New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-01

nor Wake rcfs,i the cen fea!e to Calhoun snd his
party IN order 10 recall tc 10 read<s The great
and poPu,ous community OF OSor', we transfer Gov
Walkers picture Of it. We copy from MS Proc
ton OF October q, 1885,:
Influenced by these considerations and impressed
with the grave responsibility resting upon u, IN regard
10 the fairness of the election and its freedom from all
rau susceptible Of detection and prevention within
the scope of our duties We deemed IL essential 10
truth and Justice that should ascertain every tact
calculated to refutc confirm the conclusions derived
from the face OF the pspers. Accordingly. We vert
10 the precinct of oxford (which Is village Of six
house, including stores. and without a tavern aud
ascertaincd that the citizens OF that vicinity, aud
especially those of the Handsome adjacent village of
New Santa Fe, in Missouri separated only by
street and containing about twenty housc.). that
altogether not more than one tenth the number
Of persons represented TO have voted were
present the two days of the election
much sn alcr number. not exceeding thirty or forty,
haing present OF the last day, when more than 80
votes are represented having been gwen The peo-
pie of Oxford well as those of the neghboring VII.
LACE OF Santa Fc. asoniShed at the magnitude of
the returns; and all persons OF al parties IN pom
places treated the whole affair with derision or indg-
nation no, having heard the alleged RI ut until seVe'
raj DAYS after il had occurred
II appears that thirteen hundred votes were thrown
at this precirct on the DIST for the Constitution with
Slavery but they were real votes doubtless, 'nasmueh
az the Missour;ans were present IN force. Further
comment is useless.
F,o~ The ~ Lem. (Mo.) n ao-st
Passengers by the ears last evening bring bvt htte
later news than already published IN our columns.
BY gentlemen from Leavenworth City, who len on
the 18th We learn that the whole vote the COnst-
tutioa In that city was 2i7--being 2S " for the Con-
stituti0n with Slavery " for the Constitution It'll
ont Slavery" He had not definitely learned the vote
Of any other precinct but tine impression Is that the
Free-Stae men almost unanimously sbstained from
voting.
some twenty or thirty Mssourisns arrested al
Loayenworh on election day for fraudulent voting
and most of them bound over To appear at Court.
Gen. Lane had not, when the gentleman left, re-
turned from Fort Scott
LAWRENCE Dec. - 1857.
The DIST was the dsy appointed for submitting the
slavery clause of the LecOmpon Constitution the
people.
1 understand that polls were opened in Lawrence,
but votes received. 81, -
This is doubtless the case at most places in the Ter
rit"ry.
staincd-perhaps awaiting the issue of the little fam
ily quarrel among the National Democracy about the
IrcoUuton Constitution II il needless TO say that
no State man would vote either for or against the
Slavery clause. In either case he would be ndorslng
the Constitutions and 1t Is question: whether a. the
Democracy have arranged 1t, the Constitution with
Slavery is not preferable 10 the Constitution without
Slavery. , II, o..
Another Delegate Convention Of the Free-Stste
party has been called and will assemble on the I'D
It will be composed OF the same Delegates as the last
ConN entioD -.
The object is to consider the proprety OF going into
the state election on the 18th of January next.
No late news from the seat of war has been received
here EXCEPT report that Clark the nstgator OF the
present troubles at Fort Scott, he's been killed by the
free-State men. One hundred troops have gone down
from Fort Leavenworh. and must have arrived at the
scene Of difficulties ere this.
Calhoun, fearful Of his life has He'd from Leeomp
xtxo, ottn Of
full time for him to take sucb precautionary step
"As outraged an indignant people would have de-
manded his sacrifice just atonement for his CRIMES
He would have been treated to hempen collar some
of these nights AMI consigned TO the tender merces OF
the National Democracy inthe other world. ALixis.
Ly,yFswoRTH, X. T., Dec 81 1857? p. m.
The Free-State men participate in the election only
so far as 10 witness the voting aud challenge votes
Many Missourans lhave crossed Mt the ferry, oppo
site the CITY, and some Of them have voted after
swearing in their votes. The form of the oath admin
istered is, "Are You at this instant an nhabant OF
this Territory? ." -Four of these Mssourians have
been arrested for false voting Judge Lecompte has
Issued writ OF habeas corpus for their release some
of our boys have taken possession OF the ferry-Doa
and will not permit the MssCurians To return to their
horses ON the opposite bank They have sent runners
for aid to the fort and to Kickapoo. Calhoun and
many of his tribe are here. and very much excited
d. m,-TwO companies OF United States soldiers
have been brought and stationed about the polls, and
whoever votes has to march between the files Mis-
sourians voting in Kansas, And the United States
army guarding the polls,! What mockery of true
democracy!!. Some of our citizens went in a body
and took possession of lot of muskets which had
been lying in Capt. A. b. Mer's store, since they
were used last year in the murder OF Phillips by tins
same ru.fan Miller. With these they have been
parading the streets with fife and drum, led on by Mr.
Dixon one of our merchants. Loud and hearty cheers
were given aud returned by the citizens and the
soldiers. The most intense excitement prevails.
J. {. D.
8 P. M.-The Indignation Of free and outraged
people is thoroughly aroused. John Calhoun was this
evening hung in eigy, and then burned, in front Of
the Planters Hotel in which the Dictator and most OF
the Ruffians were Gagged. This evening the notorious
Ely Moore was shot through the leg by German
whom he had insuted. In all this excitement the
Free-Statc kept perfect order and at no time did
they contemplate interfering with the voting.
THE UTAH EXPEDITION.