.4 A'.l Juror are ropiirp.l to be selected by (lie Sheriff, ami " no ppron who i rnmci-ntionsly opposed to the holdin .; of slave, or who doe not ailinil t lie r.irht to h"ld slaves in Hip Territory, h.ill be t Juror in any cause " aliening the ris'ht. to hold si hpi or relat ing to slave property. The Siave Cole, an 1 every provision reulinj to slave, arc or a character intolerant and un'u'i il even for that class of l-iii ! tion The character an, I conduct of the men appointe I t hold nlli in t!,i Territory contributed very micil t o pro lore the pvent which i Tli"V UK ! at Top.-ka on tho I'lh d iv T September, 1 .".. lly thi'jr re olotKi.t Incy provided fir the appointment of nil executive com n Itee lo c nut ol "i'ii proii. woo wire re pined to" keep ,i record of tii. or prococ tin.; an I :i ill h avo i''ner.it siipennteii- Jaii.'c of the all in of l he t r r ilory, o f.ir a ri i! ir I (lie nr'a'ii .at ion I ol ' he Si ate e i-'erntneiit." I'tiey wen- re pur.'d to lake iep for an election to bd bel l on Ih .ron. T i." I iv of I IciobT following, i under regulation imposed I y that c.iniiiitl.'e, fir member of a Con- I , .. l..r.., f-...,,..,t,,l,.',r. . I. .11 ..f ...Li- I..e l.n .1.. wi a pirtv Convention, tin ( irly vh tlin rt mi .". It wa in no wav r,v, '!' man at -M'e in ive ii-nt, ex "opt Hi it the election o 11,,. ,,.r ,y 'i trtinio iv i4 fue l by it on tho mile lay a the election o in- t'n then "htutpuial c invention, Hi ilea I nf the ilav precnhp. 1 rankli' L"il alive Aoiii'ily. An-lrfvv II H l-r w-t put .: . I oire ' . i- i .i .i ...."..... i - . i V " . : ... ........ I"".' '"" lt.-f I Thu, Samuel J. J01101 w 1 appointed Sheriff of the (,r K ansa, t 1 take nce.llul moauro for nr.; ini.i 1.; a State ipivern- . ,.r n.. which mi locl" I within it the lt an I il Election I)itrict. lie had mile hiiincll peculiarly nbnuxio.n to tlie et trt hv tut con. bid on the I 'lh of M irrh, in the i I Di-tn t, an l bv lin lull nni the cahinH of Joseph Oakley a'el Samuel Smitii. ' An 'k"'!iorfor ilel- ile to Cnnji c, to he liebl on the 1 it (lay of O -toner, l "' pron l -'l for wit.'i the unr' rnb-4 an I rooi! atio:,i at were appln'il to other elertimn. The Kree Stale inentn. k no part in Hi n demon, having ma le arrangement for hoblinc 11 n .,iil,,r, tliv oth of the name month. The rilii-ni ol Mn- aniri afen.! at the eleetmn ol the 11 -f (). t.il.er, "ome paMin: the dollar t.n, otti.T4 not b-m,' re-pure.) to pav it i'lieyw.-re present ami voteil at the voting pla.-e4 of Alrlu-.n aiel ).oopli-m, in Atrhn'oi Cnuntv ; at (ireen Sprmc, Jolm-oii County: lit Willow Spnn4. franklin, an.I IeT-.m-, l.oi. in l.oi,-i., 4"-'iiitv; at Put S,-ott, li.uirhon County ; at Kapti-te 1'aola, l.jku.a County, w here i-ime'liebatu vnteil, some lnte4 pa 1 11 tlie rl tax for them; at .jveriw.nth Citv. ami Ko kapnot ,ly, 1,. av,:nw..rl!i I onnty ; ai loe toenl, prep 11 a'.orv t ttie a:lrni4ion ol Kari:aH into the Union ;n a State." Tt.e rule4 pre4.'rihe. were anch at umally it'ivcrn rleelioin in tn i-l of tlie Static of the I'nion, aiel in ni"t reie.-l, were anni-1 lar to ih ne ront.uned in the pro lamation of (iov. H. e.ler, tor the ( leetion 'if March :t , l-Vi. I The Kve. iitive Comnutlce app-iint" ! by that r runenlion aercpte.l I t heir appointment , an.I entere.l upon the ln. iL.ire of their .lotn-41 i. , 1 M"i . 