New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-15

power in It's own bsnds Ibis n the LesslssUre -.
wbIh n VI t.s t-ken the 30th OF Msreh Iss
and Which, 6rst meeting at Psxnoe, was aslsrw.r5.
removed TO the Shawnee Mission, to be more eonyss''
emily rear TO the Miss Jui border II is true he e
ZION repudisted fraudulent snd unfsir by m.
Free State population and that they acted indooecL
entity of il 10 causing fire election 10 take pla, an
the 9Th of Oct, Der, 1885, which reued in the conyes
ton for organizing Slate Government which uoet Al
Topeka and the subsequent eect.oa of Sste 0tsca-,
ara members of the General Assembly, Wien thl.
Assembly met tho second tine at iOyeks on the i,A
of Jul, last it viii be remembered that Col Slnnsr
frtibly dissolved the Assembly at the head OF oot
siderable body OF Uoit,d States troops AZ the .ara
time Indicating bis own view Of the proceeding bv
Stating that i was "the most painful act OF his he
But how, il may neat be asked is this charge e.ah.
lisbed OF tire Legislature 10 which the Eeiesal q ~
eminent ii, the ssncton Of lis approval ami the all
OF It's hoops being thus falsely anc audaleny chossnf
This fsct admits OF very easy proof. Long bescse
the first election in Kansas secret society hal been
In OK sieuce in Missouri, generally knogn as the Bno
Ledge" the svowed purpose Of which was by 4 avs.
temstic organization 10 ectfo the cleo o1s in Kaasa,
or elsewhere. By this agency immense armed bands
Of men from Missouri were poured into Kansas saS
under tie eeneralsbip Of efficient leaders, ~ strib
u,ed through the ekctoral districts as 70 ortnumbr
spd oyerawe the resident voters. The character Of
these men may be inferred from an address delivered
by one Of their chief eiders, Gen. Slnngell0y Az
Gen Strincfelow is the Speaker in the legislative
Assembly to which have referred the extract WI
have interest also for those who desire to compare tho
stye Of address adopted by the presiding officer 10 The
Kansas IL gslaute with that commonly heard ~ our
owe Houses of Parliament:
"It,ll You TO mnk every 'eoundrel snons you ,a IS us
least tainted with treesodsn or AooAonisa And eAetm
him Neiiter give nor tle qua.sr o ~ ,., S.
sop may crub them out To those wso Gave Hs
cor ieree as 10 soating laws State or Nson To- ne 1
come when such positions be d.TegsEded sAs
aid property ale in dsDseT sns sd'i.e Sog' QUO 'D
and bis and vote al the point OF the eose
knife ard revolver Neh. give nor SAs quar- e.. A. Us ca,
frUu which there appeal. What nsat hs. Gov sss,
Nis.oursn. in Ksss Ills prce.,aaon and ps'I ss
that Slavery 10 established where II is not prohibited
Ard as their leader advised them SO they did. They
reitber gave nor took quarter; they ALLOW ed no qua
OF conscience 10 violating laws; and they en'er"a
every electoral district in Kansas, and in defiance o
the ripltfu Governor voted at the point Of the bowie
knife ard revolver. The rcsult was majority, amos
as ten 10 one in favor of the Pro Slavery candaa,e
Gen Whitfield Exact returns from each district nave
since been obtained by the Committee of lnVesugs
ton; and from their report, pre'ented TO t,nStee,
will present or two example, ct te uanu Pi'uoou
by this invading army. The vim Dsuet 10,
mote ettlement, as yet very sparsely mhaoaeI AM
consiniDg by census not than % voters In nls
district alone ess than so votes were cast tor Whit
field and seven for another candidate-mak'ng IN an
Coz of which il has been ascertalDed that not more
than 20 were legal-the remaining 81 being conse-
auertly illegal votes. In the Nth Dlstfict, Mays
VILE the total number of white inhabitants, includ.
in o men, women, al d children, was SO OF whom ~
voters. let tne pOu-ueis IN eh""
that 245 votes were east at the election
BY comparison of the census roll with the poll
books il appears that but seven resident settlers
voted and .sIS votes illegally and fraudueuty
givenw
Congress was repeated az the election OF the menbes
of the Legislative Assembly. by the report OF the
Committee of Investigate, Il appears thai The proper
ton Of illegsl 10 legal votes was as 4So 70 wv
From The census it appears there but yO5 voters
In tie Territory; yet 5 ~ votes were recorded on the
Pro-Slayery side alone Many of the Missourians no
turned the night after giving their vote TO their
own State. AZ Leayenwoch great number cf,ne
their object, returned by the same boat. Many
affirmed their right 70 vote rs residents although they
might have b only an hour In the TERRITORY ana haa
telr homes in Missouri. The enormlfies committed
by these armed bands fearful. Some we read Of
standing around the polling place and ssyirg that no
difficulty would be made II they were allowed TO vote
in peace but that they determined to vote any
" how and that each one of item was prepared or
" eight ds without loading and would 20 10 the
" ninth round with the bucber-kne." If the judges
who preded the elections refused TO receive their
votes without administering the oath Of re-, deucs they
beld their pistols at their heads, wbie they appointed
fresh judges from their own number and proceeded
with the election masters OF the position. 80 yo-
lent was their hatred to the oath thai any who pro-
ftsed themselves ready to take il threatened wh
instant de- ath, amid cries of Shoot hml' "Cut his
quits out" &C. "Ono of them," we read in tho report
OF the Commissioners,
upon his replying that he would the be W..
h S n ss ava" f Ii.
OUT &c After they got him TO the outside Of the crowd they
tniyes one man putting kfe bis breast thai toSeed
him another holding cooked pistol to his ear while smother
The whole of the yoluminous evidence accompanying
the report submitted to Congress goes to establlsha
succession Of similar enoImites in each Of the polling
districts These in yestig atoms being carried
within two doors of the place where myself stay
ing when in Leavenworh and IL was sufficient TO hear
the manner in which the Missourians affirmed their
right to from their own State and vote In
the Territory of Kansas and their determination 10 do
every occasion and at all hazards to understand
the violence with which they would assert that right
when confronted with their political opponents at the
polling places.
Another question may be suggested on this topics
BY what right do these Missouiians others tom
neighborng States vote in the Kansas elections
by no right whatever, except that of might. The
MsouriaDs bsve no right 10 vote in Kansas than
the voters in MiddeseI have after using their rghtul
suffrage in their county, to cro,s 10 Surrey and
record their votes second time with pistol at the
bead Of the election officer in order TO control the SUI
rey elections. Indeed the States OF the Ul0n are
by their Constitution perfectly ndeper d. MT Of one
another and sefgovtrned, the parallel would b. ruer
If We were TO picture an army OF Frenchmen larger In
number than all voters who should, at the point OF
the sword choose for our representatives aud return
without exception as our rulers men from among
Themselves pledged TO their own political sentiments.
SO much was it an act of main force and illegal op
preston that among tho CONCLUSIONS WHICH the CON-
mittee Of Investigation report established by tho
testimony they submit they give the first place " the
following:
THAT each election In the Territory held under the organic
alleged Territorial law has been carried by organized laws
IOm the State q Missouri by which the people tho
Territory have been prcyeDtei from exercising the seeurc
70 them by the organic law"
And "a the fruit of organized inva1ion they con-
clude:
Secondly, that the alleged Territorial Legislature Wa an
ILLEGALLY constituted body and had power 10 Pas valid laws
an their en.ctnents q therefore null and yeilp
While, however in the first instances the inseref'
eDce of the MissOurians was wholly illegal the Lgs-