New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-14
four fths Of the people Of this Territory, and that

the proceedings win be ratifed BY vote Of such
akind is objectionable. The proceedings Of this
body will come before Congress with force aod
character which will have but little alternative.
I have heard some little inquiry a. to the course
the President may pursue; it would seem that be
also can have no alternative.
learn that some forty-six members have been
elected there are now thirty three or thirty-four
present, and the prevalence OF sickness and the
very severe weather which has prevailed for some
DAYS have no doubt prevented the remainder from
getting here; they keep dropping in The con-
vention was opened by prayer, and Is conducted
with great regularity.
Topeka is situated on the right bank OF the
Kansas river. ia about one hundred miles from its
mouth By river, and is some seventyiye miles dis
tant by land from Kansas City, Mo. ioPess is
situated about midway in the Territory, north ana
south, and is about the center OF the settlements
Ii il very .Ood site for town, and although only
some six months old contains considerable num-
Der of buildings, mostly of new and not very
substantial character There are, however, some
two or three brick and stone buildings. The con-
yeDtion meets in the upper story of large stone
building just erected The hall is large, forty by
forty five feet believe the first story is INTENDED
for store but the present hall will probably be
retained for public purposes. There is paper es-
tablshed at this place they have powerp press
and issue weekly paper, but daily paper will
be issued during the sittngs of the convention.
The country around Topeka is very well adapted
for agricultural purposes the prairie not being so
IL Fac
ern settlers in and about the place, beside con-
siderable number from Illinois and Indians.
few of these latter are prOSlayery but the greater
number are Free.State men. There are one or
two MissOurians. There are also few Mlssou-
rians about Tecumseh, a town on the river some
five miles below this. Tecumseh is very pretty
place. 1t is laid out by ro.Slavery men, and was
reckOned pro-Slavery town but at the recent
election gave Reeder twice as many votes as it gave
Whitfield This latter result has happened with
several of the supposed pro-Ssvery towns, and
has had stunning effect on the pro-Slavery men,
whose power in the Territory may now be said to
be broken.
There has been considerable amount Of sick
ness among the people who have settled in Kansas
this Sumner. Ague and cLills have been the prev
alent complaint, and these are attributable to the
change which these persons have experienced in
coming to new country but chiefly to the prIva-
tions which the wants of new country have nee
essarily entailed on them, and from which their
heroic resolution not to be scared at trihes, Or
even serious Inconvenience cannot altogether
save them A few years will work change. The
seed tine must be passed before the harvest
can be looked for aud we can see from the start
made, and the character of the men and women
making it, that three or four years will witness
the whole of these praires in high state Of cul-
tiyatiOn good dwellings in the place of the TEN.
porary structures now erecting, aud wealth aud
comfort rewardiDg those who have endured to OSr-
come Such will be the inevitable and happy re-
suits but the greater part of the task is yet to be
performed.