The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
Later from Kansas.

we nave naQ interviews with four differ
ent gentlemen who left Leavenworth on Tues
day, the 18th inst. They express themselves
entirely satisfied that Parrot is elected to
Congress by decided majority, and that the
Republicans have also elected majority in
both branches of the Territorial Legislature.
They are not as confident, however, that in
case of the latter certificates will be given
to those fairly elected by the popular vote.
1t was much feared that sufficient fraudulent
returns would be made to place the Legisla-
ture under the control of the pro-slavery
Democracy.
While the pro-slavery party fraudulently
disfranchised some three hundred Free State
Germans because they had not yet taken out
their second papers, they manufactured any
number of pro-slavery voters out of United
States troops. At Klckapoo they voted OPEN
ly and freely Governor Walker himself but
ton-holeing them and pressing pro-slavery
tickets upon them. At Maysville the same
thing was done, though in less open man.
ner. Respecting the voting of federal troops
at the latter place, we have the following
written statement before us, satisfactorily
vouched for
"Orders reached two companies of Col.
Summers command,whils returning from the
plains to stop at Maysville to guard the polls.
On reaching the place-designated the camp
was established about one mile from the town.
Many Of these soldiers went into town and
voted two or three times each, under fcti-
| tious names, as did several of the pro-slaverv
citizens. The election was held in q log shan
ty; bar was kept on the ground floor, and
the polls in the loft. The votes were hand.
ed up with fictitious names, and the oath
consisted in handing up the bottle along with
the vote. All parties were drunk. But one
Free State vote was cast, and that the first in
the morning One of the officers in command
| stated to our informant that he never saw
such outrages perpetrated at the polls be-
FORE"
Not only were the Free State Germans de.
barred the privilege of voting. while United
States troops were invested with the elective
franchise, but Gov. Walker urged acknowl-
edged citizens of Missouri to vote. We take
the following from the Leavenworth Times
of the 10th inst, its authenticity being youch-
ed for by our informant
We are not talking idly, nor making emptv
charges. The affidavits of as good and est;.
mable citizens as any in Leavenworth are be-
fore us, wherein the ugly truth is established
that the soldiery did vote in considerable
numbers, at the suggestion and dictation of
r. j. Walker.
Nor is this all. 1t certainly would be
enough one would think, to have Governor
Walker peddling tickets to soldiers. and
working might and main for the Pro-Slayerv
cause. But there is yet darker charge
against him, which shows him up in a still
more unenviable light. The charge is this
John Herndon is resident of Platte
County, Missouri. He is venerable man.
and truth is stamped on every lineament.-
Mr.. Herndon AYERS that on the 5th of Octc
ber he was at Kickapoo, and that the follow
ing conversation, in substance, ensued be-
tween himself and Walker:
The Governor wished to know if Mr. Hern.
don had voted, to which the latter replied
that he had no right, inasmuch as he was a
resident of Missouri whereupon Walker said
that he could "see no inpropriety IN his cot
ing" Mr.. Herndon, not being able to view
the matter in the same light, nor yet able to
conceal his surprise and indignation at Walk
er's remark, was requested by the latter to
exercise his own discretion, but not to mention,
has name n, connection acith the matter.
We learn that Mr.. Herndon has agreed to
make affidavit to the foregoing statement.
and that the same will then be published.
An estimable citizen of Chicago was in
Weston, Missouri, on the day of election
Kickapoo, where the largest amount of ile-
gal voting was done, is nearly opposite the
former town and our informant states that
the ferry-boat was constantly plying back
and forth carrying over Missourians, who
made no concealment whatever of the object
of their visit to Kickapoo.
The same gentleman had a long converse
ton with Stringfellow after the election
The latter conceded that the popular verdict
was in favor of making Kansas free State.
He was willing to give up the contest and
would from henceforth devote himself to
making Democratic State, which he thought
was the next best thing that could be done.
Stringfellow has become largely interested in
real estate in Kansas, and it is thought he ia
entirely satisfied with the result, inasmuch
as it will add greatly to the value of his prop
prtV.