Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-06-06

Creek, Fifth District; was one Of the
Judges Of the election on 30lh March,
we took the oath, rs prescribed by
law: about the time the polls were
opened. there came n number Of peo-
pie who demanded 10 vote: they 70.
fused to be sworn: the other Judge
told me must receive their votes OF
resign; | resigned: they chose In my
place 4 Mr.. Smith, and then they pro-
ceeded with the election: there were
between eighty and ninety votes poll.
ed. and but few citizens voted; Mr..
Younger was there and voted, and
was elected: he did not reside there.
and never has; remained near all
day; after the election they went away;
Mr.. Younger told me he had right
10 vote there. for he had claim;
others told me they resided In Jackson
County. but had claims in the Terrific
ry; Younger said they had as good q
right to vote as the Yankees had;
said four boat-loads Of them had ar
rived IN Kansas City: am we'll ac.
quainted in the District; decided ma
jorily of the District are Free-State
mea: / have been In almost every
neighborhood in the District and con-
yersed with all the prominent men in
regard to the matter: these men came
in wagons and on horseback; one two
horse wagon wss loaded with arms;
they also had very large knives--some
had pistols.
Joseph @. Stewart. sworn---Came
into the Territory. June. 1854. settled
in Big Blue. Tenth District; came lat.
terly from Missouri; was appointed
one OF the Judges OF the Election oI
the 3oth Of March; some ten or twelve
came up from Wyandott nation, led
ON by William Walker. a Wyandoti
chief; | told him 1 could not take his
vote; the other Judges decided to take
his vote. took Il. and put il in the bal
lot-box; another man named Walker.
did not answer questions satisfactorily
to me; but the other Judges received
his vote; others answered all the ques.
tions satisfactorily; some of them lef,
that night, the rest left the next day;
none Of them have been back since
except Russell Garret--for whom they
voted.
Mr.. William Fain. assuming to acl
as Deputy Marshal Of the United
States. came with an attachment for
the arrest Of Gov. Reeder for icon.
tempt Of Court" he not appearing
before Il Ia answer. to q sum mons
made yesterday. Gov. Rceder read
the subpoena served upon him yester-
day. which was illegal In form and on
that ground and in consequence Of his
privilege rs q contestant for q scat In
the House Of Representaiives--claim
ed the protection Of the Committee. =
Fain said he had nothing to do with
the Committee. and tod Reeder he
had better 20. The Committee then
took tho matter into consideration, and
stated that Gov. Reedcr was entitled
to all the privileges Of a member Of the
House OF Representatives. but took no
action IN the matter. Oliver dissen.
ted from lhla opinion. Reeder said he
considered that he was entitled to all
the privileges OF amember OF tho House
replied TO the argument Of Oliver
and said he believed he could not 20
70 Lecompson with saiety-dld he be-
lleve he could 60 there with but a
days detention. ho would willingly 20
but he had reasons 20 know he
could not--considerIng himself priyi-
legged from arrest. he should not sub.
init toit, and warned the officer upon
bis peril not 10 do Il. The officer In
company with Major Oliver then left.
Samuel Jones. sworn-Came into
Territory in October. 1854. from West
port, Mo-; was at the election on 30th
March; settled in Second District. near
Bloomington; saw a great many stran-
gers at the election: heard Samuel
j. Jones and DR.. johnson tell the Jud.
ges they must resign; saw them fix a
pry at the corner Of the house to pry
u up. when some one said there was a
Pro Slavery man in the house: l was
in camp with these men at night; was
carrying a protest to Gov. Reeder
against the election. took breakfast
with three men near the camp and
they told me they were from Clay
County. No.. and hey supposed there
were as many as six hundred from
there; they said they had no claims In
The Ter. itory. but came on purpose to
vote; they said they had been 10 Law.
renee; saw many after that from La
fayette County. told me that a
great many came from that County;
numbers passed me whom l saw a,
Bloomington the day before; on my
way back the road was full as long
MS l keptin il; they told me there were
from three to eight thousand who had
come into the Territory.
The Committee now adjourned.
FIFTEENTH DAY.
Mr. Gearhart. sworn-Came into
the Territory from Missouri Ia Febru.
airy. 1854. and settled on the Usage
River; lived in the same precinct ever
since; attended the election Of 30th Of
March. 1855; saw many strangers
there: saw persons whom knew 70
be residents of Missouri; they lived IN
Cass County; they voted; most Of them
were armed; there were about two
hundred there whom l did not know;
| am acquainted with nearly every
man in the district: don't think there
were more than fifty legal voters in the
district; good many settlers remain.
ed at home anu did not come to the
election; before came from Missouri,
heard heap Of men say they intended
to come over and vote: they don't do.
ny It; they think Il an honor; there
was deal OF noise and trouble there
they were drinking = good deal; Mr..
Younger made speech at the election
claiming that the Missourians had a
right to vote; Mr.. Fox replied, and do.
MED it, and said he thouoht those who