The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-05-15

ehallow protepce, a transparent trick 70
deoeiye the FREQ aialo men and decoy
them into the trap which they have 90
sugeniously laid for them. After the plot
h laid and The trap sss, they throw out
this hook, bated With these honeyed
promises, II possible % induce enough Of
tho Free State men 70 vote At the coming
eleolion, to give the semblance Of legali-
y 10 the whole transaction. ii IS merely
an atlsmpt 70 cover up the infamy Of their
NwaiawIess acis, BY making some Of their
unwsry opponents paSiiespS eyia,iais IN
she aaair-by making them apply the
match to the maRaaino, whiUh IS TO blow
thsif own brains out But'the Free State
men are not to be caught mapping. -
They uuderstand the scheme and are pre-
pared Tor Il. Very few, Il any, Of them
win vote NJ the election ia June. and they
nvo determined now. A. heretofore, to
have neither part nor lot in the doings Of
She Border Ruffian Legislature.
Their reasons for so doing are vol
found ID sud Just, notwithstanding the OBJ
ioquy attempted 10 be cast upon them,
BY the papers in the hire Of the pro-
slavery party. Every man, woman and
child, acquainted with the past history
ef Kansas. knows that every election
called by the Government, for the cleo.
tioa Of territorial officers. has been car.
fled by fraul-lhe Free State men have
been driven from the polls by armed bands
from Missouri. their lives threatened and
The ballot-box violated II was 80 at the
election for members Of tbo Territorial
Legislature. in March, 1855 1T was 80
A. the special election, In May iollowiugi
u was 10 n the October election, for n
delegate to Congress. Not only this. bu,
Tho Frae State men were shot down like
dogs. 10 tho streets. on the public high.
ways, and al their own doors they have
bssn imprisoned, mal.treaIed aud driven
from tho Territory houses have
Been burned, and their property oOnfsca.
lad--GiR because they darod entertain
sentiments IN favor Of FREQ State. But
why recount these wrongs? Our renders
know full well. already, 'the story Of
their thralldom." Suffice to say. that the
Free State men have always denied the
legality of The pro-slavery Legislature,
and have refused compliance with its en-,
solments. They demanded an invesliga
tion; that Investigation was had, and tho
result iS before the world Time and
again. have they implorOd the protection
Of the Administration and tho Federal
authorities, bat IA vain. Driven to the
last necessity and bereft Of all hope, they
planted ,homselvos upon tho Topeka Con.
sti,utiou. and on lha. they intend to stand
or fall. To vote a. tho June election,
would be to admit the legality Of the ter
ri,orisl Legislature, which they viii not
do. Even admitting that fairness would
be shown them, they would render them
selves grossly inconsistent and ridiculous
ia the eyes Of The world. BY so'doing.--
Hut they have other and greater reasons
fot nos taking part 10 lhis election. The
late Registry law ani tho manner in
Ehiohit has boon carried out is a grand
fraud. a wholesale swindlo. According
70 this law. all who were not ia the ter.
gi.ory BY Che 18Th of March last. we're no,
enamesAled. Tis excludes the great
body Of Fses State emigrants. who went
% K,nsNs this Spring. The oensus.ta-
korl are al appoin.ees Of the Bogus Leg.
isla.ure aud all rabid pro-slayery men,
Il Is notorious fact confirmed by incon-
ttovortiblo testimony, that one half OF the
Free State settlers are not found on the
lists at al, while thousands Of pro slave
~ non rosidsuls are registered; Al Leav.
enWoflh. where the Free Slate meu had a
majorily Of nearly 40. a, the late mu.
nioipll election. only 20 are found on the
last, while lhe pro-slavery vote is doub
lei fhe same ia true Of other places
Ia soms eOuu,ios, where there arc few
pro siavosy mon. no census has been "a.
Lsn. These lists wore 70 b c5mp6tsd
BY tbs it's Of April aud posted ap for
public inspection aud Zoe correction; bu,
shis hae not b0en doae and doubtless win
Hot.bo. So ths public viii NOT know un
~ che day o. election. who are voters and
Wao sre not The places Of holding the
pills are determined by the Judges. Who
themsalvos are appsia.ees Of the L,gisla-
tare. IN shis also. great injustice has
baop done. Ia Douglas County. Law.
renee, which contain, more inhabi,ahts1
than AZ ~ olhas t,wls put together, is
nos made 3 plao ,cf voting. while Locomp. |
son aud o.hsr petty pro-slayery towns |
aro. tu Yio@ 81 those thiags then. Il
usa2 v fpllg ~ saieido. Tor the Free