The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-01-27

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% ~ From the Ohio Statesman.
= PROTECT THE BALLOT-BOX
a, The forms of freedom are worse than
worthless without the substance. Louis
Napoleon was quite as much q despot be-
fore the mock election, by virtue of which
he had himself made Emperor as after it.
The Democratic party has hitherto been
the trusty guardian of the peoples rights
to pronounce their will through the bal
lot-box, uncontrolled by force or fraud.
When the ballot-boxes were destroyed by
an infuriated gang at Cincinnati, the De-
mocracy throughout the country protested
against the outrage; and J. j. Faran took
his Office as Mayor and held it, though his
competitor had the technical majority of
the votes. So the doings of the Know
Nothings at Louisville, made Kentucky
Democratic. because the people abhored
interference to prevent or Illustrate the
exercise of the suffrage. And so the
proceedings at Baltimore have covered
the mob of that city with infamy. This
being so, we denounce the frauds at Kick
apoo, and declare that the perpetrators
and abettors of these crimes against the
people, ought to receive condign punish
ment by incarceration in the Penitentiary
The Washington Union took occasion, 9
few days ago, to commend the course o.
Thomas Ewing, jr. in Kansas. That
gentleman was nominated by the Fret
State Party for Attorney General, and hi
name is signed to the statement we givt
below. His politics we dislike, but VI,
know him to truthful and honorable gen
tleman, and the Washington Uaion ha
endorsed his views. We ask then, hov
can that paper call upon US and othe
gentlemen and Democrats to become th'
accomplices, the abettors and the defend
ers of the vile cheats ard forgers VIII
infest the Territory of Kansas? Read tn
article below: ~ 49,.
From the Lsayenworth Times, Jan. 3.
FROM KANsAs--THE ELECTION FRAUD
AT KIoKApoo. That election precinct Q
Kickapoo includes the town of that name
| with population of about ESQ inhabit
Fants, and narrow strip of country run
ming back five or six miles from the river
1t is estimated to contain from $50 t
800 legal votes, nearly all Of whom ar
ultra proslavery men, and advocate th
Calhoun Constitution.
At the election on The pro-slavery claus
of ths Calhoun. Constitution, held on th
2lss December last, the judges returned
majority in its favor, in that precinct {
1 I0l7.s4 ss#fas pa q Is ags,tfz s.;l s.
The opponents of that constitution j
this county determined to gointo the elee
tion which was held on the ,4th inst, fo
State officers and members of the Legis
llature, and they applied to Acting-go,
ernor Denver to cause troops to be sta
toned there to protect challsngers. Th
i Governor accordingly ordered the troop
there, and directed them to be placed ur
der the command of the U. S. Marsh;
FOR his deputy bgaoa vi 5l.fs ap
i 1t had been determined by the citizen
of Leayenworth, in case the u. 8. troop
could not be relied upon to proteetscha
lengers at Kickapoe. that an hundrs
i picked men should go from here to protet
S them. The arrangement above statet
1 however, was deemed satisfactory, and bl
q eight men went up. They applied to tt
jndges Of the election, to admit one. of the
number in the room to take an official Iii
; of the voters. This request was refuse
on theground that the crowd otside woul
not tolerate it. y.F. ss
4 The polls were opened ct 10 O'clock
Mr.. Fields, first, then Mr.. Losee,. atteml
f ted outside to keep q list of the voter
! but they, with those who came with ther
were compelled to abandon their groau
!, by the mere force Of physical pressure
the crowd by this time numbering abol
{ one hundred men, armed with bludgeon
/. bovie-knives, pistols and reYolyers, maj
+ of whom were drunk, and most violent
t their threats of shooting the, FIRST mt
5 toutside who challenged al voter, or wro
.Idownahis name, Atlthis time the troo]
,stmarched into town. and were drawn up !,
r. the river bank, about two hundred .yar
Il off, out of sight ofsthespolls. The depu
). marshal ordered them to be stationed
: the polls, to keep off she crowd and pr
s tect challengers. The sheriff who W
It present, objected, and claimed the rig
i himself to control them. The officer
ID command said he was ordered to report
ii the sheriff, marshal, or deputy sheriff. ..
IA Deputy marshal Colwell, after some dels
i presented to the officer written orc
S to station the troops at the polls. T
il officer declined obeying it; but sent q m'