11 . 1 1, no nil l-ieclloi) , f for 11 1 l"r the r 1. 1(10114 jire-n rihe-l .,r the ele. ,,n 0 J "1. P-'eiifnl a4 I 1 the aooointment of otti. .1 , l" i to whom the ret!ini4 of the el.M lioin ulioul-l ho, ,Ule t1' lion w.w hell in a. eor I mee with thee renl.iliont, t!n' ret ui n of w hi h i4 ronl-nne I in the I olio win ta',',f - A'm'i i t ol the election of A. II. Uee.ler : I.e r the load ol ti -n.-ral li. K. Stnnafellow and ( ol. 4t-iiii i. l'r irn t o of the election prei in. t, at 1 there a illegal votin;, l-it latter pi ice nil. Lewi Karnes, of M who h it i alle-lj Wvaiid-.tle, your CommHtee failed to obtain the attendance- ol wit-iio-i'-ic. Your Comtiiitt. e di 1 let deem it neci ary in regard to ihi election to enter in'o detail, a4 it w a m inil I that from there be in ti lt one candidate 1 ',en. Whitfield he tn'll have received a majority of the vote rait. Tlii election, therefore, depen I not on the n-oi.Ser or chira l-r of the vote received, but upon Hip valeli y nf lh li4 Oll.ler Wl.i.h it W.4 lift J. Soll.Clellt tot lt!Otl Wa taken to how that the v..tmj ot citizen nf M.oori .o prarlic at hi4 election, a at all former election in the Ictrit follownv laMe will exhibit the r- ilt of the testimony tlie niitntier of l--,,l an I iliejal vote at thi eleru.m. of M irihall emhra.-e the nip territory a v-n inelud Dulrict; and the re 1011 helore stated indicate t itv of the vote then cait were iilher l or Coontie to v hirh our exarinnation pit l vnie rat. a near a the 1 r f wV aKiitract or roi.t pio of wronta I, IHC5 rocllt. Atc'.i0", tViartwin, Hrfiwn, t-ltlo.in, 1 14 IV, Uoni(itin, I)ollji, bv muirij a proclamation ad.lreic. to the loual oler of Kan re ineui: them lo meet at their several precinct, at the time and ' place nam.-I in Hie pro.'laro.i'ion, then arid there 10 . jt their b il lot for member of a rontituiinnal convention, to inert at To; .-ka on the lourli Tues-lay of October then next. 1 Tin pro lamation detonated the place of election, uppoinl.-d j-i.!;.-i, re' ite I t!ie i;o ill li--at.oo 1 f v..ler4 a-id the appointment o membi-r 'd the convention. After tne pro. lamation w-i i' 'ied, public tnei tint' were held in every district in the Ten ilory , and 111 neai ly every ptei im t. The St att tnovemetit wa a L'eiieral topic of dirn-i-on Ihroiijhont the Ti rntory, and there a but little npp.-iition exhibited to it. r.lec I 'eiawaie ao-l t no w ere bel l at the time and pl.ioe deHiii.ite.J, and the returns were .-nt to the executive I onimittee. 1 The result of the c leciim, w a proclaimed by I) e Exec nt iv p Com- ' linttee, and the toember elect were n n 11 ni t-i me. t on the V i.l day ol (Moi.er, I1-".', at Top.ka. In puiu mce of M.i jro.-laniali"n and directm-i, the C.ei-! it i'iori il ( .nn i.li.-n tin t at the time and pi ac" appointed, and .ni.ed a state ciumtiiutioii. A tii'-nn tial to (.'nik'ro w a aUo ptcpi.red, pray 1 f -r the ad no ion of K au-a into the l inori uii-l'-r tl it C.-'i Ool ei The coiiven'ion pro o'.t d that the .j.e,tio!i of the a loptnm of the eohstitutiori and other .;Ui 1 1011 be vi'iimitled to the people, and re. jimed the 1 xeculive con unit -I.e to take the Hi-ceil :ry st.p f.r lh.it orpo-n . According 'y, an i-l.