The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-07-25
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ACOMPLETE
HISTORY OF KANSAS,
r,r.t discovery by the Frenchs to
the Close Of the Year 1857.
BY THE EDITORS.
CHAPTER N.-coETISUED
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The ELECEtU9s
mass of information has been col
,..ted sufficient of itself to fill a large
,olurne; but We find the substance of it
.rdorsed and testified to under oath, by
opr most reliable citizens, in the Report of
he Congressional Investigating Commit
tss and transfer il entire to our columns
.ssperfect history of the transaction. It
as follows:-
By an organized movement, which ex-
pnied from Andrew county in the north,
IA Jasper county in the south, and as far
sas,ward as Boone and Cole counties, Mis-
s,uri. companies of men were arranged in
Irregular parties, and sent into every council
ditrct in the Territory. and into erery rep
,,s,ntatire district but one The numbers
we're so distributed as to control the cleo
ton in each district. They went to vote,
and with the avowed design to make
Kansas a slave State. They were gener-
alIy armed and equipped. carried with
them their own provisions and tents, and
% marched into the Territory. The de-
t,ils of this invasion form the mass of the
testimony taken by your committee, and
Is 30 yoluminous that we can here state
but the leading facts elected.
FIssT DIsTRICT-Lawrence-The COM
pany of persons who marched into this
district was collected from Ray, Howard,
Crroll, Boone, Lafayette, Randolph, Ma
co., Clay, Jackson, Saline, and Cass coun-
tes, in the State of Missouri. Their ex-
penseS were paid; those who could not
come, contributing provisions, wagons, &c.
Provisions were deposited for those who
we're expected to come to Lawrence, in
the house of VIM. Lykins, and were dis
tributed among the Missourians after they
snived there. The evening before, and
the morning of the day of election, about
1000 men from the above counties ar
riyed in Lawrence, and camped in ravine
short distance from town, near the place
Of voting. They came in wagons (of
which there were over one hundred) and
on horseback, under the command of Col.
Samuel Young, Of Boone county, Mis-
sour, and Claiborne T. Jackson, of Mis-
sour. They were armed with guns, ri
res, pistols and bowie-knives; and had
tents. music, and flags with them. They
brought with them two pieces of artillery,
loaded with musket balls. On their way
TO Lawrence some Of them met Mr.. n. B.
Blanton, who had been appointed one of
the judges of election by Gov. Reeder,
and, after learning from him that he con-
sidered it his duty to demand an oath
from them as to their place of residence,
first attempted to bribe him, and then
threatened to hang him, in order to induce
him to dispense with that oath. In con-
sequence of these threats, he did not APP
pear at the polls the next morning, to act
Siudge
The evening before the election, while
N camp the Missourians were called to-
gether at the tent of Claiborne F. Jackson
and speeches were made to them by Col
Young and others, calling for volunteers
I TO go into other districts whore there were
not Missouriens enough to control the
election, as there were more at Lawrence
than were needed there. Many volun-
unteered to go. and on the morning of the
election several companies, from $50 to
200 each. went of to Tecumseh, Hickory
Point, Bloomington, and other places
on the morning of the election the Mis-
sOurans came over to the place of voting
nom their camp, in bodies of loo at q
Tine. MIR. Blanton not appearing, anoth-
ef Judge was appointed in his place; Col
loung claiming that, as the people of the
Territory had two judges, it was nothing
more than right that the Missourians
should have the other one to look aftel
'aelr interests; and Robert A. Cummings
was elected in Blanton's stead, because be
considered that every man had right tc
hour.
The Missourisns brought their ticket,
sllh them; but not having enough, they
aad SO more printed in Lawrence on tht
evening before and on the day of election
iney had white ribbons in their button
tiers , -'' e--o 'e
When the voting commenced, the ques
1oh OF the legality of the vote of a Mr.
rage was raised. Before it was decided
ooi' MANUEL Young stepped up to tn
widow where the votes were received
4ls' said he would settle the matter. TIL
,e's OF Mr. Page was withdrawn, and Col
i9ang offered to vote. He refused &
t4Aethe cath prescribed by the Governor
oa' s~ore he was resident of the Terri
TT'y;; upon which his vote was received
~ told Mr.. Abbot, one Of the Judge.
aasa asked If he intended TO make Kan
= MS future home, that it was none O
- = business: that if he were residen
@sn, he should ask no more. After hi
~ as'e was received, Col. Young got upo
.as Window sill, and announced to tn
sosd that he had been permitted t
n a,aad they could all come up and yot.
= oid the judges there was no use i
@ihs the others, as they would a
f,S sseG as he had done. After the othe
es had concluded to receive Co
81 lungs vote, Mr.. Abbot resigned as jude
i 1I.seaon, and Mr.. Benjamin was electe
,ae Polls We're so much crowded unit
,5sa 's n the evening, that for a time, whe
.. ~ men men had voted they were obliged /
tS.5y spa. By being hoisted upon the roof {
SsIa aeaidlns where the election was bein
,s.,, , aad pass out over the house. A.
crosa cssafas. passage-way through tb
ips N.Y. vas made by two lines of men b
90 .olmed through which the voters eoul
h. H. ap Y 70 the polls. Col. Young asked tn.
ya,s 0ia men beallowed to go up first an
ios . g they were tired with the trave
: r. slla wanted to get back to camp.
ta,hs Iae Misseurians sometimes came u
ro.as as polls in procession, two by two, an
o. sgssliig ,s the day the Missourians dro.
Sue s ground some of the citizens-M
ts,sa tsasas, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Willis. The
ma nsSalened to shoot Mr. Bond. and . CROW,
i ssa ssaft after him, threatening him; an,
f,.s = ran from them, some shots we,
H. :. hlm As he jumped off the hank
ssf and made his escape. The ci