The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05
The Late Election I'm Kansas Ter TORY.
OUR MISSOURI CORRESPONDENTS

The Late Election In Kansas Ter TORY.
OUR MISSOURI CORRESPONDENTS
BRUNSWICK, Charlton County, No., April 20, 1855.
F Account Of the Late Contest-7Ae Missouri Version
ov Reeder and the Abolitionists-P Slavery Meet
ings and Subsciptions-Mareh Of the Grand Army
The Voting-Hints 10 the Gorernor-Kdnsas Wolves,
Rattlesnakes, Ftrer and Agse
Permit TO give you the Missouri side Of the late
Kansas business which you may assured is substan-
TALLY correct, and which coming events win prove
In the drst place, such Of the people in this State
purposed making Kansas their home after their crops
were planted, were kept in profound ignorance of the
time when the election be held until they learned
it from the Eastern emigrants and learned also that
Gov. Reeder in correspondence, If not in partner
ship with the abotonists and promoters OF the specu
latng societies who sending out settlers to secure
pre- empton rights the profits Of which to be shared
between them, and in that manner those making ad-
vances be reimbursed. The knowledge of these
facts stimulated the srians to prompt action They
regarced the conduct of Reeder outrage upon
freemen anc the action d the abolitonsts often
sive and menacng MEASURE for with them it is mat
ter of life and death.
Immediately Kansas meetings were held in every coun
ty and in many of them large subscribed In
this some 600 were placed in the hands Of the dis
bursting committee, and, Mr Resder's plans
cret, their proceedings to some extent. They
have their passwords, signs, &c and agents all the
boats, and along the route. But the main purpose
to supply the Of going to Kansas such might
be deficient in money and had 1t in contemplation to
thither at future day To those the money was given
aed no pledge no oond required for repayment.
From five to thousand started-some to remain,
but the most to return to Their families with inten
tion they liked the Territory to make it their PLACE Of
perm abode at the earliest moment practicable.
And such precisely the purpose of the Eastern
they liked il they intended to remanif not, they
would return But they intended to vote II it were
aboopzed they would like it, and remain if not abo
utionized the Mssourans would oeco permanent set
tiers. 1t not abolitionized.
But to the narrative. The Mssourans were, many of
them, Donphan's men, and the conquerors Of Califor
MIA who recognized the Eastern emigrans the den
teal voters who had made California free State, and
who boasted of it, and said they going to do
the same thing in Kansas There one hundred and
fifty voters from this county 15 from Howard 100 from
Cooper-iLdeed, every county furnished its quota and
when they get out it looked like army. They
armed But they woodsmen and hunters, and knew
their only subsistence would be the game they
might KILL And there wers no houses in the Terri
tory they carried tents Although fond Of excitement
and averse to 'scrlmmAg-," they had hostis
purpose. Their mission was a peaceful one-to vote,
and to down stakes to ark their future homes
But the Eastern became ais rmed at the sight of
their encampments and the Governor himself fed ter
ror to the fort. And he acted wisely For
appointed, not residents. No such were to
be found No such names in the country.
selgeuce TIL boat crowded with abolitioniste de-
tanned be by accident Perhaps the engineer
member of one of the Kansas clubs The list of
brought by tbs express showed where Reeders judges
OF the election abiding They the crippled
steamer, and could not be Drest mt AZ the election
This development incensed the Mssourians and they
would consent to no postponemennor it strongly
urged TSey demanded other judges and proceeded to
vote. Row. what am about to true let who will
gainsay 1t Nineteen out of twenty of the Nilsson
Tans were not never had been and probably never will
be- Shareholders Again nearly half of the Eastern
emigrants voted with them Again, the delegations
from Iowa took the side of the Ms:ourans We ali know
After the election, 500 of the voters sent
committee to Mr. ReedeI to ascertain If it his pur.
pose to ratify the election He answered in the affr
NATIVE and said the majority elstion must carry
the day But II is not to be denied that the $500,
apprehtniirg that the Governor might attempt to
play the tyrant, sin:e bis conduct had already
been insid.ous and unjust wore in their hats punches
tIample upon the rights TIE sovereign people to hang
him This they would have done upon the princi
pie that their foefathers warred against the British
governors, the mnions of George Ill They had read
in history of the capture Of Governor Franklin of
New Jersey, by General Washtng.op franklin was
As further Developments OF Mr. Reeder's conduct
became known, limitations conveyed to hiu that
the officers and soldiers in the fort could not be
he'd upon against the ind grant reemen They not
Eith him in sentiment, could they have withstood
IN assault The Governor did disappear and it sup
POSED he bad gone. But not For several weeks he
oud net have felt himself safe any of the boats,
md after everybody believed hun gone he departed
quietly; SOL am informed. Be that it may, Doubt
whether he has any intention OF returning would not
If were iD his place for the be has greatly Of
tended are the sort whose promes fall short of their
Kentucky Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi are
in agitation. Secret Kansas clubs being formed
in every county. One million Of dollars will be sub
scribed in q month, and hundred thousand mea |
enrolled, t. act circums may require. Tney
are such men were manded by the brave Colonel
who fell in Mexico Moreover, the abolitonists
generally to travel FIVE hunored miles through Missouri
to reach Kansas and all the boats owned by Nilsson
rans On each Of them are agents the Kansas clubs
But how live in Kansas till A |
grown They will starve. II is the season for
into the windows of the cabins Without is heard thu
hiss of the ratesnake, ana beyond the fever and
ague. The Eastern men are not accuso ned to such
things snG should be warned to leave their wives and
children behind until houses and bread provided for
them.
They tell me here that II there is TO be war land they
ready il anxious for it, they desire the leading
abotiost to be the leaders OF the poor creatures they
have deluded They want 10 see Greeley They say his
skin shall not be broken. But when he is they
will brighten him 10 DEATH frog blank cartridges over
his head. believe his bioerapher says he and |
hides his bead whenever he the report of gun
There lie also Rev DR.. Snodgrass such beauti
he sold bs negroes in yirsiui turned sboit,onis any
became joint editor Of the Tribune and If they will no.
come out free negroes are to be employed to kdnap
them and bring them hither.
The action in rel.tion Mr. Reeder
is merely express on Of public opinion, su;h you
frequently in New Englsnd. 1t is to condemn his
conduct, and recommend the man they prefer to the
President, They want no foreign Governors-such as
the tyrant George Ill used to send And they desire
to know where the President stands As for the Attorney
General they he is like ouelegged grasshopper pur
sued by duckhe jumps in every direction, and they
have faith in him. But this is long enough may
write again. KENfUCKIAN.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SOUND NIAGARA RIVER
The gentleman who has been trying the experiment of
sounding the river below Niagara Fails, writes fol
1ows-Another attempt was made with similar iron
of about forty pounds weight attached to No. IL wire
all freely suspended, not to impede the fall of
the weight then let the weight fall from the Bridge
height OF 225 Feet II struck the surface fairly with
the point down-must have sunk to some depth, but
was not longer out of sight than about second,
when It made its appearance again on the surface about
100 feet down stream, and skipped along like chip,
until It checked by the wire We then commenced
hauling in slowly, which maee the iron bounce like
ball when cake of ice struck IL aud ended the sport.
j satisfied that metal has sufficient specnc gra