-i-lioti ,1 I. eld f.r ti.at urpose (,:) the l'tli day i-l I leref.'.ber, 1 ' "i, i 11 com pi la lice w it II 1 he pr 01 I all. at i'-ri iuei by the l.xecutive Cort.tniltce. The retnni ol thi election were iide by the Executive ( 'ommitt. e, and an ahitr.ict i f them i con ; tamed in the following table : n. I nliif !ntr. .V.i. nt. I "'"e t'trr. I. ). urn f. ire, .,',T 'I I'..-, lo!iifc.i. 7 Hi. I'-ff llln, I'Mlim rn, 111 Ho k, I r-i-k 3 ll..;.M.,,.n, II" It. Illnrk HHi',K, I'" . vT 1J. Hi. Maiv't, 1. Horn mi ill. , v, Hill, r 1.1,1... T-s-k.l, I II I I. PI. .ie,i lliil, l -. .in,., i, ;i Kiel I'rw.nr'j 11 ( -;.o.-c, Si II11 k.-rv p.,,:,, nmii o k. 7 14. Ilior 1 Ink, 4 H ilanv f,rinc", M lioiiiplian, 5. lloiiiteii, :il I'lil.ni.u, iN-o-i", i; is. 1 ,, C'nntiili. 41 I'ririiv'i f i, I l.a miamle, 7 J irk.-ei I i,,, r..la H01-..II-, .".il . I.eareiiKonb, lOf ruio I're. Ii. V VVvaiiil.iil,., I. ml nrir i iei k, 41 I'.-'aw urf, 6. K- ..11 I'.oi 11, !J? I n-i.iii. I' -iiniitnii, vn Kicir.- r-.int, feit'iin'i, I.' 17. U uMima 7. I ..iinrll Cltjr, i M fl. nuiK.ii.. , 'Ji l. ..w I'.iinl, A. J. Ilak' t. lo T-.lnl, The re-oilotion ol thi Convention indicate the itat . d 1 The a r'-e irdi The County d in the 1 1th it the u-reat ti.-ipT-fntitio.n. In the tided, there were ille- en ihle u- to dcterrniiie. which oxn'cd 111 thi- Territory M:- 'uri, .rid the i-ha. Iifii-iiN . The lain;'! i-e of one o the r- pi-tilled t- it In-r in co(i-e.p!t a, . ,or lor the purp in (-onc-iiei.ee ui i',e ,l14) d the allcted Ia K.'uht A- olutioii-, 1 1 v ioiri,, ami ra- ol the att'-mpt t .e o goarilin pre i Co , palch i said -oil W'l , 1 tp-l" , h wa i aent I i r)an b eiicnni . .-?ti .t-t ,- n of .li" I ;.! Allliol -.; tiin 1.. ..:'.-, pott i --xar Ih roinh-d ' ', . hi. ;-riice. V iiir co ...tiun for j klti. -i f.iwrot 'f, a that tov ' moled lhl -, ,r tl ' ic-,' r- ' ' -,r , n. w'ih . ni'tipr) I" .,:i:e ciip d o T i '- : l' ; lb? alT-le- siVCf He rri.kltn, i iTenwm, J., union. t.t enw o.th, I.yklm, l.vnn, Miwliion, Matflhall, Neinatia, Ket-y. Btiawiire, Ton Kimpi- -V" V. ' ' ynl fin. rnlrt. tiraw-holiper, llallllorl, jo l'.ri 4 50 I'i r.tirrOk, 41 I l"a, Wayne, WnstiierMtl, -''J Wolf Hiv-r, S' '' Franklin. 1 ' Lami-nrf, i'i 1 .'-'iiiinliin, Wllluw hprlnjci, '' la '0 Alan.tria, llelaware, " Keii, - '" l.eayeiiworlh, W) ariilollf. -;i I-VI ffee Wiw Co. 1 1 il 1(7 li fine tliinitreil lie) T-n, '.'I 'I'i c uniM-li, Council (, rove, II Wif, While these rnai tment of the !l2e.l IsiM.itive Anemh'.y were being made, a movement wa itutiluted to lorm a State (,n. ernment and apply lor admi'sion into the Union a a State. The first step taken bv the people ot the Territory, in rniiKi-.iuencc ol ,1.. .i;.,n ,,f iarcb 3u. l-o."i. was the rircul ation for mjnalure ot I lion table i ahiid-ed, the whole number of ..te in H.ii'y-nme towns on the aeveral ipic.-.tioti niijtiiilt.il beiin; as lollow ;J 'c. o. 1 !n itii- ''-.lien of (-..i,iiliiti..n, l-:ii 41 l.eie-ral lUi.kn.r Law, )i ,V',I tnatrncii'ini lo Li::ila!ure in rjriud to tli rirltifi.iii of Nrproeii, pj-7 4c J N. H. Poll I'ook at Eeavenworth wa ilestroyid. The Executive Committee then iued a proclamation Tori t i n the reult ot the ehction of the loth of December, and at the same time provided for an election to be held on the loth day of January, 1 lor Slate O'.licet ami Members ol the General Asmlily of the State of Kama. All election , m c.rdinl ht. i in Ilie Mevetal election pro'-inc!, the ri-tonn of which were sent to the Executive I Committee. 