The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-07-21

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The following is the Committees account
Of the proceedings in the
/ 2p Observation-Disclosures
1 On the mornin. of election, the Judges
appointed by the Governor appeared and
opened the polls. Their names we're Harrison
Burson, Nathaniel Ramsay and Mr.. Ellison.
The Missourians began to come in early in
the morning, some 500 or 600 Of them, in
wagons and carriages, and on horseback, un-
der the lead of Sam'l J. Jones, then Post
master at Weston, Mo-, Claiborne F. Jack
son and Mr.. Steely Of independence, Mo-
They we're armed with double barreled guns,
rifles, bowie-knives and pistols, and had fags
holstcd. The held sort Of informal elec-
ton, off at one side, at 6rst for Governor Of
Kansas, and shortly aiterward announced
Thomas Johnson, OF Shawnee Mission, elect
ed Governor. The polls had been opened
but n short time, when Jones marched with
| the crowd IN to the window and demanded
that they should be allowed to vote without
swearing rs 20 their residence. After some
noisy and threatening talk, Claiborne r.
jackson addressed the crowd, saying they
came there to vote, that they had right to
vote If they had been there but five minutes,
and ne was not willing to 60 home without
voting which was received with cheers
jackson then called upon them to form into
little bands Of Is or 20, which thew did, and
went to an ox-wagon filled with guns, which
we're distributed among them, and proceeded
TO load some of them on the ground In
pursuance Of Jsck.on's request they tied
white tape or ribbons in their buttonholes,
80 us to distinguish them from the aboli
tIonsts. They aga n commanded that the
Judges should resign, and upon their refusing
to do so, smashed in the window, sash and
all, and resented their pistols and guns to
them, threatening to shoot them. Some one
on the outside cried out to them not to shoot
as there were Pro- Slavery men in the room
with tn, Judges. They then put apry under
the corner of the house, which was 4 log
house, and lifted it up few inches and let it
fall again, but desisted upon being told that
there were ro-Savcrv men in the house,
During this time the crowd repeatedly de-
manded to be allowed to vote without being
sworn, and Mr.. Ellison, one Of the Judges,
expressed himself willing, but the other two
Judges refused thereupon . body of men,
headed by Sheriff Jones, rushed into the
, Judges room with cooked pistols and drawn
bowie knives in their hands, and approached
, Burson and Ramsay. Jones pulled out his
watch and said he would give them Ave min
utes to resign in, or die. When the Eve min
utes had expired and the Judges did not re-
resign, Jones said he would give them one
minute longer and no more. Ellison told his
associates that If they did not resign, there
would be 100 shots fired into the room in
less than Is minutes and then snatciny up
the ballot-box, ran out into the crowd hold
J ing up The ballot-box and hurraing for Mis-
souri,. About that time Burson and Ramsey
were called out by their-friends and not suf-
fered to return. As Mr.. Burson went out he
put the ballot poll books in his pocket and
J took them with him; and as he was going
out Jones snatched some papers from him,
and shortly afterward came out himself hold
, ing them up, crying 'shurra for Missouri
After he discovered they were not the poll
books. he took a party Of men with him and
started of to take the poll-boo from Bur-
son. MIR. Burson saw them coming, and he
, gave the poll-books to Mr.. Umberger and
told him to start of in another direction so
us to mislead JONES and his party. Jones
and his party caught Mr.. Umberber, took the
poll-books from him, and Jones took him up
behind him on u horse, and carried him back
prisoner. After Jones and his party had
taken nberger back, they went to the house
Of Mr.. Ramsay and took Judge John A.
, Id prisoner, and carried him to the
, place OF election, and made him get up on a
wagon and make them speech I; after which
, they put white ribbon in his button hole
and lie, him 70. They then chose two new
Judges md proceed with the election.
They also threatened to kill the jul,es If
they dill not rcctive their votes without
3 swearing them, else resign. They said
no man should vote who would submit to be
sworn--tha, they would kill any one who
n would offer TO do So shoot him. I. cut
, his CUTS out," &c. They said no IN n should
vote this day unless he voted an open ticket
), and was an right on the goosc," and tina,
if they could not vote by fair means, they
: would BY foul means. They said they nd
& rs much r ght to vote if they had been in III,
v Territory two minutes, AS il they had beer
:, there two years, and they would vote. Som,
OF the citizens who were about the window
but had not voted when the crowd of MIS-
/. souraas marched up there, upon attemptln,
y to vote were driven brck by the mob, O.
le driven pf. One Of them, Mr.. j. NJ. Marcy
n was asked If he would take the oath. an.
!. upon his replying that he would II ,he Judge
required it, he WIS dragged through tn
= crowd away from III, polls, amid cries j
81 Kill the id mgger thief" "Cut hi
a throat,o Tear his heart out," &c. Afte
q they got him 10 the OUTSIDE Of the crowd
they stood arolnd HIM with cooked revolver
L and drawn bowie knives, n. man putting
knife u his heart, SO that it touched him
another holding cooked pistol to his ear
y while another struck mt him with q club
Q. The Mi.sourians said they had right /,
Y vote II they had been in the Territory bu
a tive minutes. Some said they had been hire,
to come and vote, and get dollar day
! and by Cd they would vote or die there.
: They said the 3Oth day Of March MAS VI
important day, rs Kansas would be made
S,ave '. .hs a On .na' Gay; aney began :.
tcrnoon, after they had voted, leaving som
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