The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-22
Cur Kansas Correspondence.
LEAvESwoRrH Cry, Kansas, Sect. :

LEAyESwoRrH Cry, Kansas, Sept. 20, 1855.
Ar,ieol Of Governor Reed-Hs Speech TO the Sovereign
Nomination Of Delegates to the STATE Co,stitu
tionat Ccnre,ion-"The Border R,.ans :" Virdicated-
Complaints against the Surveyor General-Rapid Pro
gress Of the 7itory-Doo,s and Lauyers Cfo,caing in
10 Lire on the Fat Of The Land-Local Hens, de-, dc.
Governor Reeder arrived in this city Tuesday and
Wednesday evening, at the solicitation of the Sovereign
Squatters and contrary the silence which he had i'm
posed upon himself delivered able and lucid speech
which cheered throughout its delivery and by all
universally commended Even the G. border ru6ans al
though holding opposite sentiments express themselves
highly graied with the Governors of treating
subjects of great deicacy The speech Of Governor
Reeder has done much f not everything necessary
make Kansas free State. change has the
"border rufans," and everything tends to freedom
Of speech, free State and the immediate formation Of
State constitution, to be submitted to the people.
Yesterday the voters Of this city assembled in grove,
and nominated six delegates to the State Constitutional
Convention. Last evening, the citizens male and f
male assembled in the sanctuary and organized tenn
perance society One Of the most eloquent addresses
ever listened to was delivered mpromptu, by David T.
johnson, ESQ.,, young. member, but an able practi-
toner at the bar, from Georgia. No State Terrific
" boast of intelligent enterprsiug,
and talented population than Kansas already con.
tains, and the sentiment at the North, formed
from solitary overt acts Of breaches Of the
peace, published with embellishments editorial and
exaggerated statements in the Tribune, have done the
people and territory Of Kansas great injustice and serious
injury.
am . great coward, and came here with fear and
trembling expecting to have my throat from to
before reached the hotel in the city OF Ieayen.
worth but so far from being moestea have been treat
peobe universally polite the border ruffans OF
Kansas
There is much complaint against the Surveyor Gene
raj who has been appointed fourteen months now
and is at present absent in Illinois, where it is said he
still holds Office worth thousand dollars per an
II is said that during the fourteen months that he
has been Surveyor General Of Kansas and Nebraska he
has not been in either both Territories four months
and that he has not been into either Territory; dis
lance OF ten miles the ine that gross nattenon
and delay in the survey Of the public lands Is the
sequence that to his discretion has been conded the
same at place called wyandot, without accommoda
lions for emption settlers and others having business
with the land Office that II surrounded on three sides
the Missouri river The presumption settlers will have
to go over thiry.fve miles to the land Office through
Indian settlements. Governor shannon keeps himself
quiet at Westpor and unspotted from the world. He
IL expected here soon
The Territory pretty well settled already and the
Territory for speedy settlement for the roads all
tural, and only require bridging at the rivers and
Is left for 10 do Ia TO build house. fence his fields
put in the seed and reap bountifu harvest the nrst
droves sufficient to make the pot boil till other stock and
poultry raised Wild grapes grow here in great pro-
fusion There was never more beautiful ana niagns.
cent country created in sir days, and free State
be perpetual barrier TO slavery the Pacific
ocean.
The corn rasedthis year Is said TO De sufficient for the
Of the Territory. The hotel is crowded. and the wor
thy landlord has as much as he do to keep them
down TO three in bed The fourth sometimes creeps in
and has 10 be hauled out "Poitics make strange bed
fellows, especially in this Territory The court Is held
In the sanctuary Of the Most High and IL higher law
should prevail il would be great marvel Physicians
are the most and most useless class here
Every third man Is doctor. Cravediggers out Of
employment, and, unless epidemic should visit us
these doctors will have to 20 TO doctors COMMONPLACE
Craze grass.
think Of settling down and preaching here. The
wicked flourish bay tree and unless theY are
rish.
At the opening Of the court the other ay eleven took
and subscribed the oath prescribed to by attor
neys and one Col Lane late member ofCongress from
Indiana refused take the oath and was refused the
application TO appear and practice attorney in this
court.
Almost every member Of the bar present made speech
and Colonel ane closed the affair and was ruled out Of
court The eleven lawyers who took the oath, and
ready to practice in the courts OF this Territory NJ
L. 1resdal, u. r. Johnson NJ. w. Delehay Thos. shank
land H. Miletmoore q. W. Gardiner up. Curdy VIM.
y. Miller II. T. Green, Thomas Shoemaker, and T. J.
Moore
Judge johnson was here the other day surprised that
he not yet removed He says the President told him
iation II seemed fair business transaction Since
then have had the Of Johnson's removal II "a
said he will contest the executive act OF removal The
President must crush out the feeling % INSTRUMENTATION
growing up among his official pets in this Territory or
the Mssourans Twill cut their d. tbroats The Re.
cever Of public moneys Is here while Eiy Moore the Re.
eighty miles distant.
The Court has decided against Tic right 81 challenge A.
claimed ~ me counsel Tor McCrea Tie weather has
iesn :, JGne2 hot ofltc. aud The ,ise low e'lA 4 Is
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