New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-02

AN aboard fn We-'por and knpsas CITY," A
nun b,r recognized A. resdsbts OF M~0sr. and
yer 81 Ind. pendeuce. or tboe Who's Mans are o"
,Le Ioll.bo Ks, IS were nso.ut settcs sad 22s ~e'
pon-nsc' me-. 1900 =, =,
Cham nJ- over 40 mites from fh~ Missouri n IT. line
g. was n ipy s.tt I'd giOn Containing but ~ yO'e'.
in Febusn 1855, When tte CO srs w,s tsken.
The ID, b. fore The election from loo to $50 citizens 81
Cas- and Jacksos Counties Mo-, came iut0 this d's
pci Glazing h purpOse Ia vote AID that they ~er.
bound a. make K-nsa Slav'. State, they df - 1T
ibe IOiIt OF the sword l5 Persons ~ tho party 90
he WY Owe each stake IN the grouah ana c,lol
q crlm-tpd m On- csse sev'rai hom'c we're pu, go
.It n.kc. The party OF grsDgers csmpss all pighf
leAi where the Fl. elton T., be- held, aud 10 thu
n.oriug were at The election polls aud voice. o"e :"
a., prry got arulk and to get nd IT DIR. Chspnan,
au W OF ID. EVICTION they set for hm 70 c"me anu
see sh man, sd in bis absence filed his p'sce with
eLo her iu &C. who wa MT swoin They did not DENY
conc. ~ thai they residents Of Missouri, aud
mSIy At them were Recognized ss such by ethers
Tt,, declare thst lhey were bound TO make hsnss'
sieve safe They Insisted upon their right u vot'
in tie 1e,rit' ~ If hey we're 10 hour. After the
,l elton thy again returned to their homes in Missouri,
comppp over igbt Oh tbs way.
We find upon the pod books l6l names; Of these BOT
owe, 80 resiced in tho Terrltory, l3l were uon
oents 49,.
But few settlers attended the election in the vtb
District thu District besg largo and the settlemex
scattered. 62 votes oa,t; Of these between 20
md 30 were set'lep f7l and the residue citizen.
Of Misoui. Tbey passed into the Territory (s by
way Of the Saus Ee road aud by the residence OF Dr.
Nt,tfel who then lived on the western line Of Mis-
sopl 9. Some little excite ment arose ct the polls a.
10 the legality of th,ir voting, but they cid vote for
Gen WGltf Id, aid ssid they Intended to make Kan
-. Slave Srste--snd that they had claims IN the
Teniivry Judge T.azle, judge Of the Court 10 Jack
ssn Cou ty Missouri evsnt, but did not vote (9).
He sald ht did not intend to vote, but came To See
at others voted After the election the Mssourians
return, the wny they came.
The election III the Flth District was held at fort
o III the southeast part vf the Territory and near
the Missouri line. party of e,out one hundred mf
tom Cuss and the coul Ii. Missouri south Of it went
Into Il Te ritOry, tlaveli about IS ml-s, m1st Vi
tn IN with theu wagons and tents, and csmpiog out.
tn, appeared at the place Of election Some At
eias ere made to them but two Of the Judges
v~r prevailed OF TO do 40 AND none were worn
a, a. many chose vOtec. There were but few resi-
d-ut voters at the polls The settlement IS spsr'e-
nhout IS actual settlers voted ont Of los votes cast
leaving 80 illegal votes lo) After the voting wac over
tho Aiss0uiians went to their wagons end commenced
leaving for home.
Tn. most shameless frsuc practiced upon tho rights
of the settlers ut this election in tho With Dp
,ie II is remote settlement about IS miles from the
Mpsour line and contained in February, A. D., 1855,
three months sfterward when the Census was takrn
but 50 voters; and yet the PouoooHs snow tnat oo.
yo.es were cast The election WA held at the hous.
