The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 81, 1857.
Democrats Wont Unders,andl

"The idea of adding bogus" names
enough to the voting lists to control the
election, is perfectly ridiculous; and as
for forciJle demonstration, in open de-
fiance of law, we do not believe it has
been dreamed Of"
The above item is clipped from the
"RpuJ1ican Herald and Post" a Demo-
cratic paper published at Providence, r. I.
1t was taking off the Herald Of Freedom
for advancing apprehensions of an invasion
from Missouri, and in asserting that frauds
! innumerable would be resorted to with
the view of controlling the elections. The
editor, cOurteousIy. and with true dignity
compares our remarks to the ''howling OF
hyena," and says it is 'as ill-timed and
ridiculous as would be circus perform
ance at camp-meeting."
Has the editor read Gov. Walkers and
Secretary Stanton's Proclamations, the one
throwing out 1923 votes from the Oxford
precinct, and the other throwing out the
/ LOO returns from the McGee county,
which were fraudulent?
Has he any knowledge of the number
of imported votes cast at kickapoo? Is
he conscious that little town there, on
the Missouri river, with a population OF
only about two hundred inhabitants, re-
turned a greater number of votes than did
Lawrence, the second town in age and
population in the Territory, and which
precinct embraced district of country
dcnsely populated, six miles wide by ter
long? Is he conscious that Atchisor
county was carried by the pro-slavery
| party by imported voters from Missouri
and that DoniPhan county was only
saved by cutting the ferry boats loose SC
the invaders could not cross the river,
Does he know he shows himself extreme.
/ ly silly when he calls the Free State
| party of Kansas a Republican party, ant
the pro-slayery party Democratic party
Let the editor of that journal and al
other journals in the States know that the
pro-slavery party of Kansas has only as
sunaed the name of Democracy so as tt
make the federal Government response
bic for their wickedness; while the Ere!
State party is made up of Democrats
Wings, Free Soilers, Know Nothings anC
all else in favor of the Freedom of Kan
sas. The most ultra National Democra
in the North, when he arrives in Kansas
finds no difficulty in affiliating with tn,
Free State party. Some have been driver
from us because of the proscriptive polio,
ola few of our number who have claime
to be leaders; but as their power has de
parted in the Territory, less difficulty vii
exist in eoslescing in the future than ha
in the past. The only questions, we allow
to be put to any man whom we nominal
for Office are these: "Are you in favor 9
making Kansas Free State?'' ssWi
you do all in your power, whether in ol
, tice or out of it, to aid in making it
, Free State?" The sooner the Democrat
! journals ofthe North understand this que:
ton and act upon it, the sooner they wi
J be saved from modification because {
. the condition of things here. The soon,
the Republicans understand this, and on
. rejoicing about "Repuhlicon victories
} Kansas" the better it will be for hen
} and the sooner our Republican journals
) Kansas and the .'leaders'' of the psrt
! present the thing TO the country as it i
, fhe greater viii be our numbers. and tn
more speedy our victory,