Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-24


sworn. They supported H. J Stickler. for
council, and NJ. w. McGee for Representative
They left the evening of the election. Some OF
them started on horseback for Lawrence, they
said they could be there before night, and all
went the way they came.
The census list shows SO legal voters in the
district 253 votes were cast; of these 25 were
residents II of whom were in the district when
the census was taken. Some of the residents
present at the polls did not vote, declaring 1t use
less Candidates declined to run on the free
state ticket, because thew were unwilling to run
the risk of so unequal contest, II being known
that a great many were coming up from Missouri
to vote. Nearly all the settlers ware iree-state
men, and % of the 25 legal votes given we're
cast for the only free-state candidate running.
Mobiller McGee, who was declared elected Rep
resentative, had a claim-a saw-mlll and house
in The territory-and he was there part OF the
time. But his legal residence is now, and was
then, near Wesiport in Missouri, where he owns
and conducts a valuable farm, and where his
family resides.
EIGHT DISTRICT.
This was attached TO the 7th district for mem
Der Of the council and representative, and Its
vote was controlled by the illegal vote cast then
The census shows 80 votes in it-37 votes were
cast, of whom majority voted the free-slate
ticket.
NINTH DISTRICT.
Fort Riley and Pawnee are in this district
The latter place was selected by the Governor
as the temporary capital; and he designed there
to expend The sums appropriated by congress in
the construction Of suitable houses for The leg
islature. A good deal Of building was then be-
ing done at the fort near by For these reasons
a number of mechanics, mostly from Pennsyl-
vanla, came into this district in March, 1855, TO
seek employment. Some of these voted at the
election. The construction of the capital was
first postponed, then abandoned, and finally the
site of the town declared by thd Secretary of
War to be within the military reservation of
Fort Riley Some of the inhabitants returned to
the states and some went to other paris OF the
territory. Your committee find that they came
as settlers intending 10 remain as such, and were
entitled to vote.
TENTH DISTRICT.
In this District ten persons belonging II the
Wyandott tribe of Indians voted. They We're
of that class who under the law were entitled to
vote, but their residence was in Wyandott ilage
at The mouth of Kansas River, and they had nc
ght to vote in this District. They votrd the
pro slavery ticket. Eleven men recently f'on
Pennsylvania voted the free State ticket From
the testimony, they had not, at the time OF the
election, so established their residence as to have
emitted them to vote. In both these classes OF
cases the Judges examined the voters under
oath, and allowed them TO vote, and IN all re
spects the election seems to have been conducted
fairly The rejection of both would not have
changed the result This and the 9Th Election
District, formed one repre- sentative District. ant
was one to which the invasion from Nilsson die
not extend.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
The IXth. Xlh, and XIth Election Districts
heing all sparsely settlers, were attached togeth
err as Council District and the Kiln and KILL
as Representative District. This Election Dis
trict is 60 mites from Kansas City, 1t is TIT
northwest settlement 10 the Territory, and con
tanned when the census was taken, but 80 IN
habitants, of whom "a were voters. There wal
on the day of election no white settlement abou
Marysville, til place of voting, for 40 miles. ex
cept that Marshal and Bishop kept store an(
, ferry at the crossing of the Big Blue aud Cal
fornia road Your committee we're unable t.
procure witnesses from this District, Person
who we're esent at the election were duly sum
mon by an officer and among them was J
Marshall. the member of the House from tina
District, On his return the officer was arrested
and detained and persons bearing The names o
some of the witnesses sommoned were stopped
+ near l.ecompton, aud did not appear before tn
Committee The returns show that, in defiance
of The Governors proclamation, the voting wa
p,rauoce, instead of by ballot. 1913 names ap
pear upon the poll books $ voting, and by com
pairing these names with those on the censn
rolls, we find that but seven of the latter voted
The person voted for as Representative, F. }
Marshall, was chief owner Of the store at Marys
vile, and was there sometimes, but his fami
lived nj Weston. John Donaldson, the candid
ate voted tor, for the Council, then lived in Jack
son county, Missouri.
TO BE CONTINUED.