The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17
Our Missouri Correspondence.

~ Our Missouri Correspondence.
81. LOUIS, Dec. 4, 1854.
The Nsr Tsde-The Indians and Their Doimgs-
Ksasss-Etin ii be Slave State Election of
. Pro Slavery Man to COngress-1ne Abolifiose
iss. &C., re.
/ have just received letter from friend con-
Ascted with the fur trade dated at Fort Union near
- mouth Of the Yellow Stone. 1t was brought
0pwn by the semi-annual messenger OF the Fur Com
pany, who, with two others, arrived at the western
botder Of this State some days since. The news is
q no great importance from that region. The trade
Sbr the season il likely TO be very good. The
Asainaboips, from Saskatchewan river, q tributary
Of Lake Winnipeg, have had several scrimmagss
with the Blacklist during the summer, but without
my decisive results. These things are, however,
% frequent that they hardly be considered as
news, unless considerable numbers are engaged on
sboA sides, and o decided massacre occurs. The
Crows, Minnataws, Africans, Puncahs Sioux and
Omahas have been more than ordinarily pea ,eable
along the Missouri. The last named tribe have
several times amused themselves by stealing cattle
from the emigrants journeying to Utah and Cali
1Ornia.
We had news here yesterday from New Mexico.
AN the Indian tribes are e.. becoming daily more
very frequent, atei ded often with murders, and
always with robberies of stock and grain. 1t is
Abundantly evident that there Is not military
force there sufficient to restrain them. All pro-
perry out Of thick settlements is held at their
mercy, ard life is constantly hazarded in its de-
fence. The Governor hello treaty lately with
She Navsjoes, Jaccarillas and Utahs. They
gave the most solemn promises of friend
nhip, all Of which were Of course broken
20 soon they received their presents and got out
Of sight of his Excellency's party.
You will remember that Prophesied that Kansas
would be declared to be eave ate 80 soon as the
Legislature was convened. The recent election for
. delegate in Congress proves the correctness Of my
conjecture. Whitfield, TenDesseean, who is ultra
Southern in sentiment, has received An overwhem-
ing majority of the votes The election turned upon
the slavery question exclusively. The Legislature
will DO assembled early in the spring. The late
election shows what action will be had In that body
4 saw, few days since, Mr.. Calhoun, the Surveyor
General of Kansas and Nebraska. He is an Iii
noisan, opposed to slavery in the abstract but faith
fu to the constitution. He assured me that the ct
1ogts Of the abolition emig societies have actu
ally effected aothing. They have induced num-
her Of destitute creatures, chiefly from the purlieus
OF the Eastern eiies and towns, to emigrAte 70
sas, where they find themselves without food or
Akelter, and dependent for Subsistence upon the
very people whose rights they hired TO invade
Yhe conse quence IL, that all Of them who can are
Aunyipg back to tho places from whence they can. ,
and the remainder are fast becoming converts /,
Southern principles. Naturally, Kansas IL not Q
country well adapted 10 the institution Of slavery
but the exertons Of the sbolitionists will undoub:
edy result In ts establishment and continuance for
- ind ear To nor,od