New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-20


box and break up the poll and on their Sal non0
to Leavenworth, party Of seven Free-StA'e nien
were set upon and captured by an Overpowe ring
Pro-Slavery gang known as "the Kickapoo Ras'-
gers whose captain liberated all the prisoners bur
Dir. X. =. Brown, who was most inhumsnly hacked
to pieces and butchered in cold blood BY the vii
lains-hs mutilated body being finally tumbled
down at his own door, driving his wife to insanity.
None Of his murderers has ever been indicted or
proceeded against in any way by the Pro-Sayery
Territorial authorities.
Soon after this murder, Missouri mob gathered
in Leavenworth, and destroyed the Office of The
Territorial Register the Free-State organ there Its
proprietor and editor was Mr. NJ W. Delahsy, a
Pierce and Douglas Democrat from Alabama; but
be was now in favor of making Kansas a Free
State, and had been chosen to Congress under the
Free-State Constitution and for this his establish
ment was utterly destroyed.
In September last, a Charter Election was about
10 be held in Leavenworth, and the Free-State
men expected TO carryit To prevent this, Pro-
Slavery mob was collected, who went from house
to house Of the known Free-State men, ordering
each TO take boat for ST. Louis forthwith. Dozens
were thus driven off, leaving their property at an
hours notice to be phlndered by their enemies Only
one man-Mr. William Phinips-ventured TO re-
sst He bolted his doors and with his brother
stood to their arms. But the number opposed to
them was Overwhelming: Mr.. Phillips shot
dead, his brother badly wounded and captured, and
the house pundered The telegraph (misled by a
coincidence Of nancy first reported one of our reg
ular correspondents as the victim-a mistake
which We instantly contradcted. II did not the
less serve an admirable purpose to the Northern
allies of the Border Ruffians, who thereupon
preached long hOmilies on the exsggeration and
falsehood of the Republican bulletins from Kansas }
The Charter Election in LeavenwOrth was held
next day, and of course showed wonderful una
nimity. The Pro-Savery Mayor and Council re-
ceiyed l2l votes, while no Free-State man dared
show his face at the polls. Immense was the ex-
ultation Of the Pro-Slavery oracle in LeayenwOrth
over this glorious victory"
The election just held comes next in order. The
population has of course largely increased; the
expelled Free-State men have doubtless mainly re-
turned; and We hear nothing Of any foul play. As
the polls and all civil authority were in the hands
of the Slave party with all Missouri at their back,
it can hardly be pretended that they did not have
fair chance Yet the telegraph announces 1870
Free-State majority.
why" says an inquirer, {" cannot this be re-
"peated at the constitutional Election ordered by
the bogus Legisaturel" We answer-BecauSe
nobody can rote at that Election rhom the. Pro-Star-
cru officials shall not hare chosen TO inscrJe on their
registry hsts Those lists are entirely in the hands
of the faction which knows itself immensely in the
minority, yet is determined to win this Election as
it won that of March Both, 1855, by force and
fraud. Its Convention actpositiyey excludes from
voting all who were not in the Territory on the
18th Of March-that is, more than half the Free
State men who will be citizens of Kansas when the
Election is held. OF the old Free-State residents,
it is notorious that large portion have not been
registered while thousands Of nonresident Mis-
sourians have been. With dice thus scandalously
loaded, the FTe-Statc men have refused to play
knowing that their defeat is foreordained and can
not be- prevented. This determination was made
in advance of any advice from their friends abroad,
who are falsely accused Of having prompted it,
Their outside enemies have been constantly advis
ing and urging them to vote; and those who have
preferred this unasked advice finding it not likely
to be taken, now falsely accuse this journal and
others like it Of having prompted the course of the
Free-State men. We awaited their own decision,
and have been guided BY it, believing that they un-
itrstood the better than we, at this distance,
could do.