Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-30

Of the district. that with fair play We
could have elected our ticket; had a
lnt Of the residents who voted, and
should have preserved il if my house
Ind not been burned down during the
INVASION the invaders had fights
amon,: themselves: saw an old man
and . boy about ten years old who
bad been beaten by them: they were
bruised and bloody: the invaders were
armed; | heard men at Weston. No..
say they 'wero coming over 10 vote;
am satisfied that tie invaders came
from Missouri: A. NJ Kellogg. Pro-
Slavery resident. refused 70 vote be-
cause these men camc over: | heard
it publicly announced BY these men
that they came over the river; re-
fused 10 sign the certificate Of election;
If any MN had protested G. election.
his life would have been endangered.
To WhltlieI.l--D. A. M. Graves
was thn man they elected 70 thc Coun
Gil, and DR. Harris and Mr.. Welded
for the Assembly: 1 say. however.
that Harris and Weddel did not get a
majority Of the legal votes Of che dis
irict' have been in the West since
1854.
Q-By Whiiield-Are the Yves.
tern elections generally noisy aud tur-
bulent2 A--0ar FFee-Slale elections
have been orderly and quiet, save
when disturbed 6y invaders; ! was not
personally threatened II | should pro.
test, bur such threats had been made.
and they were regarded Is likely TO be
carried out.
To uoyenor heeder--Nlt illness was
carrying up notices FOL the Convention
10 fame Constitution, when n man
IN Atchison pulled them from bis peck
ct, read them 10 The crowd, asked him
Il he had roed the squatier Sovereign,
orlnov chat he was committing high
TREASON; they would allow nobody -
put up such bills; they talked oftrying
mo before 4 Justice Of the Peace, they
1T theircigars with my papers witness
heard Kelly. OF The sqaattor Sovereign
use thlealenlng language; Kelly said
that e wonld be good plan % hang
me, and SET pn example 60 all "Abo
litlonlsts, another eaId had better be
put on one side Of a rait and M pony
on 1pc other, and get them ndrlt IN
The Missouri River, another said they
had better keep me until the day the
speaking was TO come OIL, next day
thsy oamo 10 me and asked mewhcrc
| was going, aud what all CHS meant,
| told them the object Of Il, after this
convcraasion went down on tho 9th
~ aideof the river, asagreed on. going
home. they advised me never to call
there again with abolition" docu-
ments. il | did my lilewould be- short,
the evening before. heard Them say
that they we're determined I should
not 90 to Doniphan
W. A. Y aughn sworn--Livsd in
TeeumsclI on 30th March, 1855. has
lived here since September. 1854.
camo from Nebraska 20 Missouri, and
from Missouri TO Kansas, saw a great
many strangers there who did not be.
long 70 the District, the evening be-
fore election was in some small cam Is
On the ShinyoanunQ. did not visit any
other camps. Witness gave the
name Of men whom he had seen at the
poll lhat day whom he knew to be
rom Missouri Took the poll.books
70 examine them and note Che number
Of those who were residents.
b. A.. Stephens sworn-C Came to
lhe Territory from OHIO. in Nav. 10
30. settle near Kickapoo, ut the elec
ton in October. 1865. when Whitfield
was voted for. he saw n party Of 25
men come from Platte County, under
the lend OF Gen. Srinefellow and Col.
Burns. witness saw them vote. witness
saw othcr parties from Platte County
voting. they kept coming all day,
threats were used during the early
part Of the day that none should vote
who did not vote for Whitfield. one
gentleman from Massachusetts, who
tried 20 vote experienced great opposi.
ton, y hen he approaencd the polls he
was questioned by a Pro Slavery man
AZ to who he should vote for, he re-
fused to tell. he was told that mo
Odd Abolilionist should vote in town. -
and would have been mobbed but for
Interference OF others. Witness nro.
ceeded 20 read over The names OF
those In the poll.books who resided in
the District of Kicknpoo. Those whom
he personally know 10 live in Missouri,
and those strangers ne did not know
the residence OF.
Question by Whiifcld.-Where DO
you ilve2 Al live at Indianola
now; | consider Kickapoo my home,
and would 90 thora il dared 10 90.
Q-Why dare Won moi 90 back
A.-a-l3ccause 4 am a, Free state man.
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