The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-23
Some Of the Testimony

When the testimony collected BY the
Kansas investigating Committee is pub
lished, as il shortly will be, the people will
have an opportunity Of judging at one view
the commencement as well as progress OF
one OF the most gigantic as well as inia-
nous conspiracies of which history makes
mention. Other conspiracies have been
organized by bad men and carried on by
bad means, but We remember 20 one which
has been characterized by 50 much unmiti.
gated taseness,--by such a mixture Of lying
and perjury, rufisnism and general r~ascali-
", a. that which has been carried on for
the purpose o. making Kansas a Slave
State.
Their. are those who nave been prede-
termined that no matter what the testimo-
ny might be, they would still continue the
apologists Of rufianism, and the advocates
ofmeasures, which have produced the pres
eut alarming state Of affairs. There are
those who are too prejudiced TO listen TO The
voice Of reason, or TO pay any attention to
the most notorious facts. But the number
Of such persons is decreasing, and will he
come smaller, after the authoritative and
undeniable exposition OF the Committee is
published.
We copy from the Chicago Tribune the
following extrsc; which shows that Morde
cal Oliver himself was one Of the perpetra-
tors Of the frauds ne was appointed 10 10.
yestigate! Such a fact il not more surpri-
sing than that Atchison should resign the
Office Of Vice President for the purpose OF
accepting that Of chief consoirstor, but we
sill wsii for the alton Of this and
other facts, till the publication Of the Com
mittee's report
The testimony against The Border Ruff
ans Is appalling and overwhelming. 1t is
said thatth~y have proof positive that OIL
yer himself voted IN Kansas. no,withstand.
ing his denial Of the fact. His name is re-
corded, not Oliver, NJ. c., but M. C. OIL
yer. on the pol books. Credible wines
see, Missourians at that, testified that then
saU him vot. His name was recorded az
abUye as a blindfold against subseeu int ex-
posure. He admits that he was on the
ground and made a speech. There was no
| other M or NJ. c. Oliver to be found that
voted but the member Of the Committee
himself. He is undoubtedly a sworn men,
Der Of the "blue lodge
The keeper of the State Arsenal at JEFF
ferson, Mo-, testified before the Committee
that the Missourians who invaded Kansas
and elected the bogus Legislature, seized
him, TIED him hand and foot, threatened TO
take his life if he resisted, then plundered
the State Arsenal Of the U. 5. canon, mus
kets, rifles snd powder, armed themselves
herewith, and then marched upon the ILL.,
fitted territory. II is said that the testimony
before the Committee clearly proves that on
ly eight hundred and fifteen Of those whose
nance were on the ceusus, voted at thr
Legislative election on the 30th Of March
1855, and that not over eleven hundred of
those who vUted made any pretensions 10
residence in the territory. The whole vote
cast was fps thousaad fvs hundred
The Committee have secured sworn cop
les Of the poll books and census, and have
the names Of pretty mucn every rufian who
voted spotkd-including that Of Hon. N.
Oliver, N. C., hitnselG IL is a most astound. |
ing record of yiiiainy. And yet il 10 the
rack and bloody code Of laws thus passed
and forced upon the people OF Kansas, that
Pierce, Douglas snd buchanan declare IN u.t
be enforced, and to refuse 10 obey which
is pronounced treason, by the black democ-
A MELAScHoLY AccIDEsT.--Last Monday
q man by the name of ohm Taylor,
vas swimming q horse across Skunk river. |
below colvilie and Williams Mill, four miles
north Of town, when from some cause, he
disengaged from the horse, and was
The body was recovered about
an hour after the accident, and attempts
were made TO resuscitate the body which
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