The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-06-18
JACKSON. s
From the New YORK Tribune.

DIR. G. a. Cutler oil topeka, ia
writes to The Indianapolis Journal
fulation Of the current calumny thar IL
Free State men of Kansas refused to vote
at the, Constitutional Election merely be-
causa =. call emanated from the bogus
Leg e says,
The hTefeka contaiGns from
800 to 1900 inhabitaStsSma majority of
whom are voters-the1 malc-Ropulation
lbeiug largely in the predominance all
|Ryer the Territory. +" ith the vote in the
Surrounding county, she would probably
be able to cast six or seven hundred votes
and, | believe, with two exceptions, all
Free State men.
There never has been an officer here,
E; ;;..her Sheriff or Deputy, to take the Cen
sus, and Consequently the citizens, no mat
ter how anxious rnn2y may have been
have not had it in their power TO reglS'9f
their names, and are, therefore. dlstran
cbised. Suppose we wanted to vote, what
are we to do? Must we neglect our bus
mess, and throw away our time, which to
US is valuable, in hunting up bogus con-
Germs, and begging them to place our
names on the register, and thereby make
citizens of us? | doubt much whether
you could prevail on manyof our farmers,
at this season Of the year, TO throw down
their p!ows, and start down to Missouri in
search of the bogus Sheriffs or their dep
uties. Nor is Topeka the only place that
is sighted in this manner Every Free
State town in the Territory that have
heard from, and | believe | have heard
from nearly all, are treated in the
same manner. While in those in which
there are both Pro Slavery and Free State
men, the former are scarcely ever slight
cd, the latter invariably are.
I'VE decided in Delegate Convention
not to vote, and we had the best ofreaSons
for 50 doing. The Legislature that framed
the act never intended it should be a fair
election. We knew it was deep'laid
scheme, and these are only the legitimate
workings out of the plot, Why was il
they dared not submit it to the people, il
it was to be an honest, fair election? They
knew the rascality of the plan too well to
let the people pronounce their verdict on
it. The Census Act looks very plausl'
BILE TO those in the distance who merely
glance over it; but to us, who are familiar
with Border Ruffian tactics 1t shows Its
vilainy on the face.
That the Free State party, or any mum
ber Of them, desire Kansas TO be Slave
State, is equally untrue. They have al
ways been most anxious to vote they
want the vexed question settled-and
when there is an election held in which
there is prospect Of any shadow Of fair
ness, they will vote to man. We have
a majority Of fover fifteen to one, and, KEEP
Missouri eff of us, the Pro Slavery party
could not cast shadow Our farmers
and business men have but little time t(
spare to politscs, much less to war, anC
MANY Of them will doubtless sell theiI
property at a sacrifice and leave Kansas
should it become a Slave State. 1t Il
simply absurd then to charge them witt
wishing to do that which is directly
against their own interests
Kansas may be made Slave State
There is a possibility of such an event.
But, thank God, the people of Kansas will
not have a hand in it. If the powers
that be- carry out the plot and make Kan
sas a Slave State against the wishes o
nine-tenLhs of the inhabitants, then thu
curse be upon their own heads. Eut
thank Heaven, our country has not en-
tiroly degencrated-th is yet som'
power in the hands of the people, and TIN
reign of the propagandsts would be short
Yours, &c, G. A. CUTLER, M D.