Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

0ENILEnkN:-Thef following article is copied
from the New York Times, Of Friday; and I
ask q brief space in yeur paper to refute
a Brave Land Observation-Disclosures and
Forney's Interests in Nebraska.
lFrom the Cleveland Leader, Dec. IL
Everybody likes late news, fresh news, startling,
make some people stare aid pull their eyes open
some. Our sources of information are direct and we
believe reliable. The collateral and circumstan-
tial evidence thoroughly confirms its truth.
Summer between Stephen Arnold Douglass, of I'LL
nois Bird Chapman, ex-Speciai Mail Agent: For
ney, editor Washington Union, and Clerk of House
OF Representative Joseph w. Gray, Postmaster of
one ether party, whose name we forget
Ihis Company OF political bretheren and immacu-
iate patrots nave secured the refusal of 5000
pnrShss Sc OF Indian Missionary Reservation Lands
In NEBRASKA Territory: SIS 900 have been paid down
as forfeit moeey, in case the Company should not
pay the residue at the time stipulated. Since the
death of Governor Burt, his Secretary, Cummins,
IL actng Governor pro tem., until the president fills
the vacancy. The influence of the land iObbers
aforesaid is being concentrated the President to
induce him to appoint Cummins permanent Gov
ernor OF the Territory. The understanding or bar
gam is that IN case the Company aforesaid succeed
III having him returned as Governor, he agrees to
locate the seat Of Government at the village Of Belle
vile, on the lands purchased by the Company which,
as matter of course, will vastly enhance their
value, to the emoumcnt of the said Douglas, Grey
Co. The honesty and morality of the bargain
and sale as matter we will not stop here to review
Ii Is enough to know that it is par excellence demo-
Cratic, SC, sc.
In the first place, have entered into no CO.
partnership for any such purpose, with any of
the parties named, or with any others I new
or converted with Judge Douglas in reference
to the subject alluded to, or to any similar OBJ
oT -
Plaindealer, in my life; know him but by
reputation as an able editor. have never
seen or heard from Mr.. Chapman for a year.
never saw or met any such person as siWii-
liam Green, of Elmyra, Ohio" A gentleman
named Col. Barton Green bore letter of in
PRODUCTION to me from Acting Governor Cum.
ing, and while in this city as one of the
party escorting tho remains of Governor Burt,
raised $500 for him, to assist him in defray
ing the expenses of the removal of those re-
mains to South Carolina, for which he gave
draft upon Governor Cumming. Not a cent
of money have I advanced, OF contracted to
pay hereafter, in connection with any such CO.
partnership or "scheme." So far as Acting
Governor Cumming is concerned, regret that
he is not here to defend himself, and to sus-
tain this statement. That he will be able to
repel all aspensions upon his official and per-
sonal character I firmly believe. He has
written to me freely in reference to his respon-
sibilities and to his arduous duties, and not a
line that he has written sustains even BY in
ference, tho charges now preferred against
him. His last letter says:
81 never desired the Office Of Governor. I
'became acting Governor by an act of Proyi.
"dence, and 1 intend to do the duties of the
'sofice honestly and fearlessly, 10 that during
"my administration no friend need be ash AIMED
''of me-
Pursued by calumny, and hunted by men
never injured in my life, have RETAINED
from noticing tho myriad ISLANDERS of my enc
mics; but this fabrication is too gross to be
W. FoRsrr.
Washington, December 9, 1854.
Hore about the Recent Election In Kansas
We have very late and reliable advices from
the territory of Kansas, which put us in pos
session Of many interesting facts concerning
the canvass for q delegate in Congress that re-
Gently occurred there. It seems that the
overshadowing question was what is there
known as the equator question ?" This is a
dispute between the bona lido squatters-tbe
settlers from all the States surrounding or
within striking distance of tho new territory,
who 60 there to seek homes and prosperity by
cultivating tho soil or pursuing some other
Legitimate and regular business, on the ono
side, and the spectators, fancy town-makers,
and, We fear, more or less persons in Govern
nent employment, on the other side Whit
field was the squatters' candidate. The slavery
question was not discussed by linn in tho can
vass, it not being an issue at that time prop.
erly before them. He was known, however,
to be Southern man, and in favor of pro.
viding for holding slaves in tho State when
they come to form State Constitution, as well
as believer in the doctrine that slaves could
be legally carried there now His oppo.
nent, Mr.. Flenniken, was supported by tho
interests named above as opposed to the
squatters, and also by the Yankee emf.
grafton societies agents, and as many of
their people as they could influence To
obtain the support of the latter, it is thought
he sought to bring the slavery question into
the canvas, taking anti-slavery ground and
Introducing the slave question in all his ad-
dresses to the people. Lie was overwhelming ely
and thought General Whitfield re-
Trained as far as possible from mooting the
slavery question in the stump, his triumph
under all the circumstances involved, is inter-
preted as ar palpable expression of the public
will to make the States's constitution slave
holding, whom they came to frame it. The
emigrants from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wis
consin and Iowa bear an intense dislike to those
sent out by the New York and New England
Societies, on the ground that the latter are
SLAVES as it were-men who have
gone to the new territory to do the bidding of
masters in the East. They are perhaps the
fercest enemies Of abolitionism there, and
most of them voted against Mr.. Flenniken,
because he was supported by abolition in.
fuences among others.
The Governorship Of Utah.-From the best
information within our reach, after due in.
quiry, We are satisfied that there is not sin.
gle application for this vacant Office, of 80