Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-11-13
.Afairs iu Kansas.

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Kansas, the judges and clerks sat in the
! second story Of the house, received tickets
through hole inhe floor just large enough
for mans hand to pass through! OF
course the judges could not see the person
offer to vote, and ono man could vote fifty
times if he choose! By this plan the
Judges and clerks could suear that they did
not see any illegal voting. Marshall is q
back county on the Nebraska line, where
sheriff, who was recently ordered to sum-
mon thirty-six freeholders as grand jurors,
reported that there were not thirty-six in.
habitants in the county! Yet Demo-
cratic majority Of four hundred was re-
turned from this county. The vote was
thrown out.
Those RETURNs.-A Leavenworth City
(Kansas) correspondent states that the bo-
gus returns of Oxford precinct, johnson
Co., were exhibited by Gov. Walker at
Lawrence as curiosity. They were writ
ten out with one hand writing, and the
slip of paper measured 6fty-four feet in
length. All the names, except one hun
dred and twenty, were copied from " VIZ.
iian,s' Cincinnati Directory" those COM
mencing with the same letter following
each other regularly as they do upon the
pages of that book This, We think will
be conceded, is decidedly rich.
a drover while lately crossing the Great
Plains, unnecessarily killed woman and
child, Of the Snake Indians, and fired at
war chief of the tribe. In consequence
these Indians are incenscd. As they have
heretofore been on remarkably good terms
with the whites, and steadily refused to
take part with the Mormons, The fear is
they may now depart from their friendly
policy. The Interior Department will at
once take measures to repair, if possible,
the mischief thus occasioned.
Attorney General Black has given an
opinion that the Government Of the United
States has ample power, and by the high
est treaty stipulations is bound to redress
the wrongs of the Kansas Nation Indians,
against unlawful intruders upon their re-
served lands. Good
Officers of the army stationed in Kan
sas, have petitioned the President for the
removal of Gov. Walker, on account of
his interference with the troops to induce
them to vote at the late election.
KANSAS GOVERNORS Governor is
wanted for Kansas, (says the AIbany Jour
naO-a Governor who will stand by and
hold his tongue while rufians stuff ballot
boxes, burn houses, steal cattle, and rob
and murder men, women aud children.
The Federal Government has tried, four
times, TO find such man, and, strange to
say, ca Mt find him yet. Governor Reed
or exposed them from town to town, Gov.
Shannon confessed in his cups. Gov.
Geary was too honest. Gov. Walker has
gone and told them in a Proclamation.
All this makes tough work for the Demo
cratic organs, whose bread and butter de-
pend on their swearing that no such out
RACES exist.
The Border Ruflian Convention-repre.
senting less than 1000 votes, yet shielded
by Gov. Walker and the US. arms against
the indignant yet patient people of Kan,
sas-has, after some days delay obtained
quorum at Lecompton, and is planning
how to preserve Slavery there. Some are
proposing to have the Congention oppoint
tie Gorernor and other State Officers, and
elect U.S.Senators and Representatives, at
once. "Better not try that on ~
Gov Walker is said 10 be on his way to
Washington, to soothe the excited South
ern Democracy, who are unanimous in
denouncing the only right and honest acts
that mark Walkers administration
WASHINGTON, Nov 2.-It has been de-
cided to await the reception of official ad.
vices from Gov Walker before acting
further in reference to his rejection of the
Oxford returns.
I@~There will be fight, in the next
Congress, among the Democracy. The
Northern adherents Of that party can yield
no more without running themselves and
the south will not be satisfied unless they
keep on the path of making the slave in.
terest the only interest worth looking
after The alienation is already commen.
cling. ...
ELMTRA, N. Y, Nov 10.-The river at