Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-05
corespondence of The st. Louis Republican.
The MCGEE Frnud..Judge Cate
Issues a WFit..StantOn Chais
lenged by Sheriff Jones.

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The MCGEE Fraud..Judge Cate
Issues a Writ.-StantOn Chal.
lenged by Sheriff Jones.
LAWRENCE, K. T., Oct 81, 1857.
Matters are quiet in town, and better
feeling prevails toward the Governor and
Secretary.
Fraudulent returns have been received
from MCGEE County at Lecompton, adding
over thousond names to the list, and CIV
ing those votes to Ransom and the Pro-
Slavery candidates for the Legislative As
sembly. These returns bear internal evi-
dences of fraud, and fortunately defeat
themselves, as they have failed to designste
the Offices for which the several candidates
were voted for. A protest was filed ves-
terday, signed by several citizens of that
district and sworn to, setting forth that
there are not fifty adult white male citizens
of the United States residing within the
County of McGee; that the said county
belongs to the Cherokee Indians; that
there are no white residents there but trad
ers and missionaries; that the Indian title
has been extinguished to no part of said
McGee County, and that it was specially
reserved by the organic act out of the Ter
ritory of Kansas, and constitutes no part
of it, and any elections held there have no
more effect upon the people of Kansas
than have those held in Missouri or Arkan-
sas. / am credibly informed that the
Governor and Secretary will reject these
returns, and will give certificates of cleo
tion to the Free State members.
The following document was designed
to be served on Gov. Walker and Secretary
Stanton yesterday. A deputy of Butchers,
the late Sheriff, called on them to serve the
writ, and left copy. The Governor po-
litely informed the deputy that his princi
pals term of Office expired the day presi-
GUS, as his successor, Captain Walker, was
qualified on that day; and that he would
not accept service from other than legal
officer. The writ is as follows:
"Territory of Kansas.-To Robert j.
Walker, Governor of Kansas Territory, and
Frederick P. Stanton, Secretary of the
same, Greeting: Whearas, Samuel J.
Jones, VIM. Hall, Hiram Bledsoe, J. H.
Danforth, John F. Eston, L. S. Belling, A.
P. Walker. VIM. s. Wells, J. c. Thompson,
Thomas B. Skyes, and U. B. Windsor,
have been elected members of the Legisla-
tive Assembly of the Territory of Kansas
to wit the above first three named as mem
bers of the Council, the remainder as men,
bers of the House of Representatives of the
said Assembly appointed by law to meet
on the first Monday of January, A. D.
1858, for the counties of Johnston and
Douglas, of the said Territory, to wit; on
the 5th and 9th days of October, 1857,
and ought to be commissioned as Council
men and Representatives by you; never
theless, you, not being ignorant of the
premises, but disregarding your duty there
in, have not only refused, though thereto re-
quired by the said members elect, to grant
them their certificates of election, but yet
do refuse so to do in contempt of us, and to
the great damage of the said members
elect, as by their complaint we have under
stood. We therefore being willing that
speedy Justice should be done in their be-
halt, do command and enjoin you that i'm
mediately after the receipt of this writ, you
do cause the said members elect to be
granted their certificates of election, and do
signify the cause to US why you cannot OF
will not grant the certificates as aforesaid
lest In your default complaint should again
come to US, and how yon have executed
this writ, make known to US at Lecomptor
on the Goth day of October, A. D. 1857,
and have you then and there this writ.
"Witness my hand and seal this Goth
day of October. A. D. 1857,
STERLING G. CATO,
"Judge I'd Judicial District K. T."
The writ, it will be seen, was not direct
ed to any ministerial officer, but the Gov
ernor and Secretary are ordered to make
service and return. The Governor looked
upon it as farce, and treated it as such.
He declared he would do his duty and
what was right, Independent of any threats
or menaees which might be brought to
bear upon him.
understand that S. ]. Jones, Ex-Sheriff
of Douglas County, sent challenge to
Mr.. Stanton yesterday. 1t is thought by
some that the parties will meet, though it
is to be hoped not.
A Free-State man came near being shot
in Lecompton yesterday. A drunken row.
dy ran through the streets saying, "Any
man who indorsed Jim Lane was liar,
coward, and thief" Approaching Free
State man, he inquired whether he indorsed
Lane. The latter answered in the affirma-
tive. The rowdy drew a pocket pistol and
snapped it at the Free-State man. Fortu-
nately it missed fire, but the next moment
the assailant was rolling in the dust. A
crowd gathered around, and soon the diff
Guilty was quieted.
1t is reported in Lecompton that negro,
who had absconded from the vicinity, was
in Topeca, and efforts were made to take
him, when the citizens interfered and pre-
vented. A lot of rowdies went up to To-
peka last night, resolved to capture the
negro or die. Difficulty may grow out
of it.
MAJ. Sherman, with his entire command,
who has been encamped mile out Of Law
renee for the past few weeks, has removed
to Lecompton, probably to protect the
Constitutional Convention.
Gov. Walker is quite indisposed. He is
stopping with Secretary Stanton, two miles
east of Lecompton. The fatigue and ex-
element of the last week or two have
been too great for him. l am happy to
state that last evening he seemed to be i'm
proving, and was confident he would be up
again in day or two.