Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-10-29
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Renorts of the Kansas Press.

1s Laurence (Kansas) Republican,, Oct. Is.
r,ooton returns have been received from
irIr every county in Kansas, and the result
iI'",,o Drorv district-except the Leavenworth and
s'.,h;son Dstricts-has gone 0reraoheLastnsLy
H,r 49, State Such disparity of strength was
1,orcply ever before exhibited between two
ssontendng parties for power as is seen in the
con, oto throughout all Kansas, except on the i'm
'o.I "J;atn TO Missouri border. Seventy to nothing
l'u;I 70 3-240 to 0-905 to ll-this is the
-' tbp vote runs where the polls were not
way rrsniput I of access from Missouri We said
CUE, q State ticket was overwhelmingly vic
'"I l;ons ovcept in the two districts mentioned
to- Ioi,J ibis we slightly erred. According to the
III rote LAST in this district, the Free-State
IuS pur.r carried the day by l 800 majority, out
Any an agrregate of about 1890 votes, all was
.;cht so far, and would stand SO, except for
.Go fraudulent returns mentioned elsewhere.
'H' ,dmitting. however, the johnson County,
"A all other fraudulent returns, Marcus j.
Ip parrot is elected by about three thousand ma
i.r;tr and Secretary Stanton has indicated
T., rsaJiness to gre him has certificate of cleo
Iobnson County has sent up to the Secrc-
.ory,s office returns giving for the county some
3, -oo Pro-Slavery majority. The mass of
hose hose returns are from the Oxford Precinct, a
I;,tIo town on the Missouri line, or, rather
.be village, what there is of it, is on the Mis-
souri side There are not thirty legal voters
living at that Precinct, and only some eighty
wore nolled the first day. But the polls were
kent open, or pretended to be, another day :;
and now the pretence is made that from a
tbousand to fifteen hundred votes were polled
tbe second dav. Now, according to the cen
sns Of the Pro-Savery men themselves, John
,ln county contains only 496 roters, end a total
oopulation of only 500 inhabitants ! Of course
Snch monstrous returns give pfinla face evil
drnce of being fraudulent throughout. A ma
iOrty of 10 600 would be just as reasonable
and honest from johnson County rs this |, 100
majority
We learn that Secretary Stanton openly
5r6,rs his c0uriction that the returns are fraud-
al.m. and, of course, under such circumstances,
I, can gre no certificates based upon them In
deed should an attempt be made to defraud
the members rightfully elected by the people,
of their seats, by the admission of these fraud
ulent returns, we think we speak advisedly
when we say, that tie peace Of the achole Terri
t5rv lcolti4 6e enmadcIsately and most amminently
h.ardM Mercby
The people of Kansas have staked all, al
most upon this election, and now they solA not
stand Il to be defrauded again out of their just
rights If it }se againdegponstTated to US that
there is no reliance to be placed uponthe bal
iobox, what alternative is left but that of
perpetual degreaaticn and slavery, or prompt
rccurrence to the &nal resort of oppressed and
d9wn-trodden peoples :? Those now in au-
llority--especialiy the Secretary and Govern
o-have resting upon them, at this moment, a
most awful responsibility. Upon their wisdom
and Justice in this case depends the peace of
Kansas, and we may add, the peace and per-
petuity of the Union.
Let thcm beware, for they tread upea q
Volcano?
The rights of the freemen of Kansas cannot
long be tampered with through such damnable
means Federal bayonets will prove inefficient
fr the protection cf members whose seats are
thus frandulently obtained, and who never caa
obtain them except through completely CT the
Executive officers. Such officers shall be held
first in responsibility to an outraged people
Should certificates be given on such fraudulent
returns, let the people be prepared to settle
this question ia a manner that shall effectualIy
put and end to military dictatorship and ruff
fan rule in Kansas