Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-01-26


Miller. as shown 81 afidavits. opened
Free State ballots, and altar seeing their
character. co0lIV suh6itutcd Pro-6lavery
tickets. which lie deposited In the ballot
box. Whist the nature Of the charge /
against Rednnan is, has moi yet transpired.
This saogasae, ~ daybseak, the Mar
shai and Z large posse from this city, pro-
ceeded TO Kickapoo for the purpose Of ar
resting the Judges Of that precinct. What
success they have had. is not known yet.
Yesterday the " "KickapOo Rangers" who
possess piece Of artillery. threatened re-
sistancc. We suppose that the Judges
will not be found--that. initiating the ex-
ample Of the Judges at Delaware, they
will he non est Tie process is issued un-
der the new law passed by the Free State
Legislature, and Is issued from the Pro-
bate Court
The name ofthe officer refusing to obey
instructions at Kickapoo, is Capt. Brown.
He dnies that he received the instructions
sent. Gen. Harney's aid claims that the
instructions were given him. IL is either
an unfortunate error, or the officer deserves
to be dismissed the service. The facts,
we suppose. will in time be made known
to the public.
The honest people here, of all parties.
are determined to iathom to the bottom
: the whole affair, and TO arrest and punish
all who have been engaged in robbing
them of theirrights.
At Kickapoo, we are informed, there
: we're polled ifty.l6ur votes against the
0 Constitution; at delaware, ninety -four.
. Nothing further has been heard.
At the election on the 2lst December,
on the Constitution, the majority for the
Constitution with Slavery is said to have
Y been 1000 votes. AS this is quite double
f the vote of the whole undivided Demo
' cratic party last Gall, fraud is apparent
:, At the election on the 2lst, scarce one
, half the Democratic vota was polled.--
u There cannot be legitimately $500 Pro
1t Slavery votes in the Territory.
1t We have heard of no disturbance or vi
! olence at the polls on last Wednesday.
:. Partial returns from Douglas county
" indicate that the Free-State party did no
0, all vote for State officers. For want o
II; time, the partycould not be brought to b
Ii of one mind on this subject.
=. The majority on the State ticket
Kickapoo.is is now reported to be 864, whicl
10 is a few less than al first reported.
9, The woods are full of summer birds
as the weather is like Spring, and everything
"a in nature indicates mild winter.
The sound of music and shouts W
hear indicate the return of the Marsha
~ and his posse.
he Upon inquirin9. we learn that. as W
he anticipated. the Judges at Kickapoo wer
Il not TO be found. Two persons, howevel
3; one the acting Recorder. were arrested fc
:" double voting; the examination takes plae
So. to-day. The cannon referred to was take
81 and brought to this city. 1t is said th'
u the "Kickapoo Rangers" assisted b
h. Missourians, will attempt to retake it;
so, civil war is upon US, and the fan
g kindled here will spread over the who
ng land. God only knows what will be Il
re- end.
y" The cannon was taken without the lo
!, of blood. Although turned against Il
Free-State party il might do much dan
IN age, sit was wrong to take il; and if q
DIS men Of Kickapco are what their histo
r. shows them TO be, blood will flow in ri
of ers.
las We cannet but hope that all yet will
is we'll. The presence Of the United Stat
les troops in this vicinity may prevent what
he feared will occur. We, of Kansas. regi
ng that those at 1 distance, at Washington al
To elsewhere. cannot understand rs We alo
zen understand them, our complicated attail
de II so. the right Of the people to self-go
.hs' ernment would be recognized without d
tic lay; an enabling act would at once
to, passed with restrictions to secure to
as people of Kansas. and Kansas alone. {
is- Tree and uninterrupted settlement Of tn
to affairs. and where now is found civil "
md threatening, would be found peace; wh'
up now darksned horizon appears. would
ing the clear bright sky, promising fut'
had tranquility.
ose 1t may bethat we color our picture
'rm deeply: but what we feel is felt by t
rm- people en- Ndsss. We reflect in what
lore SAY the opinions of all the good citizt
of the Territory. ''Their name is
. pion.'' sw In haste.
yours truly, s