Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-01-28

Kansas Elections.
The results of the recent elections in Kan.
sas, according TO the latest and corrected
Telegraphic reports, are as follows:
At the former of these elections, held
under the auspices of John Calhoun and
the bogus Lecompton Convention, the to-
tai vote stood:
For Lecompton Constitution ,cith Slavery G, las
For same without Slavery SOS
Majority for said Constitution ariM Slavery5, ,574
As the Free-State men had no voice in
forming this Constitution, as they regarded
the body which called it as band Of
usurpers and oppressors, and as no one was
allowed to vote against this Constitution,
or to vote on Slavery without votiong for
said Constitution, the Free-State men very
properly refused to vote at all, and only
went near the polls to see how many non
residents or minors were allowed to vote,
and how many voted several times; but
even this slight attention was paid but in a
few instances. Most of these 6,712 votes
were returned from half a dozen points
along the Missouri border where it was not
possible that Two Thousand votes should
have been honestly cast. 1t is not proba-
Bile that Three Thousand legal bona tide
votes in all we've cast at this Election,
whether "For the Constitution acith" or
"For the Constitution without Slavery
As Slavery was recognized and perpetu-
ated in Kansas in either case, and as no
one could vote at this Election (if challeng-
ed) without taking an oath to support the
Constitution If adopted, when there was
no possibility that it should not be adopt
ed, the Free-State men were clearly right
in not voting. Hardly vote was cast at
Lawrence, Topeka and other FIee-State
strongholds. In fact, this Election was
sternly ignored by large majority of the
People of Kansas.
Another Constitutional Election, order
ed by the Territorial Legislature, with Gov.
Stanton,s approval, was held throughout
Kansas on the 4th inst. Unlike the for
mer, at this election each legal voter in
Kansas was invited to record his vote :sF7or
the Lecompton Constitution with Slavery"
or "For" the same 'without Slavery" or
"Against the Lecompton Constitution. y
From this Election the Pro-Slavery party
stood aloof, not wishing further to expose
its weakness, and very. few but Free
State men voted. The votes cast have
just been canvassed, and the Telegraph re-
ports majority of 1925 "Against the
Lecompton Constitution" AS but few
votes were cast for ii, we presume the to-
tai poll at this election was probably under,
rather than over, Eleven Thousand. 1t is
very certain, however, that two-thirds of
all the legal voters Of Kansas cast their suf-
frages against the Lecompton Constitu-
ton.
Still another Election was held on this
4th of January, under the Lecompton Cor
stitution, by officers appointed by Regent
Calhoun and instructed to make their re-
turns to him. For this election, full
democratic ticket was nominated, head
ed by Frank Marshall for Governor, with
George w. Carr for Congress-Pro-Slave-
ry of course. The Free-State party, igno-
ring the Lecompton Constitution and re-
garding it as gross Pro Slavery fraud
and usurpation, resolved in full convention
not to vote under it at this election. A
of the Convention. however, in
view of the contingency that Congress
might accept this Constitution, admit Kan
sas under it, and thus fasten upon her not
only Slavery but Pro-Slayery govern
ment, with Calhoun and some other Ruff
fan for Senators and Carr for Member of
the House, bolted and framed State Tick
ct, headed by George w. Smith for Gov
ernor and Marcus ]. Parrott (the present
Delegate) for Congress. Gov. Robinson,
though he declined to be candidate, sup
ported this movement; so did j. H. Lane,
hight "Jim Lane" and a good
share of the old leaders, Lawrence, Tope
ka, and other of the Free-State strong
holds, voted but spariugly, however, while
enormous frauds, partly by treble and
quadruple voting, were perpetrated by the
Pro-Slavery party, who thereby polled six
votes, though they have not
half that number of voters. Our last
advices, however, assure us that
the entire ticket of the Free-State boilers is
elected, with decided majority in both
branches of the Legislature. Such being
the fact, we do not see how Congress can
proceed to force Kansas into the Union un-
der Constition so overwhelmingly repu-
dated by her People, nor can we see what
Slavery will make by the outrage, should
it be consummated. Can the Slave Power
insist on the annihilation of its Northern