The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-02

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charges OF high reason made against cruz s
ridiculous UNDER @ sese charges hey
are the s @ f aso p
Their lawf business through that state and detained until in
GSsie suss es aSs Of still
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natt satisfied citizens Of the Territory marched
T. Jones officers claiming act under the lay and 5ombard
aae house es 20 a w nng and
and then being released BY The oeers whose posse they
stores trunks &C. even clothing and children
written BY he ooniesing delegate ana they wsre offered "a
Your committee DID not S See has he per r
made the 10 report private letters Tins obtained
mars5aed under the forms law But this Of barbary
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citizens accustomed 70 pay even 2 The %
epes party under Il C. pse sop up
ssa eh o and While your committee were At Wer
COMPANY chiefly accompanied y The sso
was prevented by the United troops Civil war ha'
Su he s Of res force
States under who WIN ho Nth pTaden's
expe with force the armed bands Of awess men, COMING
Missouri and elsewhere, who With criminal pernacy
In some cases and as election district the
who were either arrested or detained while obeying pro
Il he S
ss ss It Inc ~ Ia Sa
pon 40 M his a9s wss won john
Upton another officer Of the Committee was sabseaneny
asr being detained and treated with gea ndgni.y was re-
s @ was ss furnished wn pss ES
REASON Of these disturbances we were dyed IN wespor .
was the s@ 81 O. G
sued against him BY Judge LecomP,s TO compel his attend
William Fame recently from the State Of Georgia. and claim
@ BE while pR%y
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strengthened the conviction Of committee that
s who saea h ena writ nns gy TO oGuS
fun and iar investigation. Governor keeder Gardener
enable us d The whole
either Of Them from the committee would necessarily hinder
delay and Keeasr claimed pc that I'M
legged from except for felony breach Of the
Or FOR h h
We s s @ osy Ss Sr s sy ait
70 be get the custody q his S AND
less bands then gathering in and near Lecompon He
ii Miles Moore attorney Iesvenworh
persons voting at the elections and IN some cases
town BY an armed band Of about thirty men BY W.
Wilkes without color OF authority confined with other
hen noed to aaVe Se ferritory Ills testimony was re-
would endanser his person g give openly the majority Of
Committee deemed proper to examine him ex par'e
and did 80.
with whom he acted, unrepresented before
during greater portion the time, and your Committee
required ascertain the truth In the best they
could.
Your committee report the following and conclusions
established by the testimony =
Territorial law has been carried by organized
nyasions Missouri by which the people OF the
Territory been prevented from exercising the rights
seeondDfha The alleged Territorial Me
gay constituted body and had power TO pass valid laws
and their enactmcnts therefore, null and void.
Third That these alleged laws have not general thing
protect persons and properly and punish
wrong, but for unlawful purposes. . .
FOURTH election under which the sitting delegate
w. WHITFIELD holds his not held In pursuance
law that IL should be regarded only the
expression Of the choice Of those resident citizens who voted
for him.
Fnh That the election under which contesng delegate
H. Reeder claims his not held In pursl-
and that should be regarded only
81 the choice the resident citizens who voted for him
Sixth. That Andrew H. Reedcr received greater number
Of votes Of resident citizens than John W. Whitfield, Tor
seventh That present condition o. the Territory fair
election be held without stringent and
guarded election law the selection OF impartial JUICES,
the presence Of United States troops at place Of
Eighth That the various elections held by people Of the
Territory preliminary the formation State
regular the disturbed condition OF the
Territory allow; that constitution by the
Conyenon held Of said elections embodcs tho
will Of majority Of the people -
As s not the province OF yonr Committee 70 Suggest re
existing onbles ia the Territory of Kansas
themselves with the foregoing statement ot facts
All of which ID respectfully submitted. WM A. HOWARD,
JOHN SHERMAN