Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas,: with the views of the minority of said committee.

KANSAS AFFATRS.
peaceful and quiet homes. The primary cause of all the difficulties
in Kansas may justly be attributed to Reedei, Robinson, Lane, and
others; for if it had not been for their advice, but few of the men
whom they succeeded in getting to follow them would have been disposed to resist the laws, and the difficulties now upon the people
would not have come upon them. These men-Reeder, Robinson,
Lane, and other prominent free State men-excited the people to open
resistance to the laws, and publicly, and on all occasions, advised
open resistance, telling them that the United States governmnent would
sustain them, and that Congress would sustain them.
"SA'MUEL F. M. SALTERS."
STATE OF MISSOURI, Ss
Jackson county,
On the 11th day of June, A. D. 1856, personally appeared before
me, the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for the county and
State aforesaid, Samuel F. M. Salters, who makes oath that the
above and foregoing statement is true as therein set forth. The said
Samuel F. M. Salters is the same who subscribed to the above and
foregoing statement, and whose name appears thereto.
Given under my hand this 11th day of June, A. D. 1856.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
THOMAS J. GOFORTH, [SEAL.]
Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MLISSOURI, 1
County of Jackson, ss
I, John R. Swearingen, clerk of the county court within and for
the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Thomas J. Goforth, esq.,
whose genuine signature appears to the above and foregoing affidavit,
now is, and was at the time of so doing, an acting justice of the peace.
within and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified,
and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his
official acts as such, as well in courts of justice as thereout.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
L. S.]the seal of said court, at office in the city of Independence,
[L S.] this 14th day of June, A. D. 1856.
JOHN R. SWEARINGEN, Clerk.
Deposition of A4. J. Bush.
The undersigned, A. J. Bush, states, on oath: I came from Kentucky, and settled in Kansas Territory, near the town of Lawrence,
on the 20th day of March, 1855. I was present at the election of the
30th of March, 1855, held in the town of Lawrence. I was pretty
much a stranger, and did not know at that time many people. I saw
a good many people at that election, but did not know but few of thenm.
I voted. My political sentiments were not much known; but very
few persons knew which side I was on. I had no difficulty in voting.
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