Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-20
Further from Kansas.

The jackson Missssippan after commenting severely
upon the course pursued by Gov. Walker in Kansas,
from the first moment OF his arrival in the Territory, to
the recent outrage in rejecting the Oxford vote intro
duces the subjoined letter with this language
But without further comment we submit to the public
the statements of correspondent They entirely
reliable, and worthy of especial considerations
KANSAS, October Is, l857.-Dear Sir: Our election
has resulted anticipated. Walker has succeeded in
defeating us PARROT the Black Republican candidate
for Congress has been elected by about 5000 majority
We have succeeded by the returns however, in electng
twenty-five members of the thirtynine in the lower
house of the Legislature, and seven of the thirteen mem
bers of the Council.
But now to Walker. The county Il. e. Douglas) and
johnson county attached in election district for
the purpose of eectng members of the Legislature and
entitled to three members OF the Council and eight
members of the House. Douglas county gave 1900
Free State majority johnson that and went 100
BETTER giving 1000 majority, thus electing all eleven
But so soon as the ahti-Back Republican majority in
johnson reached here, by report Stanton comme
ced denouncing it as fraud. Walker was then IN
LeavenwOrth. He reached LecomptOn last Wednesday
night and next morning he, Stanton, Lieutenant Carr
and the Executive generally, set out to investigate this
alleged fraud They returned Friday night having gone
to Lawrence the Freeso headquarters, and took with
them Babcock and two three other Lawrence guides
to show them where to inquire.
Stanton, on being asked what he would do in refer
ence to the certificates said he would see his right
cut off before he would sign the certificates Of man
elected by that johnson county vote.
Bear in mind that this johnson county is the be-
tween Douglas and the Missouri river. It lies the
river partly and is bounded on the East altogether by
Missouri Its lands universally conceded to be the
best in the Territory, with better timber and water
the river and rich as soil be- 1t is twentythree
miles square, you calculate the number of quarter
sections in it. There cannot be found vacant claim.
know that two months ago men hunted the county
for claim and could not find one company of Mis-
sissippans. Besides this there eight towns in the
county. AS cOrrOborative proof cite from article
written by G. w. Brown, in the Herald of Freedom,
last spring, when he dissuadng the Abolitionsts
from voting at the election for delegates to the Conven
ton, because he says there poured into johnson
county 5000 men from Missouri and they will control
the election Recolect also, for its recent
settlement, that it what constituted the Shawnee
Reserve and not opened to settlement until Janu-
airy last, when it Immediately filled up the Her
aid of Freedom says with 1900 settlers nearly all pro-
slavery men. And yet with these facts staring them in
| the face Walker and Stanton say the returns a
fraud and at the instgation of ParrOtt the Black Re
publican candidate for Congress, and G. W. Brown,
who waited him from Lawrence he went over to in
vesgate the matter Several of the members elect have
met and resolved to 60 in the morning and formally de-
mand their certificates, and when he refuses Immediately
serve upon him mandamus.
Returns have come in from remote counties in which
everybody knows not fifty live, showing vote as
follows 260 Freesoiers to Pro-slavery and 335
Freesolers to Pro-savery many such returns have
come ill., and yet Walker and Stanton can see in this
no evidence of fraud Lawrence sent into Leaven.
worth so votes into Jefferson 70, into Doniphan 100
and into those remote counties, companies of from 20 to
80 to bring in those 26O and 335 and 29O vote returns
and yet the town of Lawrence polled 9l7 votes, 9O6
Freesoers to II Democratic. In all this they no
| fraud.
The result will be, if the Pro-slavery members from
johnson and Doug do not get their Seats the Legs
lature will stand-l4 Democratic and % Freeso in
the Council Democrats to Freesoilers and besides
this if they thus get majority it is their avowed in
ention to rule out the eavenworh MEMBERS thus gain
ing more members and 2 Councilmen. The Legisla
ture will then stand 80 Freesoers to Democrats in
the House. and II Freesoilers to l Democrat in the
Counc--a beautiful body it will be!