New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-17
Council......................"
Total.........

Total......................33 i9
a portion of the returns not official, and it is
barely possible that the above calculation may yet be
ron ewhat modified. Fort Scott, where frauds were
spprehended by many hes not been heard from; and
tlat great region of country extending to the Rocky
Mountains which was appended to the Lawrence dis
tict ts FreeState vote yet has sent in
no returns. Bat think it safe TO conclude that our
frierds have clear msorty in both branches of the
Assembly, unless there shall be very gross tampering
with the official returns.
You iecollect Gov. Walkers remark that we i"
the Pro-Slavery party must carry Leavenworih
County at all hazards They did carry il; but only
by such m ans as Natiopal Democracy alias Border
Rufonism has adopted heretofore to control elections
in Kansas. The whole vote of the county was be
tween two ard three thousand. At every precinct
except ore as far as learn the election was con-
ducted fairly. But no seems left to doubt thai
gross and enormous frauds were perpetrated 81 the
KiekapOO polls. Between SIX and seven hundred
votes were given there though the whole population
Of the town must be less than three hundred Learen
ircrth has population at east etgh ten times as
large as kick0pOO, bit more rotes were giren at tie
latter place than the former, The Pro Slavery major
lily at Kickspoo was about five hundred.
The Free-Sate vote was IN the aseendency III every
ether precinct of the county except one but the euor
IL QUE nsjority eoabed the ProSlavery party to carry
the county by about l9O.
By a liberal estimate the honest vote Of kickspoo
would range from two TO three hundred. About t~o
hui dred voters registered there for the eec0h
of ceega ates TO the bogus constitutional ConVenloh
Kiokapoo was so strongly ProSlavery that nearly or
aLite all its votes must have been registered ihere
hsye been very few access)nsto It's popuiaton curing
the Su INNER; ard one hundred would be amply sum-
cent the incrta ase OF voters ID tne cpnnry por
lions ,f the precipct resident of Parkvlle, Mo-,
states feely that he voted at kiekspoo and that he
ia ueropaly acauanted with twenty i've Missourians
xfo also did so 1t is likewise reported that many OF
the citizens OF Weston voted there. Our friends have
already secured list Of the names Of Mss0urians who
are believed to have voted and measures are on Oot
20 give ,be affair early and rigid investigation. II
subseuue intelligence con6ms the belief that the
tieeSate party is not cheated out of ts working ma
ioty IL the Legs ature there is reason to hope that
tlese frauds will be exposed, and the members who
claim seats by virtue Of them expelled.
johnson County, forming the eastern part OF the
Lawrence District went ProSlavery by about 25O ma
jority. II is border county; and though at some of
the precincts the law strictly construed and en-
forced at others many leg al votes were pOled. One
of them, Shawneetown, gave III Pro-Savery votes-a
uecfty Of about three to One-but am assured that
two-hirds of them polled by Missourians and
boys.
Az many points in the drarchised counties the peo-
pie established polls, elected their judges, voted,
az sent in the returns. Governor Walker viii prob
alb refuse 10 receive them, and thus cut down M.
PsrrOts majority several thousand. But IN spite
of the frauds II is 30 large already ss TO be source
sOTe regret 20 the Governor and hH boon companii
Ii cannot be less than five thousand and may pe
more. Many threats were made previous 70 Ine is o
top that however large bis majority Ransom
contest his seat, and would be admitted =,
A prominent government official, wi hin Ine
wteks on an occasion when his topgqs rsf,sed IN
BY liquor said: You Black Repubhcsnss 80 Nc
90 Wbi,fed b;s eat after we hsd elected hin. no
ne are in power and Parrot shall be tea'eu In 'ne
In most precincts along tie borders the ota.s
men went to tie POLLS armed anu p''P'''1 ''r''