New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-13
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AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.
FoHT LEAvLywoRTH, Kansas Territory, .
Tbursd.v. Aug. IL. 1854.

Thursday, Aug. u, 1854.
CorresponSence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
The emigration into this Territory ia believed be
proceeding at greater rate at the present moment
than u any time before. On two days Of last week
FIVE hundred men with az and gun crossed the fesry
from Weston 10 Fort Leaven worth in search Of claims.
Very many Of these are from points in Missouri not
hundred miles distant from the river and il Is sup
posed that when the hemp crop shall have been se-
cured the Missouri element viii be even larger The
tone of Platte County which arrogates to itself
species Of sovereignty over this domain Of Kansas
does not become a whit lees violent in the matter
Of Freedom or Slavery in the country Some Of the
Western Missouri papers have lately contained
very ferooious articles the treatment that mig
ger-stealers' and Northerners for the terms
are convertiblel should receive on their entrance
into kansss. Albeit their zeal is much stronger
than th,ir power, and that barking dogs are
not proverbia for carrying their pugnacity into acts,
still believe that the attempt 10 rescue Kansas from
the save power will cost much greater efforts than
are generally anticipated. do not withdraw from
my previously expressed opinion that Kansas win be
free, because / believe that the North are nearly
unanimous in their intent that such it shall be- and
thar they have and will IN due time the power 10
make it So The tactics of the South 10 press the
question TO speedy settlement, because they know
TIA from Missouri and Arkansas ten or twenty hOus-
and nonresident voters viii be thrown into the
Try at the time of the decisive election and that such
number will be sure TO carry the day. The rumor
Of a Northern Aid Emigration enrages them, and
leads TO more strenuous and resOute measures than
would have at first been thought Of 1t becomes the
freemen of the North, therefore 70 be the alert TO
act promptly in this matter Of colonzing Kansas and
to send on without delay reliable emigrants. From
such information az have been able TO gather, the
prepOderance of sentiment among actual and bona
fde settlers il in favor Of free State But it is de-
cided majority Of Anti Slavery voters that we want,
otherwise the victory is not secure.
Meanwhile the towDmake rs and spectators in eli
gible locations are not idle. The men of Weston are
busy with the building Of the town of Leavenworth.
two miles down the river from the fort. But this
word &" building" must not be taken in its fullest
sense for all the preparations that have been far
completed consist in the remov 81 and destruction Of
the uDderbrush over several acres of the tite The
officers of he garrison all largely interested in
the project. The shares sell for sums varying be-
tween three and FIVE hundred dollars according to the
earDestness of the buyer and the cupdity of the seller
The public sale of the house lots has been several
times deferred but il is understood that it will
take place the 9th OF October. The first house
that will be built will contain the printng.rooms Of
The Kansas Herald, which will be issued as a.
possible after the 10th Of September. The paper be-
ing protegt of S. A. Douglas, will be Democratic
in politics and tinged with Pro-Slaveryism. Another
paper The Kansas Pioneer is also soon to be issued
in LeayeDwOrth.
The ordinary dullpess Of this little garrison town
has been Of late somewhat relieved by the assembling
of officers and designed for the reinforcement of
the troops in New-Mo1co About 100 mon Of the
Dragons and artillery, under the command Of Major
Grier will start for Santa Re to The recent
deaths OF Liz uts Van Buren, and Maxwell in Indian
conflicts have caused sensation here where they
were we'll known and esteemed
The Governor of Kansas will be here on the 5th Of
October 1t supposed that he will take up his resi-
dence at the new town. though how he will fancy that
rough mode at life remains TO be seen. IL IL certain
that be can find no good permanent lodgings at the
fort and his stay ing here would be only by the cour
tesy Of the commanding officer. The number Of Of
fceseekers already in Kansas s great. Conspicuous
among them are tie candidates for Delegate In Con
eress. II is rumored that Senator Atchison If de-
feaied in his contest for reelection in Missouri viii
remove himself and fortunes to this side of the river
The weather here Is and has been, since my arrival
a month $50, extremely warm and dry. The Missouri
River is very low. The crops of corn are almost
failure y. ID.