Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

ton CT Territorial Legislature for Kansas,
is supporter Of the Nebraska bill; "pro
slavery man." as dubbed by his opponents.
The Abolitionists, with the New York Tn
5nne at their head, already set up the cry of
foul play, charging that thousand Of Mis-
souriars voted in the election who were not
entitled go to do. From the returns from the
nominal abolition precinct of Lawrence, it
strikes Us that good portion of those so pious-
ly sent out by the aid societies to frame the
institutions of the Territory to suit Massachu-
sets and Connecticut, rather than the customs,
requirements and advantages Of the region in
which Kansas is situated, have taken the lib.
erty to vote as they pleased, after getting out
there by the favor of Aboliionism. We doubt
seriously whether there were moro illegal
votes cast on the one side than on the other !;
though it is, Of course, alleged that the so dis
tasteful result to those who speculated in
so-called philanthropy in this business, was
brought about by the votes of citizens of Mis-.
scuri. Thousands who had been citizens of
that State, doubtless, did their share in the
work, though at the time Of doing it, they
were quite as legally citizens Of Kansas as any
Of those who were sent there through charity
and desire to medlle in the domestic mat
tiers of far distant community. Nay, they
were as legally entitled to vote there as any
others whatever.
Every man of them had located his claim or
purchased land pre-emption rights there from
those who had located original claims. They
had all taken steps to move their families and
effects from their late homes in Missouri, and
were absent from the Territory only with the
view of winding up their business previous to
conveying their people and property over to
their new homes. 1t was a common under
standing among them to get back to the Terri
tory in time to take part in choosing their
Legislature. Hence the fact that they returned
in go large parties only day or so before the
polls were opened. But for the effort in New
England TO mould the institutions of Kansas
10 suit herself, it strikes US that there would
have been very slight prospect that slavery
would, in tho end, be adopted there. They
New EDgland) have generated controversy
in which it has been made apparent that no
fer slave labor as that, and in which also the
blood Of Missouri has been SO stirred up as to
induce thousands Of pro slavery men to settle
in Kansas If but to head OF the schemes of
sbolitionisl, who would no. otherwise have
dreamed Of going thilher; while others who
do not 60 in person DC their best to induce
Others to go, in erdsr to make it very sure that
the constitution which the proposed now State
adopts in time, shall not contain features tha,
will materially lessen the value of slave prop
crty in Missouri.
A Misapprsheusion.-Itt turns out that those
public Ofi,ers, who, writing from Fort Leaven.
worth, represented that there were thousands
OF families "squaited" on the tract of terri
tory known as the delaware Trust lands,
were greatly mistaken.
The Commissioner of Iadian Affairs has re.
Gently caused a census of the whites who ale
| on those lands to be taken, and the report of
tae result of that investigation (Which bears
date On the 9th of February LAST says that
there are bat forty houses in all, worth on an
average bu. 500, in the so.called city Of
LeaveIwor'h, and two hundred souls; two
trading houses ard two dwellings, occupied
by the traders, their families and their as
sistanes In the SO called town OF OJaukee; and
| but single house and family in the city Of
Whitfield.
Il 10 ktokk l.,
signs besides, of the presence of the white ma
| On these trust lands, arc here and there nuts
! or cabins, such as are built to mark the loo g.
ton Of tho claims of those who have under.
TAKEN Illegally. to prospect" in the territory
In question, some Of which are occupied by
the builders.
1t will DO recollected that an effort was made
las: winter to induce Congress to insist on q
change Of the treaty with the Dslawares, by
which these lands should be given up to the
Spectator and squatter, the latter being little
more than the tool Of the former in this case.
The chief argument in favor Of this action BY
the Government that came to us in western
newspapers representing the interests of the
biiiiy Of driving of the lands the thousands Of
white families that have settled upon them,
and the cruelty and hardships which that
course would indict on them The official
surrey Gakirg Of the census m Mentioned above,
shows the eatire want of foundation of the re.
ports to which va refer. The lands in cues.
ton are very valuable This Government is
undsr pledge to the Dslawarss to hold them
IN trust and eventually to dispose of them for
their benefit only, and the spectators are
doing their best to take them by the right of
the sharpest and strongest. Our impression
is that they will come cut of the contest with.
out carrying their point.
The Business Hon Of Washington. 1t Is o
noteworthy fact, that the late trying season
IN monetary affairs in all quarters of the
country, and moro especially at tbe North