Of FIey MCGEE at place eaDrd Z" no. But tow OF
tb. actual settlers were pres ut at the polls tl
witness who formerly resi0ed in jackson County, Mo-,
hid was well acquainted WIN ITO Stbcn' VI sAos
CONT, (l2 ssys that he great many wagons aud
t.Lt, al the place of election, and macy lnUViuu1n ne
knew fem jackson County Tie was in their tents
AID cobversed with some of them, aud they told him
tL+y had cUne it'll the intention vi voting. de went
10 II pols int. boing vote for FleDnekn, aud his
iii, u. ing Of different color from the iest his vote
va, challenged by Frey MCGEE, who had been sp;;
uv,nted OIL. Of the Judges but od not soVe. L1mdei
bulstope, citizen Of Missouri, was acting III his
place TIE witness then challenged the vote OF a
sUur man by he name of Nolan, whom he kne~ to
r-sioe i" a,kson County. Finally tho thing was
Lusled up as the witness had good many ificnus
there o that county, and it might lead to dght If
b. challenged any more votes. Both voted aud ue
then w.ht down to their c-mp He there saw inany
of bis old acquontaDces whom be kn.w 1ar voted at
the election in August previous IN Missouri, aad VINO
still rtsr 60 in that 81 gto. BY care fdl comparison Of
the polsts with the cersus ious we nhn out ~
name. on the pell book who were voters when the
ensLs taken three Onr hs afterwards and We are
sasf, that 3Ot than 20 legal votes could awe
be- poiled al that election. The only residents who
are Known to have voted are named by .he witness,
ard are Is In Lumber-tbus leaving 5sf illegal votes
.ast il remote district, where tne settlers "ithm
uhny miles were acquainted With each other.
Tie total number Of white Inhabitants in the
XI,lth District il the month of February A. 1855,
il cludil NTH, women and children, was 80 on wnou'
"a vOteJs-yet the poll rts la TINS District sno~
that 5 votes were cast at this cleo ion. For reasons
stated here after in regard to tho eli con on the 3Oth Of
Msr,h your Committee able to procure tue st.
,.ldapCt If WITNESSES frUmhs District From tho re-
coids clearly alpesrs that the votes cast could not
have been by full resident voters The best test Ia
III. ab.rce Of direct proof by which to ascertain the
number of leg el votes cast by comparison of the
Gel aus roll with the poll book-by which npp-sr,that
but sd.nt settlers voted, AID 23e votes were ie'
galy and flapc ulently given.
Tie ell. cton in the XVIII District was held at
the house OF Benjamin Harding, few mites from the
tow, of St. Joseph, Missouri. Before the polls were
CT, larye lumber Of citizens Of Buchanan Couoty.
missouri ard among them many Of the leading citi.
If St. Jos. phi, at the place OF voting and
uaoe majority Of the conn any present A: tue tune
al pint, by tie Cow rnUr for opening the polls, two
OF lie Judges we're not there, ana il became the duty
Of the legal voters present 10 select other Judges. The
Jud.e who present 49, suggested tho name OF Mr.
Nslen on dc one If the Judgesbut the crowd vored
dow the propo itioD. Some discussion then aross a.
TO tho right OF non side vote for judges, during
Which Mr. Bry ant DCmin afef and elected by the
crow d. Some nominated Col John Scott as The other
Judge WHO wac then ard is now resident Of
ST. J stpb. AT that time be w8s the City Attorney OIL
that ace and go copr ued until This Spring but he
claimed that the hight before he hao iotoe house
Of Mr.. BIyat and BAD engaged boarding for
onth ale co,lsiderd himself resident OF kan'as on
that ground. The Judges appointed by tue Governor
,ttuss TO on, the pornSaio OF Col Scott to VOTE b..
cause he not resident After some DISCUSSION,
Juce. Leonard citizen Of Mis- our, stepped forward
ano put the vote himself; aid Mr. Scott was declared
10y him elected by the crowd ano served as Judge
OF E ctiun that day After the election vas over he
returned TO St. Jveepb ard never since has rss. in
the Tentsy. 1t lie msiifst that this election of a
MOI erIdebt lawyer as Judge wSs Imposed uoou tbs
settlers the ctzeis of tho ,.a,e When the board
ofJuoges was ihus completed the voting proceeded
bus the ct Of the rule adopted by the Judges allowed
maiy, il not majority # the nOd.resdens, TO vote.
IDj claimed that their presence on the ground, &C.
ca ly when they had claim 10 the Territory, gave
them a night to vote Under that construction Of the
law they readily, when required, swore they were
PRESIDENTS" mi then voted. BY this evasion, near
as Jvur Committee certain from the testimony,
a. many ss SO illegal votes were cast in this District
out Of l53, the whole lumber polled.