Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-15
TVS REPORT
OF THE
Kansas Investigating Committee.
APPOINTED By CONGRESS-, MAY 70, is,s.

, Kansas lnyostlgoung Commlttoo
APPOINTED By CONGRESS-, MAY 70, Isss
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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of wood and that made him a claim
r. 80. c,.,. 80. d;d 40, 81. a
,ho.ah IN, INV e Relieved % .hs;, s "O Usmhe,. a =
he soual to The pvo.slaverv settlers
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ms;or;sv j s Thsv we're - G deferred by
~ r.a,s thyougbontlv the M;ssour;ans
49,. ga na ~. A.. as.,..,;o, for
| putting up candidates, and no candi.
dates were run, for this reason-ths'
there was credited rumor previously
that the Missourlans would control The
election. The Tree State Judges were
threatened with expulsion from the
poll, and young mad thrust pistol
into the window through which the
votes were received. The whole num-
Der OF votes cast was 4l7:of the names
on the poll book there were but 62 In
the census rolls. and the testimony
shows that small portion, estimated
by one witness at one-quarter Of the
legal voters voted. Your committee
estimate the number of legal voters at
80. One Of the Judges referred to,
certified to the Governor that the elec-
tion was fairly conducted. Ii was not
contested. because no one would take
the responsibility of doing it. as it was
not considered SAFE, and that II anoth-
er election was had the residents
would fair no better.
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80 s P' rsSJ =. 'ae ~
s'on, meetings w:ie ne'a anu alIange'
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char;'on C.rr"i ,s,;n,',n "a s.,;:s
,: ~ 49," I:~.-:~.
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w;,h I ,oIs GA ha.;s tn;.as ga
sn,,a ~ r;,h a,ns and ,;a.s anj had
hsd...s - 49, !. 49, h.',,o. hals.
Ia Ia sIsswhara phon, ,ha;r nsrsnn. 80 ~
I on ,hs ,nor,;ao of ,,.s slrc,;on ,he~s
wsrs fr,.m ono - : 400 rsrsons
nrsssns ~ shs aro.nd P,.r;ons r
he sl-.,;o. n;sso.r; M end..vor-5
to nersuade the two free State Judyes
tn RESIGN nv MAKING threats of orrson.
n v;oIenee 70 them one Of whom re-
siyned on the morning OF election. and
he crowd chose an other 10 6ll his
pIacs But one of the JUDGES. the free
State Jndoe vopld takc ,he oath nre-
scr;hed hy The Governor. ,ha o,hsr,-o
deciding that thew had no riybt to
svaar anv one Who off.reJ N vo,.
but that All on the ground were emit.
tl.d N vote The only votes r.fused
vsre soms Delsv.ra I,d;an. sore
,h;,,v Wvando,,e Jnd;ars he;ro slIo-
"a 10 vo,s
Ono of tho Fra.-stat. candidates
Withdrew in consequence of the pres
once ~ ,ha u;ssonr;.n. amid cbser.
;og and acclamations nv the M;ssoo.
r;sns Dur;ng the dav ibe steamboat
..Nev I.ucv" came down from Wes.
tern M;ssonr; with a laroe numler ot
M;ssour;an. on hoard. vho voted and
then r.,urnsd On Tho hoat
The M,.sorr;sns csve =. . rs..on
,hs;r cor,;nc ovsx,o vote th.t ,he
MI IA 80 - ss..a s,,;s,;.s
II to the Terr;torv and ,hev va1ted 70
eou,,sr,c, ,hs yovamsrt Soms ~
the csnd;Jates and msnv of The M;s.
sou r;sns ,ooL ,hs oronnd ,h.. rnds,
H. Kansss-Nshras oct al -ho -sra
on ,ns nrornd on ,ha d.v 81 election
wsrs M sn,;,Isd 70 .,,,s and o,hsrs shs,
ls,;nc on, = ,ovn s,sL;,. . -, =, A.;
v;1~ ,1S So~n sssls.' even =, another
ma1,s claim cave them r;oht 10
vote Ard o,s Of Tho re,,hsrs of ,hs
Council r r Ress declared IN his
Testimony that he who .bould mt a
1;g.~.., .o,.,xu.,;... - ~ -
nns, 10 s;,hsra Ensvs ~ : fool
Tha Fraa- -S,.,a r..n r.,a~.lIv AZ,
10, vo,a IN, s,se,;oa. ssd - sw,r
arrived Eastern em;grans. - =. there
The Frse-Sta,e Jud7e of Flsrt;or "a.
f,ssd 20 s;on ,la ra,nxn. n.,;I IT,
cords sbv lavful Resident vo,srsn
w.re stricken ON, vh;ob v.s dona
and the returns msds - ,h.s vsv
The election was contested. and a new
.lsc,;o, ord.,.J hv cov p.aaa~ e.
The ood Of Nav
The testimony ia Divided "a n tho
relative strength Of par,;es in this dis
rrict. The whole number of voters in
the district accord;ng 10 the ccnsu,
rr,,rns MA. ess. and sccord;nr 80 !
carsf,,llv nren.rrd l;st Of vo,srs rre-
as,sd e. ,ha p,o .Slavarv .s,d;da,a.
and other Pro. slavery men a ss- dsvs