The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
The Election and IN. Returns.

TERMs.--se.oo PER ASNBM. IN ADVANCE.
The Election and In Returns.
The election has closed, and the result
is strongly forshadowed by the returns
which have already reached US. We have
delayed our paper this week somewhat
with the view of getting the returns as
full as possible, knowing how anxious
each reader would be to get the final re-
suit. There is not doubt, from the re-
turns already before us, but what the Free
State party has working majority in both
branches of the Legislature. Nearly all
the county and township officers through
out the Territory, are also of our party
Along the border innumerable frauds of
the erossest character have been perpetra-
ted. At Shawnee, where an Indian ray-
ment eoff on election day, and which
usually brings together large number of
the. dissoluke there were polled III votes
for Ransom. with but % for Parrott. at
least 100 of tff,s votes at this poll were
fraudulent. Oxft1 t1rd, situated on the State
line, gave SO maj. lior Ransom on the first
day. The poll was held open at that
precinct, evidently with the intention of
getting in votes enough 30 overbalance the
heavy Free State vote of Douglas coun-
ty. We have the consolation OF knowing,
however, that it would be impossible to poll
votes enough on the second day to over
come our Free State majority. Leaven-
worth county was also the scene of gross
frauds, and it appears from the returns that
the Free State party is somewhat in the
minority. This is owing mostly to the
frauds at Kickapoo. When the returns
are purged of fraudulent votes it is believ-
ed that Leayenworth county will have a
respectable Free State majority.
The day before the election, as was Mon
day and Tuesday, were wet and cherries.
The mud was deep, and travelling difficult.
The polls were SO few, and the distance
was so great to them, coupled with the
bad weather, that throughout the Terrific
~ we lose at least one-fourth of the ac-
tual vote of the Territory. We might
add among the causes of small vote,
the large amount of sickness prevailing at
this season; the absence of many to the
East on business; the fact that some were
Indifferent, and chose to remain away
from the polls; and then heavy portion OF
the Free State vote was excluded by the
six months residence provision. The vote
stands as follows on the Delegate to Con-
gress, as far as we have correct reports =
Douglas Co,nty.-Lawrence for Parrott,
9o5 to IL for Ransom. Willow Springs,
271 to 81. Brooklyn, 221 to 4. Lecomp-
ton 294 to 49, Maj. for Parrot ], sol
The Free State county ticket was elected
with about the same result, as were the
Justices and Constables in the different
townships. More than eight to one.
.1ohnson County.-Montecillo, z to a.
Shawnee, % to III. Lexington % to SO.
Mechanism, 81 to 6. Olathe, IL to fl
Spring Hill, Il to II. Oxford SO pro-
slavery maj. first day. Second day not
heard from. Probably about 2,60 Pro-
Slavery majority in this county.
Lykias Cciasty.--0sawatoInie, 240 to O.
Stanton, Cd to 4. PaoE, 26 to 50. Miami
2S g. Free State majority 291. Five
TO one.
Fraakfia Couaty.-Centropolis. 153 tc
2. Peora, 66 to l. Ohio City, SO to z
Free State majority, 245. 1t is reported
that the two last precincts have been ex-
cluded because the precincts were not le-
sally established. Twenty-Five and hall
to one.
!shas1aee Coauty.-Topeka, 334 to A.
Tecumseh, 153 to 81. Burlingame, 10C
to O. Brown,.ille, SO to 0. Wakarusa
81 to 5. Free State maj 700. Elever
and half to one.
Leavcnuoyth County. - Leavenworth
523 to 27s. Wyaadott, 200 to 134.-
Delaware, Sc to 100. Easton, reported
40 Free State majority. Kickapoo, report
ed 500 Pro- o-Slavery majority.
anderson County-Addington's, 30 to O.
Creseo, 35 to L. Greely, SO to o. Shan
non, sc to /. Hyatt, GO to O. The
whole vote for the Free State ticket is
e57, to for Ransom, or $50 to for Free
dom. OF course the whole county ticket
was elected. A friend states that the
vote would have been 500 in this county
but for the six months residence required
and number absent east for their fami-
lies.
Calhoun County. so to A.
Returns incomplete. largely Free State.
Jsfason Coanty.-Hiekory Point. 16o
TO 8. osawkee, 40 Free State majority,
Grasshopper Falls; 15s Free State maj.
Returns incomplete, but enough to show
a heavy Free State maj.
cagey coasatg.-Burlington, 133 to o.
Doaiphas. News was received from this
county as we were going to press, which is
reliable, stating that this county has gone
Free State by small majority. This Sc.
cures Us 1--WE additional members in the
Rouse.
Atehison county has gone pro-slavery
by majority of 81 The vote stands a
follws, as We learn by slip from tbs
Sseatiey Souereign: Atchison, 15s to ao5
Mt Pleasant, so to A. Grasshopperi
55tos 81. Pit " illiam, 22 to 55.
Brecsssr;dgs. The Free State maj. il
very large.
Brown county heard from, and is Fre'
State.