Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-08
WASHINGTON news AND GOSSIP.

target for a multitude Of false accusations and
Eg telegraphs and newspaper letters eman.-
ting from Kansas. He was arrested at I.eavsn.
worth, not long since, by an armed force from
Lawrence, clothed with nominal authority by
act of Mr. Frederick P. Stanton's bogus Legis-
lature-a body called by Mr.. Stanton 10 make
laws before they had legal existence-the
Legislature assuming to deprive the Governor
OF the Territory of the control of its militia,
and to place that in the irresponsible hands of
Jim Lane and the leaders of his gang, whom
they elected militia generals of one sort or
other. The pretence for arresting him was an
allegation that he had falsifed the returns of
the election of the 4th ultimo at Delaware
Crossings, for the benefit of the Democratic
ticket. The real purpose of his arrest was
doubtless, to get possession of the body of Gen.
Calhoun, to hold that gentleman in CUSTODY
until after the time in which he could legally
decide upon the general result on that election
In the latter purpose they were signally de-
tented; for Gen. c. did not follow them with
their prisoner to Lawrence, rs they anticipated
on nrresting Henderson, they made no preten-
sion that they took him as prisoner, but as q
witness in some other case. 1t was only when
getting him beyond the reach of apparent pos
sible aid of his friends that they assumed the
Pretence of an accusation against him per-
sonally, in justifying their refusal to him of
his liberty. The impudence and mendacity of
his arrest under such a charge-as false as
ever Kansas free-soil accusion was, land one
and all they have proved to be false from the
beginning of the troubles in the Territory, J are
aptly illustrated by the following afidavits,
the first from one of the judges of the election
at the Delaware Crossings, setting forth the
circumstances of an attempt, by similar
illegal arrest to force him to sign false return,
and the other from all the judges and clerks of
the election at the same place, averring the
correctness Of the return Mr.. Henderson was
accused of having forged, after being kid
mapped:
Territory Of Kansas, County of Johnson: Be-
fore me, Samuel Salters, personally appeared
theodore F: Garnett, who, being sworn, saws
In Leavenworth County, under, as it was said,
warrant, and taken to Lawrence by an armed
body OF teG or eleven, and, while he was under
arrest, proposition was made to him to make
new poll book, (by some one of the Free State
party pn Lawrence, and, he thinks, by a man
named EWING which poll book should be made
gu. SO ,hss GENERAL Calhoun would receive 1t,
which deponent, being in durance, told him or
them he supposed would be all right
G. THEODORE F. GARNErr.
sworn TO and subscribed before me this 18th
DAY OF January, 1855. ). NJ. SALTERsJ
Territory Of Kansas, County of L.or,nro,,b =.
The undersigned, Judges and Clerks of the elec.
ton Tor State officers and members of the State
LEGISLATURE, held at the precinct known as Della
ware Agency, on the 4th day of January, A. ID =,
1853, do hereby certify that the returns made by
us Of said election, are correct and genuine and
that any statement made by any person as TO the
vote OF said precinct can only be determined as
TO Its truth or falsity by reference to said re-
turns made by us az managers and clerks of said
election, at said precinct.
;Sss: s e ssisss.
VIC. WILSON, Clerks
JAMES FINDLEY, !
Territory Of Kansas, County of johnson: Be.
fore me, Samuel Salters, an acting Justice of the
peace In and for the County and Territory afore-
SAID, personally appeared Isaac Mundy, Theo-
dore L. GaTnett, James c. Grinter, William c.
Wilson and James Findley, who being sworn
deposeth and saith that the foregoing statement
is true TO the best OF their knowledge and belief
sworn to and subscribed before me this 18Th
day OF January, A. D., 1858.
SAMUEL M. SALrERsJ
That the Free Soil leaders of the Territory
are carrying out the plans of Jim Lane recent
oath-bound organization that attracted so
much attention from the country some time
since, Is evident, not only in the act of kidnap-
ping Mr.. Henderson under an UNANIMOUSLY false
charge, and in that of attempting to force Mr.
darnett to sign false return, setting forth
Topekaite victory at the Delaware Crossings
but In many other events of the day. 1t is
seen in the recent cowardIy assassination of
Mr.. Slower, a leading Democrat, of Wyandottc,
thus described in the Lawrence correspond
ence January 25th ultimo) of the New York
Times:
1.-The circumstances Of the attack were these ::
slower was re urning from Lawrence on horse
back and alone. Late at night, when within
three miles Of Wyandotte, he was passed nv
another horseman. who suddenly wheeled around
when few yards ahead of him, and asked care
70 KNOW tSss voier o.hs Oug6t
neither you do or not, you are the man Pm
looking for and instantly shot him with a
SHAPES rifle The ball passed through his face
mutlidtlnS him shockingly. The assassin es-
capped. Slower survived for several DAYS I'm o reat
suffering, but the latest report received here ia
that he died yesterday. CRAyOS.,,
1t is also evident, in the manner in which
the result ut Leavenworth City of the election
on the 4th ult. was returned !; seventeen hun
dred and odd votes being nominally recorded,
whereas it is as notorious that the extent of
that city voting capacity, all told, is but about
seven hundred as that Washington city does
not contain one hundred thousand voters.
These abolition vigilance kidnapping, muir
dering and bullying) committees of course
ruled the roost at the election in Leavenworth.
and caused the false returns to which we refer
to be made out and sworn to by their friends
in charge of the polls, who being members of
Jim Lanes secret order, were sworn to periure
themselves or commit secret murder whenever
that might be necessary to accomplish their
political or other ends
Fortunately, Mr.. Henderson soon found
means Of escaping from the cowardly ruff ans
who had entrapped him. They derive their
present power to murder or kidnap with impu-
nifty wholly through the act of Mr.. F. p. Stan
ton in calling the Free Soil Legislature together
before it had legal existence. That body 1.-THE
majority are men of the Jim Lane stripe.
Their legislation was to the end of SHIELDING
and protecting their tools in such work-not
outstanding the guarantee embraced in Mr..