Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-02-25
Delaware Crossing Frauds,


Soon after Calhoun's arrival at Washing
ton, a dispatch was sent out, stating that he
did vote in the Convention to submit the
whole Constitution to the people-that an
attempt had been made to deceive him about
the vote at the Delaware Crossing, and that
the corrected returns would give the Legis-
lature to the Free State party. Comment
ing upon this dispatch, the Occidental
Messenger" says
What reliance is to be placed in the above
dispatch, we do not know, but we are as
surred by member Of the Convention, that
Calhoun did not vote for the submission OF
the Constitution TO the people, and we learn
further that he has assured his friends here
that he intends TO give the certificates Of
election to the Democratic members. 1t is
evident then, that his declarations either in
Missouri or Washington about the vote are
intended TO deceive one party or the other,
and it is plain that he is not to be relied on.
On the other hand, we see that the Leg
islature of Kansas has appointed committee
TO examine the returns Of the vote east on
the 4th of January, which has been done
and the result reported.
| Mclean, Calhoun's chief clerk, was ex-
amined and he stated on oath that the re-
turns had been sent 10 Calhoun in Missouri.
A search warrant was then got out and the
Sheriff went 10 Lecompton TO find the re.
turns. Mclean again told them that the
returns were not in the Territory but had
been sent 10 Calhoun, but the Sheriff pro-
ceeded to search and found the returns
buried under the wood pile. They were
taken TO Lawrence and opened in the
presence of Gov. Denver and the Speaker
Of the two houses. All of these officer.
testified that they were the same that hat
been counted by Calhoun in their presence
except the returns from Delaware Crossing
which Calhoun said had not been received
but were now with the other returns. The
Delaware crossing returns showed demo
cratic majority oil 800. Two OF the Judges
at Delaware Crossing, Monday and Grnte,
were then summoned before the committee
These Judges testified that the certificate az
tached 10 these returns was the one tina
: they had given, but that it was attached by
them 10 three sheets Of paper having i;
names on them, which they stated was thu
whole number OF votes cast at Delaware
Crossing. The returns to which the certi.
fcate was now attached contained sheet!
Of paper and 800 names.
A writ was then got out for Mclean fol
perjury but he fled the country and is nov
ir Washington.
Calhoun was appointed 10 the office he
now holds in Kansas, at the instance o
Mr.. Douglas, and was always understood
TO be fast friend Of that gentleman. While
on his way to Washington he passed through
Springfield Illinois, and was there taken il
charge by parcel Of Douglasites, his ole
friends, and this fact may account for his
declarations at Washington 10 the effect that
the free State men are elected.
After Calhoun left Springfield the Regis.
ter, Administration organ oil that city, de.
nounced him as ''ihe manufacturer OF cleo
ton returns, which frauds and their author
deserved to be treated with contempt"
Calhoun is a regular bred Boston Yankee
Of the tricky school, and there is no telling
what he will do. At all events, there
seems TO be, between him and Mclean,
who is Scotchman, vast amount of viii
liany mixed up with this election, and we
think it would be sale bet that they
would finally decide in accordance with
their private interest rather than Justice.