Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-08-14

counties have ,hiriy-six and nineteen
counties three; and that these nineteen
counties. with only one-twetth Of the
representation. embrace the whole terri
tory south OF the kaw liver. except five
counties: and still turthar.t that two-thirIs
of the Free ) ate emigration q the pres
cnt 5 ason have gnne into the d}SIran-
chised region. In TINS '.lut ry arr h
aourishing Free State towns OF Naubon-
sa, Ogden, Kansas Falls. Emporia, OF
tunwa, Hampden. Neosho City, Leroy,
Hyatt, Dread. Potawotamie, Burlington.
Map.eten. Ohio City. Centropoljs, and |
know not how many more new settle
ments, which are here Jumped into a rep
resentation little more than one half
that of the single county of Doniphan.
while containing six times the popula-
ton. But that is not ALL Shawnee and
Marshall counties are entitled under this
arrangement: TO one rePr sentative each.
Shawnee county contains the towns of
Topeka. Tecumsch. Washington, Big
Springs. Brownvile, Burlinsamc, Car
bondale and Heberlings. and is closely
settled throughout Marshall county is
up in the Northwest corner Of the Ter
ri,orv. and contains only the Marvsville
station on the Fort Laramie road. and a
half-starved fragment OF Buford thieves.
who recently plundered and murdered a
detachment CT Col. Summers Cheyenne
expedition. The entire county does not
contain two hundred inhabitants. Cal
houn county. ,wo-thirds OF which is in
the Potawotamle Reserve and the other
third Just opened for settlement By the
Delaware Land Lales, is on a par with
Shawnee and entitled to another repre-
sentative; and Linn and l., kins counties.
in the South east, on the Missouri bar-
der and in convenient, proximity to LII
tie Santa Fe and West Point, from which
Reds army proceeded to the devastation
of Osawotamie last summer these con
venient counties are entitled 10 two rep
rescntatives each. To sum up tho fraud
in grand total f"Natloual d .mocratic'
swtudling, FIVE counties on thu VI issouri
border. Doniphan, A,chison. Leaven-
worth, Iykins and Linn, control both
branrh,s Of The Legislature.
Perhaas the innocent read rs of Ii
CnicAse Tyibrnr may imagine thu, "
have now reach d the end OF this chap'et
OF Kansas history. No 81. Not So
The Free State m"n colid easily carry
III five clunti d siynaed aNove. and
tn lance Of the territory. hu, bord r
>a.aclt, a gan int r?o-- ard cat, Of TIN
entire etni sr,u-n + 1871 The + e
take 10 settle tae bu. Aes + l. avn
worth county as against its ertIre pr =
slavery popull'ion. assisted by any mum
Der OF adventurous gentlemen whom
Plate county may co TROUT to the tran
sient population. This is perfectly weii
known. The Fee State men now have 4
majority in every county except, pr.
haps, Marshall, as alb we m n..o1sd
Iowa Point. ElHond. Gcasy CITY. DOM
phan, Atch!son. Sann =, E#47enwort f,
Delaware, Qulndato ani " yaaiJii,. ii
rive: towns. are N / POS s=-.-. ~, F :.
State nen BY -ret,er s: 49, s.tsar. 49,.
but und r IN rU4i9-
rites, Hare tn q tie a,.-t- ==
.re-ate p5Pul IT, a. @=t5,i i'm
having any VIC II the e zt.ol OF n.
rernt9ra. / -i,!etare. Fl ally, a, 4
proper capstoue to thi, Symmetrical struc-
,urc, gus judges o; election ars 10 pre-
sd over the farce # voting. assisted BY