Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-09


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n sAyor OF - tzsnsdSase admission Of Kansas
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tuses ~ ~ uAsasufss under consideration.
DkUo,n Appeared this j. y. 81 the criminal
eoort sccompanied by Aessrs. Orr and Keith.
ne Wflnsmpes wess discharged until further no.
Wee. II consequence Of the District Attorney
ssceiying mote from NJ. Sumner stating that
hle phystrfsn did not think Il prudent for him
- sssend q present, owing 70 The condition Of
hk health.
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wasnngaon, July !.
sxSA1A--f. go sAla : seIJ serious tfAns-
ecson hsd Occurred on sne iscihc coast accord
rs 70 sccoun1 los Nce'.ea' 70 vn'ch M e Ram.
snsuOn 0ught 70 % mace. uov. stevens, Of
Wss1ngson Territory mas proclaimed martial
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mus closing the court, Nj. Cass did MOI oe-
SIRE 70 prejudice the case, but It certainly seem.
ed great assumption Of power. he submitted
resolution calling on the President ior the
Sscs in relation 70 The mattel, ADOPTED
~. CoiiAmer submitted minority report on
the Kansas question; tnc report was read ano
ordered printed.
Ar. Thompson spoke somewhat IN favor, OF
the bill TO admit Kansas reported yesterday by
the COMMITTEE ON territories
MT. Bigler also Tor and M. Hale against.
Ar. Adams moved 70 amend the bill by strik-
Ing out that part which gives the right OF suf-
frage 70 persons who have flied their declaration
o. intention TO become citizens Of tho United
States, IN compliance with the naturalization
hws
MI. Crittcnden hoped the amendment would
De adopted. He thought those foreigners who
had declared their intention 70 become citizens
had no more right 70 vote than those who had
made no such declaration.
HorsE.--Mr. Barclay moved decentralization
Of the vote BY which the Kansas bill was reject
ed, and In assigning bis reasons for so doing,
said he was informed that there were warrants
IN this Dist. directing the arrest Of Gov. Reeder
10, treason.
ms ne regarded as partial ne was disposed
~ ,uD n.as, Dy no1 Young Ios the gniin oraer
s,n,s.sea ~. psup,' ~ ~. M .ia ous w.
changed lis mind either ON sceaan. ~ rsrsan aJ
~ other means 'e''.'' p N''' :"
M. Barclay renled that be bod .o,ad from n
conscious sense Of duty. and would not he in.
undated by the lash. Mr.. Houston disayowed
any Intention to impeach the integrity Of the
gentleman, or censure him, and moved to lay
the motion to reconsider, on the table.
Mr.. Houstons motion to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table was superseded by the pre-
sentation of the report by the Kansas Inyestiga-
ting Committee, OF which here follows q synop-
sis The report shows that, as soon as the bill
organizing the Territory Of Kansas was passed,
large number Of the citizens of Missouri went
into the Territory, held squatter sovereignty
meetings, passed resolutions den0uncing Adolf
tienists, and declaring that slavery existed there
in. In the autumn of 1854 secret political So
ciety, called the Blue Lodge, was formed; the
plan OF operations OF which, with its oaths, etc,
are given in the report This lodge controlled
all the subsequent movements and inyasions on
the part of the Missourians, at the election on
the goth OF November, 1854, for n delegate
TO Congress There was no evidence Of
fraud except in the sparsely settled and re-
mote districts, where citizens of Missouri
appeared and voted.
Details in relation to these facts are p;ven
in the renort which savs Il il redneod ~
m.,banot!ool ,rao;s;o, tIot ! roo ;S1a,.o1a 49,
,,o,,,as;damt ro,as ,.,a,.a aaa. w.. ~
ns. nee..o" Nv, 'o'oe WIZ oas' Wy ei'ilehs VI
missouri Ing Ie ea DenS ieSal votes
Sniouh.eu 70 i,iVo.Mr, hitheiu would
nave been elected without the aud OF his Mis-
souri, votes, he receiving plurality OF all the
votes cast
During the winter Of 1S54-'55, great excite
ment existed in the Territory on account of the
invasion, Public meetings were held, and much
bitter feeling was manifested.
In 1865 census was taken, and the number
Of legal voters was ascertaincd to be 1905 Pre-
yious to the election in the spring of 55, active
preparations were made in Missouri to invade
the Territory, and complete organization was
effected. Leaders were chosen, tents amuni-
ton, provisions and arms distributed, and the
forces were drilled in companies in Missouri, and
on the day before the election it is testified that
at least 5000 Missourians took up the line of
march for Kansas in companies, and went into
every Representative District of the Territory,
except one. In detailing the accounts of these
companies and the declarations made by them,
great portion Of the testimony consists of ex-
tracts from the poll books, census rolls &C.,
showing who were legal as well as who were not
legal voters, and from accurate and almost alb
solute proof, 1t appeared that OF about $500
votes cast W tue ciecton lor members OF the
Territorial Legislature, 5000 were those of
non-residents. The majority of members of
both houses OF the legislature would have been
Free State men if there had been no invasion of
Aissourians. The Governor had set aside the
election in some OF the Districts, and new
election took place on the 22d of May, resulting
in the choice OF Free State men in those dis
tricts except Leavenworth, where there was still
Illegal voting. The committee took large mass
Of testimony regarding the proceedings of the
legislative assembly, which proceedings they say
The report likewise aliudes to the murders rob-
berries, and other crimes committed in the
Territory, and claims that in no case except
that of McRae, a Free State man, was there
any prosecution for those offences. No indict.
ments were found and no arrests made. and no
measures taken to bring the perpetrators to ius.
tice. The report contains full and complete de-
tails a, eyerythipp connected with tho Territorv
Of Kansas prior to the 10Th of March last and
saws Il Is clearly proved that Samuel J Jones
the Sheriff was the main cause Of the recent
disturbances in which he so prominently figured,
/, Is also proved that Mr.. Oliver, one of the COM
mittec, went into Kansas with one of the inyad.
ing companies and made speech in the LIT