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andOt nation. led BY wm, Walker, Ons Of
their Chiefs. and offered to vote. l refused
their votes; the other judges accepted them, -
Another party Of eight or nine, not legal vOt-
srs. were also allowed to vote.
Gen. StriaqfclloW in Kansas,
John ". S,ephens--I came into the terrific
ry in May 1856. from Ohio, aud was present
at the election in October, 1855. and voted
settled at KickapoO City; know that Illegal
votes we're cast on that day. A party OfabOui
twen.y.fve men came from Platte county, on
that day, under the lead of B. F slringfellOw,
Of Weston. Missouri, and Col, F. Burns. After
spending some time about the streets they
went to the polls and voted.
Squattcr Sovereignty.
Others came also from Missouri, and voted.
/ Considerable talk was made about allowing any
but those in favor Of Mr. Whitfield to VOTE
l went to the polls in the forenoon to vote, and
they would not permit me.
A man from Massachusetts, named Lawren-
ce, went 10 vote. A Mr.. Blake asked him
who be was going to vote for? Mr.. Law
renee told him that it WAS none of his business
as he had right to vote for whom he pleased.
1 can't say whether he voted or not. They
told him that no man could vote for Governor
Reeder, and that no damned abOltionist was
allowed in town.
THE witness prolused a list of nOn.resi.
dents who had voted at the precints. He had
stood OF the polls all day and taken down ev-
Iery mans name and vote as it was given in.
CrOss.Exanined by Mr., Whitfeld-My
present residence is Indiapola. l was forced
to leave Kickapoo because was free State
man. know personally large majority O
the citizens of KckapOo District Levi:
Burns was not resident Of the Territory. bis
!. family have resided in the Territory since thu
election, but not before. The candidates wer
: IL. II. Whitfield and A. II, Reeler. Person
:, were prevented from voting for anybody bu
;, the pro-slavery candidate, The KickapO
,t District is strong Free State in sentiment
h Aasweriag for ones Politics.
By Gov. Keeder-I was requested by tb
Territorial Executive Committee to take copie
, Of poll books, &c Of the election, under tha
constitution of the 18th of January, at Kick
= apoo. On arriving there two men :old me the
. had been appointed to take me down town.
:, l asked them what fJr d? They told me
was Id Abolitionist, and | must answe
, for it. They took me down before cOmmitte
and made me promise that would appear be
fore them at nine octock the next morning.
was examined before them for the crime {
:. carrying gin, what they call Abolition paper
and poll books, to which l pleaded not guilt!
:, In the afternoon was waited on and tol
:, that must leave town by three O'Clock.
- requested time to arrange my business. The
~ would not give it to me. then told them
would leave when got ready. At halfpa
~ four they came after me again and took n
>, before the committee They voted to due
81 me in the Missouri river. Mr.. Groover, a men
" bpr of the Territorial Legislature, and now Di
70 trict Attorney, was member of these commi
tees,
be "Law and Order Men,"
nj, and made a speech, declaring they were ha
he and Order men, and it would be much bettC
VS. to escort me out of town, which they accorC
I'd ingly did.
y The witness in reply TO question Of Go,
at Whitfield, said he would swear before Al
Is mighty God that majority of the residents
m that District were in favor Of A. II. Reeder.
IS Ny house was searched. There was moth
r ing Objectionable to be found in it, unless
N was document arguing against the election
p Gen. Whitfield as Delegate to Congress-
Lh Laughter
t. Whitfield evidently had enough Of th
Ill witness, and therefore asked him no furlhC
t. questions
III interesting from Kansas.