ths
Cptie emgi alton IL Mach 1855, IL csrma'ed ut 600
pe'eops CAS-, 'tcoding men, wTnen, and chld,ou.
1heJ cene on Steauk ats up the MsOun River, "a tho
ordinary course Of emigration. Mary re,urn-d fer
caures similar to bo+O before stated, but the body Of
them are pos rssideuts. The only persons Of tho-e
wto were connected by proof with The election were
some who voted at the Big Bus Precinct 10 the Xth
District, and ct PawIee in the lXth District. Their
purpose and character arc stated In Q former part
Of fLis report.
The third charge I, entirely groundess- The organic
Law requires the Governor TO caasc an enumeration OF
the ksbaants legal voters to be made, aud thst
lie sTpOrAu the menben O the Council a'd House
Acto ding 70 this enumeration. For fea~ors stated ny
peobt eDgsges in taki the census II wa not ooin-
pleed until Tie early part II March, 1855 lai3l. Atttst
time the Guy Of hoaibg the oociou had not boon nnd
c, uc ave been named by the Governor As sOn as
yrscsbo sier the returns were brought Ia, he Issued
bis Gocl,nston for AL 81. cton and named the earliest
dsy cCnsisten with due notice the day OF election.
The day on which the election was 10 Do 1rld was
matter OF cODjectprs all tho country. But il wss
straly known that would be In the lattcr part VI
March TIE precise day was not kno~n by any oes
upti! tho proclamation issued. r. hot kno vn TO
the sgeltr Of the Hroigrapt Aid Society in BOSTON ON
the 18th Of Msrch, 1853, VIII. the parry Of emgrapu
b. fose referred 10, left t744l.
Your Committee arc t6:isied that these charges
were sds TIE pretcxt to induce an armed nva-
zion into the Territory, Is means to control the
election and establish SaveIy there:
The real purpose Is avowed and illustrated BY the
Testimony aud conduct Of Col. John Scot, of St.
Jo<4 ph's Missouri who acted az the attorney for The
citing delegate before your Committee. The follow
ing are .1ti acts from his deposition:
Pn0, the election ia Burr Ok precinct In tho XVII
Mi.ovii ,beD determined, fouAd il -
S.etus re,.do, e s.s T'tto,y IN p. d. pIs,.s 20
S. JopL AscuI and vent 70 Ii. Territory and took
b. Is bs psI, day G q coIss % Tia, mht h.!s il my
kowr BY merely 10 d's 70 become rS'aSnt sfsa'
Win my n.Ins va. proposed Judge Of Election o.,
je<t.oi.s wsIs uado ,, tuo ps''ons only
Tsnit :, ia, tbs rsrri,cry ,nh,
could . =: "o%'r hs. ,S ss. :: ana
aa.s a., x. 7s,s sS.a = y:
;i s:s' s 70 s:, W.; 10 CO.
TIE LeesssJ TO bscome re,ten CT the Ter
ry for .he purpose mentt0net AID de not vote OF oas "
lied IL. ces Of c, Attorney J~.rhs that tine
10 d hold Cd ls' Sa s sna :. az ..cH.s ia
g Jo:pt n The sEfs q ISIS AID "a. m" cy
No, omber, a4 IL. sce.
Pro Il a n. rs p: Ss
Tie qu.so0 Of ;srd . The p.,a.r po.l.sat i.s. :a..
N" nv t.Ni.." aa4 tasn'ioa of g,"a, es'e,
70 Do dst-nnsd BY he se54e Of ~ Te,,o'y N ~
sdpo. y s S' C..'7sie. % ,e.Oss .o ,.n ry,,,',y!s
RI ne ~. =. S s"sS.e ,' M ~
ypyce AID would hi Fl somS hsre Bat Jor hatSrr-
ee-e there arsa great nan, Z" @1os'' '' s' %
The invasion of March 3oth left both parties in
state Of excitement, tending directly to produce VIC
lpce The successful party was lswess aud reckless
While assuming the name Of the "Ls1 and Order
perry. The other party, at tirst surprised aud COO
founded greedy initiated, ani GONE resolved to
prevent The 4 of The invasion. La some Die
tcts before stated protests were sent to Tho Gov
e1noa in Others this was prevented by threats in 9th
ers by the wait Of time only four daya being allowed by
the proclamation for this pupcse and Ia others by toe
belief that a now election would br1ns ne" inv"s'n
bearing deadly weapons about the persor, practice
which has continued to this time, Under these cir.
cur etancts, eight or accidental quarrel produced
ubuspa! violence, and laTlt6s acts became freqdenI
This evil condition Of the public mind ~as further ID
creased by Of violence in Wesern Missouri, where,
in Ap'il, Newspaper press called Tx Par@sAe La-
n;n0ry destroyed by mob.
About the same time, Malcolm Clark assaulted Cole
McCr.a at q sqnatter meeting in l'cavenworh, and
WAS slot by McCres in alleged self defense.
On the i7,h day Of M-y, William Phi lips. lawyer
&c S,at 10. md
bis refusa forcbly seized taken across the river
and carried several miles into Missouri, and then tarred
AID fsathtred and side of his head shaved, and
oiLtr gloss iroignitits put upon his person.
Previous 10 the outrage q public meeting was held
t245l, at which resolutions we've unanimously issed-
booking to unlawful violence and grossly intoeraat in
ittr Character. The right OF free speech upon the
subject If Slavery was characterized disturbance
Of The peace aud quiet OF the community, and as
"enculstipg Lcendiary sentiments" They say " TO
the peculiar friends Of Northern fanatics" $50 home
aDd do y.ur treason wht You may ind sympathy
Among oiher resolves Is the following:
hco!.sd. Thss rho iDsat5i!on Of s!s..p tno-h .na
rtcos'ac In s TeinioT, The. we repel ts ooea that Il
~ sLderous suLois tho charge Of nbsgs ity and NO warn
~ s 70 s J e SS S
want for a. nueh - We dsprsese ne isses 70
A C,mnatt,e Of Vieila.ce Of 20 men wss appointed
"to observe ano report al such persons as shall
"by the eIpr. sion Of Abolition sentiments produce
"ostubstce to the quiet Of hesilxens or danger to
Offending .hall be IotIaed ard made TO leave the
"Ttri'oiy"
The meeting was "ably and eloquert'y addressed
"by Judge Lecompte, Col. j. N. Burns Of Western
"Mis. our, ard o,hen." Thus the head Of the JuA.
cis,y IL tire Territory not only as.ttcd at public and
bitterly partksn meeting whose drec: tendency waS
TO produce violence and disorder, but before any IA"
passeo in the Territory he preudges tae character
Of the don este Institutions which the people OF the
Territory were, by their organic law, "leh perfectly
"free to form aid regulate in their own wsy."
On tbs Committee were several Of those who held