The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-07-25

were sent at different times by the crowd
outside into the room where the judges
were with threatening messages, especially
against Mr.. Burgess, and at last ten min
utes were given them to organize in Oh
leave; and, as the time passed, persons
outside would call out the number of min
utes left, with threats against Burgess, il
he did not agree to organize. At the end
fthat time, the judges not being able to
organize, left the room, and the crowd
proceeded to elect new judges and carry
on the election.
The Free State men generally left the
ground without voting, stating that there
was no use in their voting there. The
polls were so crowded during the first paIt
of the day that the citizens could not get
up to the window to vote. Threats were
made against the Free State men. In the
afternoon the Rev. Mr. Gilpatriek was at
tackled and driven off by the mob. A
man, by some called "Texas," made a
speech to the crowd, urging them to vote,
and to remain on the ground until the
polls were closed, for fear the "abolition-
ists'' would come there in the afternoon
and overpower them, and thus they
would lose all their trouble.
For making an affidavit in protest
against this election, setting forth the facts
Mr.. Burgess was indicted by the grand
jury for perjury; which Indictment was
found more than fifteen months ago, and
| is still pending, Mr. Burgess never having
been informed who his accuser was, ol
what the testimony was against him.
A large majority, four to one, of the &C.
tual settlers of that district were Free
State men, and there can be no doubt thai
| if none but the actual settlers of the dis
trict had voted at that election, the Free
State candidates would have been elected
t The number of legal voters in the district
according to the census returns, were 101
| The total number of votes cast was 372
and of these but 80 are are on the census
returns; and, from the testimony and re-
cords, we are satisfied that not over forty
legal votes were cast at that election.
| FOURTH DISTRICT. Bull Creek.-A
| body of armed Missourians came into the
district previous to the election, and
camped there. Before the time arrived
for opening the polls, the Missourians
went to another than the house appointed
for the election. and one of the Judges
appointed by the Governor and two ehos-
en- by the Missourians proceeded to open
the polls and carry on>the election. The
Missourians said that none but pro-slavery
men should vote, and threatened to shoot
any Free State men who should come uT
| to vote Mr.. Mockbee, one of the Judges
appointed by the Missourians, had store
near the boundary fixed by the proclana
ton ofthe Governor, while he cultivated &
farm in Missouri, where his family lived
and while his legal residences is there. .anG
is now.
The Missourians also held side elec.
ton for Governor of Kansas, voting fol
Thomas johnson, of Shawnee Mission
The Free State men finding the polls un
| der the control of non-residents, refused
to,.vote and did not vote. They constitutes
decided majority of the actual settlers
A protest. signed by a majority of the res
idents of the district, was sent to the Gov
ernor The whole number of voters il
this district, according to the census re
turns, were ~; the number of votes cas-
were 80, of whom but Is were residents
! The number of residents whose names ar
on the census rolls, who did not vote, ,wer
! 80.
i FIFTH DIsTRICT.-Osatudtou -Fo
some days prior to the election, ,eDmpanie
of men. were organized in Jackson, Cass
and Clay counties, Missouri, for the pur
pose of coming to the Territory and votin
in the fifth district. The day previous t
the election, some 400 or 500 Missourian
armed with guns, pistols and knives, cam
, into the Territory and camped at Bul
, creek, and on Pottowatomie creek.
Il On the evening before the election
. Judge Hamilton, of the Cass county cour
; Missouri, came from the Pottowatomi
; creek camp to Bull creek camp for
more Missourians, as they had not enoug
there to render the election certain, an
they went down there with him.
: On the evening before the election, D
: B. c. Westfall was selected to act as on
t of the judges of election in the Bull cree
3 precinct, in place Of one of the judges az
4 pointed by the Governor, who, it Wa
, said, would not be there the next day.-
, DR.. WestfalI was at that time citizen
Jackson county, Missouri. On the morr
{ lag of the election, the polls for Bull cree
, precinct were opened, and, without sweal
| ing the judges, they proceeded to receiy
| the votes of all who offered to vote. Fl
e the sake of appearances, the judges woul
| get some one to come to the window an
!. offer to vote, and when asked to be swor
r he would be put down as having offere
: TO vote, but rejected, refusing to |
!. sworn.n This arrangement was mad
t previously, and was perfectly understoo
e by the judges. But few of the reSiden
n of the district were present at the ele'
ton, and only thirteen voted. The nun
Der of votes cast in the precinct was 80
e One Missourian voted for himself, an
: then voted for his son, but 10 or II yea
: old. Colonel Coffee, Henry Younger, al
J, Mr.. Lykins, who were voted for and elcc
b ed to the Legislature, were residents
d Missouri at that time
], After the polls were closed, the retur1
g were made out, and man claiming to
; magistrate certified on them that he hs
n sworn the judges of election before opel
: ing the polls.
}, In the Pottowatonlie prceint the hi
@ sourians attended the election, and aft
Ia threatening Mr. Chestnut, the only jud!
+ present appointed by the Governor, to il
l, duce him to resign, they proceeded
d elect two other judges, one Missouri:
d and the other a resident of another pr
d clint of that district. The polls were tn,
d opened, and all the Missourians were a
d lowed to vote without being sworn Aft
the polls were closed, and the retur
i made out for the signatures of the judge
Ie Air Chestnut refused TO sign them, as
Il did not consider them correct returns
re legal voters. Col Coffee. resident
e Missouri, but elected to the Kansas LIE
y islature from that district at that eleetio
5 endeayored with others, to induce D