The Washington union., 1858-02-26
THE DELAWARE AGENCY VOTE

The territorial legislature OF Kansas appointed com
mission consisting of three persons, believe to nves
tgate alleged frauds in the election of State officers on the
4h of January last In the Leavenworth Daily Ledger
of the 18th instant find the following deposition by
Acting Governor Denver made before the commission
which give precisely in the form we find it, remark
ing merely that the facts therein stated agree
trely with the account Of them given by Gen Calhoun
in his statement of the 18th inst The date of the depo
sition is not given
Commissioner Goar--J. W. Denver, being duly sworn
deposes and says am acting governor Of Kansas Ter
ritory.
Question1by Mr. Green How many of the returns for
the election held on the 3th OF January 1858 for Off
under the Lecompton constitution directed to
you and received and opened by your
Answer. don't recolect exactly. They were open
ell and read off by me- and the numbers taken down by
Mr. Deitzer afterwards two small returns came
in which were also given to Mr. Dctzler l believe my
recollection is that those returns directed me gave ma
orty of about six hundred and thirty for the free
ticket which was, think, exclusive one or two small
returns referred to above these returns think gave be-
tween forty and fifty majority for the ticket these
returns all opened by Mr. Babcock Mr. Dczler and
myself having been directed to me by mistake as we
supposed these opened the first or second day after
the counting of the votes at Lecompton by Mr. Calhoun
all these returns except the two small ones above
referred to, were sent by to Calhoun Mr. Ewing
carried them, ana sent receipt for the same from
Calhoun; the Others to Mr. Calhoun by his
request in letter of the 22d of January last MacIean
stated in his letter that Calhoun had requested him to
send him, at Washington, an abstract of the returns
present at the time the votes counted by Cal
houn at Lecompton have not distinct recollection of
the vote counted at that time but my impression is
that the Marshall ticket something three hun
dred ahead of the Smith ticket think it 1853 the
vote of Lawrence precinct not there at that time
also some Others that afterwards sent to me- as
above stated at that time made inquiry for the
returns from Delaware Crossing Calhoun said that all
the returns received from Leavenworth county were
counted, but that the returns from Delaware Crossing
were not there he did not state whether he had or
had not received them this count took place about the
18th or l4th of January last / asked Calhoun the
day after the how long he would continue to
receive returns he replied until Congress shall act ON
the Lecompton constitution.
Question by Mr.. Green. State whether OF not you
have received letter from Gen Calhoun dated at Mis-
sourD by the hand of Mr. Brooks
Answer wrote to Gen. Calhoun by Mr. Ewing
urging him to give certified statement of the votes OF
Leavenworh county and q statement In writing of such
as he had made to verbally that in regard to the
Delaware Crossing he would abide by any statement the
judges OF the election at that precinct might make under
oath in letter dated at Weston Missouri January 49,
he states that he declined giving such certificate to MIR
Ewing but that he had two DAYS before sent
to Delaware Crossing and he await his return be
fore he would know how to act afterwards received
letter from him, by the hands of Mr. Brooks dated Wes
ton Missouri january 22 this letter announces the re-
turn of his messenger with adavts of the Judges copies
of which he enclosed have been shown, by this
board papers purporting to be returns from Delaware
Agency precinct with affidavs accompanying them and
signed the same as the exact copy alone the return It,
self never saw before but the affidavit dated the 18th
January last and signed by Munday Garrett and Grnt
er Wilson and Findlay the certificate signed by them
the same sheet of paper and the affidavit Theodore
f Garrett OF the same date, to before Samuel NJ
Salters, compared exactly with the copies by
Gen. Calhoun; the returns from Delaware Agency pre-
cnot for the election Of the 4th of January for officers
under the Lecompton constitution, shown to witness by
this board appears to be made out several sheets
paper, dooscap,) which attached to each other by
waters, and written on side ony at the bottom OF
the seven the certificate of the judges is attached
something less than half sheet but of different width
from the full seventh preceding sheets the aggregate
number OF votes as shown by these returns is three hun
dred and seventy-nine. j. w, DENVER.