The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-01

SIXTEENTH DIsTRIcT-LeaUenworth.-
For some time previous to the election,
meetings were held, and arrangements
pade in Missouri to get up companies to
come over to the Territory and vote; and
the day before and the day of election,
large bodies of Missourians from Platte,
Clay, Ray, Charlton, Carroll, Clinton, and
Saline counties, Missouri, came into this
district and camped there. They were
armed with pistols, bowie knives, and
some with guns and rifles, and had badg-
| es of hemp in their button holes, and
elsewhere about their persons.
On the morning of the election, there
were from 1,O0O to 400 persons on the
ground.
Previous to the election, Missourians
endeavored to make the two Free State
judges resign, by making tAreats of
personal violence to them; one of whom
resigned on the morning of the election,
and the crowd chose another to fill his
place. But one of the judges-the Free
State iudge-would take the cath pre-
scribed by the Governor, the other two
deciding that they had no right to swear
any one who offered to vote. but that all
on the ground were entitled to vote. The
only votes refused were some Delaware
Indians, some thirty Wyandott Indians
being allowed to vote. One of the FREQ
State candidates withdrawn consequence
of the presence of the Missourians, amit
cheering and acclamation by the mob
During the day, the steamboat New Luc,
came down from Weston, Missouri, will
/ large number of Missourians on board
, who voted, and then returned upon tn
boat.
The Missourians gave as reason 70
/ coming over to vote, that the North ha,
) tried to. force emigration into the Terrific
/; ~. and they wanted to counteract tha
/ movement. Some of the candidates, an,
: many of the Missouians, took the groun,
that, under the Kansas Nebraska act, al
3 who were on the ground on the day Q
e election were entitled to vote; and other
S that laying out a town aud taking a lot, c
| driving down stakes, even on anothe
g mans claim, gave them right to vote
e and one of the members of the council, I
t r, Rees, declared in his testimony that b
: who put different construction upo
e the law must be either knave or foo
e The Free State men generally did n,
] vote at that election, and no newly-arrive
e Eastern emigrants were there.
T The Free State Judge refused to sig
S the returns, until the words ssby lawfl
resident" voters were stricken out, whio
: was done, and the returns made in tn
S way The election was contested, and
: new election ordered BY the Governor, /;
r, May 22d.
d The testimony is divided as to the rel
n tive strength of parties in the district. II
It whole number of voters in the district a
It cording to the census returns was 385, al
,r according to very carefully prepar,
: list of voters, prepared by the pro-slave
If candidates and other pro-slavery men
+ few days previous to the election, the
d were 505 voters in the district, incfldil
5 those who had claims but did not live {
them The whole number of votes ca
was 964; of those named on the censr
le 1e6 Your committee, upon careful e
lie animation, are satisfied that not over 1;
9 legal votes were cast. leaving Sl4 illeg
l. votes.
SEVENTEENTH DTsTRIcT-G GtalSpir,,
is The election IN this District seems
l. have been fairly conducted, and not co
d tested at all. In this district the pro-slav
re ry party had a majority.
s. EIGHTEESTH DIsTRIcr-1Eocrsstopsa.-
IS Previous to the election, Gen. David
l. Atchison, of Platte City. Missouri, got /
ID a company of Missourians, and passil
lie through Weston, Missouri, went oyer.in
y the Territory. He remained all night
r the house of Arnett Grcoms, and there e
in hibited his arms, of which he had
S, abundance. He proceeded to the Mem
he hs, or 18th district On his way, he a,
ID his party attended nominating eonye
sat ton in the 18th district Atthat convs