Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15
Takinr &c censs. in Kan.. !.

- Newere not little amused at the account
giren US recently By Citizen Of this eisy Who
has just returned from Leayenworth city. Kan
! sas, of the manner in which An officer sppsint.
: ed for the purpose by the late Legislature
proceeds to take the census under the new Law.
! ! Our informant formed III acquaintance Of the
somewhat jovial official, Who dressed ont 10 full
regaha, consisting Of rcd shirt, jean pants. huge
capped overcoat, such as are worn by the o. S.
Dragoons, and bel, with reyovers and oowie
knfs This individual who VIC can call Brown,
carries with him book Of some four quires of
foolscap TO which is attached lead pencil BY
long string. He has lodgings at the Planters
House where no professsd abolitionist dare
show his head. Thither 'fiock the sons of the
4 south, and there stands Brow making np his
| list OF .'citizens" who are to be voters under
| the new law. IF advised to divide his time be-
tween the above named hotel and that where
for the most part the .abolitioaists' frequent,
the answer is that they want nobody iron, that |
- hole. Brown of course has to take, IN |
the course Of transacting his official duties, very
friendly RUNNERS of whisky punch, whisky raw, |
whisky warm, whisky cold, whisky and water,
whisky with sugar. and whisky without sugar, |
&C., and sometimes doubtless the various
drinks are so mutually proximaten that by
about dinner time or at the latest by the time
hog and homony come on for supper, his writing
becomes slightly hieroglyphieal and the names
mixed and interspersed with calculations against
the abolitionists to such degree that, one
might think in glancing over bis roll that the
greater number of voters were ''abolitionists"
with christian names, all Of them remarkably
similar and somewhat profane. These are writ
ten moreover, with the pencil which hangs to
the book so as to facilitate the process OF era
sure if necessary. The law is not very stringent
in its requirements about the spelling of the
names OF men found at the planters House
or as to what sort of an instrument may be used
IN entering them upon the list. +: 4... a.t= :
1t may be inferred from the above general
statements that mistakes and mishaps sometimes !
occur by which vast amount Of B.own's valu- Q
able labor is lost to the community in which be
lives and to the world in general case In
point occurred while our informant remained in
Kansas. The unfortunate Brown had been pres =
sed with official business in an unusual degree
one day, and in consequence the tally OF whisky .
had become quite full and Mr.. Brown also.
BY the time night set in the brave official had
become what is sometimes termed "blazing
drunk" The "Abotionists," the future fate of a
Kansas, the vision of the polls stocked with
ankees and the dignity of his office all pressed
lpon him. which, with the weight of bad liquor, Il
completely overcame him. In short Brown was q
trunk, and at late hour was borne Ieeing to q
lis quarters "a son of the South" PROSTATE, Il
horn of his glory, and unconscious of the posi- fl
ION to which he had been reduced. During the o.
hight he slept off good part of the fumes Of a,
lis debauch. Morning came, and with it Brown e,
he official, trying his legs upa flight of stairs Il
rom the cellar, cursng as he climbed all aboli- Of
london for having stolen that precious four Il
lures of paper, string, pencil and all. Thus A,
vas lost the labor of many days. All the names CT
# persons he had enrolled had vanished into v,
hin air; more than two quires of them dsfran- o
hised at a blow. Poor Brown! .'- e,
Such is the method of census taking in Kan tb
as! Out of this book were to come the proofs ii;
4 citizenship and to be entered therein was to NJ
njoy the "blood-bought right of freeman TO So
is suffrage" great country is Kansas under ht
he rule of the National Democracy" and the Il.
ensus roll of Mr.. Brown!-Pttsburs Gazette. m