Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-06-27
KANSAS ELECTION.
FROM THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN OF JUNE 81.

FROM THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN OF JUNE 81.
The election for delegates the State Convention to
form Constitution, held under proclamation of the
Acting Governor of the Territory took place Monday
the 18th instant. We have reliable information that
Donphan, Atchison Leavenworth, Johnson jefferson
Shawnee and Douglas counties all elected Democrats to
the number Of fortyone delegates. The gentlemen thus
elected were upon the regular Democratic ticket and
very little opposition was made TO them except in Lea
venworth and one two other counties The Black Re-
publicans had candidates in nomination far as we
are advised and refused to vote. This was expected
We trust that the members of the Convention will
show to the country that they true loyal
tive, and Union loving men that they will adopt such
Constitution as will command the appreciation of every
patriot whether he happens reside in the North or in
the South that by doing they will administer whole
rebuke dsloya and facous partisans wherever
they may be found The Constitution should be submit
ted to the people for their approval rejection and
need be- make that part which recognises slavery in the
State separate article to be voted upon independently
If endorsed by the people the polls no combination
prevent the recognition of Kansas with such Con-
stiturion Ii in their wisdom majority of the people
should reject the article recognising slavery the mnor
ty as good citizens, will submit to the decree against
them We know that the Convention contains many able
conservative men, and hope that they will exert such
an influence as will give to Kansas Constitution repub
ican in all Its features and such the country viii ap
prove
FROM THE ST LOUIS DEMOCRAT OF JUNE o.
LEAvENwoRrH, (K. IT, JUNE 1s.-The returns of Mon
days election come in very slowly. The number Of
votes polled here but 225. The whole number in
this county (which is the popuous in the State and
could poll several thousand voes does not exceed FIVE
hundred Jefferson county, which has also q large
population is said to have polled but fifty Douglas
county, which includes Lawrence and Lecompton. and
embraces large and populous region in portion
the Territory gives LIS ballots In Franklin county is
claimed that there are five hundred voters but l am
assured by gentleman who has just arrived from
there that there has been practically election there
When ne left he could only hear of about thirty
that had been polled in the whole county.
is believed here by those who have the best facilities
for knowing that there have not been than fifteen
hundred votes given in the whole Territory.
PROM THE LAWRENCE REPUBLICAN OF JUNE 49,
As far as have heard FROM the returns show very
light vote Douglas county, complete, only some 23O
votes; Leavenworth city, about 200 Shawnee county
about 6o-a at Tecumseh some 20 or 80 in Franklin
county; Calhoun county reported at only some or
No polls we're orensd here that We can hear Of. We
made an exploration about o'clock r. NJ and looked in
every and crevce Of the post Office where ON the
authority of J. N. 0. p Wood Esq., President Of the
Board of County Commissioners had been informed
the polls were to be- but polls our searching gaze
We even vent SO far to ask the genemanly clerk of
the post office if he could tell where could find the
election but the clerk in the same state Of happy
Ignorance with ourself. s.