The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-07
Highly Important from Kansas.

inst, for late and important news from Kan
sas. The following protest from citizens in
the 9Th Council and 10th Representative dis
tric.s, and the proclamation of Gov. Walker
will be found highly interesting:
LAWRENCE, X. t., Oct. Goth, 1857.
The news for the past few days in Kansas
has been of very exciting nature. l have
kept you advised of the election returns, from
which has been seen that the free State party
have trumphed. On Thursday last a pro-
test was filed against the fraudulent returns
from the Oxford precinct 1t best explains
itself, which | inclOse:
To His ErceNencu r. J. Walker, Governor,
and the Hon. Fred. p. Stanton, Secretary of
tho Treasury Of Kansas:
The undersigned citizens Of the Sixth Coun-
Gil and Tenth Representative Districts in the
said Territory Of Kansas, beg leave respect
fully to represent that 1T the election held Oh
the 9Th inst. for Delegate to Congress, men,
bers of the Legislative Assembly and other
public officers, gross frauds were committed
in the returns for Oxford precinct, by which
large number Of votes about 1920, were
returned purporting to be poled at that pre-
cinct where, your memO"ialists have good
cause to believe, AMI do believe there were
not to exceed one hundred legal votes They
have information in which they place full con
fidence that on the 5th day of October, there
were only about 81 votes poled, that ON the
day following, when it is purported some l.
$50 votes were poled, there were no consid-
cradle narnber of persons in attendance or
around the polls through the day /; indeed,
they have information that not to exceed
.-enty or thirty persons were around the
Poiis0' tie aid Oxford precint at any time
during the 6lu ...y af October.
They would further state that they have
satisfactory evidence that the population of
Johneon county is too spare to contain pop
ulation - great as is represented to be poll
ed 1t thst precinct. They are assured too,
that Avlst majority of the names attlched
to the returns are not known in Johnson
couit.. To til, they would add the fact that
ths sal Oxford precinct is situated on the
borders OK the Territorial line, and that the
town of little Santa Fe, in Missouri, is con-
ticnou' 70 sid precinct, and that if any such
number OF votes were cast, your memorial
lists belize. TINY were polled by nonresidents
Of til. Territory of Kansas. They also are
coniiens that saca a large number of votes
could la'e been pol!ed at one precinct
and 10y one set Of officers within the time
limited b. law
We would also state that johnson county
and OIf,rd precinct in particular, is within
the limit. Of an Indian Territory, which is
eepecsuc reserved by the organic act out of
tie Territory of Kansas that such Terrific
~ was unopen for legal settlement on the 9th
and C.h days of Oct der last, and remains the
same at this time, AMI that no legal settle
mcnt. can be male within said reservation
nss, nor could not on the day nor any time
prior to ',id election.
Your mem IS, legal voters of said Rep
rcsent,tise and Council districts, would re
specttull7 protest against the vote of said
Oxford district being counted in the returns
for che Filth Council and Tenth Representa-
tive districts, or for delegates to Congress- for
the reasons of fraud and iliegality set forth
in the above, and for other reasons which
may appear They ask his Excellency, IT,
Governor, and his Honor, the Secretary d.
take such action as their judgment may ,ug
Sest, to inquire into the truth tf our SAID o.
legations, and to do such other things in d
premises as will secure us against fraud alI
give to the actual bona fde residents of ne
Territory and districts a voice in bleeding
3heir oysn aflirs. All Of which Is .,pectful
ly submitted.
CO., Walker and Senator S.lEt0u, after
receiving the rrntoot, went il person to the
precinct at which these fraais we're alleged
to to committed. Their procamation, over
thei7 sisr--dres, published this morning in
an .ra OF the Hr1jj Of Freedom, consti-
Jules their report. cncloseit for the benefit
of POUR readers, probably in advance Of all
other sources
PROCLAMATION.
To the People Of Kansa,
LEooMProN, Oct. 10.
By the 22l section of the organic act es-
Publishing this Territorial government it is
provided in reference to the election of del
egate to Congress that "the person having
the greatest number of votes shall be declar-
ed by the Governor to be duly elected, and
acertiicate thereof shall be given according
ly."
The 10th section of the act of the Terri
torial LEGISLATURE If Kansas, entitled. ian
act to regulate elections" it is made the du-
ty of the Secretary to examine the returns
i'll the presence of the Governor, and to give
to the ,erson having the highest number of
votes in their respective districts, certificates
of their election to the Legislative Assem-
bly,"
Under these two provisions of the laws
prevailing III this Territory, the recent gene
raj election has presented for the Joint con-
sider:tion OF the Governor and Secretary,
question OF the gravest importance, not only
to our own people, but also to those of the
whole Union This question arises upon the
extraordinary returns made from the precinct
Of Oxford in the county OF johnson. What
purrort 10 be the returns of the election held
at tLat precinct on the 9Th and 9th inst, have
been received BY the Secretary, Containing
I'D nc
pretende voters, or nearly One-half the num-
Der e. cen in the whole Representative Dis
t,ict The disposition to be made of this
supposed vote is rendered all important by
tie fact that the political character of the
Legislative Assembly will be controlled by
the al iit:on of three Councilman and eight
Representatives,, to the strength Of one par
tv or tue other, according to the adoption or
rejection Of the returns in question.
In point OF fact, it Is well known that even
the whole COUNTY Of johnson, comprising as
it Dies part of AN Indian Reserve, which,
upon examination of the law. We find it not
vet subject to settlement or pre-emption, can
give no such vote as that which is represent
elto have been polled at this inconsiderable
p,ecinct of Oxford. But while this unofficial
knowledge, well established and universal as
l. NAV be could not become the ground of
decision and &C ion upon election returns, in
themse!ve. regular and authentic the legit-
mate effect of an apparent enormity, such as
that in question. would necessarily be to in
d1ce close examination of the paper pre-
s,nted, end to require for its acceptance per-
feet coz sliance with all the essential provis-
ion. CT ..ie la<. Such an examination of
ta,s document. conscientiously and impartial
" n.de, has brought to the conclusion that
the returns from Oxford precinct in johnson
counte mus. be wholly rejected for the fol-