The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-24


Here tho Missouri mob obtained entire
control of the poll, and with Sheriff Jones
at their head, compelled two Of the Judges,
under threats of death, to resign, and then
put two others in their place. In the Sew
enth District, Marcus II. Rose testifes that
there could not have been over thirty legal
voters in the district-and that 234 votes
were cast. S. III. Fitus testifes that over
200 Missourians cncamped near his place;
and told him they had come there expressly
to vote.
William Jessie swears that he was at the
polls in the Second District and that
T" Things went on until about 3S votes were
taken, when one man came forward whose
vote was objected to the Judges would not
receive it until lie swore he was resident
of the Territory the crowd cried out he
should vote without swearing. Willie this
was going on dozen came to vote and were
pulled away; pistols were presented to the
Judges, and they were told their brains
should be bowed ont if they did not receive
the votes of these persons who refused to
take the oath ; they declared they came
there to vote and they would vote'
The mob finally demanded of Burson and
Ramsay, the Free State Judges, that they
should resign, and threatened to blow out
their brains if they refused. Jessie further
says:
! hunted for Messrs. Durson and Ramsay,
the other Judges, to see if they had come
out found them, and 0RdkeaYI q man telling
item he aoouId gice them fue minutes to resign o,
die went into the cabin to see Burson
again, and saw man holding watch in his
hand | told BUrson lie had better leave his
house he said lie did not want to leave his
own house he finally went with Ramsay
and myself; we went, some fifteen in num-
Der, to Mr.. Ramsay's house asked Burson
where the poll-books were found the
poll-books in his pocket he handed them tc
Mr.. Humbacker Mr.. Ii. and Mr. B. then
went towards their homes a crowd of men
came on horseback and asked where the poll
books were we told them we did not know
they swore they were thcre-went of and
now acting Sheriff, was with them, on horse
back, with Mr. IIumbacker behind him
soon others came after Judge Wakefield
they demanded lie should 60 with them he
consented to go with them after three had
promised t. protect him against harm
Jones was one of the three; tie cry and
search was then for Burson; found him
:nl went away with him when returned
the bigger part Of the company had gone
Jones, non Sierig,, acas the man who s5as holding
the aoatch and teJjing lin Mey he'd fee minute,
tn resign ca die; some were there voting
when l got back when they left they Went
down East suppose there were nearly 4Oi
strangers there have not seen them in Tic
district since they were well armed, wit,
knives, guns and reviewers l do not knoU az
eng Of the settlcrs Of tie district co'ed.
Thomas 3. Wolverton testified that he
was at the October election in Willow Spring
and that he was told by several men there
that they had come from Missouri to vote, in
order to make Kansas a Slave State ;-and
Thomas D. Hopkins, residing about nine
miles south Of Lawrence, says that, at the
election lie saw many Of lis old acquain-
tanccs from Missouri he adds:
They told me there were about twenty
five Of my acquaintanccs there from that
settlement they said they came to vote and
intended so to do they said they wanted
to make it a Slave State if it wasn't they
would lose their property, and if it was ne
cessary they would come again they told
me there were from 700 to LOCO from Mis-
souri, in this place. and that there would be
from 5000 to 10000 here in the Territory
from Missouri to vote.
| The general tenor of all the testimony is
the same, and it proves, beyond all possibi-
lily of doubt, that thousands of armed men
from Missouri have invaded Kansas at every
election, robbed them of their right of suf
frage, and imposed upon them officers and
legislators who did not represent their
wishes, but acted in direct defiance of tLeil
will. 1t is the laws made by these men
thus elected, that the people Of Kansas arc
required to obey. And tie whole power OF
the Federal Government is to be used to
compel obedience.
An Order from Gov. Shannon to Carry Back
Gov. Robinson.
ST.. LOUIS, May 16
A Kansas letter i'll the Republican says
that Governor Shannon has scent an express
from Leeompton to Lexington with the ne
cessary papers to arrest Robinson and &C.
cure his return to the Territory.
The Committee is in session at Leaven-
worth now, and it is understood that wher
they finish there they will adjourn to Wash.
ngton.
Oliver will make a minority report
| Nicaragua Fever.
New ORLEANS, May lG.
The recognition of Padre Will, by tic
President, as Minister from Nicaragua, has
j given an impetus to tie Nicaracllan fever