The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-06-18
The Summing Up.

Without knowing the exact result of
l.. late election as we write, yet it is ap-
aren't that the Republican organization in
I. Territory is much weaker than its
asDds contemplated, and it has been in
..,rmeDtal in giving the Democratic par
;, , powerful position in the Constitution
Convention, which, but for the prema-
~, organization of that party, would not
..,sbsen the case. The Free State party,
preserved intact, was strong enough to re-
4, the Democracy in any shape it would
.,,s,r Since it adopted the voting
,,i,v down to its disgraceful abandon
/ ..D, BY those who had pledged their
,,,or to preserve it until we were a
s.,,s in the Union" it had been able to
cssp the entire course, and every coun-
=, in the Territory rejoiced in Free
safe majority.
Look over the Territory, and behold the
contrast:
DOniphan county sends five Democratic
l,Iegates to the Constitutional Conven-
ion.
A.chison county claims to have elected
5ss Republican delegates, with about
ne hundred and twenty majority. But
hr the large accessions to the party by
Dew comerS during the last year, that
Founty would have been Democratic, as
We shall not be disappointed to sec it at
ths next election.
Lsavenworth county, with its ten dele
n.e:, is Democratic. With Republican
Judges Of election in every voting pre-
cpct, and stringent statutory law against
fraudulent voting, we place no confidence
IN the cry of frauds" or, if practiced,
We believe one party, in this instance, has
been as guilty of it as the other.
WyandOtt county, claiming two dele
zstes, is also Democratic.
Johnson county has elected one Demo-
ra. and one Free State by a very close
rots-One majority.
Lykins and Linn counties, with two
delegates to each, are Republican.
Bourbon county has one Democrat and
one Free State.
Allen county probably elects one Dem.
ocrat
Coifey and Woodson counties elect one
Democrat and one Republican.
Anderson end franklin counties eact
elect one Republican.
Douglas county has elected seven, bu
the Free State majority of from 1900 t
l5O0is cut down to about 300.
Shawnee county elects three Republi
cans by greatly reduced vote.
Breckenridge, Wise and Usage, cleo
two Republican delegates.
Riley county has electeda Republican
Jefferson and Calhoun, alias Jackson
spuntieS, each elect Democratic delegates
The Convention will consist of City
four members, if the two are admitted Il
seats from Wyandott county, which, o
course, will be the case, and twenty eigh
members will be a majority. 1t is certain
the Democrats have twenty-five, and prob
ably twenty-six of this number. Ifso, tn
Free State delegates elect one from John
son, and one from Bourbon, will hold til
balance Of po,cer, and like the old Ere,
Soilers in the States, they will use th
power thus given them, to secure justic
to the peOple.
If the leaders of the Republican move
ment can see anything in the late election
tOreward them for their efforts in destroy
ing the Free State party, they are WELDON
tOit The Democracy will have the homo
principally, of framing our State Constitu
ton, and if they demean themselves wise
ly, they will build up power in Kansa
which twill be difficult to overthrow
While we have no sympathy for that pal
tyr we are frank to admit that we hay
little love for the violators of plighte
faith, who are their opponents.