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

KANSAS AFFAIRS.
To Mr. Sherman:
I think I recollect that a counter-handbill was got up by Genecral
Whitfield's friends, in reply to this of Flanigan's; but I do not recollect the names.
SAML. F. FEW.
LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T., MIay 17, 1856.
GEORGE H. KELLER called and sworn.
I moved my family into the Territory on the 7th of October, 1854,
and to this place. I kept then the only hotel in the place, up to June,
185a. I have resided here ever since I came here. I came here from
Platte county, Missouri, near Weston; had lived there foir 16 years,
except one year that I was absent. I was present at the election of
the 29th of November, 1854. The settlement here was conmparatively
small. The town of Leavenworthl was laid out in August and Scptemberj 1854. AMIr. Neil Burgess was one of the judges of that election, but I do not remember the others. I was very busy in mylotel.
in one room of which the election was held, and was about the polls
at various times during the day. The election was held at my house.
ftom the fact that there was no other room in town suitable for that
purpose.
There were a great many strangers came into town the day before,
and on the day of election. They were camped all around here, like a
camp meeting, but I cannot tell how many there were. I (lo net
know that these men were armedl. I was very busy, and could not
pay particular attention to their appearance. Tlhey generally camped
in tents, and part of them brought their own provisions with them,
and cooked( them for themselves. I think they were catmped in companies, in messes in wagons, probablly firom 10 to 15 in a wagon.
There were no women with themn generally, as I saw, and none in the
camp. They had no baggage besides their provisions, that I saw.
I knew sonme of these men. It would be hard for me to recollect all
I knew; but I can name some of them: Mr. John Wells, Jud(ge Almond from Platte City, MIr. John Vineyard, Mr. Washburn, Smith
Calvert, and a great many others I cannot now recollect without
hearing their names.
I heard some companies who came in, say they came from Clay
and Ray counties. Those that I have named were from Platte county,
an(l were my old neighbors. They said they came here to vote.
Yhey said they had as good a right to vote here as anybody that
comes from the east. They claimed to be residents of the Territory,
from the fact that they were then present. Some of themn remained
here until the next day, and then left. Some left the day of election.
I do not know that they said anything about their intention of going
and returning. I saw some of them vote. I was not there all the
time; but others, whom I did not see vote, told me they voted. There
was some excitement during the election, but nothing very serious
but a little knock-down-some of our old Kentucky election fights. I
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