The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-01-02
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News continue to arrive from all parts
of the Territory that the people are
plunging into the election on Monday
next, and the support of the State ticket,
with might and main. At Leavenworth,
on Monday night, there were more than
1,200 persons in council, and all but two
persons were for voting. Mr. VAUGHAN,
of the LeaYenworth Times, has gone into
the contest with his usual enthusiasm.
The Saturday night previous the anti
usurpation Democrats held an enthusiast
tic meeting. It is said full six hundred
persons were in attendance, and resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted deneun-
cling the Lecompton Swindle, and resolv-
ing to engage in the election on Monday
next, and to sustain the Anti Usurpation
Ticket nominated in Lawrence on the
oath inst. But one feeling characterized
the Convention. Judge PURKINs, a strong
Pro-slavery man, and the presen. editor
of the Leavenworth Journal, was an &C
tive participant in the proceedings; as
was Judge HALDERMAN, and even MIR.
CHRISTIAN, the only Pro-slavery man at
this time in Lawrence.
At Quindaro the feeling is universally
in favor of voting. The citizens there
report that Mr.. WALDEN did not truly
represent the popular feeling.
At Wyandott the Free State men, and
the Democrats have joined hands, and
are vieing with each other to see which
can cast the most votes against the Lee
compton Swindle, and for the Anti Usur-
patton Ticket. johnson county has a
full ticket in the field, and with fair play
it will be elected.
Shawnee county has organized, nomi-
mated County ticket, and will elect it.
By meeting at Topeka the other night,
it will be seen that our friends in that
stronghold have finally determined to
vote.
The southern part of the Territory is
all right, and every county, as far as we
have information. is fully organized, and
anxious for the fray North of the river
there is but one feeling. All the counties
heard from have put in nomination a
ticket, and but one report reaches us, and
that is that the people are united as a
man against the Lecompton Swindle, and
that they will vote as a man to defeat it,
and elect the ticket opposed to it.
In Douglas county there has been a d.
vision, and it prevails to some extent still,
but the vote will be very heavy for the
County ticket nominated on Thursday,
and for the State officers.
We have no time to urge the people
now to turn out to the polls on Monday.
We only ask them to remember that the
vote is to destroy the Lecompton Consti-
tuition. Every vote recorded for the Anti
Usurpation Ticket is vote against the
Swindle, and so it will be considered at
home and abroad. The issue is not one
of Free State against the National De-
mocracy, as in the past; but is merely
The PEOPLE VS.. Usurpatios,, and as such
it shall 90 to the world. There is no
reason why Pro-slavery men should not
vote for this ticket with just as much free
don as Free State men. There is no more
reason why Free State men should refuse
to vote for it, than there is in refusing the
help of drinking man in destroying a
grog shop, or Satan in helping us out OF
the mire when unable to extricate our
selves without assistance.
When we were organizinga distinctive
Free State party we never stopped to ask
from which party a person came. Our
only desire was to know whether he would
act with US in good faith in the future.
Now the issue is changed. We wish to
lput down an outrageous swindle. The
true policy is to organize all the elements
of every party, which is opposed to that
swindle, and though none but Free State
men chance to be on the ticket, yet they
are all pledged to active exertion to put
down that attempt to rob the people Of
their freedom, and they will dot