The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-06

emgrants from the northern States and ss from the south
That is the Lawrence district In the second district
there 81 from the North and 1872 from the South In
the third district there from the North and 81
from the South In the fourth district there "a from
the North and % from the South. In the fifth district
there l29 from the North and 295 from the South
In the sixth there s3 from the North and l55 from
the South.
Mr. SHERMAN. WIN ny friend read again the numbers
Mr. STEPHENS In the fifth district, there were I29
from the North and from the South The fifth district
had overwhelming majority Of residents from the South
and that IS the only district believe in which the
utee have taken the testimony Of witnesses prove that
the abotiunists in majority the day of election.
Now sir from these facts-facts Of record and indspu
table, deduce an argument which my mind, is much
incontroverbe and irresistible than any inference
the majority Of the committee may draw from the vague
sayings Of witnesses about multitude Of strangers being
the polls in wagons &c This inference which draw
from these facts that there degided majority Of
anteesoilers in the Territory and in large majority
of the districts in the month Of February, there had
been immigration after that time But the evidence s
abundant and conclusive that there large mmgrR
ton Of legal voters from the South after the
ken and before the election much larger than Al any other
time A B. Wade, page l59 and others One witness,
Mr. Banks on page l6i sEeArs that @betwiIt two and
three hundred settlers moved into the district 1.-THE frst in
which he lived which after the taken, and
before the election His testimony related only part Of
the district where be acquainted Another witness
sEeArs that 70 the test Of his knowledge and belief there
four hundred actual residents and legal voters Of the
proElAEery party this FIRST district the day Of cleo
ton Psgs ll58) The testimony shows that IN most o.
tie disrcts there large immigration Of actual res
dents legal voters from the South after the
ken and before the day Of election II shows further that
the immigration during that time much larger from
the South than the North But the facts disclosed BY the
show that there majority Of six hundred and
fytwo of legal voters from the South those from
the North in February Now air. with these facts before
Us call the special attention Of the gentemAn from Ohio
Mr. SHEEaAE 70 the following statement in his report
page "a
II the election had been confined 70 the actual settlers
uDdeterred BY the presence Of nOnredent the EnoW
edge that they would be present IN numbers suent q
outvot them the testimony indicates that the council would
free state elected ron the first ssoopd third 6urth aDd
NTH council dstric The result in the eighth and tenth
escng three members, would have been doubtful and the
6h seventh and ninth would have elected three Proavsry
members.
Under ike circumstances the house Of Representative
would have composed of fourteen members favor d
making Kansas free STATE elected from the second third,
urh hh seventh, eighth ninth, and tenth Representa-
The result in the twelfth and fourteenth representative
the frst siIth eleventh. scHth districts would
have elected seven prO-slnvsry members.
every district bot the eighth representative district re-
csivsd majority Of the votes"
In this statement the committee say that the testimony
indicates that the election had been confined 10 the
tual settlers the council would have been composed q
in favor q making Kansas free State elected from
the first Second third fourth and SIKH council dis
ticts
Now sir join issue with The gentleman And The com
mIttee this point The census which the committee
not 70 have consulted is the best testimony Il
c district consisted Of the FIRST fourth and seventeenth
election dsrcs In these according 70 the census the
legal voters emigran from the North according 70 the
ceusus 3l4 from the South Isl; making the number
legal resident voters IN that council district 4G5 in
February without taking any count Of immigration after
wards bat the evidence shows that Of the residents
coming from the North, and some Of the ackn0wl
edged fesState men voted for those called prolaysry
candidates becaupe they did not like the candidates Yut
up by their party. They too ultra In their shoton
(page 1901 The testimony shows also, that The whole
number Of cast for the fesol canddatss u k9t
council district hut 254 fpage 3L This would give
majority for ths IL the 2s4 for them al gul
Bat the testimony Of Nr. Ladd Governor Rsedsrs
own witness who candidate that ticket for
Gilman establishes the that least y Of tbess
were illegal BY smgAnts from New Eugiand urt
rivsd-some Of them fortyght hours beor, the election
This viii be seen on page lie Of this hinge volume liz
language is A. follows.
only aPprorimAts their uunbsrl sbond think there
from fifty 20 rty. think there who
rived within fortyegh hourIj cannot say m 70 whether
they made settlements In the Territory at that time.
r. then these sfy or sixty scknovledged Illegal votes
be deducted from those cast for the abotoa ticket il
would leave majority for the candidates on The other SIDE
Of the arrGl rssides IN Fssary In Lawrence the
great rendezvous Of New England smigrant and without
any reference the emigration from the South after the
taken There is evidence By any witness
sworn that any man, In Lawrence was prevented
from voting BY force volence Intimidation Some Wit
that they did votn because of the crowd
but that be could not have voted be had
wanted TO- in consequence Of any voence force threat
and there crowd about the polls in the arpar Of
the day. Therefore in this first district the testimony in
connsTun with the does not indicate that the
election had been left the actual rsSds alone the free
soil ticket would have been elected. This, however
one u the elections Get aside BY the governor and another
was held there the 22d Of May.
But sir bow Is the other council districts mentioned
BIZ the committeeR have paper before which have
compiled eHhhitng the organization Of All of the council
districts With the number Of settlers IN each from the
g.