From this we shall copy three: MINORITY REPORT.
1.

That the Territorial Legislature was a legally constituted body, and had power to pass valid laws, and their enactments were therefore valid.
2.

That the election under which the sitting delegate, John W.Whitfield, holds his seat was held in pursuance of valid law, and should be regarded as a valid election.
3.

That the election under which the contesting delegate, Andrew H.Reeder, claims his seat, was not held under any law, and should be wholly disregarded by the House.
_( Signed)_ M.OLIVER.
As a result, Congress permanently unseated Mr.Whitfield, and ordered a new election, thus affirming the conclusions of Howard and Sherman.
This committee began its work in April and ended in June.
The "Law and Order" party did not, however, wait for the conclusion of these proceedings at Washington.Col.Buford, as we have told in a former chapter, arrived early in the spring with his company of South Carolinians, and Gen.

David R.Atchison had gathered, along the borders, several hundred men to make a second raid on Lawrence.