Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-09-05
What Maine Man saw and felt II
Kansas

RACES of importance in Kansas. They
call them all - Black Republican lies
We have very often cited credible wit
nesses to the truth Of these statements.
We now cite another well known to
many people in this part Of Maine. Mr..
}. GILPArR'cK, Of BIuchill, was present
at the elections in Kansas, and writes
+ fully Of the outragcs. In regard to the
election of the 30th March, 1850. for
members Of the Legislature. he writes as
+ follows - u'hig.
BRowSylLLE, X. T., Auc, s, 1856.
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Actual citizens were driven from the
polls, and from the town, If they would
not vote the pro-slavcry ticket. The
wIiter.cXpeIeinccd the truth of this in
hs own case. He did not arrive at the
place OF voting until one o'clock p. NJ,
having to ride twenty five miles that
morning. y large crowd were within
and around the housc-all strangers to
him, and he a stranger to them. He in
quired for some with whom he was ac-
qnainted, particularly one Of the Judges.
but conld find none, until he chanc ed to
get his eye on friend whom he knew.
While engaged in conversation with him,
not in relation to slavery. o. anything
pertaining to it, he was approached by a
number OF strangers, one of whom pc
scntcd him with pro-slavcry ticket. ard
asked him II he would cast that VOTE
On Deias told mo, be ord red him to
leava. aAd began to pour on h.n tor
rznt of abuse, in language sufficiently
Pre!ane and vulgar to make tiend blush.
From this he proceeded to snatch the
cap from tho writer's head with one
hand, and str'lcl him with the other Oh
the side OF the head, still bccAing ont
his toul language, and with others.
threatening to shoot him if he did not
leave, He stepped into the house, and
asked protection from the landlord, but
was promptly refused it. Returning to
tn door he was ordered to retire on pain
ofdeath, the Instruments of which were
presented
All this for the simple and only rea-
son that the writ would not vote the
pro-slaycry ticket, for he lid not reply
to their vic and abusive language, nor
resist their personal violence.
This vas but one instance out of hun
dreds very much the same. Well, in
this way they elected a legislature to
their liking, many of whom were, and
still are citizens of Missouri AT the
time appointed they met, and passed
laws, some of which are worthy only of
Draco,s code, and would be executed by
none less cruel and barbarous than Ne
TO. This, mainly, has led to the strife,
robbery and cold-blooded murders of
which you have heard. Gangs of in
famous hirelings from Missouri, Alaba-
ma and Georgia have rushed in upon us,
and upon the guerrilla system. have raw
aged many parts Of the territory; steal
ing, robbing, numbering and driving
families from their homes, and often de-
stroying their houses by fire.
And all this, for what: Why, to Kill
out ifpossib-e the spirit of '7G-to blot
out the pure sentiments of our fathers as
expressed in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and the Constitution OF the
United States. 1t is to establish human
bondage in one of the fairest portions of
the earth's surface.
But shall it BE- done: Shall freedom,
the birthright of every American citi-
zen, which cost our fathers such vast
amount of sacrifice in blood and treas
ure, be sold for less than mess of pot
tage: Shall we exchange it for the
everlasting curse of slavery T: Shall
we consent to be slaves ourselvess For
it has come to that in Kansas. The
question is not SO much now,. whether or
not we will have African slavery among
us, but whether or not we will be slaves
ourselves, and submit to be ruled by
".borIer ruffians -
YAEKEE DoopLE.-The tune to
which our fathers amrched to victory.
May their sons as they commorate Yam
| kee Doodle-d00 never forget what YAM