THE FIRST ELECTION — FIRST INVASION. 
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withdrew his vote, and Col. Young offered his, saying he was a 
resident of the territory, but refusing to take the oath. His vote 
was registered. When asked by Mr. Abbott “ if he intended to 
make Kansas his future home,” he replied, that “ it was none of 
his business; ” that, “ if he was a resident there, he should ask no 
more.” Col. Young then mounted on to the window-sill, telling 
the crowd “ he had voted, and they could do the same.” He told 
the judges “ it was no use swearing them, as they would all swear 
as he had done.” The other judges deciding to receive such votes, 
Mr. Abbott resigned. 
The crowd was often so great around the log cabin, that many 
of the voters, having voted, were hoisted on to the roof of the 
building, thus making room for others. Afterwards, especially 
when the citizens began to vote, a passage-way was made through 
the crowd. Between a double file of armed men, while they were 
continually asking for the prominent men in Lawrence, their ques¬ 
tions always coupled with threats of shooting, or hanging, our cit¬ 
izens passed to the polls. Several citizens of Lawrence were driven 
from the ground during the day, with threats of fatal violence. 
One man escaped by a perilous leap off the high bank of the river, 
several shots whizzing past him. 
As a special favor to the old men, who were weary with travel¬ 
ling, and wanted to get back to their tents to rest, they were 
allowed to vote first. Many of the Missourians left for home as 
soon as they had voted, while others remained until morning. 
They entered freely the houses of the citizens, without ceremony 
or invitation, in some instances taking their meals with them. So 
loud were the threats of the Missourians against the town, that a 
guard was kept around it the following night. There was, how¬ 
ever, no disturbance. 
The whole number of names on the poll lists was one thousand 
and thirty-four, of which eight hundred and two were non-residents 
and illegal voters. 
BLOOMINGTON. 
Early on the morning of the day of election, five or six hun- 
ired Missourians, armed with rifles, guns, pistols and bowie-knives, 
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