The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11

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Woodson, ,....,,.,. 90
Richardson, ,..,,,,. III
breckenridge. lsl
Madison, '..'.''.,.. W
Davis, ,....v,.,.. ~
Total, ....,., .aG,2I t3a
'some precincts have not yet sent In their
returns, but the above Ia the complete vote re-
ceivcd up to this date.
J. W, DENVER,
Secretary aud Acting Governor.
G. W. HADtOCk,
Prendeut Of the Council.
q. W, DEi1Zl.ER.
Speaker House Representatives..
JssuAav 10, is6s."
From this official proclamation, il up
pears that the lccompton Constitu-
ton was rcpudiatcd and rejected by
the people of Kansas at that election
by n clear majority Of ten thousand
and sixty.four, (l0,06A,) votes.
II is proper, however, to remark
that, notwithstanding the Lcgisla-
turc had provided by law that tho
vote on the ratification or rejection
of the Constitution should take place
on the Ath day of January, the friends
Of that instrument. in disregard Of
the law. held an election on the 2lst
of December, under the pretended
authority Of the Convention; and that
il appeared from q proclamation
signed by 9. w. Babcock, President
of the Council, and by CIV Dcitzlcr,
Speaker of the House of Representa-.
tives of the Territory, who were pre-
sent by invitation Of John Calhoun,
President of the Convention, at tho
counting Of the votes, that six thou
sand ono hundred and forty-thrco
| (6,Il3) votes were returned "for the
Constitution with slavery and that
five hundred and eighty.ninc (5s9)
votes were returned "for the Con
stitution with no slavery" Showing
a majority Of five thousand five hun.
drcd and scvcnty-four (5.57l) votes
cast at that election, for "the CoDsti.
tuition with slavery" an presented TO
Congress for acceptance
II is also stated in the same pro
clamation, that "morc than onc-hali
of this majority was cast at these
very sparscly settled precincts in
the Territory, two Of them In the
Shawnee Reserve, on land not open
for settlement, viz:
Oxford, johnson County 1896
Shawnee, johnson County 729
Kickapoo, Icavcnworth County ! OFT
Total -3,OI2
"From our personal knowledge Of
the settlements in and around the
above places. we have no hesitation
in saying, that the great bulk III
these votes were fraudulent. md TAX.
ing into view the other palpablc but
less important frauds, we feel safe in
saying, that Of tho whole vote poll
cd, not over two thousand were legal
votes polled by the citizens Of the
Territory
But assuming this election to have
been fair and valid, although not
held and conducted according 10 law,
and assuming the returns ~ have
been genuine, and the voters ~ have
been all citizens Of the Territory. not
withstanding the recent develop
ments of the enormous frauds at
the polls, and in the retarns--as.
Stunning all this, let us see how the
matter stands when we compare the
results 81 the two elections. At tho
election on the 4th Of January, tho
majority against the constitution was
l0,06+ At the election on the 2lst
Of December. the majority in favor
Of the Constitution a. presented W
Congress was 5,57+; showing q clear
majority against the Constitution on
comparison Of the returns Of tho two
elections, and surprising each IN
havei been fair and legal, Of 1870
II from this calculation We deduc,
the FRAUDULENT votes according to the
statement Of the presiding officers OF
the two Houses Of the Legislature.
who were present at the opening Of
the polls and the counting Of the
yotcs by the invitation Of the Presi.
dent Of the Convention, and we have
a majority 81 more than 5000 or four
to one ~ all the legal voters OF Kan
sas, in opposition u the C0nstitu