The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-10


returns are not Official They are the
vote as voted. What it will be per returns
We viii see.
In Lesyenworth county National Democ-
racy seems to have come off victorious.
Four or FIVE hundred Missouri votes at
Kiekapoo and Delaware, and some clever
management to keep our friends at Leaven-
worth from voting. did the work. At Del
aware one of the judges of election resigned
and protested because of the election frauds;
but at Kickapoo there was no such Lot to
rise up in judgment. against that political
Sodom. At Kickapoo they had a rare time.
And so Leavenworth has gene under the
heels of the Border Ruffians again. Border
Ruffians will eat her fat, suck her blood. and
crow over the majority of, the people.
The Leayenworth men should have pat
termed after the Free State men this side of
Kaw river, at Lecompton. By some sort of
covenanting which have not been able to
understand, much less explain, some of the
faithful understood few days before that
the bogus judges sooutdn't serpe. Early in
the morning several wagon loads of "Abo-
litionists" entered Lecompton, and before
the pro-slavery men knew what was up had
rankest Abolitionists In the Territory. You
one of them, and he could keep Lecompton
straight himself. Old Cramer was the Dep
uty Sheriff, and when he saw who was elect
ed, and who elected him, he was so amazed
that he could scarcely announce the result
1t was an awful sight to see the very citadel
of National Democracy in the hands of the
Abolitionists.
Well, the pro-slavery men intended to
have held over until next day, when all the
Calhoun and Jefferson county Democracy
could come over and vote, after having voted
at home. This was pretty we'll understood
by the boys, and they determined to show
them trick worth two of that. There was
always plenty of Free State men at Lecomp-
ton to have made an attack on them anything
but safe operation. The pro-slavery men,
beg their pardon, National Democrats
were in no hurry about voting. They said that
the judges were required by law to open the
polls the second day that they mast. Some
of the boys limited to them that the law only
said ''the judges may" and they suggested
that the judges would not be likely to do so;
whereupon the Democrats of Lecompton
hurried in their votes short metre, and at
night, true as preaching, the polls were
closed sine die, and the returns made and
certified.
1 suppose Parrott, Esq, is elected. Eve
rybody supposes that Parrot is elected
There is talk of Ransom's eontesting his
seat, but don't know upon what ground
except that Kanzas polled more votes than
Missouri.
Poor Hermaphroditus! Unfortunate dough-
face No Ransom He sold his birthright
for mess of pottage, and did not get the
pottage.
I can write no more at present, Mr.. Edi-
tor. What we are to do with the bogus of
fcers we have got--if we have got them !;
what we are to do if they still persist in
cheating us after such good fight; what is
to become of the Free State party whether
il is to be the Law and Order" party =
all these are queries cannot answer now,
but will furnish material for future epistles.
Adieu, for the present. Believe me,
Bogus Electionish, yours,