New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE IN KANSAS.
Correspondence Of The Baltimore Sun.

Correspondence Of The Baltimore Sun
FoRT LEAvEswoRTH KANSAS TERRITORY, I
Wednesday, Disc d, 1884, \
This place has become extremely dbl ~thn the
last eek or two Naviga ion on the rives has been
suspended for the the election l. over; the
weather is cold, and the Governor, together with all
the other Territorial officers, have gone down 70 the
Methodist Mission, near WestpOrt, where they have
established their wiLfer quarters.
We have had 10 EaterD mail here for week, al
though the Law provides for one every day. The
maiLcsrre err sppevrs to have broken down aud given
up for good this time. We have been mpatiently
waiting and waiting aud waiting, and stu he comes
not We are involved in sort of Rip Van Winkle
obvousness The world may be passing through
the most comprehensive revolutious-old govern-
men's aid systems and people may be going down
snd disappearing forever and new rising up In
their stead, and here in the middle of the Aner-
lean Continent, be entirely unconscious Of the
We may wate up 10 morrow morning, aud il mail
should happen to tall in on us in the meantime find
ourselves in new world THIS irregular,ty Of the
mails is indeed, source Of serious disco mort 20 all
s,journers well rs to those permanently residing
residing here. The Department at Washington ought
& pay more attention TO these Far Western mails.
The emigration TO this Territory hts established .
great necessity for puncfUaty and dispatch In their
operations and 1t is to be hoped tnat the Dep artment
will res to the matter.
Judge Lecompte, of Maryland, Chief Justice Of tho
Territory, arrived at W.stport Friday last with
bis family He will retide for the present at the
Methodist Mission, that place afford ny better accom-
Hodaions than any other in the Territory. No d.
been made, PROBABLY Will be until sprlog. judge
Lecompte has so far, made 4 decidedly favorable
impresrloD. His agreeable manners will win him
many friends. Ali the Territorial officers are nov
among u. They are, without any exceptions, ex-
cellebt men. Gov. Reeder is msn OF most sterling
qualities. He possesses, III high degree intellect,
decision and frmoess In the dischsrgs III his Off.
cal duties he conducts himself with pulous pro-
priety No better selection cOalf possibly nave been
made by the President for the office he fis. William
G.. Matthias and ID. Scott Boyle Egg. Of Westmin-
STR, Md, who came out with Judge LscDmpte are
stopping here. They are highly delegated with the
country.
The election here on the Goth ult, for delegate to
Congress occasioncd high degree of excitement
Gen Whitfield, the Pro-Slavery candidate is said to
have been elected. You have donb, been 80 IN
formed So far as the number Of votes Cast 10 his
favor may 90 to give him the election he has it; but
If the character OF those votes has thing 10 do
with the result he has it not He not elected By
the people Of Kansas. He is lot their delegate. he
was put upon the track by people 10 the State Of
Missouri, aid put through the bsllot-boX in Kansas
by the people OF thai State Before the approach
Of the time Of election sign could be decerned by
the meet observant indicating anything else than the
success Of the ADti-Savery party.
The Cover or Of the Territory, and all bis personal
ana political friends, were that ,ide together with
two out OF every three persons 10 all parts Of the
Territory But, within day or two of the election,
the country began To swarm with Mssouri,ns. They
came over In Gro SGs-sOme in wagons, others on
horseback, ard Others yet on foot They we're, for
the greater part, most uBseemly Reckless set Of
mel. hey crossed the river IN separate defsch-
ments, at dfi.reLt places along the border. They
seemed to be organized in separate parties under the
command Of particular leaders each party designed
10 operate at specific localities Thus t1s polls IN
every district, Ut at Laurence and far up toward
fot hLty. we're surroauded aud taken possession OIL
The moment they were opened, by those lHs).-nt IN
vaders. They threatened and iniimicaed the judges;
weed out sid violsntly drove of All hose who
we've suspected OF being IN favor vi any ota-r cand
date than their O@D ana put their own votes into the
bellot-box ct the poat Of the revolver was myself
pretent all day at the LesyebTorth polls and can,
the refore speak Of proceedings 1t that point from
personal knowledge. They p-rfec ly outrageous.
The crowd OF historians assembled early Ia the
iaornipg ann comm. ced operations by insisting
filing a temporary vacancy .hich had occurred in
tn Board of Judges, by eiecting mao named Bur-
gss, a naive o: Platte County Missouri TIE other
ia q prot sred az -Ist the proposition but yielded
momfbt provoked They felt Themselves an dan.
ger Of being rn'blessly murdered by the crowd.
TIE nan from Missouri, accordingly served from be-
ginning 70 emo as vi the Judges Of Election in
hsnsss Teniory.
During the entire day, persons we're seen coming
over 10 boats from the Missouri sie Of tbs river TO
pm Ia their votes; while psrsons actual resiens Of
tie Territory, s.eklDg, ia the most peaceble nanner,
10 dep0i Their ballots act on, cnarp Cd with be-
lDg "AboiOr i.ts' ana driven ron tns ground.
hey en, in macy eases, to avoid thu necessity Of
s,ooiing down their sssallan's. When | vent up to
vote, vas approached by lilo who dem aided to
see NY ticket ! pin.ei, Of cour-s, 10 heed hitn;
SterfuIOn | VS. mmediatsly Gro gced out by some
oozsn persons, oil working ia concert They openly
declared that should spprosch the osilotbox
exec VI those who It nd.a 10 vote for Whitfield To-
ward tle cOse of The day, the violence noDg the
drunken rabble became great the judges grew
ajaImed for their personal safety, aud closed the pole