Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-16

The Free State Men Of Kanses.

DR.. G. 4. Cutler of Topeka, Kanses.
writes to the indianapolis Journal, in re-
futation of the current calumny that the
Free State men of kanses refused to vote
at the constitutional election merely be-
cause the call emanated from the bogus
Legislature. He SAYS:
The village Of Topeka contains from
500 TO 200 inhabitants, a majority OF
whom are voters, the male population be-
ing largely in the preponderance all over
the Territory. With the vote in the sur
rounding country, she would probably be
able 10 cast SIX or seven hundred votes.
and | believe, with two exceptions, all Free
State men.
There never has beer an officer here,
either sheriff or deputy, 10 take census,
and consequently the citizens, no matter
how anxious they may have been, have
not had 1t IN their power to register their
names, and are, therefore, DISTINGUISHED.
suppose we want to vote what are We
to do Must we neglect our business,
and throw away our time, which 10 us IS
valuable, n hunting up these bogus con-
Germs, and begging them to place our
names On the register, and thereby make
citizens OF Us :? | doubt much whether
you could prevail on many of our farmers
al TINS season Of the year, to throw down
their ploWs and star, down TO the Missouri,
m search of the bogus sherifls on their
deputies. Nor is Topeka the only place
that IS sighted in tins manner. Every
Free State town in the Territory that /
have heard from, and I believe [ have
hon ri ~ IN
same manner. While those in which
there are both pro-slavery and Free State
men, the former are scarcely every slight
ed, the latter invariably are
We decided in Delegate Convention
not to vote, ana we had the best reasons
for 50 doing. The Legislature that fran
ed the act never intended it should be q
TaIr election. We know It was a deep
IaId scheme and these are only the leniti-
mate workIngs-out of the plot. WHY was
1t they dare not submit il to the Beonle.
# It was to be an honest fair election q
They knew the rascality of the plea too
We'll to let the people pronounce theirver-
dict on IT, The Census Act looks very
plausible to those In the distance who
merely glance oyerit; but to rs, who are
familiar with the Border Ruffians tactics,
Il shows lts vIlIIuy on the face.
That the Free State party, or anv num-
ber of them, desire Kansas 10 be slave
state IS equally untrue. They have always
been most anxious to vo,e-thev wan, the
veNed question setiled-anl when there is
an election held in which there IS a pros
pect Of any shadow of fairness, they will
vote TO a man. We have a majority OF
over fifteen to one, and keep Missouri of
as, the pro-slavery party could not cast u
shadow. Our farmers and business men
have but little time to spare to politics.
much less to war, and many of them viii
sell their property at a sacrifice
and leave Kansas, should it become Il
slave state. i IS simply absurd then to
charge them with wishing to that which is
directly agains; their own interests.
Kansas may be made a slave state
There Is possibility Of such an event.
But, thank God, the people Of Kansas
will not have n hand in it. If the powers
hat be carry out the plot and make Kan
sas slave state agalst the wishes of
1lne-tents of the inhabitants. then the
,urse be upon their own heads. But.
hank Heaven, our country has not entire
y degenerated-thcre is yet some mower
n the hands Of the people, and the reign
u the propagandists would be short.
Yours, &c,
u. A. CUTLER, M. ID.