New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-19

tyiOt. have just earned shaS inc JIM" S"Ay oAo
hnC at woya indicting Gov. Robinson, and all Of
the other officers of the State and Members Of the
7 .r;.,.ture. for "high treason" This may be
reTed on. Judge Lecompte's yeast wo1ks.
Itis a cool plight in the hotel at Tecumseh. A
Rev. something-a College Professor from Iowa
has iu.t b< en- preaching in the other room. There
is party of card players "pass'ing behind me,
ard am writing by the last remnant Of q candle.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
TECUMsEH, X. + Ersnisg May s, 1856.
TheSpecial Commission arrived q. Tecumseh about
O'Clock this afternoon, and as they are anxious to
finish business as fast as possible, they went to
work at once. The same parties were here as at
Lawrence, with the exception that Whitfield had
another attorney. Col. Woodson Of Independence,
NO., was not in attendance, but Mr.. Z. II. Rees
of Leave nworth, the Chairman of the meeting that
indOrsed and approved the l,nching of Phillips at
LeavenwOrth. Mr.. Rees undertook his arduous
task with even more ZEAL but scarcely the ability
or gentemanly mldness of Woodson. He was
evidently soldier engaged in the war, and acted
on the principle cut at all points," He took
issue with the Chairman of the Commission on one
or two points, but did not make very much, al.
though the geUtlemanly urbanity and impartiallty
of Mr.. Howard gave him every opportunity.
The Rev. Mr.. BURGESS sworn-Ie had come to the
Territory in 1854; he had been appointed by Gov.
Reeder Judge of the Election in the lid District in
Msrch 1855; he had gone to the place appointed for
the election, the house of Mr.. Stinson, the morn
alo fh.ro ha offs
men, who were not residents of the district, and he
had reason to believe were from Missouri, about
three bunded in number; as he passed through
these men he heard them make several remarks,
amorg which were, eve understand it," "The thing
is perfectly UNDERSTOOD witness went into the house
where the election to be held; of the per.
GODS who were to be judges there, and gentle
manly man, who told witness be came from Independ-
ence NO., was arranging tally lists and poll book; the
room not very much crowded; the hour of election
arrived and the company was requested to make way
for judges; this attempt was unsuccessful, bu.
partially successful for the room remained full; the
witness stated however, that all his friends who were
therewere crowded out; Mr.. Watts of the judges,
proposed that they should elect Clerks he had two Of
his friends with him for the purposes witness dssented
az the proclamation gave them no such power;
another of the judges who also seemed to favor the
invaders, proposed that they should discuss more
important matter, "GOv. Reeder had required too
"much when he issued instructions that voters must
abe actual setters-the Governor had no right to de-
fine the Organic act-residents, as expressed in it.
"did not require them to remain any length of time
"aso that the judges should neither take require
"the oath prescribed" to this witness dssented and
there was considerable unpleasant discussions all the
judges present but witness appeared to be of
one mind; witness was the window and
heard one of the crowd outside say, "The
Cd ID Yankee should never come
"out alive" "Knfe him." "Shoot him." and the
title "Aboltionist" was used pretty freely. At this
stage of the proceedings the proprietor of the house,
Mr. Stnson, who, it appears, had married an Indian
woman, came into the house in rage, with stick in
his band with great club head. This he brandished
in the air. and said to witness, "YOu Cd id blue.
"belled Yankee Abotonist you said any man who
"manied an Indian was meaper than to be married to
Ca niger; Cd d-n you, I'll knock your brains
"out." Here would state that the witness denied,
on being questioned, that he had made any such
personal remarks) Witness addressed the man mildly;
he also appealed to the other Judges for protection
Stnson hereupon ordered him out of the house; wit.
ness asked the other judges where the election would
be adjourned to- as he could not remain they were
unwilling to adjourn being unable to remain he de-
clared the election adjourned, and that he should
leave; here the accommodating gentleman from Iade
evidence, NO., appeared to be dissatisfied with this
arrangement; he fret used his good offices, so that
witness was allowed TO remain Stnson merely reserv
ing the right to settle with him afterward" accom-
modatipg gentleman from independence also offered
compromise" between the Judges, to the effect that
witness, es he was in the minority, should yield
TO the Others; this famous compromise measure
witness declined the other Judges would neither
take the oath, nor administer it to witness;
they wanted to 20 on with the election aud witness to
agree to sign the returns witness demurred unless
they would send statement fthe facts with it to the
Governor; this they objected to; they proposed that
all the Judges appointed should "resign" and let tho
peope present elect them to this witness objected
here the "boys" outside got uneasy, and commenced
sending in Occupations demanding that the election
should 90 on and threatening witness, who had been
pointed out as the cause of difficulty; the mob began
by giving them "ten minutes" then &" five minutes"
and 20 on; at last the other Judges le and witness
was obliged to leave; when he did So he heard them
electipg tellers for the elections the crowd had in
creased to about four hundred, and among these he
could only see some fifteen residents Of the Districts
and he stated he was well acquainted in the District
On being he stated that Of those who
bad waited the Judges to force the election there
were no residents Of the District he had met many 60
ing to the election, who turned away when they
learned what was going on at the polls.
MIR. Il. MITCHELL, from Liberty, Clay County,
Mo. His evidence was very positive. He gave long
list of names of persons whom he knew to be residents
Of Clay County, No, who had voted; their names
were on the pol-book TO cross question he replied
An sf he had been in CLAW Coupf nm vst mat hagora