New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-02

On the same day the census wts c0mpieoeu, Tue s",
ernor il ued BIZ Proclamation g. election 10 be ,d
on the 30th OF March, A. d. 1885, for Members OF the
Legislative Assembly OF the Territory Il prescribed
the boundaries Of Distrc,s the places for polls; the
names Of Judgesi the appointment o. mem9en; ana
r.cited the qualification OF voters. had been 90.
served just and fair election would have rehected
the will Of the people of the Territory. Before mo
election, fase and inAamuatsiy rumots were ouslIy
circulated among the people OF wc,tcro mNsoun.
The number and character Of the emigration then pc
il into the Territory gros-ly exaggerated ana
nsi epres nted Through thu active exertions Of macy
of It's ing Citizens aided by the o. cret soc'otes ns
bre r. fened to- the passions and preJudices VI the
people of that State were gresty excited Several
residents there have testified to the character Of the
reports circulated among and credited by tho people,
Thee efivits successful. by anorganizcd move
utnt which ext. pded from Andrew County IN the
Lot to jasper Count, in the South and as fer eastward
as Boone ard Cole Counties, companies Of men were
ged in r. gular parties and 'ent mo erery oesn-
cI DIstrict IN The Territory, and INTO erery Repre-
sentatire District bit The plumbers we're No dis
rrbuted as to control the election in cach N,trict
They went to vote and with the avowed d'aga to
max, Ksnsas a Slave State. They were generally
armed aid equipped, carrie with them thsr OWE pro-
visions and teuts and marched into the Territory.
The details Of this invasion from the mass Of the tes'
timoby taken by your Committee, sse 80 volnmnoA
that we can here state but the eacpg facts ELECTED.
Isr DIsrRicT--MARcH so, 1s55-LAwREscE.
The coupaIy { pei com who marched into this Dts.
trict collected in Ray, Howard, Carroll, Rocas. .,
Fsyste, Randolph Saline aud Cas- Com =. -, i's
State OF Mispasi, Their EN-. ,,,es were nsd"tbo,s
who cPae pet Cor. contributing provisions, wagons
W. >. Provisions were d.posted for those VINO
we're expected to come to Lawrence in the house OF
lism Lykrs, and we've distributed saoDg the
MisouTaIs after they anived there (22). The even.
mg before and the morning Of the day Of election,
abt ut 90 men from the above counties arrived st
Lawrence, and camped 10 a ravine short distance
ifom town, near tire place Of voting. They came IN
wsgors-of which there were over one hundred-and
Oh horseback, under the command of Col Samuel
Yong Of Boone County, Missouri and Claiborne E.
rifles, pistols and bowie knives, and had tents music
and flags with them l23l. They brought with them
two pieces of artillery t2t loaded with rnusket bale t23l
On their way to Lswr nee, some Of them met Mr. N.
Il. BaLton VITO ad been Appointed Que Ut the Judges
o. Election by Gov. Rec err after learning from
him that be considered it his duty to demand an oath
from them their place Of reec ence first attempted
to brbc, and then ed him with hanging, IN
order TO induce Dim to dispense WITH that oath. In
consequence Of there threats BIO do nor appear at tie
polls the nc II morning TO net as Judge l2o).
TIE evening before the election, while IN camp. the
MssOunsDs called together a. the Tent OF Capt.
Cisiborne + jackson, and spetches were made to
tlm by Col Young and other, calling for volunteers
10 90 t other districts whore there not Mssou-
ran. enough to control the election, and there were
more NJ Lawrence than needec there (27l Many
volur teered to 60. and the mornng Of the election
seyera compaBi.r, from 80 10 2co each, w-nt
of 10 Tecunseb, Hickory Po Mt, Rio. mington, and
oLer PAGES t2e) On tic moiniog a the ell cton, the
Mistonriahs eaIhS Over 10 Toe pace vi Young uom
Their camp, in bodies of one hundred at time (99)
Mr.. Blarton Dot appearing, another Judge WAS rP-
POM, in his paes-Col Young claiming that, a. the
peope Of the Territory had two Judges, 1t war moth
ipg than right that the Mssouans shout have
tie other ore look at.i their interests 30; and
Robert a. Cu,pminS WIS elected in Blsnt0ns stead,
because b, Considered that every man had right TO
# he had been il the Territory but an hour lJl.
1h. M,-eurans brought their tickets with them, t32l
but not having enough. they had three hun ired
(s) John A. Lurdsy. l. l.. L.srcsu t9cl John A. Lun-
dsv =,
en- UP. y,ufh'n, you'daD Dsyt.on; an VIM Ts'ss Z.
" bsh,oek nr John Icy. t!jl y. Ladd, NosssI AIsn
VIM. yaus WIN Uorusby. o W Dl,u'er q. ". Bah
e.e1 Lyp ~ Alton. n. No d, r. Chapman, Robert Eict
n snton drL Dsyio " IA. Lyon. J. u Aobos,
Iru " A,key Dr. j,ln psy,A B. WAGE JOAN " Bsns..
q. W Buckley. t1D h. thapmAa Jos,dsn Dsvesoa- ~,
V,6sop. ia, Norman Allen wm y1'- ho'p,ey. -
". Dsheoct. :. y. voo,. Desiissa, A b. wsh 80 e..
Isat. : n. " God tiil X. A. trnintAs, ce,s'
aier =. n wcssl. C : rIsii, H. Abbott t|'l T. W.
=. ,bcock Robert Elliott