The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-03-03
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complete their labors. These intrudsn hsl
hoped to have dispersed those old tried fisnds
OF the cause, by ruthless mob bot the neKs
morning they learned that ticket was h
the field Then went up the CRY of 'boltsrs.t-s
Then originated the title Of the Brown Ticket
browns Cellar Kitchen Ticket the John 2,
Wood Brown Ticket the half dozen Boilers
Ticket and away through the country Ssrs
sent runners bearing lying circulars, represent
ing any number OF falsehoods in regard to thEe
nomination Less yirclerce was exhibited ID
the great political campaign Of 1S40, thea wss
seen in Kansas on this occasion.
Its effects were visible at the polls Ia The ~:
prcc'ated vote given in many places. As We
showed last week, it REsoRTED TO vIoLRSck.- -
At Mound City, the ballot box was broken b
pieces by the deuded disciples Of this policy, and
the votes were scattered broadcast upon The
gronnd and trampIed in the mud. At Cliuton,
IN this county, body of peaceabie Free State
men went up to the polls and they found others
upon the ground declaring that no votes Jsosd1
be PoHel there that day fos' STATE offers A geos
eral melee seemed inevitable. Twenty coats
were stripped off, and twenty Brutal men stood
ready, it is said TO ght il the polls were opened,
The true men of the vicinity, who deprecated
such action, and who still desired to exercise Q
voice in the election, prevailed upon the Judges
to visit Bloomington, and open the polls at thss
place. They complied, but were followed By
the rowdeS, and election lgas prevented at Esat
Fo'Ht. At Lawrence, no violence was exhibited;
but throughout the day, men were seen around
the place Of election, continually laboring I'd
prevent others from voting. Argument and
ndiclc, and every artiilce which bad cause can
invent, vas used TO keep the people fron exer-
cISing the right ofsuifrage, and about 500 wer6
induced to withhold their tickets for State and
Legislative officers. Runners, and newspapers,
and lying circulars were sent over Doniphaa
county the object ofwhch was not to bring the
people out in their strength to the polls, but I'd
keep them away, and too we'll they succesded.
1hc c}5ect OF voting was to get Control Of the
beeompton Constitution, not to use tho govern.
ment 10 OtpresS the people, but in case we were
forced into the Tnion under it, instead Of leav.
ing it IN the hands ofour enemies to t1se for our
enilavement, that we would use it for ITS owa
destruction, and to supplant it with another.
1t is row settled that we have trumphed,
and there is no longer doubt in regard to the
character OF the law. making power. There IL
o280 10 doNJt that ,Ve $baN be admitted into tho
Union eus5rr that instrument if such is not, ,E.s
case o5retly. Suppose the policy Of these hair
Drained mad caps had prevailed! Where now
the chances for our freedom? Nothing but
sea Of blood would be before US, and who shalt
say with such odds as the Federal Government
against Us, 1t would not have been an icnomini.
Gus defeat and death on the ScaDold to the lead.
ers in the movement.
Now the problem is easily solved! Not by
grim visaged war, but by peaceful means, and
through legal fomS We have the power To
work out our liberties from this protractsd ty4
ranny without the shedding of blood" We
have the power to roll back this food tide which
has broken over our borders. and robbed Us OF
GU" rights, and that Through the wisdom of the
'bolters' ON the 23d December. The fBroSn
Party born in Cellar Kitchen Of the Herald
OF Freedom Office, like the rock cut out of the
mountain without hands, has grown in Size, uu.
Ill it has capacity to accomplish tic object ofi&
mission, and sweep into life long captivity tie
enemies Of free institutions. -,ss
The name 'Boltcr,' for this party, and the
men composing il, is q proper one. It sounds
we'll, and it mans well. The good in al! ages,
have been b0terS from the vices and Gus.
toms Of the times. Politically, all persons who
cease to Follow in the footsteps OF some sage
leader is termed Bolter Wilmit and Halls
and several hundred thousand persons who boil
ted the Nhig and Democratic nominations i'd
lS4S were bolters.. We were among that mum.
Der, and became accustomed to the term. Id
stead Of JnFd3g nomination Of the Free State
party, we bolted their resolution to do nGthtn0s
Instead Of lying inactive, we determined to
work. All the lessons we have taken in poll.
ties has taught Us to be active and energetic;
but In Kansas politics. where greater activity ia
required than in any other place in tie world,
Sir S,oth with his usually indolent habits, was
trying to have Us lay down our arms and sub.
init quietly to the consequences Call the new
party Boilers, and their opponents SAotis, and
see which The people will rally around and sus.
tain.
1t VII be remembered that expresses, lying
circulars, and hall sheet newspapers wero Scnt
broadcast over the territory, urging, and even
begging Free State men to keep from the polls.
In some precincts, violence was restored to, and
ballot boxes were DESTROYED; while against all
this was arrayed the border rufians INVADERS
their forged returns &C., ard yet we are victo.
riouS. The bitterest enemies we ever had, those
trying to crush Us in our own ranks, said this
was Brown ticket" that it was born In d
browns Cellar Kitchen" that only half dog.
en- participated in getting it up; and that Brown
had succeeded III getting his party at last,
party of Bo'ters, who will probably
poll 5OOzToteS IN he Territory distracting the
Free State party, and Ceating iii all our hopss'
As Tree State man, ardenty desiring above
all things else TO make Kansas free; and az a.
hatcr OF the expressions of the past, and the
tyrany attempted to be foisted upon the people, :
and a. lover Of jnstice and equal rights to all
men. we rejoice. We rejoice ON our own ac-
count, not over our party friends, but in dsfancS
of them, because OF the contemptible means
they employed to defeat the people from exerciss
ing their own choice in the premises. While
the thousand outside of Lawrence who have
been improperly influenced against the voting
policy, are not included ii any censure we NAV
bestow; we have determined the leaders and
press which have led offin the do nothing poli~
cy, which they have failed to successfully in-
augurate in Kansas, shall wear the title of SotAs
which their acts have merilcd, and which We
ask the people and liberal presses Of Kansas to
aid in fastening upon them, while we take The
title they have given us, of BoAers from their
s5osiyal policy
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