The Kanzas news., 1858-02-06
ga nigger IN the wood Pile,

IA Niger in the Wood Pile
The committee appointed by the Legisla-
ture to investigate the frauds of the two
elections held on and under the Lecompton
swindle, have at last achieved something
tangible. On Saturday last subpoena was
served on Calhoun's chief clerk, Gen. Mae
Lean, which required him to appear before
the committee with the returns of those
elections. MaeLean appeared and swore
positively that these returns were not in his
possession, he having delivered them on
Thursday to nzaa from Platte county, Mo-,
who was sent by Gen. Calhoun for them.
On Monday The committee, having re-
eeived positive information of the wherea-
boutssof the returns, procured the issuing
of a search warrant by the Judge of the
Douglas County Probate Court. The war
rant was placed in the hands of Sheriff
Walker, and on. Tuesday morning last
posse of thirteen citizens of Lawrence left
for Lecompton to aid in carrying out the
objects of the warrant.
On arriving at the Surveyor Generals
Office, Lecompton, and informing MacLean
of their business, he at first told th em to go
ahead and search the Office. The Sheriff
declined his invitation to search the build
ing, informing him at the same time that he
knew where the returns were. He then,
stepping to the door, ordered the posse to
remove a pile of cord-wood which stood
within a few yards of the office. On issu-
ing this order. visible alteration took
place in MacLean's demeanor, and from
clustering he subsidized into entreaty. He
wished 10 protest and to consult legal au-
thority. The Sheriff told him. he was re-
sponsible if any llegality was committed.
In the meanwhile the men were busily re-
moving the wood. In the centre of the
wood-pile spot of freshly disturbed earth
was found. This was quickly turned up,
and at the depth of eight inches below the
surface small box was found, supposed to
contain the so-much sought after returns.
They were taken possession of, and the
party left for Lawrence. On arriving there
the box was placed in the hands of the
Judge, who ordered them to be given in
charge of the investigating committee
Upon cursory examination of the docu-
ments, the Delaware Crossing returns were
found, and it was ascertained that the total
vote returned from that precinct was three
hundred and rsinetyJfue. The Kickapoo,
Shawnee and Oxford returns are also in the
same box. Gov. Denver and Messrs. Bah
cock and Deitzler testified to these being the
same returns as were counted by Calhoun
in their presence, with the exception of those
from Delaware Crossing.
Thus was the stnigger found in the wood
pile After having sworn point blank that
he had no knowledge of the whereabouts of
these returns, he, with three others, buried
them In the box, beneath the wood pile
We have got the darkey by the wool, and
will hold on to him till the whole country
can see the points of the animal. We now
have incontestible evidence of the frauds
practiced by Calhoun & Co., proofs legally
obtained and of the strongest. kind; and
will any man from the North get up in the
face of this evidence and vote in Congress
for the Lecompton swindle? If there is,
we and the people desire to know them
The records of the world are black with the
treachery and falsehood of demagogues and
villains yet, amid all the infamous names,
the memory of those who do SO vote will be
preserved, an eternal mark of infamy-a
butt to be spit upon. until the cowardly,
traitorous slave shall slink rotten to his
grave.