The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-02-18

the committee, 1or Temporary POoeoos
examination.
They find, on examination, the returns from
Delaware Crossing. Previous to this, th'
judge of election from that precinct had beer
before the committee, and testified that thu
whole number of votes polled at their precinc
was 43. They have since run up to 379. Thi'
was the requisite number to defeat the Free
State ticket. This is not all. Thomas Ewing
of Leavenworth, who is q member OF the com
mittee, had taken the precaution to be at Kick
apoo on the 4th of January, and to vote. Hs
states that there we're but two votes polled sftel
his vote was recorded. This, it will be seen
enabled him to determine the number OF fraud
ulent votes added after the poll was closed
They find, on examination, that Mr.. Ewing
vote was the foe hundredh (5O0) vote pofled
and consequently there could have been bu
SOP votes polled at that precinct. But the
books now show the names of 995 persons
Here is gain that shows larger rate OF IN
terest than any of the Western States would be
willing to allow, and certainly larger than the
Free State men of Kansas will allow in these
hard times, and that wholly on bogus capital
Four hundred and forty three gain on five hun
dred and two, in few days, is certainly a ruin
Gus interest to any people who will acknowledge
the corn, and particularly when it was illegal
to count anything but the principal. But al
the Pro-Slavery party had no means of knowing
what amount of capital would be necessary fol
their purpose, it seems to be the only way fol
them out of the scrape. At these two precincts
it will be seen that 779 fraudulent votes, to say
nothing of those who voted as many as q hal
dozen times at the precinct of Kickapoo, were
polled, or rather added, after the polls were
closed, in the county of Leavenworth alone
What else will come to light, we are not able
to say.
What will the good people of the States say
to this last development of corruption in the
Pro Slavery party here, who have friends and
relations in Kansas, who have come here te
make homes for themselves and families, de
pending upon the principles of the Kansas Ne
braska bill and squatter sovereignty for thei'
government?
What will the President say about this kline
OF non-tnteroention We have no hesitation
in saying that he will repudiate the whole
thing, and declare that he has been grossly de
cetned, if he has not been duped.
Here are the most important papers in the
whole country, perhaps, left in the hands of 9
man who has not only violated his oath, but
as dog would do, who had bone he wished
to conceal, hides it in the earth or as high
his ill-gotten gains. We think it doing an hon
cradle dog injustice, to compare him to such
men. And then, a respectable dog would moi
say, upon oath, that he knew nothing of the
whereabouts of what he had buried. MOI
would he forfeit his character if he had giver
his word as a gentleman to follow you, by i'm
mediately running off to Missouri, without stop
ping to reconsider his pledge-thus showing
that the lie was DreDaeditnkpd
We had supposed that enough had already
been developed, to convince the whole country
that no confidence could be placed in the mel
who had the charge of the elections and paper,
in this Territory. But we predict that this las
development will shock all decent men. NJ
excuse can be urged. The frauds are no
morally certain alone, but legally so. Thu
proof is of such character as would be re
ceived without hesitation in any court in th'
country.
Mr.. Ewing is son of the Hon. Thomas
Ewing, of Ohio, and man of not only ire
proachabe character, but of the very frat orde
of talents. Henry j. Adams is also membe
of the committee, and man very highly es
teemed in Leavenw city, of which he is tn.
present Mayor. All the men of the committe.
are men of intelligence and character. They
are determined to do their work thoroughly
and expose whatever of fraud has been prac
ticed upon US.
The people are very indignant; and should
the men be found who have been guilty of at
tempting to wrest the Government from the
people, and the fraud fastened upon them, We
have little hesitation in saying that the rope
would also be fastened upon them, and they
wonld styatghtoay occupy a more literally els
dated position than heretofore. r
Colh boe ~. - =
stood, to urge the passage of the Lecomptor
ro.Slavery ticket has been fairly elected.
This statement will be based upon returns
which he dare not show at the time he opened
them in the presence of the men whom he had
asked to be present, and see the votes counted
He may be placed in an awkward position BY
the late discovery. Doubtless he will have
made his statement before this intelligence
reaches Washington. If so, it will be too lat.
to recede. Can anybody be found in Washing
ton that will undertake his defence?
1t will be vain to say that Calhoun nigh
not have been privy to this rascality. No one
will believe it. The Pro.Slavery men here
who have any character, say that none of the
men implicated in this transaction can find any
man to stand by them and should they return
to this Territory, they would doubtless soon e
to their final accounts. The process of settling
with those men would doubtless be by shor
hand, but by long rope.
If there is spot on earth where they car
find pleasure in living, after having conspreG
IN 80 base manner against the liberties of 9
people who have been harassed by corrup
officials, by fire, by sword, and by Federal au
thority, we say, let them seek out the place
but let them not undertake to find that place il
Kansas.
We feel that forbearance has gone to the
furthest point where it can be virtue.
1t was 70 easy thing to persuade our people
to 60 into an election under Constitution &c
justly odious as was that framed at Lecompton
But after having laid aside all their pride
upon the subject, determined to stop every
avenue to success, they cannot be induced tt
lay aside or smother their indignation. Tn,
guilty men must keep out of the way, if they
hold their lives to be of any value.
1t is understood that the men in Congress, wht
advocate the admission of Kansas under th,
Lecompton Constitution, urge that the election
of officers under that Constitution and Govern
ment is taken as evidence that the people o
the Territory are satisfied with it, and wouIt
quietly settle down under it. Such is by ne
means the case. Having participated in tn,
Convention that put the ticket in nomination
and also in the election, we know what we at
firm, when we state that the only idea enter
tanned by any one was, to use every precautior
in our power to prevent that Constitution from
becoming the fundamental law of Kansas. 1
was feared that Congress might treat the vot'
against the Constitution, on the 4th of Janua
~, as illegal and that if we permitted the Gov
eminent to fall into the hands of the Pro.Sla
very party, we should be under the necessity O
submitting to oppression for an irde6nite lengtl
of time, or we must revolutionize. For thi
alternative we were not prepared. The peopl'
here would never consent to rebel against tn
Federal Government, while the ballot-box wa
left to us, no matter with what difficulties sur
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