New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-26

DIyrIcrLrIFs Is KAssAs.-Tbere appears TO be con-
d,rabe diversity Of sentiment, and good deal Of
i'll telling among the settlers In toe negnborho)d Of
LawrtIce X. 1. The course OF the Lawrence As.o-
cation lie the subject of much complaint bu' how
much cause there is for IT, We have no means OF de-
termining The controversy, to some extent, Is be-
tween those who own timber lands and those whO do
no-the latter assuming that they nave right 10 cut
timber wherever they can find it. Judge Lecompie,
it is said N ,in'aDs ths position as does Dr. Robin
son: while the Governor Of the Territory takes the
opposite ground correspondent sends US the fol-
Town statement of the origin Of the diff -ulties but
We cannot voueh for it's accuracy:
"Vhen the first party from Boston arrived here,
the 900 acres which the United States law OF l-ii
allows to be PIE empted 81 iowa site. we're claimed
by two men, Messrs. Baldwin aud Steicus Tne'r
claims extended one mile along the X tasas River,
SID bali mile sOutbv ard The pioneers pad earns
500 for bs claim but refused 10 buy out BsdEin.
BY treating win StfarDs, /. is aimed that they
acknowledge Biz right 10 the loo acres by the law
Of tie Unit, Safes whoever hrst squts upon
claim can hold il against all ere atOD, If be actually
10 Occup il until the time for enteriog II AT
the Land Office which must De ~ltnln TIRES months
after II is surveyed. Baldwin still occupies his claim
son Of DIR S,bns the Mayor Of X aus "a, alsO bids
the claim pnI chased Of Si-arns this ground. He
"fqua,ttd upon 1t the same day with Stearns, and
when The Association purchzsed tue right OF SteTn',
lie had been upon il for some tine; conse iuent'y,
wi en- the time for pIeempton comes his claim vi.
be dated previous 10 that OF the Lisreoce AssOets.
ton al therefore, in my opinion he will be able 10
iold it, for the claim which is dated first is accepted
by The Governmerf. If the claimant IN prove occu'
psI cy from that time Il-Jce, il seems 10 ms, the
Lasr,nce properly stance upon some~hit insecure
foDi dation. Again, person csn pre- npt land tpr
the purposes OF cuation; therefore, the rem lining
iblteen claims of 100 acTes each, ON which the cty
stands cannot be held by individual. without th-lc
q fila hen hay IN n
they that they do not inteUd to speculate
On their claims bnt with them for their Fn exclusive
bD,f-w hicb they of course canoot do under exist
ing circumstances All of these thirteen claims
b.ld by persoDs who are not members OF the Law
renee Association. Consequently a state OF war, 10
come extent EXISTS between these persons aad the
LawToIoe Assoc alton
"As | have before stated there are six persons
holding claims about eight miles from here contain
ipg over 100 Scres each OF excellent woodland, and
That in The INN Ciate vicinity OF new steam.nui.
OF course. they at war with those VINO hold that
this til Der should be free TO all, and are joined by AL
The owIers of timber. | am - fortunate as 10 haze
five acres of timber my claim which is as much as
need for all practical purposes; hut II twenty men
should go there and cut from II, where w0nd be my
Tin ben Nov, it 70 happens that even such 4caln rs
mine is rea; rarity ia this Al present
fer great many clalns have not stick oi tnosf
Judge Lecompte holds that legal for those who
without timber to take IT from hoss who have il,
aDc DR.. Robu son backs up the opinion. a mat
ter Of cOuue disseIt. | thiLk The doctrine is d.
cictOiy wrong. Sui cODsicer 1t selfish for
10 clam 100 acre of timber When there may
w o csupot obtain single rood.
"A few weeks sDce Mr.. Chapman, Mr.. Short,
Nj " ade, and several othCrs, wero arrested bc
fhieAit hing 10 sfoot VI ssrs. Jones Hutchinson ani
Mallcry who were cutting timber on d NJ Wilson :
claim On examination before Justice Emory, they
were dis harged for want OF evidence. IL was r.
ported that ouirg their examination. threats OF hfIaZ
u oil tie YaLh.ts were made by th-r comrades, II
itty were Lot r,leastd. Subsequently,, Chapman tore
Gown house put pon biz cl,m, one of the dl-pltei
thirteen aid hs threatened 10 shoot DIR. X He sis
arrested aid finally bound over by Juise Lecom gte
10 n { fret tenn of the Supreme Court III the I'll VI
= goo DR. h binson end Others here a. have been
intern Sd scvi-.d bis teirg " horss.hipped, II the
proper Authorities did not bind HIN over.
Thee are some # the dill ,uliies referred to by our
correspondents Ofc1urse they are TO be deprecated.
They are calculated in are the terrory-to Feard
lis sctlemen-ior Il en- Will hesitate about migrl'ny,
If they have TO 60 into Fl sht The momen, the! arrive
there.
We have the proceedings of two public meet.ns'
held in LavIeDee-one composed of the oPpon ants OF
the Lawrence Association, held on the nth Of Jaou.
s,y. and the other Of is friends, held On the 10Th.
Resolutions expressive OF the sentiments Of the re-
srtove parties weie adopted bu; they contain nothing
Of publc importance. L Is desirable thai these mat
ters Of diFererce be compromised ani settled, sni
that all who sincerely wish 70 see Kansas O Free
state should join hands and labor cordially and faith
fully TO secure that object.