Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11

The st. Louis papers, contain correspond
cnce from Kansas to December 9th. The
full returns of votes on the new constitution
will not be received for some weeks, owing
to the bad roads and uniavotabe weather
but It is ascertoined that the vote will be
hight. The invasion had engrosscd The at.
tention OF the people, and the distribution d
ballot and poll.books had been neglected ---
In many places the people we're not made
aware that II was the day Of election. A
mob If 300 or 400 persons. mostly from
Platte county, Missouri, entered beaven-
worth Cry on election day, abused and beat
one of the clerks, and carried off the ballot
boxes &c, in triumph.
"On the same day there was 'dlsbandinl
Of the Militia Of Kansas at all Of the town.
ON the river. This was done by Eastn and
other men, who had received the Offices u
Generals and Colonels from the Legislature
which assembled at Shawnee Mission
There IS now no regular militia enrolled In
Kansas Territory, aud at least nlne-tenths Of
Jones posse we've from Missouri. 1t was
the portion of tins force when had come
over the Missouri river from Platte. Clay
aud Buchanan counties, who assembled on
tHI hN1 nfphiuA1h lol ihluiNH iNt fittliOU OF
the new Constitution, at Leavenworlh, Del.
aware, klckapuo, Atchson and Doniphau. -
There is no doubt bot this was pre-arrang-
ed, IN order to prevent holding the election
Ledvenworth was the only point where an
election was attempted, aud there the people
thus assembled, mobhed 1t. At kickapuo.
the houses of two Of the persons named as
Judges of election were burned down. aud
ona Of those men was fired at twice. Ii will
thus be seen that the whole vote of the sec
ton north Of the Kansas river, and close TO
the Missouri river, failed to throw any vote
for the new Constitution, and the section
thus cut of would likely have polled twelve
or fifteen hundred votes.
One thing is a little singular; oil Of those
men concerned in the recent invasion against
Lawrence. expect 10 get TWO dollars and it,.
ty cents per day from Congress for their
services, and also expect to get a bounty
land warrant each. The idea that Congress
will thus appropriate funds and bounty to
those Of the cl'zeus OF our State who lnvad>
ed Kansas, must appear prcpostcrous but
the idea Is seriously entertained, aud no ei-
iou wall be spared by the Territorial officers
to effect itn
VII NNAINNNf Allt = 90 lIl-Ist "A \ fliNtInaiN
was held 10 Lawrence to nominate candidates
for office, for the future State, 10 be voted
for on the third Tuesday of January, and en-
ter ION the discharge Of their duties next
spring, If Congress admits Kansas as State.
The following gentlemen were nominated.
Goyernor-Charles Robinson. Repubi-
can for Lieut. Governor, w. j. Roberts,
National Democrat Congrcss--M. w.
Delahay, National Democrat Secretary of
State--P. c Schuyler, Republican. Audit
orr. a. Cutler Wing Republican. State
Trea.urer---J. A. Wakefield. Free Sol
Wing Judges of Supreme Court-,. Int
tn, National Wing W. Conway, Free Soil
Democrat; Morris Hunt, ~ hir. Clerk Of
Supreme Court IS. b Floyd, Free Sol
Democrat. Reporter OF Court .-Thurstuu.
Democratic Republican
Col. Lane contested with Robinson for the
office OF Governor; but the last ballot stood,
Robinson 81, Lane -. Col Lane evidently
felt badly beolen, but 10 a speech before the
Convention, he urged the Free State party
TO support The nominees.
Again has The hand If violence marked
the course of the Borderlnvaders in Kansas.
I learn that the Office Of the Territorial Re
glst r. Col. Dehbay's paper, was destroyed
by mob, partly Of pro-slavery men from
the vicinity OF Leavenworlh, but chiefly
from Platte county, No. The attempt was
made on Saturday night Col. Deahay was
absent at Lawrence, and none Of those a
bout his office attempted to defend It; in
deed there was no resistance. The press,
type, and the whole of the material, was
thrown into deep water in the NJ ssouri river.
A considerable lot Of paper was burned
The citizens OF Leayenw0rth did not attempt
to resist the mob The latter had some
fighting among themselves, in the groceries
around the evee, afterwards. Three or four
men are reported to have been shot, bot none
were killed. The parties had been drink
ing freely.