1 The follow ing ollirer were elected. Covernor Charles Iv.bitnon. i Et. Covcrpor W in. Y. It itn ii. Secretary of Slat I'. S. Selnnb-r. Auditor i. A. Cutler. Trea-urer J. A. Wakefield. Attorney General II. Mile Moore. Ilepresenta'ive to Cmi;i' M. V. Del ihav. f M Hunt. Puprcme Judje 7 S. N. Eatt 1. ( M . V, ( 'onnav. liep irter S iprrme Couit E. M. Thurston, j Clerk Supreme 4V)iirt S, I',. Floyd. j Tlie n. suit ol thi election wa announced by a pr-" lamation by j the Executive Committee. I In accordance with the count i tut ion thin adopted, the members of i the State Irf'ii-l.iture and moit of H e State (Mixer met on the day and at the place ileiinated by the Slate coii.-titution and took the oath therein (irescribed. Alter elertim; I luteil Mate Moiarers, pas-in ome pienunnary a.'hi ol ty r 1 1 1 1 1 v i;on in lot .0. In the l.ill of I Sol, there sprain; out of the i-XMlr excitemeiit 111 the Territory, two secret Free St.it. .- ..,; wcie ilefeimve ill their character, and were ilc.-oiincd tiiloni, Iecli1.11 to their number against iinlawlnl atl.n k of a-s-iuit. One of the x-ieti wa of a pun iy Irl cl-n-y , wa con line J to the tow n o Law f-nce. Very shoitl) after ii- ialioii, it priMlnci d lis ih sired 1 Ih i t, and then went cut J j' ceated toexnt. iioth icictic were ruinlx'iiome, and nf vr ' except to tive -..i,(,di iice to ihe - rep Slate men and i-i,rv know and aid eacli other in contemplated iianKt r. .-ourj,i -r repn v wr l , -.- 11 t!.i - ;kt be T ' "11 i.t Uie , it, I.-. .c'lil'.y I . i rue A.I ri in sick. pot -it I lie w In 1 fHhc otters ideiice shows, thi-v led to no act of violence 111 rntiiti ' real or allei;eii laws. j On the U 1 t day ot November, 1 S.V'i, F. M- Coleman, t h-l man, and Charles W. I low, a F ree Mate man, bad a Uw. - me oi iiou iioe iciv,c-ii ,1.111 ini u.t oi.io. w k i afterward, as Uow wa pavonir from a bl.ickinith's ! .05 fl l.i. . ... 1 , .r ,V. 1 F 01 I .It III, n-l.i lljr 11. - ... . r-fc j.,, ,. (loutiie-t.arrcled i!un loa.ieil Willi nlo.'s. low was 0 ,us4 f fell aero the ro.el, and died immediately. Thi wa iImiH' I'. M. Hi ib a I body was allowed to lie where it (ill no, sundown, when it wa conveyed by Jacob llramori to hi -whirl-. I low boarded. The testimony ill regard lo this iV.r. v oluminou, an 1 ihow clearly that it wa a deliberate n Col. -man, and that Harrison liockley, ur.d a Mr. Ilari;ein.i. resione to it. The exciiemciit rained by it was vrry j.'tr, all elani of settler. On the 'J'-th, a lare meetins of re he'd at the place w here the murder w a roinmitted, and rn pa. . d that Cob-man should be bn.iuhl to justice. In 1 tune Coli'toin bad fine to Missouri, and then lo Cc-v. V'r.n Shiwnee M mioti, iii Johrnon County, lie wa there cutodv bv S. J. June, then nctmi; as Shcrill. .No vtrv i-,.ed'i.r examination had. On the day of the met tint it I I'oirit. Ilarrnon Ihickb v procured a peace warrant ai-nnr I'l anon, which was placed III the bands ol Jones. Tint .ilt ii.:. niter lii.inion bad i-'onc to bed, Jones rami: lo Ina calm i-jiiv i f about tweiitv-live persoii, amon whom were Ibn: Ion kb v honl op-n the ihior, and saw Ural., n in bed c du-w bis putol, cocked it, and presented it lo IhaiiMin's b 1.11.I. " Yi 11 are mi' prisoner, and if xoii nnne I will It 1.. -....I irnii.fol memorial to Con tires 1 our C ommittee tun . . j,,,! 