Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-30

nsv9 kew, end dos ~ ~ know hov
they voted. % Ne 0evsresr re1s away iu-
nsdistely 70 tAs Fen, ard the election vss
thea drsvn to close. but eveo II they al
voted the pso-slavery ticket, which Il sbso-
lutely doubted. IL would not change the re-
cult, either for delegate to Congress, or Ter
ritorial Legislature, or any county officer.
But how - to Johnson county. which
does change the result as regards the Terri
torial Legislature Why Gov. Walker, At
the request Of the Free State party sent
strong force, consisting Of q battery aud
three companies ofartilery. equal to force
Of 300 men. under the command ofCol
Brooks, formerly Of Massachusetts,, himseifa
Free State man, TO shawnee. In johnson
county. the supposed point Of danger, to
prevent Illegal voting, especially from Mis-
souri,. Westport. in Missouri, but three
miles distant from the Shawnee precinct,
was the anticipated point for the concen-
tration Of the Missourians, and from this
point originally, they intended to come
This was evident from previous experience,
Is we'll as from what occurred before and
after the election Col Brooks arrived at
shawnee the day before the election. When
Col b. arrived, he states that he was called
upon by the celebrated Col Titus, and also
by u Mr.. Anderson Of Westport, who com
planned bitterly Of the stat'oning Of troops
there, and that 'FThe people" as they said,
would be compelled TO vote at the point Of
the bayonet." Col H. however, remained
firm at his post. exhibiting Gov. VS. ad
dress against foreign voters as his letter Of
inst ructions
What followed? Why the Missourians
changed their place Of voting, and went on
the second day 10 Oxford, which is twelve
miles distant from shawnee. and some IF
teen from Westport, point directly on the
borders OF Missouri, opposite the town Of
Little Santa Fe. Here the fraud was per
petrated not OH the first, but quietly on the
second day of the election. Indeed We do
not believe any of these votes were given,
but were merely entered and counted IA
SUCH us appears by the certificates on file
at Lecompton, to the number Of .54s on
this second day, which was impossible. or
even one half that number, to be polled on
one day Now it is upon the Oxford pre-
cnct Of johnson county, that "A majority Of
the votes for the Territorial Delegate " Con-
gress. probably, and certainly majority of
the Delegates to the Territorial Legislature
will turn.
If the oxford precinct is rejected, the PEG
pie will have the Delegate and the Terrific
rial Legislature, and the result will mainly
depend upon the action Of Gov. Walker. Ii
lac is true to the solemn pledges contained
in his inaugural address in his Topeka speech
es, and his late proclamation Oh the tax aues
ton, he will reject this fraudulent return
with scor and indignation This We firmly
believe he will do from his past course. In
deed, ifhe did not wish the people to rule
Kansas why did he issue his address on the
tax question, which address, if we do sue
coed, issued under the most trying circum
stances, will have given us peace and victo-
ry!
We are happy to learn that protest has
been signed and forwarded to the Gov ernor
and Secretary in regard to these Oxford re-
turns, which will be found in our editorial
columns. If the Governor proves false to
his pledges, and not till then, will be the
time ~ ask other modes Of redress.