New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-03
FROM KANSAS.
THE PROSPECT OF FREEDOM GLOWIsG
From Our Special Correspondent

the worst Of it is to come. A painful conviction
Of this fact is every dag fixing itself upon my
mind and gradually dimmiDg the unclouded pros
pect that presented itself while traversiDg the
Free State towns and settlements along the banks
OF the Kau sangune spirit of hopefulness,
like despairing one, is contagious and when my
travels and observations revealed the fact that a
large majority, three fourths at least of the bona
fde settlers were Free. State men, thouaht the
matter forever settled, and that the love of Free
dom Of the men Of the North had saved this por-
ton of free soil from the covetng grasp of the
Slaveocracy. apprebend that this feeling of over
confidence goes the length Of blunder with the
Free State men in the Territory. Resting as they
do upon their legitimate right to secure Freedom
they forget that this has never yet settled the
question at issue. In this town there is majority
Of Free-State men, and in the town and county
around large majority; but there is still q
nucleus round which the Slavery extensiOnists can
rally. The power Of property-holding, commercial
and business wealth, lean toward the SlaveOcracy;
and above ALL it is backed by the whole influence
of the Territorial Government The ballOtbox is
the only security Of Freedom, aud how does that
stand At this point Delaware and Kickapoo
there would be-with strong occ aston to call i
out-a Missouri vote of from 500 to 1000 AT
Atchison and DOniphan there would, in such
case, be at least 900 more. ALI the Govern
ment officials and settlers about Fort Leaven worth
who claim the right to vote as civilians are Pro
Slavery men. Gen. Calhoun has his Office of
Survey or. General at the Wyandot, at the
mouth of the Kau, whore, under the cover
of Government and Land-0 duties he
ia gently setting stakes for what is intended
to be great future commercial city in the Indian
reserve. Here he has many employees, and hes
all the influence and patronage of his position-and
in the contest this will always be thrown for
Slavery against Freedom-and will wink at any
election frauds, for they have been already perpe
trated there, as at all other points Governor
Shannon and another string of officials are posted
at Shawnee Mission, and Gen Whit6eld, the In
dian Agent, short distance off. Here is another
nucleus Of the Slave power. The v,ting place is
only some five or six miles from WestpOrt, and
from that town and neighborhood the bulk of the
voters have always come. There threefourths Of
Whitfeld's vote was of this kind, and the Governor
himself voted with these men, but not word Of
" law and order" there Oh, no. But down along
the southern frontier of Kansas, and close to the
Missouri frontier, new and dangerous field is
opening Hitherto there have been few settle
ments in that quarter and few places of voting
opened. An effort is now making to rush in
slaveholding population there, and although feel
certain that Free-State men enough will be found
there to be in respectable majority, still Slavery
will have nucleus round which to rally, and it is
close TO the Missouri line. Again: the Indian
Agent, Col Montgomery, at the election at which
Reeder and the Delegates to the Convention were
voted for forbade polls to be opened or voting to
be carried on in the reserves under his jurisdic
tion. do not say he was wrong, or that his pro
ceedinr was irregular, but do say that the vote
tbus prohibited was Free-State vote, and that in
Wyapdot, Shawnee and Delaware Reserves cleo
tons were held, and there Whitfield (another In
dian AGENT got large part of his vote.
Nv reflections of late have thus began to assume
a mathematical cast, and shriGk from carrying
out my figures, as 1 see the aspects they present
A triAe will sometimes startle c,nvictiOn from
pleasant lethargy. l had the honor recently to
dine with Territorial dignitary, aud we were
waited upon by slaves. Our host was worthy
ceptleman-a Southern man to the core, but pos
sessisg many estmable qualities. After dinner he
and another Territorial probate judge, elected by
the bogus Legislature, who is also stakeholder
went to "swappDg niggers," and our sensioilit ties
were RECALLED by quite an interesting specimen OF
domestic transfer. The way each of these gentle
men talked of this peculiar kind of property, and
its security here, showed me that they had calmly
and deliberately examined the question and founded
their expectations on basis at least rational.
McCres's trial proceeds slowly. Yesterday
nothing was done, as the jury had not come In
The ecisons Of the Court here, which lean against
the prisoner, have given such cause Of exceptions
that the counsel have avowed their determination
to carry the case up to the Supreme Court upon
them. and as such course might not be agreeable
to BIZ, Honor, Judge Lecompte it is limited by the
friends of McCres that this is good feature for
him. Here is another instance of the potent might
Of the Slayeocracy There is not FIeeState
man but believes he should be discharged, yet he
has been subjected to long and cruel imprison'
ment and now, upon his trial, has the influence Of
the Court against him.
/ have been in court good deal, both this and
last week. Ii is strange Court. There are some
| good places for public meetings in Leayenworsh,
| and one cannot tell why the Court should have
| been penned 10 such place. The building Is evl
| IDENTIFY intended for private residence. 1t is q
frame building of two apartments, some sixteen by
| eisbteen feet EACH In one Of these is the court
enscOnctd. A very good stove is the only respect
able article in the room, and as the walls are not
plastered, its heat is required. As much OF the