Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-06-20

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lplow WITH Freeport (Ill.) journal.
S. V. SHocKLEY.
ggD Dir. G. A. Cutler of Topeka, Kan
sas, writes to The hadianapo}je Journal,
in refutation Of the current calumny that
the PROSTATE men Of Kansas refused TO
vote on the Constitutional Election mere
| ly because the call emanated from the bo-
gus Legislature. He says:
1.-THE village Of Topeka contains from
| 500 1900 inhabitants, majority Of whom
are voters-the male population being
largely in the preponderance all over the
Territory. With the vote in tbs surround
| irg country, she would probably be able
to cast six or seven hundred votes, an1, |
believe; with TWO exceptions, all Free State
men.
''I'here aseJer kaS been an officer here,
either Sheriff or Deputy, TO take the cen
sus, and consequently the citizens, no mat
ter how anxious they may have been, have
not had it. in their power to register theii
names and are, therefore, Distinguished
| Suppose we wanted to vote, W hat are we
to do? Must we neglect ourbusiness, and
throw away our time, which to US is valu-
able, ia hunting up these bogus concerns,
and begging them to place our names on
the register, and thereby make citizens OF
as? | doubt much whether you could pre-
vail on many OF onr farmers, at this season
1of the year, to throw down their plows,
and start down to Missouri in search of the
bogus Sheriffs or their deputies. Nor is
Topeka The only place that is sighted III
this manner. Every Free-State town in
the Territory that ] have heard from, and
I | believe have heard from nearly all, are
treated in the same manner. While in
those in which there are both ProsSlavery
land Free-State men, the former are scarce
lily ever sighted, the latter Invariably
are.
eve decided in Delegate Convention
not to vote, and we had the best Of reasons
for so doing. The L sgislatufe that framed
the act never intended it should be fail
election. We knew it was a deep-laid
scheme, and these are only the legitimate
worklngs-out of the plot. Why was i
! they dare not submit it to the people, if il
was to be an honest, fair electiona They
knew the rascality of the plan too well t
let the people pronounce their verdict on it
The Census Act looks very plausible (
those in the distance; who merely glanrt
/ over it; but TO Us, who are familiar witt
i Border Rnfian tactics, it shows It's villainJ
on the face.
5 "That the Free-State party, or any mum
: Der of them, desire Kansas to be Slave
4 State. is equally untrue. They have al
! WAYS been most anxious to yote-theJ
want the vexed question settled-an(
when there is an election held in wheel
: there is a prospect of any shadow of fair
: ness, they viii vote to man. We have
a majority of over fifteen to ones and
: keep Missouri off Of us, the Pro-Slaver,
!. marty could not cast shadow. Our far
j mers and business men have but httl'
q time to spare to politics, much less to war
Il and many Of them will doubtless sell theI
property at a sacrifice and leave kansas
) should it become Slave State. 1t /
lsimply absurd then 10 charge them witt
! wfshino. to do that which is is directly a
Eoainst their own interests.
'sKansas may be made Slave State
There is a possibility of such an event
!, BIT. thank God, the people Of kansa
! will have hand in it. If the power
!, that be- carrysout the plot and make Kan
,isas Al l.se State against the wishes !, 9
nine tenths of the Inhabitants then, tn
lcurse be upon-theiis own heads. But, than
:, Heaven, our country has not entirely &c
generated--there is yet some power IN tn
$ hands Of the people, and the reign OF III
] propaganda would be short.
Yours, &C. G. A. cyTLEn, NJ Is
!, a Fuzzy ExPLosIoN.-A baggage ma
'iat.the Central Depot, Buffalo, on Wednes
day, while handling trunk in the llsnl
lslam-bang manner Of that useful class
7feitiizens, threw it down with such force a
Ito explode pistol within. The pistol eS
4iploded a canister of powder, the powder eS
.EIploded the trunk and the trunk explode
the baggase-man, tumbliag him neck owe
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