Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-15

On the same day The census was com
plele, The Governor issued his Proclamation
Tor an election to be held on The 30lh of
March, A. ID. 1865. for Members Of the
Legislative Assembly OF The Terri.cry. |.
prescribed The boundaries OF Districts; the
places for polls; the names OF Judges; the
appointment OF members; and rec,ed The
qualification OF voters. If it had been OBJ.
served, jus, and fair election would have
reflected The will Of The people Of The Ter
rilory. Before The election. false and in
fammalory rumors wers busiy circulated
among The people Of Western Missouri
The number and character Of the emigra.
lion then passing into the Territory were
grossly exaggerated and misrepresenled -
Through the active exerlions oil many Of iIs
leading citizens, aided By the secret sotie-
lies before referred to. The passions and pref
udices Of the people Of that Slale we're great
Iy excited Several residents there have
testified tu the charaeier nf tho reports cir.
culOted among and credited by the people.
These efforts were successful. BY an or
ganized movement which extended from
Andrew County in The north TO Jasper Co.,
in the South, and as far eastward as Boone
and Cole Counties. companies OF men were
arranged in regular parties and sen, into
every Council District in the Territory, and
into every Representative District but one.
The numbers were so distributed as 10 con.
mol the election in each DISTRICT. They
went 10 vote with The avovec design 10 make
Kansas Slave State. Thew were general.
ly armed and equipped, carried with them
their own provisions and tents, and GO
marched into The Territory. The details oil
this invasion, from Tho mass ol the teslmo.
mony taken by your Committee. are SO vol
luminous .ha. we can here sIa,e but the lead
iug facts eliciled.
llsr DIsrRIcr.--niAKcH 80, i855.-.LAw.
RENEE!
The company Of persons who marched
in,o This District, collected in Ray, Howard
Carroll. Boone, La Fayeue, Randolph
Saline and Cass Counties, In The State ol
Missouri. Their expenses were pald--Ihose
who could no. come contributing provisions
wagons, &c. [9l]. Provision, were de-
posted for those who were expected 10 come
10 Lawrence In The house Of William Ly.
kins, and were distributed among The Mis-
sourians after .hey arrived there. [s9l
The evening before and the nornlnR oil the
day Of eIscion. about 1000 men from the
abuve counties arrived al In Srencs. and
camped in q ravinc short dlslnucs from
town, near The place Of voIing Tley came
liz wsgons--of which here were over one
hundred-and on horseback. under The com
mand Of Col, Samuel Young Of Boone
County, Missouri, and Claiborne f. Jack
son Of Missouri. They were armed with
guns, rifles, pistols and bowie knives, and
had tents. music and flags with them. 1887
They brougD, with nnem two pieces Of arlll
lery [24l loaded with muskel balls. 25l
On their way 10 Lawrence, some Of Them
met Mr.. N. b. BlanIon, who had been a2
poin'ed one Of the Judges OF Electionby Gov
Reeder, and alter learning from him that he
considered il his duly 10 demand an oath
from them as to their place of residence
first, attempted 10 bribe, and then threaten
OF him with hanging, In order to induce
him TO dispense with that oath. 10 coRse
quence of these threats, he did moi appear a
lhe polls'h nvxl morning TO act as Judge 26]
| The evening before the election. while IL
camp, the Missourians were called togetbe
a, The tent Of Capt. Claiborne F, JoG&soD
and speeches wero made 10 Them by Col
Young and Others, calling for volunteers ,c
go 10 oIhe, disricls where there were no
Missourians enough to control The election
and lhere were more a, Lawrence thar
i Davidson. [22] MN. Tates, G. W. pabcock, DR.
John Day, .[23] Z. D. Ladd, Norman Allan
i VIM. Yates, VIM. B. Hornaby, G. W. Deitsler
i @. w. Babsosk, Lyman Allen, S, N. Woo, E
Chapman, Robert Elliott, N. B. Blanton. Jour