Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-08

but were sworn to take alll legal votes.
| The Missourisns voted without being
sworn. They supported II. J. Stickler
| for Council. and M. w. MCGEE for Rep
resentativs. They left the evening Of
| the election. Some Of them started on
horseback for Lawrence, a. they said
Trey could Be there before night; and all
went the wsy they came. The census
list shows 80 legal voters in the diktvict,
253 votes were cast; Of these, IS were
residents, II Of whom were in tho dis
trict when the census was taken. Some
Of the residents present at the polls did
not vote. declaring Il useless. Csndi
dates declined to run on the free State
ticket. because they were unwilling to
run the risk Of 90 unequal contest, il
being known that . great many were
coming up from Missouri to vote. Near
y all the settlers were free State men.
and 20 out Of the IS legal votes given
we're csst for the only free State candi-
date running. Mobiller MCGEE, who
was declared elected Representative,
had claims saw mill and house In
the Terrltory--snd he was there part
Of the time; bot his legal residence is
now, and was then, near Westport, In
Missouri, where be owns and conducts Z
valuable farm, and where his family re-
sides.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
This was attached to the Seventh dis
trict for Z member Of the Council and
Representative, and its vote was con-
trolled By the illegal vote cast them
The census shows 80 voters in it'll
votes were cast. Of whom . majority vo-
ted the free State ticket.
NINTH DISTRICT.
Fort Riley and Pswnee are in this
district. The lstter place was selected
by the Governor a. the temporary CAPT.
ital. and there TO expend the sums APP
propriated bv Congress In the con struc-
ton Of suitable houses for the Legislst-
ure. A good deal Of building was then
being done-st the fort near by. For
these reasons. number Of mechanics.
mostly from Pennsylvania. came into
this district in March, 1855, to seek en-
pIoyment. Some Of these voted at the
election. The construction Of the cap
itol was first postponed. then abandoned
and finally the site OF the town was de-
clared. by the Secretary Of War, to be
within the military reservation Of Fort
Riley. Some Of the inhabitants went
to the States, and some to other parts
Of the Territory. Your committee find
that they came 40 settlers, intending to
remain a. such, and were entitled to
vote.
TENTH DISTRICT.
In this district ten persons belonging
to the Wyandott tribe Of Indians voted.
They were Of that class who under the
law were entitled to q vote; but their
residence was in Wyandott Village. at
the mouth Of the Kansas river, and they
had no right to vote In this district.-
They voted the Pro-Slavery ticket
Eleven men recently from Pennsylvania
voted the Free State ticket. From the
ties timony. there given they had not, at
the time Of the election, 80 established
their residence ~ to have entitled them
to vote. In both these classee OF cas-
es, the Judge examined the voters under
oath ana allowed them to vote, and In
all cases the election seems to have
been conducted fairly. The rejection
Of both would not have changei the re-
suit. This and the eighth election dis
trict formed one representative district
and was the only one to which the
invasion from Missouri did not reach.
ELsvESrH DISTRICT.
The 9th. 10th. 18th and l2th election
districts, being oil sparsely settled, were
attached together az q Council die
trict, and the nth and 12th a. Repre-
sentative district. This election district
IL go miles north from Pa~nee, and $50
miles from Kansas City. II 10 the north
west settlement Of the Territory, and
contained, when the census was taken.
but 80 inhabitants, OF whom ~ were
voters. There was on the day Of cleo
ton. no white settlement about Marvs.
vile. the place Of voting, for 20 miles,
except that Marshall and Bishop kept
store and terry at the crossing OF the
Big Blue and California. Your commit
tee were unable TO procure witnesses
from this district. Persous who were
piet mt st the election were duly sum-
moned by On officer, and among them
was F. j. Msrshsll, the member OF the
House from that district. On his return
the officer was arrested and detained,
end persons bearing the names Of some
Of the witnesses summoned were stop
ped near Lecompton. and did not appear
before the committee. The returns
show that. In defiance Of the Cover
nor's proclamation. the voting was vivd
vocs, instead OF by ballot. 328 names
appear upon the poll books, a. voting.
and BY comparing these names with
those on the census rolls, we find that
out seven Of the latter voted. The
person voted for 40 Representative, F.
]. Marshall. was chief owner Of the
store at MarysvilIe, and was there some
times, but his family lived In Weston
John Donaldson. the candidate voted
for the Council. then lived in jack
son county, Missouri.
On day after the election. Mr.. Mar
shall. with twenty-five or thirty men,
from Weston, No., was on his way from
MarysviIIe to the State. Some OF the
party told witness who had formely
resided at Weston, that they had been
up at MaysvIlle and carried the day for
Missouri, and that they had voted about
$50 votes. Mr.. Marshall paid the bill
az that point for the party.
There does not appear to have been
any emigration into that district in
March, 1855. after the census was TAX
en- and, judging from the best test In the
power OF your committee, there were but
seven legal votes cast in that district,
and 32l illegal.
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
The election In THE district was con-
ductsd fairly. No complaint was made
Of illegal voting.
THfRrEEzTH DISTRICT.
Previous to the day OF election several
hundreds OF Mlssourisns from Platte,
Clay. Boone. Clinton and Howard couu-
ties came into the district in wagons
and horseback, and camped there. They
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