Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

M. divers Report, minority from the
Kansas Investigating Committee, argues that
the resolution under which the said committee
was raised made it their duty simply to COL
lect evidence and report it to the House. Mr.
Oliver states he had no expectation of the
committee doing aught but reporting the evil
dence. The statement, In the nature Of re-
port, submitted by the majority he arragns as
altogether ex-parte, one-sidei !, and partizan
In its character. Many of the statements
in it, he asserts, are without single fact
from the testimony taken to rest upon.
For the correctness of this assertion he ap-
peals to the testimony on file. He states that
the evidence clearly shows that Gen. Whit.
field was duly elected delegate to Congress
in November, 1854, and while the testimony
Is conflicting and directly contradictory on
some points relating to the election of March,
1856. for members of the Legislature yet,
from the whole, it clearly appears that the
the anti-slavery party were in a minority in
fourteen out of the eighteen election districts
The aggregate vote cast for their candidates
throughout the Territory, as they appear on
the poll books, was short Of 800, while by
the census taken in February before there
were 1905 legal voters in the Territory.
The entire anti-slavery vote, therefore, was
not third Of the legal voters Of the Territory,
without making any allowance for the immi-
grafton of bona tide settlers after the census
and before the election. He further states
that there is no evidence of any force or VIC
lencs having been used to prevent any man
from voting who wished to vote in the entire
Territory; that there is no evidence of sin
gle assault and battery about voting in the
entire Territory on that day that there is no
evidence assailing in the slightest degree the
correctness Of Governor Reeder's Judgment
In awarding certificates of election to the
members of the Legislature, as he did that
Inc Legislature was a proper law making
body, and its laws, therefore, are valid as
far as consistent with the Constitution of the
United States and the organic act; and that
ten. Whitfield being duly elected in pursu-
ance of law thus passed. is entitled to his
seat. Mr.. Oliver reviews at great length the
existing troubles in Kansas, and shows from,
the evidence that they are properly charge
able to the revolutionary movements Of those
who got up the Topeka convention, and who
have pledged themselves to resist the laws at
al hazards.
"Ruling America."-It is worthy Of note
that the misguided young men, one and all,
implicated In the murder of Caspar Korbman
Alias U. W. Bell, few nights since on an
ounkirt of Washington, for which two of them
are to undergo capital trials, were conspicuous
In the riot that occurred at the Fourth W ard
Poiis At our late municipal election. They
are al intense /" Americans" we hear. We
mention this fact because it embraces addi.
nonal proof of the evil effects upon society Of
the Know Nothing organization. One gang,
1t will DO recollected, are soon to be tried for
arson and series Of burglar.es. Another
gang will probably very shortly be arraigued
for participation In the disgraceful riot in
which the Mayor was not long since mobbed
ESSEX, the fugitive from justice, murdered an
unonenoing man on the day after the election
Tor the crime Of huzsaing for the anti-Know
Nothing candidate; and already We have an.
other cold-blooded and revolving murdsr coro-
nitted by still another misguided and rovdv
gang Such things were comparatively IN.
Known In this comm unity before the introduc-
uon OF secret political lodges, the members Of
"nlcn olnd themselves to obligations above
the laws and in fat contradiction 10 the Law.
and 'on given signal, to stand by each other
onosr any circumstances whatever. We bavs
% often discussed in detail the daugerons and
reprehensible features Of these association.
tnat We will not now devote space to them
We, however, feel 1t to be our dutv earnestlv
" point out these facts to our fellow citizens
VINO are members Of the organization and are
eso sincerely solicitous for the well being of
society 1t Is surely time for them To reflect
upon them, and to comprehend to what a CON.
aition they are bringing the public peace, &c.
oy the aid Of. their countenance. Were Il not
luz me TACT that the offenders in all these cases
arc Oh their political fraternity, and also tina,
'ucn occurrences were almost unknown here
Until the Washington lodges were Organized
there might be question as to where the "a
sponsbility lies. That is too palpabls. how
ever, to admit of doubt.
etlu shrieking for Freedom The publ,
VIII note one significant fact in connection will
the current discussion in the House upon III,
RESOLUTION for the expulsion Of Mr.. Brooks q
o0u'n oaroiina, VIZ that nearly all the ora
toricai EFFORTS OF the Republicans upon il ar,
uifscted' not to the merits of the persona
question nomihally under consideration. bu
70 shneking for freedom - or, in otbs
words to the end of making Republican. part,
Iolifioaicapital in the non slavehOIding States
This is pitiful business, to say the least of il
very pihful' indeed. Yet it i, simply on a pa
WIZ the caging Of Senator Sumne: for the las
month or two, and then running him off lk
An underground railroad subject, on the mo
msnt "nsn' to keep him longer Gagged With,