St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-05-21
Kansas.
Acorrespondent of the Missouri Dem
ocrat gives the following:

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Late one evening, the census
taker of Leavenworth county" arrived
in this city. No one knew his BUSH
ness here until the next morning when
he buised himself about an hour taking
the census of Quindaro. He left for
Wyandotte, and | left at the same
time on horseback for Delaware city,
distance Of twenty miles arriving
there about two o'clock in the after
afternoon, and at five o'clock l again
met the "census taker"-he having,
since morning, taken the census Of
this city and Wyandottc, and rode
about twenty-five miles. l was pres
cnt when the following names, resi-
dents of this city, were given him o.
ii. Macauley, p. H. ett,-Hcmp-
hill, H. A. Bliss and Chadwick. They
were all received by him and recorded
in his book. The published lists Of
the qualified voters of this district are
before Inc, and not one Of the above
Names appears. 1t is very strange
that the official should forget the
names of the Free State men, while
not one of the pro-slavery men is omit
ted. In Leavenworth city some of
the oldest and most prominent citizens,
we'll known to the people, are excluded
their names not upon the list. They
happen TO be members of the Free
State party, and are consequently for
gotten. II. Miles More, Marcus j.
| PARROT, G. F. Currier, II. F. Adams,
! (the present Mayor and scores of
others.
Secretary Stanton, the acting Gov
ernor, when recently at Lawrence,
made speech to the assembled citi-
zcns, which is thus sketched by the
correspondent of New York. paper ::
Concerning the bogus laws Mr..
Stanton said that isasmuch as the
House of Representatives, in which
tie Republicans had plurality, had
acknowledged the validity of the laws
by passing bills appropriating money
to pay the expenses of the territorial
legislature-as the Senate had always
recognized them, and as Buchanan
had been elected on the express prin-
ciple of such recognition, it became
his duty to sec them enforced to the
letter, until repealed. The people
must submit To them at all hazards.
At this arose long, loud shout OF
"never, never" and almost fancied
, l had been carried in dream to the
5 times of Shannon and Woodson, with
their danger and bloodshed. Every
time he mentioned the subject, the
same determined, but respectful dec,
laration of opposition was manifested.
He gave the people credit for honesty
and bravery. If they were determin-
| ed not to recognize the laws he was
glad to see them speak it out plainly.
He would have expected of them far
less, if they had appeared to assent
to the principles he had laid down.
All parties would now understand
each other. They would resist the
bogus laws; he would enforce them
with all the power of the federal gov
eminent, if necessary. He would not
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would call on the regular United
) States soldiery, if force were de-
! handed The tax law must be en-
forced with the rest. If the people
5 would not willingly pay the taxes
G their property must be taken by force
S Not few "nevers were shouted by
the crowd and he changed the course
, of his remarks to argument to show
that the negro was incapable Of en-
; joying an equality with the white man
The free state men have made &
proposition to Mr. Stanton, showing
their willingness to take part in the
, election, if it can lie conducted fairly
: but the acting Governor has refused
to entertain it. The free state mel
! know that they are largely in the ma
jority if they are permitted to vote
but do not mean to be caught in tn
trap set for them by the pro-slaver.
officials.