The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-02-04
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moral vineyard, to have three or four
proclamations issued on the same day
antagonistical to each other-from differ
ent governments-anda all recommending
and urging different line of policy to be
adopted by the settlers of Kansas. We
have now two distinct and separate gov
ernments enacting laws for the people,
and strong probability that the third
will soon assemble for the same purpose,
and, perhaps, the fourth Independents
sovereignty may be called together for
state legislation. The territorial Legis-
lature, sitting in this place, is repeating
the bogus code and enacting a new one.
The Topeka state government, holding its
session here also, decided last night to go
into legislation and pass code of laws.
The first bill was introduced to-day, and
passed to its second reading. The bill
was for the organization of the state mi
litia, and is in all its important features
the same as the one passed at the special
session of the territorial Legislature The
Calhoun government is below par in Kan
san at the present time, but late advices
from our delegate to Congress are indica-
tive of its speedy resusitation and organ
ization under feudal authority.
The fourth and last government for the
protection of the people of Kansas is not
fairly on the tapis. The governor, if
elected, is G. W. Smith, one of the sew
en- treason prisoners; but the fraudulent
returns are not yet counted, hence Kan
sas cannot safely rely upon more than
three distinct governments at the present
time. This will undoubtedly be lament
bic intlligence to our eastern friends, but
such nevertheless is the fact. The friends
of the candidates under the Lecompton
swindle are sanguine on both sides, but
[ think tie Marshall ticket will be ahead
when the vote is counted, if it was not
when the ballots were cast.
Kickapoo has again shown by her bal
lots that she is more prosperous than the
city of Leavenworth, and Oxford has in
creased by the hundred since the October
election. Shawnee is not quite as large
as New York, but will be in twelve
months if she increases iu geometrical
progression in the future as in the past.
One of the bogus judges of the Delaware
Ferry precinct, has been arrested for re-
ceiving spurious ballots The returns
show over 800 voters, when 1t is we'll
known that not over 20 legal voters live
in the precinct, and these are Indians, as
the precinct is on the Wyaudott reserva-
ton. The judge under arrest says that
about Is ballots were cast, and that one
John D. Henderson conveyed the poll
list to Lecompton. The inference is that
he added about 800, sufficient number
to carry Leavenworth county.
"Jack" Henderson, as he is familiarly
called, and known as the nullifer editor
of the Leavenworth Journal in times
past, was arrested yesterday near Wyan-
dott, on his way to Washington, and
brought to this place, where he will have
to answer to the charge of adding names
to the poll list while conveying it from
the judges to the bogus capital. ssa.E
He has lately been appointed by the
President superintendent Of mail routes.
He undoubtedly was awarded this Office
from the fact that he is known to have
robbed the mails several times last year,
and boasts of the outrages so committed.
1t is not positively known by the admin
istration that he murdered an abolition
ist," or he would undoubtedly have been
in higher Office. A good deal of excite
ment prevails on account of news received
here that Kansas is likely to be admitted
under the Lecompton usurpation, The
Topeka government will be put in motion
in such an event. Gen. Lane advocates
its immediate organization, and that it be
put in efectual operation forthwith.
.s.gs.. &C. r.
A soul at variance with the laws of its