1,1,1 niin.r a CikIiH iriK Con, mil lee and iirei.arn.i; a memo- that every aileiration 111 this memorial ha been sustained by the tes- rjai j CoiiLres. the (ieneral Aembly adjourned to met t on the Ith timony. 'No lurtln-r step was taken, a il was hoped that 'ornc ac. j ,lrty of July, IS.V1. twin bv the (ieneral Oovemmerit would protect them in their nehi. j ; he laws p ied were all ninilitinnnl upon the admission of Kan When the alleged Ieii.l.ilive Assembly proceeded to construct t he ' ai a St i'e into the I'nion These procei dmu's were r Itul.ir, and series of pnactinenl relerred to, he n-Hler were of opinion tliat ; t,e ,Mon ol your rommillee the con-titiilion ibus adopti d I -1 r -...Kii.nsHiii to ibem would reut in ibprivmi; them ol tlie riht ; iv expre-' s the will of the majority of the settler. They now secured to them by the organic law. Their political condition was freely dirii-d ill the I erntory during tlie summer 01 i..i. .sev eral meetniL' were held n reference to holdim: a Convention to form a .Slate Government and to apply for admi-ion into Ibj I'nion await tlie The lion of ( oriern upon tl iir incniori.il. election whether they wire nu, du. tid in pursuance of law or not, were not illegal as a State. I'lihlir opinion tcradualiy sdlled 111 favor of such an ri or are they re.' ndi d a the mere expie ....llrMinn to the Coozres to mei t in lVcemher, 1 ".') '1. Tlie first eeneial tneetinz w.is held in Lawrence on the l-'itli of Au.'ost, l-..', 'Ihe followim; preamble and resolution were then passed: " k'rrti, Ite- people nf Kama have be.-n, nine lis .-tUeiio -ut, and now are wiiIkhii any lw-inakii( p.o r. Ilier lnrr. ! II lltMlrrU. 'I'lial Ilie people i( K ansa I Vr ntory . 1 ll.xii meel Ini aswml.i. l i.f i.i, ! , lilllicll.i'is. lnll'ef. e.i i.v c.'MiueiM n- ' -i-i . ie .., . u Whetlier the result ol them i sanctioni d bv the action r-f Con- nf a popular w ill, The others cocked their kiiiik and n ilhered n--: and look bim prisoner. 'I l.iy all ttioiinte I and went to 1,. bouse. Alter a time they went on a rirruitoii route towar ! I, r.rio.'e, stopping Iii "lirink"' en the way. A they pi-r 31 hrnUe there wire thirlien in the party, several han:g Joins rode up to the prisoner, aid amoi-ic other tl.it.;, I that lie bad " beard there weie one hundred men at iut I d ij , and that I.e regretted tlu-V were m l there, and that t. c heated out of their sport." In the meantime, the alatm b. .1 1 1 . .1 . j . r I' '. ......1 -ii-.l .--...I r-i civ cri in tne r. ei. 1, nor 11 000 01 10 a.-i-n r - - - - Hers, amoiu whom were some who hat alt un.ui mt P-I'l'-I ill fljoi-ii-ni- ... - View or prnllM-rtmis.tll CniUll l.ej,ll. r , l l,e,r respe. NIP l.lerli.M, l.r,r!, aiul III Ilia r.ilivrlill.in or oilier le ele. I Hire.' ,1-1,-f ,le. HO each repriiM lllalo n III Mllll II lal.l t.leclli ll tllOlrt I. nili.h'il I" 111' l . UK-of II' pre. :il,IIIV.