Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-04-24
Taking the Census, in Kansas.

We were not little amused at the ac-
count given US BY gentleman Of this city
who has just returned from Leavenwor.h
city, (Kansas) of the manner in which
an officer appointed for the purpose by the
late "Legisiature" proceeds to take the Gen.
sus under the new law. Our Informant
formed the acquaintance of the somewhat
jovial official, who was dressed out in full
regalia, consisting Of red shirt, jean pants,
a huge blue capped ovcrcoa; such as are
worn by the U. S. dragons, belt with
rsvolvers, and bowie knife. This individ-
ual (whom we will cali Brown carries
with him book of some four quires fools
cap, to which is attached lead pencil by
a long string. He has lodgings at the
Planters House, where NO professed "abo-
litionist" dare show his head Thither
fock "thc sons of the South" and thor.
stands Brown, making up his list of "citi-
zens" who are to be voters under the new
Law. If advised to divide his time between
the above named hotel and that where for
the most part the "abolitionists' frequent,
the answer is that they "soant nobody from,
that - hole" Brown of course has to
take, in the course of transacting his Off
cial duties,very frequent friendly RUNNERS
of whiskey punch, whiskey raw, whiskey
warm, wkiskeJ cold, wbiskey and water,
whiskey with sugar, whiskey without sugar,
&c, and sometimes doubtless the various
drinks are so "nutually proxinate' that
by about dinner time, or at latest by the
time hog and hcmiuy come on for supper,
his writing becomes slightly hiercglyphical
aud the names mixed aud interspersed with
CALCULATIONS against abolitionists to such a
degree, that one might think, in glanciug
over his roll, that the greater number CT
voters we're "abolitionists" with christian
names all of them remarkably similar and
somewha. profane. These are written,
moreover, with the pencil which hangs to
the book, SO as to facilitate the process Of
erasure if necessary. The law is not very
stringent in its requirements about the
spelling Of tho names of men found at the
planters House," or as to what sort Of
m instrument may be used in entering
them upon the list.
1t may be inferred from the above gen.
eral statements, that mistakes and mishaps
sometimes occur, by which vast amount
of Browns valuable labor is lost to the
community in which he lives and to the
world in general. A case iu point occurred
while our informant remained in Kansas.
The unfortunate Brown had been pressed
with official business in an unusual degree
one day, and in consequence the tally Of
whiskcy had become quite full, aud Mr.
Brown also. By the time night set in, the
trave official had become what is some.
times termed "blazipg drunk" The cab
alitioaists," the future fato Of K Kansas, the
vision Of the polls stocked with Yankees,
and the oiguity Of his Office, all pressed
upon him, which, with the weigh. of bad
liquor, completely overcame him. In
shor., Brown was drunk ,and at late hour
Was borne reekipg to his quarters, 80 son
Of the South PROSTATE, shorn of bis glory,
and unconscious Of the position to which
he had been reduced. During the night,
he slep. Of good part Of the fumes of his
debauch Morning came, and with it
Brown the Official, trying bis legs up a
flish. Of stairs from the cellar, cursing as
he climbed oil abolitiondom for having
stolen that precious four quires of paper,
string, pencil and all. thus was lost the
labor Of many days. All the names of
Itr-ons he had enrolled had vanished into
thin air; more than two quire, Of them
disfrancLised at blow Poor Brown!
!Srch is the method Of ceasus taking in
kunsm' Out IF this EaoL; pere to come
"s proets Of citizenship, and to be entered
tbe'e,n was to enjoy the blood. bought
gut OF n troemen to his sufrsge - A
s.eat country is Kansas under the rule of
N.'ional Democracy" and the census roll
\ - Af' BsoaL Prl.G,ry Gq.,r.