Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-03
From the New York Daily Tribune.

Kansas from all but thirteen precincts, which
cannot have cast more than three or four
hundred votes. They foot up 1886 for ac-
cepting the English "proposition" and IL, 5l4
for rejecting it-Free State majority, 0,6is
Not a single County in all Kansas has given
pro-slavery majority. Tho great interior
County of Douglas Gncluding both Lawrence
and Lecompton) gives 1 ,73s against the swim
die and only 80 for it., of which 81 were cast
at Iocompton. Shawnee County lin which
is Topeka gave 74s for rejection and only
4 for acceptance. Johnson, on the Missouri
border, where the Rufians had been accus-
toned TO poll 1000 to 1000 votes at each
important election, now gives them but 81
in all TO i21 Free State. Lcavenworth, which
,by frauds at Kiokapoo aud Delaware Cross
ing thoy have pretended TO carry at every
contested election, now gives them 1873 TO
2203 against them McGee, where they
have once or twice pretended to poll several
hundred votes, when it was notorious that
there we're not dozen human habtations in
the County, now gives them siG votes to II
Free State. Even Bourbon. in which is their
Southern strong hold. Fort Scott, gives them
81 votes to 420 Free State--most Of their
leaders having found it convenient to step
out since Gov. Denver appointed Free State
sheriff. who is understood TO cherish preu.
dice against horso-thieves. Osawatamie,
which they tried to rule, and afterwards
sacked, gives three Pro-Savery votes to 226
Free State. Waubonsce, the New Haven
colony, gives II Free State to none Big
Springs. whore the Free-State party was first
organized, is equally unanimous--GG Free
state 20 none. Kickapoo, Oxford, Williams
port, Rising sun Lexington, Troy. Wolf
River, Breckenridge, Paol and Marysville.
are the only precincts in the Territory from
which we have Pro-Slavery majorites. At
Gibson is the only considerable place that
came near saying Yes to the English bill -
there the vote was l4O for TO Isl against it.
At Iowa Point. il was 100 for to l0G against
1t, while at forty-seven precincts it failed to
receive a single vote, though the vote at sew
eral Of them exceeded 100. Burlngame gave
! Is against to none for; Bloomington Sc
against to one for; Quindaro 1870 against to
6 for, and Grasshoppor Falls l66 against to
for. And nothing but an unreasonable
food prevented larger vote than was ever
polled in Territory. The Republican forc-
bly, says:
+" If those persons who have been accus-
toned to complain so bitterly Of the people
Of this Territory for not voting every time
their enemies chose 20 set a trap for them, or
offered iugglc 70 them, could have witness
ed tho frccmcn Of Kansas on the I'd of Au-
gust, at the vote on the English bill. they
would probably have come TO the conclusion
that the people Of Kansas are as much dis
posed to vote as anybody, only give them
iAir chance for an honest and bona fide cleo
ton
There had been no excitement previous
TO that election, and but very little canvass
ing. But every man had quietly made up
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Iccompton Constitution. and had accordingly
determined TO be at the polls at all hazards.
The day and night previous to the cleo
ton there were extensive and heavy rains all
over Southern Kansas As a consequence.
many Of the streams were impossible. There
are almost no bridges at all in Kansas and
in this open, rolling prairie country, few
hours Of severe rain viii raise the streams to
an almost incredible height. It was so on
this occasion. The Neosho River, fordAblc
only at low water. was up clear over its banks
and spreading far out upon the bottoms
The Marais des Cygnes impossible ex-
cept by swimming, and hazardous in the
extreme at that. All the smaller rivers and
creeks were swollen and turbid streams.
Yet there were hundreds of brave. earnest.
truc-hearted freemen who stopped not for
storm or stream, but, at the risk of thlir
lives, on boats and RATS, by swimming, by
climbing leaning trees and lcaping. by swim
ming their horses and by various expedients,
according TO he cxigcncies of the case, sue
ceeded in reaching the polls, and recording
their votes once more against the crime of
extending human bondage over these fair and
fertile plains What a spectacle was this
for the world IL was a heroism far higher
than that of the hireling soldier who marches
fY h.a O4uran's nj tha arIo Of
commanders Is it any wonder that Kansas
li. trumphed with such noble souls in her
midst,
" We hear reports that several lives were
lost By persons attempting 20 cross swollen
streams TO vote. We sincerely hope these
reports are not true. But if they are true,
Kansas should erect monument to the mem
DRY of such noble men.
1--WE have probably lost some thousands Of
votes against the swindle 10y this food, ana
that too, in our strongest Free State pre-
cincts. As a consequences the pro-slavery
vote, meagre as it is bears heavier proper
ton to the Free State vote than it would
otherwise have done. Still, the victory is
noble, a glorious one. Kansas has spoken so
as not to be misunderstood Never before
have corrupt party and administration re-
ceiyed so clear, emphatic and stern a rebuke
from the people, as the Democratic party and
James Buchanau's administration have re-
ccived from the recent vote Of the people Of
kansas
KANsAs.--A Boston correspondent says
An expression which | heard from an old
farmer who came into town to vote yester-
day is good illustration of the oarnestness
which auimates some Of the Free State men
who have been so long struggling in Kansas.
He had walked in from his farm, five or six
miles. Some ono remarked; you had
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