New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-07
" those votes were fraudulent rene nf.r having
" he.n nre.sn. vhsp 4 discrepaney was Supposed

- those votes were fraujuie1t rene nhf p"''at
been presen. wien 8 discrepancy was suPpv~u
"to have been discovered between The vo'e ear' 10
"t the CITY Of Leayenworth in Oct0oef A.u ue -
. cas-, IN Jsnnsrv I refer to discussion OF tais
" ,o;nt ~ ,ba S.n,,e chamber. TIE discrepancy
IL easily accounted for. NJ Iersons eonld So.S N
:, Oe,ober excep, those who Rad previously resided
,ix month. in the Territory while the quailncs-
ton in January was, ii am not mls'aseh ., hcIey
" bona I'd. residence at the time. lhat suhc'ehu
" accounts for the discrepancy, Tor oet"eeh .' 'ss
of Aprl. IeJ7. and The 4,h Of January, lco7'
" should saw. speaknc without a precise know edge,
" however. that the votiog population hsd amos
doubled itsf | msy.say therefore, WHO en,ife
" confidence. that DO not know, nor do oeisVe'
that any portion Of that yo.e was fraudulent
Mr.. Pty,on of Kentucky would al-o Ike 10 inter-
rognte the gentleman from Kansas. he ge9'etn1n
from Kansas would take great pleasure III Replying
to the gentleman from Kentucky.
Il see, from the minority report made ia Tue
Senate BY Nr. Douglas, that 10 the eighteen coan,
ties registered there were $500 votes poiled
against the Constitution on the ith OF January
while the census showed but $3.50 voters. va
the 2Ist Of December the Pro-SlsyerJ party poued
6,100 votes for the Constitution. IL appeals'
therefore, that the vote polled against the Const
tuition on the 4th January was four or hve bun,
dred more than the whole number OF regislered
voters. Now, want 70 know If those o,Ico
on the 2lst of December, turned around and voted
against that Constitution on the 9Th OF Jat uary or
are there sixteen or seventeen thousand voters 10
those counties ,
Mr. Parrott replied that undoubtedly there we're
not so mauy voters in the registered counties a
commission composed of most reliable men, aP-
pointed by the LEGISLATURE Of Kansas, have had ths
subject under investigation. Ii appears from their
report, based ON the testimony Of the Judges and
.rl Of If IA,
6,CC0 votes and upward cast in December, nearly
one half were fraudulent. These fraudulent yotes
we're Discovered mainly 1t three precincts. Oi the
votes cast, or pretended to be east on the 2lst OF
December, nearly balf (3,0l2) were obtained a,
the precincts Of Oxford, Shawnee and kckap0o, IN
| ibis proportion: Oxford, l,265; Shawnee, ~;
and KckapoO 1,0l1. A recent census OF these pre-
cpcts shows the whole number of white inhabitants
| TO be. in Oxford, AZ; in Shawnee, 100; aud IN
Eickapoo about 800. II il safe, therefore, 70 say,
that of the whole number of votes cast or pretended
10 be east on the 2lst Of December, not over 20oO
we're polled by actual citizens of the Territory.
The report of the Commission appointed by tile
Legislature difcloses the precise manner, IN some
| instances in which the vote was got up III was
forged The names of those who committed the
| crime are in the evidence. No candid man VINO
reads the testimony have doubt 'eit IN his mind
| of the fraudulent character OF those elections.
| Mr.. PeytOp again interruptlDg, inquired: In the
| election of Jan. 4, how did i. happen that they
polled only coo votes for State officers IN the
same counties where they poled 1000 votes
| against the Constitution =
| Mr.. Parrott replied that the gentleman from Ken
tucky was III error to the number OF votes poled
| for State officers. 1t was over SIX Thousand
though less by several thousand, certainly, than thu
vote against the Constitution. The explanation II
| this: The regular Convention OF the free-Stat'
| party decided not to contest the election. Some
gentlemen Of the party, dissatisfied with this policy
took the responsibility of nominating Free-Stat'
ticket for State officers. This was generally cale,
| 1.-The Boilers ticket" 1t received of course les
votes than were given at the full party vote agans
| the Constitution.
In the course of HE speech Ms. Parrott gave
full and clear detail of the various elections IN Kan
| sas, fiom the settlement to the present year. 1b'
| conclusion of bis speech was an eloquent vlndlca
ton of the people of Kansas from the aspersions
| the President. The people OF Kansas, he said, ar
the peers of the President; they are not surpassed
by any people in the qualities that ennoble the char
| acter Of communities Their misfortune IL theI
| mert-constaney to the cause of Freedom. The
have established a support OF liberty Oh the re
| motest frontier of the Republic. To them belong
| the ilnperishable honor OF the achievement. In
| settlement of Kansas taking into consideration th
| discouragiDg circumstances that have embarrasse
| her career, is one of the noblest passages IN IN
great epic of modern civilization. Her resources
her climate sud her position put it in the power 0
her people to make her shining example anon
| the States Of the Confederacy-a radiant gem
sparkling in the geographical center of the country
| When she is prepared to come into the Union
which will be ere long, it will be with CoDstitu
| ton anointed, sealed and sanctioned by the fre
| sufirages of the pcOple-a Constitution on whlcl
| no doubt or shadow Of suspicion will lnger as to il
perfect acceptance by the popular will. Comm,
thus gently into the sisterhood of States full o
prosperous and pleasant auguries, she will adj
another link TO that chain which binds us in frater
nal harmony, another example of the capacity o
| the American people for sesfgovernment.