- Ilie l.ejislalin: Aii-iiihlv. h prorUmallon "I Imv. Iti'-l'-r, nf il ale I 'III ol Mairh. 1- .5 ihuI il. I- r'e t" a-ienii.i" In '"iivi-it .ion ai ilie lowi i( Tn" ka, on 1I1- llHlldayol r'i-IH' llllief . li... lie n ai"l tie- 10 comujer aol lleli-rnoiie llsill Mi ulijecls r put.oc liio-renl, and .rli ulailjr nr. Hint liavinj r. I fence lo the peedy formation of a fule C....iOni..n Willi un li lenlmii of an linne .l.ule ai'pte-ttlun lu M admill' d a a Male Into Ilie I toon of He- 1 11 lied StoUn ol Amer lea. Other meetim: wire hel l in vartou part of Hie Territory, which Hon.- of ! erulor.e I the action of the Lawrence inetlitur, and h le'aK w ei tive Armb a -lcted in compliance with it recommendation. atid C centre shoul l relnse to (jrant the ray.-r of the that cannot ell. ct their locality. The rihl i f the peopl tile and cxprcn their political piriioii in any l.-rm, whether by means of an eh torn or a convention, is secuie.) to them by Ihecon Mitnli'ui of the Cnited States l.ven if the election. are lo he ro ll ir.l.'d as the a'-t of a party, w hi-' her political or oil 11 rwie. they w ore proper, in arcor bmre with exainpi'-s h-.t h in St at. -s and Ternloi ii-h. The eleitions, however, were reeee.le.-l and tollowed by a." i f violence 0:1 the .art of those who opposed them, and those .i'i- 111! who approved and sustained the in anon from Missouri were picu li rlv hostile to these pea. i lul movements preliiiiin.ry to the organ ization of a Mat government. Ji.-'.anoi s of this violence will be ref'-rri.-d to hen-alter. To provide for the election of dobi-ates to Comrress, at. l at the same tune to rio it in such z pratmi r ai t" obtain t he j'l l.-'m-nl ol the .'senlallK upon the validity of the a.b-.'id I.C'o 1, ; 1 silting at Sicwme ,M s.ion, a ( 'onv enln.n w a hell Ri -prii j's on the oth einl -t!i day of Septembi i, lV', Tin ndid the.-' memorial, iiiekorv I 011,1 mat nay. tan. en u i.."ai --'v.-to assein- t.-d ; the alleged injo.tice ol such an arret of a ipnet f.e , c i ci n ... " lu'ni a- mn a. j i.e ice wariaoinoui .-1.011. j.... - - - - ' . . i . . I I I I. v I .V'ti'lt t,-., k-i I -i--r, is i). l.-rj" ' a: i. ih ftii1 i r.--. Vi..'.. llnted il 1' a," f a!, .!ot4, U--'l-c i-.' a tn- Sheiifl Joi.i s" aided by two n.: J si'.atfi o .. a ,. c . ' to he ac-cH-iorie to a murder, ami who wire miowr.i 10 's,-tin, ex.cspi rated them, and theypioci ed. il a upiilly I'" .Uare'.v. nearer route than that taken by Join ,ani! stopped I.ear'Ufr os-'loj! J. S. Abbol, cue of the party. They were on fool a . V--:th. ap.roacl,eii 011 a canter. The " scuers su.ldei.ly fi.rtM t.-r .., f . J road in front i f Jones and hi party. Jim s bain d n n-"What- up?" 'I I.e replv was, "Thufs w hat we 5:1 1 Vi irj d W'liafs up.;" 1'raii n.ii haul, They have (ot me a priv': ', ,x b).;, one in the recuini party told lorn to romC over to tt'i i-i' .-esj .lid o, and dismoiinled, ai d Ihe mule lie ro.le wa ln" '(,,,;, i,j ,) Jones' partv; J me then left 01 the persons twii -1 yu,., cue, three were I10111 I'.wrciice, and bad iittendeil II prolt sir Yi ui (ommittee have ile.-m.-d it proper to dot. ill the "- tuihf.. ! i,-,cue, as il wa. made the croumlwoi ic id what i ' turmer I Wak-irusa w ar. On the same nu-ht of the rescue, tl.e fc ()n,