Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1857-12-31
TO III Ill
LECOHPTON CONSTITUTION.


The excitement produced by the dis
tribuiion of this ticket is beyond de-
scription. 1t seemed for sometime as
If it were impossible TO quiet the pco-
pie. At last Mr.. Dickson, merchant,
obtained hearing, and said that as
citizens needed arms worse than any
thing else, he knew where fifty stand
were stored in this city, which had
been taken from the Free State men
over year ago, and if they would fol-
low him he would get them. The
crowd went en- mass, and the ware
house being locked, they battered down
the door, brought out the muskctS and
distributed them among the crowd.
Capt. Dickson-who had served in
the Mexican war-was then formally
elected commander of the company
He Immediately marched his men to
the river, and placed'a squad OF twenty
on the ferry boat, to arrest any of the
Missourians who attempted to return J
u large body of men was seen on their
horses on the opposite shore, but when
they looked upon the glittcring guns
upon the levcc, and the ferry boat
started for them, they wheeled their
horses, put spur, and very suddenly
disappeared in the woods of Missouri.
One of the Missourians said to me this
afternoon. "that it was getting too ID
hot for Pro-Slavery men in this Terri
tory, and he didn't think he would
ever trouble them again"
The city Marshal arrested four Mis-
sourians who confessed to voting! Ii
was runored that Judge Lccompton
was issuing writ of habeas corpus, to
take these men from the custody of the
Marshal, and Immediately Capt. Dick
son stationed squad of twenty fv,
Americans and twelve Germans to re-
sist the execution of the writ And
all the people cried Amen! At g.
o'clock, Z. NJ, Capt. Dickson march
cd his men in front of the polls, tn,
Judges became excited, put up tn,
shutters, and jumped out Of the bacl
window Capt. Dickson said no on
need be alarmed, that he came not t,
modest or touch the polls, but he gave
notice to any and every Missourial
present, TO leave the town in twcnt,
minutes or he would arrest them.
They were very scarce long befor
this, they had not left the city, bu
were "housed." John Calhoun, il
company with the Deputy Unitec
States Marshal, went post haste t.
t Fort Lcavcnworth and induced Genera
f Harvey to dispatch 100 United State
, troops to defend the polls. The troop
: arrived at Al, under command of Capt
: Marchant. Twenty men were places
: Immediately in front of the window
9 where the ballots were taken, and tn
balance were stationed round the cor
ner of the PLANTERS House"
G Capt. Dickson, as soon as he hear
the u. S. troops had arrived, marche
his company Immediately in front {
: them, when the u. ;. troops gave thre
, hearty cheers for the citizen soldiery
The compliment being returned, CAP
e tsin Marchant remarked that he did NJ
; come down here to fight the Free Stat
: men. Ii il almost settled fact tha
o if the Government troops were ordere
n to fire on the Free State men, that the
: would Immediately go over to the eli
; liens side. They are almost all wit
the Free State side. Calhoun staid &
the Fort, and is there still. While
: am writing, 10 o'clock at night, I'll
Free State men are marching by wit
k drum and fife.
n III Il. M.-lIave just returned fror
e witnessing the burning of the efiigy {
; John Calhoun. 1t was burnt IN fror
:. of the Planters House; where his SO
i and daughter-a very pretty lady {
S twenty-board.
: Not a pro-slavery man could be seel
+. not word was said against the proc'
). dure, and when the efiigy blazed nj
{, lighting the whole atmosphere, ii
v guns of the Free State men were see
r, pointed at every window in the " PlaI
o ters."
Ii but one shot had been fired irol