The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-02
MORNING EDITION-WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1856.

issued his proclamation for election % be hed s s
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Leen oessrvsd just and fair election wind have .eaecis
the win q the people Of the Territory e.ore the election
ie people Of wesern Missouri The number and eSasaca
q q s leading citizens aided he
@ Of ss SAT" s We greatly excited Several ths.
BY an organized movement which extended from
Boone and Cole counties Of men were
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10 make Kansas State. they were generally arme
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leading facts eeed ''' We SAA mere '''e Du' INC
YFRsT DIsTRICT-MARCH 30, l856.-LAwRENCE.
leesed in Eay, Howard carroll Boone IL Fayes Randolph
were padhosc who ecss no, ess
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Wllan Iykins and stribulef among MssOurians
%Ssn!as De sscsn os % from. he
distance p a a. acs a Se
which theTs were sssr one
Sness 81 ~ iosPs
sss Ras'9as ssm @ they
,sost With them two pieces Of artillery CD loaded yh
nae. Mr. Bla,iton who lad been appointed the
bishat he considered is duty - demars an oak from
sna so e asr sass Of ss e afe
to to di-ysnse ; With that oath In Q hsse ih
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Jackson and speecAes nsse 10 h CoA Young
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man bad .ES e vote 4 10 had been ,Ss
2 but not having enough they had three hundred
they saa
dis,ipguslh g 3. themselves hens from the G settlsssgD
the % ass i
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s TO . s saa S y
he resident M Of Is, which
when asls Ss Intended make G his future $ hss
Young got up the wndows anss 10 the crowd
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@ Ae The other Judges coneiudsa % receive Col Young
vote Mr. Abbott resigned judge Of Eecson and M Ben
The polls were crowded late the eye.ns
pc election was being held ssa ,ss house AZ
lines Of being formed through whia the voters coul
sysa Iss. 6Is and ilsy tired Win
ssst ssp ny % The polls
SION Two Sy s %o . % and Voted aS
Ss . .is Mr. Bond Wills ~ Ts
him. and as he ran ro them some shots we're
E. ss s%gsa "a Ss as and made
late in the afternoon when the polls bad become comparative
Before the voting had commenosa the Nsourans sald II
the Judges pPapsSs By hs d m not w their
voted several times changing their hats and coming
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3 & o% sGs s s e SS SSS a to yes Sae r hs %
tory ry constituted them residents, though they wero from
s S had srd & asd aS%ss se II SS.
to o,a Missouri, 70 r. and people iso the East hid 9e shs
they Territory Legislature 10 s,t them.
% ud r so9 ri ss sSSs e q % S'sE s%S % o nat
suit them ts They sahi they md right 70 make ans'-
out % MAKE rrec siss & some csnsd ,ns' i sey h.
he election and they 10 onsel their bat The
y ~ ra VOC :" ss or y nv, eS S l@ns aa e mss @
90 The Mlssoarans said hsrc would be dnculty
determined . yo,e.peaseasly they could, but vote
POUNDS and would ss se nb round M
The butcher knife $50 some q them said ha, BY voting tn the
in Missouri FOR twelve months ai,erwsrd SD.
Of % sosss @ not 20 home a Ss ne S 'G $
sA's for So @ Sod AsS oa vSs s ssy
home they said that Gov Reeer did no, sanction the cleo
The citizens q ne town o. Lawrence as general hing
yoe5s b., not exposed as were ne Arms q n, Missouri,
eron u Of The isreas Of the nissourians in
The pro slavery rsn Of the district attended The nominating
% q S es s and yssS for and
to the nee state party in order 10 dsscnson In that
os,. ~ .a,o.. ca,no , IN. s,.,,,., hn,ro a..
ds Of election aud amer ihe censu. taken 90 According
70 she ceas m returns % here were hea ne district Ng eg
poll s
p9 books Of persons they knew % have settled IN The District
northern and Eastern s,aes Intending who
Of them selected had place resf
SseaSc aasa Win hs county Others we're O. asP
pointed &c political condition. and in the price and demand
en so sis.fy shown su iro PR proof psssssie
,ha, IN The latter per q The day after N. great Of the Ms
nc ssS over g. rSse & @ g. nc . ufs
S ss sS sRSS sG
& .ons anS IN so n0 81 msns ASS
ree STATE and there no doubt si the free STATE candidates
ics none bui The actual settlers bad voted preeed
ING eo y .nsgs LA rsa sss Ss S %
Of the pro slavery party lc5), got but 70 votes.
SECOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
On the morning Of election the Judges appointed by the
sppearea sha Spea ,ss po M namcs
Maourisns began early the morning so
p of them wagons and and horseback.
under he lead Of ssnuel Jones' then Postmaster Of West
Claiborne " jackson and Mr. Steeiy rude
pendence Missouri They armed with double barreIed
rfes bowie knives and pistols and had ars holsted
They held sort of Informal election od Al side,
frs for Governor Of Kansas and shortly afterwards
Thomns Johnson Of shawnee Missions elected Gov
@ The polls had been opened bu, short time When
Mr. Jones marched with he crowd se window and de
mansd thai they shaud be allowed 10 without swerring
s ss G.Te: % sas crowd saying
they had there 70 vcethai they had right TO vse
II they had been there but hve minutes and he was
not willing 70 60 homo without voting, which was
recctved with cheers 6W. Jackson then called upon
form little bands of heen twenty which they
did de, and west 70 mid with guns which
distributed among them m and proceeded load Of
them the ground GS In Of Jacksons request
hey tied she tape cr ribbons N iher orcnholes 70 a. 70
nand that the Judges should resign, and upon ,sr res-
ing 10 So smashed the window sash and ALL and pre
scented their pistols and 10 them, threatening shoot
them 40 Some the oute cried ,out 20 them not 70
shoot there prossvery In The with the
Judges G5 They then put under The Of the