The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-24

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The Way Things arc Done In Kansas.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM-
| FORT LxAvKNwoRrH,
Kansas Territory, Dec. 8, ls54.5
IhM place has become extremely dull within the
last week or two. Navigation on the river has been
suspended for the season. the election is over; the
weather is cold; and the Governor, together with
AZ ne Ssnsf territorial officers have gone down to
have estsbliahed their winter quarters.
We have had no Eastern mail here for q week,
although the law provides for one every day. The
mall carrier appears to have broken down and given
waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and stili he
comes not. We are involved in sort Of Rip Van
WiDkle oblivioumess. The world may be passing
through the most compreher sive revolutions old
governments and gy.tems and people may be going
down and disappearing forever and new ones rising
up In their stead and here, in the middle Of the
American Contnent, be entirely unconscious Of the
sy same. we S may wake up tomorrow morning, and
time, drd ourselves In new world This irregu-
larity Of the mails IT, indeed source Of serious dis
comfort TO al sojourners. as well as to those pera
| neDtly residing here. The Department at Wash
ington ought 70 pay more attention to these far
Western mails The emigration to this territory
mas es,eohaed g'eaf necessiy Tor punctuality and
spaten :. suelf operations aud it is to be hoped
rnat the Department viii see to the matter.
Judge Lecompte, Of Maryland, Chief Justice OF
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| WITH his family. He will reside for the present
the Mefhc dist Missdon that place affording better
accommodations than any other in the Territory
No division of the Territory into judicial district,
mas yet been made, inor. probably will be unit
ring: Judge Lecompte has, SO far, made deci-
dtcly favorable impression. His highly agreeable
manners will win him many friends. All the Ter.
rltoI1al officers are now among They are, with
ont any exceptions, excellent men. Gov. Reeder IS
man of most sterling qualities. He possesses 10
high degree, intellect, decision and frmness In
the discharge of his official duties he conducts him
ticn could possibly have been made by the Presi.
dent for the Office he fills. william G. Matthias
and D. Scott Boyle, Esqs., Of Westmi aster, Md.
out Win Spgags are stopping
The election here on the 10th ultimo, for dele
gate to Congress, 0ccasioned high degree Of ex-
cifeneDt. Gen. Whitfield, the pro slavery candi-
doubt been 90 informed. So far as the number Of
votes cast in his favor may 60 to give him the elec-
tion be has III but il the character of those votes has
anything to do with the result he has 1t not He
was.not elected by the people Of Kansas. He is
not their delegate. He was put upon the track by
peope in the State of Missouri and put through the
ballet box in Kansas BY the people Of that State.
sign could be disceIned by tho most obserSsns indi d.
eating anything else than the success Of the anti
slavery party.
The Governor Of the Territory, and all his per
sonal and political friends, were on that side, to.
parts of tho Territory. But within day or two of
the election the country began to swarm with Mis-
souIians. They came over In crowds some In wa
gons, Others on horseback, and others yet foot.
Ihey were, Tor the greater part, o most urseemly
and reckless set Of men, They crossed the river in
separate detachnents at different places along the
border. They seemed to be organized in separate
ss % q
Thus, the polls In every district, except at Lau-
renee and far up towafds Fort Riley, were sur.
rounded and taken Possession of the moment they
were opened by these insolent invaders. They
threatened and inbMidated the judges crowded
ont and violently Grove OF ell those who wore sus
pSs u tue sSsif r own s vdsss ssss so rs s
box at the point Of the revolver. ! was myself
present all day at the Le0yen ,rth polls, and can,
therefore, speak Of the proceedings at that point
outrsesous. The crowd of Missourians assembled
early In the morning. and commenced operations
by Insisting on filing q temporary vacancy which
had occurred in the board Of judges by elscti1g q
man lamed Burgess, a resident o. Platte county,
Missouri. TIE other judges protested agains. ths
proposition, but yielded immediately 10 the storm
which their resistance in moment provoked.
They felt themselves In danger Of being ruthiessIy
murdered By the crowd. This man from Missouri
accordingly served from beginning to end, as one
Of the judges Of the election in Kansas Territory.
During the entire day, persons were seen coming
put in their votes; while persons actual rcsidents
OF the Territory, seeking. in the most pea soable
manner to deposit their ballots were sat ON, chsrg.
ed with being "abolitonists," and driven from the
necessity of shooting down their assailants. When
went mp to vote, was approached by fellow
who demanded 70 see my ticket / refused of
course. to heed hin; whereupon was Immediately
crowded out by some dozen persons, all working In
concert. They openly declared that none should
approach the ballot box except those who intended
to vote for Whitfield. Towards the close Of the day,
the violence amongst the drunken rabble became 50
IudQea
soDal safety and closed the polls. Thds ended the
first election in this district for delegate to Con-
gress from the Territory of Kansas.
No pretext whatever is offered by these people to
excuse Or justify their conduct On the contrary,
they make no secret of their being residents Of
Missouri, snd not residents Of Kansas. They de.
again at every election. Gen. Sp1ingfellow, o
prominent politician Of Missouri, residing at Wes
ton, who commaua aed the Leavenwoith division Of
this grind invading army, openly declared that If
Missouri would be empted into Kansas, ia order to
make it q slave State.
What will he the result of this business do not
know. i cannot think thar Gen. Whitfield will be
at least be thoroughly investigated. We have every
Uas TO believe that an extensive scheme Is on
foot to make kspsas slave State By violent and IL
legal mcane. 1t has been asserted that Senator
AtchsoD, Of Missouri, was not ilnoraLt Of this
protect !; ard that large fund Gas boon raised by
Subscription IN the Southern States to carry Il
thrcrch. II tlis be really s0s aud / cannot doubt
it, is ought 70 asaken the indignation of the whole
country. TIE Missouri compromise was not re-
pc aled to give hsndfvn of the worst specimens
cf the population Of Missouri the power TO coptro
the CsstiIss Of Kansas but 10 establish the righ.
a. the peaple Ct the Ter tories to govern them
sslyee If this be Lot accomplished, wfat has been
gained by the repeal Of ths Missouri compromise
Nay, II tho repeal has but transferred the govern
sDte Of Kansas Territory from Congress to Senator
Atchsen, and his band Of secret conspirat,rs what
has Lct been lost thereby to the people Of Kansas
as well as ths country Mt larger stood by the
KsntasNs b aska bill, in an unpretsnding way,
from frlt 10 last; because regarded IL a. estab.
hsbng in the Territories great principle OF free
roverinert; but II II cannot lie made to accomplish
that object, am In for speedy restoration OF the
MIf%u ur mpTornjse; and this Ia the sentiment OF
every aduisistra:ion Democrat in Kansas who is
sgaii st the Introduction Of slavery. I came to
Kapsas under the profssed, guarantees Of the Kan
sas Nebraska act, relying the integrity Of that
TO have my voice AID VOTE as one of its citizens,