New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-19
Attu4lmk Dailr Gibrnm
KANSAS.
v,.. os, spscisa Correspondent

| party have elected msjorty Of both branches Of
the Territorial Legislature and Marcus j. Parrot
ss Delegate to Congress by six or seven thousand
majority. The figures obtained are those taken at
the election precincts, Of the votes actually polled
What the certified returns will be, is another mat
ter; bu. if the vote has been az decided as it has
in many places, the bogus officers would scarcely
dare to change it, and the people would not tolerate
such change.
In Leavenworth County, the Missouri frauds
have again given Democracy the lead. In
LeavenwOrth City, owing to systematic cballeng-
ing, but portion Of the actual Fres-State
vote was polled. But it was Kickapoo and Mis-
sour that again carried of the hOnors. From
Wyandot, the correct list is not in but it gave only
small Free.State majority, and will not change
the figures. The rest of the county stood Leaven-
worth City, Free-State 523 National Democrat
27s; Delaware City, Free.State Sc, National Dem.
Ocrat l00 Eastin gave 40 Free-S.ate majority,
and the MissOurians and few Of their friends in the
Territory gave National Democracy 500 majority in
KickapoO Kickapoo precinct had less than 200
registered voters of all kinds, according to Pro-
Slavery showing.
We have still conflicting accounts from AtchisOn
and DOniphan. The latest were that the Free
State men carried both. But as Missouri has made
systematic effort to carry the border counties, it
will be better to count on nothing till we have the
returns.
In this district (Johnson and Douglas), the vote
stood ,sIl State to 514 National Democrat
more than half of the latter being Missourans voting
in johnson County. In spite OF the great majority,
nothing but systematic and untring vigilance saved
this district. In johnson County, although Mis-
sourans voted the challengers ony allowed them to
no nl hair fra
mendOusly. Again, large number of Missouri
voters were challenged and kept from voting at all.
The FreeState men getting possession of the polls
at LecOmptOn was a chef ddurre, and prevented all
the fraudulent voting which was to come off the
second day. The PrO.Slavery vote in this county Is
about 200, which is / think just its legitimete
strength, and this includes many who pretend to
be Free-State men, but who strengthen the hands
of the Border. Rufiian Pro-Slavery party-in fact,
the "NatiODal Democracy" At LecOmptOn, where
two or three hundred thousand dollars in Federal
money has been expended, the whole National
Democratic vote is as now appears, 1876. That
number includes all those National Democrats who
in private conversation with FIee-State men. gave
assurance that they are for Free State, although
they fight with those who are trying to make 1t
Slave State.
In Shawnee County, where Topeka is, the vote
is-Topeka, :I34 Free-State; National Democrat.
Tecumseh, 129 Free-State; 80 National Democrat.
BrOwnyille, - Free-Soil. National Democracy did
not touch bottom there. Burlngame, In that c0un-
ty, is still to hear from.
Lykins County, 800 FreeState to 73 National
Democrat. The unexplOred regions are not heard
from. The disfranchised districts will give large
Frec-State vote in spite of all adverse circumstances
Still later we have advices which make the result
pretty certain far to be SAFE unless returns are
changed. 1t stands thus: Free-State, out OF
l3 Counclmen; 3 Pro-Savery; doubtful. Free
State II out Of so Representatives; Pro-Slavery
and 10 doubtful.
THE RETURNS-PRECINCTS REJECTED.
From ON Special Correspondent
LECOMPTON, Kansas, Oct. 9, 1857.
So slowly do the returns come in that ten days
must elapse before the grist of this bogus election
mill is clearly determined beyond peradventure.
That the Free.State men have elected twO-thirds
msiority Of both branches of the Territorial
Legislature, is certain; that the returns as brought
in by the bogus judges, and the certificates as given
by the worse than bogus Territorial Executive, will
show this, is not so clear. Already the work Of
official duplicity and tyranny bas begun. The vote
of all the election precincts in Franklin County,
save the PrO-Slavery town or town site Of st.
Bernard, has been rejected. The Secretary does
this on the ground that these precincts were not
established in a strictly legal manner. The work of
establishing new precincts must be done, it is
alleged by the Board of County Commissioners, of
which the Probate County Judge is merely part
In Franklin County there were no bogus County
Commissioners but there was bogus Judge; and
he proceeded according to his view Of the law, to
establish the precincts. At the precincts thus
| established, the people voted of course, in good
faith little suspectiug that they were TO be held
responsible for any trivial irregularty of the bogus
| officials or new construction OF the law by the
Secretary. Before the election, it appeared that
neither Governor nor Secretary had the right to
dictate TO these bogus judges. Noc it seems to be
their duty to determine what these bogus officials
should have done and to hold the unfortunate people,
| thus doubly ridden by bogus usurpers and the
Federal partsans Of Slavery accountable for all the
stupidity vlainy, or negligence OF both! II there
| can be anything more stupidity uncertain than q
bogus law, it is bogus officer Both OF them were
| created for special rather than general purposes
and, beyond an instinct to follow such purpose, seem
| to be as destitute Of any rule as of intelligence or
| integrity.
Tie bulk of the Franklin County vote has thus
been rejected. 1t is current report here that the
vote of Anderson County, in which there were only
two Pro- Slavery votes thrown will also be rejected
that the vote at EmpOria and host of other Free
State precincts in the valley of the NsoshO will also
be rejected In fact there has ceased to be any Ger.
tainty ss to what will or will not be received and
counted. The battle is to be fought over again. by
fraud and chcanery but this time the game is all in
| the hands Of the enemy Perhaps suspicion that
the Free State men will not tolerate too free eX
eIcise of this juggling art may prevent such an eI.
tensive exercise u it as will be required. 1t had
been confidently hoped by the bogus Democracy
that the frauds practlced by them in the election
would be sufficient to insure them majority in both
branches of the Legislature. Failing in this they