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STATE LEGISLATURE-Winter passes by without any Invasion;
Rumors that the Legislature would be Arrested; Assembling

THE SACK OF LAWRENCE-The Invading Forces; They Appear Be-
hind Lawrence; Scene in Lawrence; Marshal Enters Town;

"OLD BROWN'S" WARFARE-Life and Character of John Brown,
Sen.; John Brown, Jr., Marches to the Rescue of Lawrence;
Pottowatomie Murders; Causes to be Deplored; Pretext for
new Oatrages; Young Brown's Company Disbanded; Old
rown on the War Path; Captain Pate's Invasion; Takes Two
of Brown's Sons Prisoners; Encamps on Black Jack; Plun
ders Palmyra and Takes Prisoners; The Battle; Escape of
Dr. Graham; The Surrender; Attack on Franklin; Gathering
of Missourians on Bull Creek; Governor's Proclamation;
Gathering of the Free State Forces; Colonel Sumner's Arri
val; Disperses Shore's Men and Brown's; Sumner Visits

-Whitfield's Camp; Whitfield's Forces Divide; One Goes to

Missouri with the Prisoners, Some of Whom They Kill; The

Other to Osawatomie and Sack It........

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ions for Taking the Census; Provisions for the Election of

Delegates; Census Returns; Law Not Complied With; The

Apportionment; Mr. Stanton's Speech; Governor Walker on

the Election in his Inaugural; Reasons Why Free State Men

did not Contest the Election; Pro-Slavery Men Censure

Walker; Extract from Richmond Paper; Free State Men Re-

solve not to contest the Election; State Legislature Convenes... 441-454

CHAPTER XLII—1857.

QUESTION OF VOTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE-Conven-

tion at Topeka; Election; The Lawrence Municipal Govern.

ment; Question of contesting the Election; Difficulties in the

Way; Apportionment; Decided Against Free State Men; Grass-

hopper Falls Convention; Remarks; Resolutions; The Dele-

gate Convention; Election Results; Frauds; Kansas Judges.... 455-464

CHAPTER XLIII-1857.

LECOMPTON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION-Constitutional Convention

Organized; Indignation Towards the Convention; Framing

the Constitution; Question of Submitting It to a Vote; Its

Features; Provisions for Submit ing It to the People; Objec-

tions to It; Free State Men Refuse to Participate in Election;

The Misstep; Critical Situation of Free State Men; The

Frightful Measure; Governor Walker at Washington; His Resig-

nation; Extra Session of the Legislature called; Ditficulties the

Legislature could not Overcome; Its Acts; Removal of Stan-

ton and Appointment of General Denver; Election on Ratifi-

cation or Rejection; Constitution in Congress-English Bill;

Covode Investigation.........

TROUBLES IN SOUTH-EASTERN KANSAS-Continued-Fort Scott En-
tered; Driving Pro-Slavery Men; Captain Stewart; Thieving;
Policy of Montgomery; End of the Wicked; Retaliation;
Free State Men Alarmed; Spics in Secret Societies; Hamil.
ton's Plan; Account of Hamiltou; Montgomery Seeks to

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