Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-06-11

| DIR. G. A. Cutler of Topeka, Kansas, writes to
the Indianapolis Journal, in REPUTATION of tho
current calumny that the Free-State men of
Kansas refused to vote at the Constitutional
Election merely because the call emanated from
the bogus Legislature. He says:
THE village of Topeka contains from $50 70
1900 inhabitants, a majority of whom are voters
the male population being largely in u . nre-
pondarence all over the Territory Vyith the
vote in the surrounding country, she would he
able to cast six or seven hundred Votes. and
believe, with two exceptions, all FL ee-Stqte men.
There nerer has been officer herr either Sheriff
or Deputy, to take The Census, and !, conssonentiy
the citizens, no matter how an. lions thew NAV
have been, have not had it in .neir power 10 req.
lister their names, and are they efere DISTINGUISHED
suppose we wanted TO vcV., what are we to dot
MUST we neglect cur business, and throw away
our Tune, whlesl to us Is valuable, in hunting up
these bogus concerns, and begging them to place
our names on the reg lister, and thereby make
cluzens OF us dou' pt much whether you could
prevail on many of our farmers, at this season
OF the Year, to throw down their pows, and start
down TO Missou ri IN search of the, bogus Sheriffs
OF their deputies. Nor is Topeka the only place
thatis sighted In this manner Every Free
state town IN the Territory that | have heard
from, and L believe have heard from nearly all,
are treated IN tbs, same manner. While in those
IN which there are both Pro-Slavery and Free
State men, the former are scarcely ever sighted,
the latter invariably are.
We decided in Delegate Convention not to
yote and we had the best of reasons for so doing
The Legislature that framed the act never inten-
ded 1t should be a fair election. We knew it
was deep laid scheme, and these are only the
legitimate working out of the plot. Why was if
they dare not submit it to the people, if it was
to be an honest fair election They knew the
rascaity OF the plan too well to let the people
pronounce their verdict on it. The Census Act
looks very plausible to those in the distance but
to those who are familiar with Border Ruffian
tactics, it shows its villainy on the face.
that the Free State party, or any numbes of
them, desire Kansas to be Slave State. Is
equally untrue. They have always been most
ANXIOUS to yote-they want the vexed question
settied-and when there is an election held in
winch there is prospect of any shadow OF fair
ness, they viii vote to a man. We have = ma.
Jol1ty OF over fifteen to one, and keep Missouri
OH OF us, the o-Slavery party could not cast
shadow. Our farmers and business men have
but little time to spare TO politics, much less to
war, and many of them will doubtless sell their
property at sacrifice and leave Kansas. should
It become Slave State. 1t is simply absurd
then to charge them with wishing to do that
which is directly against their own interests.
Kansas may be made Slave State There
IS possibility of such an event But. thank
God, the people of Kansas will not have hand
IN It. Ii the powers that be carry cut the plot
and make Kansas a Slave State against the
wishes OF nine-tenths of the inhabitants, then
the curse be upon their own heads. But, thank
Heaven, our country has not entirely derenera-
ted-there is yet some power in the hands of the
people,and the reign OF the propagandists would
be short Yours &c,
g. A. CUTLER, NJ D."