Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-02-19
Great Men In Kansas.

gate election frauds, which held its session
at Leavenworth City, brought to light some
singular facts in relation to the poll books
Of that VIGOROUSLY bogus district, kicka-
poo. For instance, on the original poll
book Of the vote on the constition, Dee
2l5t 1857, which book is now on file il
the county recorders Office in LeavenwOrth
it was discovered that james buchanan
cast the 270th vote for the constitution
with Slavery. If we ignore the inconsid-
cradle fact that Mr.. buchanan, at the time of
casting this bollot, was sOur thousands of
miles to the eastward of Kiekapoo, the
performance is not strange, but perfectly
in keeping with his devotion to the "pecu-
liar institution"
Next on the lis. of distinguished names
appears, as the 27Gth voter, Wns. H. .Seu-
ard, Of New York; next. 323d, Tsos. f.
Marshall, Of Kentucky; 714th, Geo. ".
Brocn, editor Herald Of Freedom then,
S59th, jain C.Ffemont and immediately
after, John Hern,}ea!
Then comes in the S76th voter, j. "
DenVer, Governor of Kansas, who had
only taken his place as Governor the day
before, and was then in Lecompton, fifty
miles distant! And the next phase pre-
sented is "Thirty Years View" Wos. II
Benton appearing as the 915 voter. And
now it was dark, the polls beings kept open
till half-past six, when. alas for frail hu-
manity, for the "cnmpune.ious visitings Of
conscience" in slips H3race Greeley, and
stealthily deposits his vote as the 9S0th
voter 1t is now six and half o'clock,
and the curtain rises on the last act of the
drama, and in steps, in al his majestic
proportions, Ed.sia Forrest, as 1925 voter.
This is Mr. Forests first appearance on q
Kansas stage-It is further stated that
one of the Kickapoo judges, who was be-
fore the commission, refused to answer
the question whether majority of the
names on the poll book were fictitious or
not, TOR fear Of crtnainating hinselt!
1T will be remembered that the first
Oxford poll list contained whole pages of
names taken in regular order from the
Cincinnati Directory-among them that of
Salmon p Chase, Governor Of Ohio.1
sV4nd 1t is ly just sach rOtes that the
Administrahon seeks to enslaUe Kansas
aqaina he nil Of her real PSe,alek''
Senator Sumner.
We are glad to learn from the telegra-
phic reports tina. Senator Sumner will at
once resume his seat, and be present to
cast his vote upon the pending PROPOSE
tions for an increase Of the army, and the
forcing Of the Lecompton constitution upon
an unwilling people. Although still suf-
fering from the effects of the bastard blow
which shattered his nervous system, and
anxious TO seek the retired paths of private
life, yet sense of duty and the unsni-
nous wish of those who have trusted their
good cause to his keeping, retains him in
bis place. We have noted with much re-
gret that some Of the newspapers of the .
which profess to be devoted to
The cause of free soil and free labor, have
ndulgcd in very disparaging comments
lpon Mr.. Sumner, and urged him to re-
sign and give place for others. This We
hink is both uncalled for and uuseemly
The laurels bathed in his own blood can
lot be worn more fifty during life, than
~ him who was so brutally struck down
n the Senate for daring to defend the
lights of freemen in Kansas Massachu-
ctts today should be prouder of his suf-
ering than she ever was of his fearless ell
qucnce in times past He stands the
Irst martyr in our national councils to a
Iesecratcd liberty of speech, and his very
'rcsence there is an argument against the
wrongs that have been perpetrated, that
10 logic can rcfute and few feel ready to
onfront The silence of Sumner is more
ouching than the deepest pathOs of ano-
her. Time may perchance restore to him
lis gifted power of speech, and his elevated
ratory may again ring thro' the arches of
be Capitol, where he has heretofore won
uch enduring fame; but whether it does
r not, We must ever hold in admiration
hat devotedness which prompts his zeal,
nd bears him up under bodily infrmities
hat would paralyzc weaker spirits. Let
i'm remain where he is, aud when Kansas
hall have been diseuthralled and redeem
d, it will be time enough for uneasy am
tions to seek to fill his place c-S. Loui,
Democrat.
New HAVEN, Conn, Peb "a sad af-
air took place thiaeycning, Wm. Miles,
oreman of hose company, was shot by a
tudent Of Yale College, whose name has
ot yet been made public. Miles, it is