The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-03

All the trs nsient residents ia this local. y am the
towns and country around preparing 70 leave o. the
number q mounted soldier, az the Fort AMI prepare
tions making for the accommodation o. horses SIX
large and stables being crested here aud
are nearly finished. They osbe Of c,n.ainog up
wards Of 100 horses cash This fort az many your read
built on high buii close to the river, some three
miles above Lesyenwor City bat most OF tho buildings
os which hi iron the o back q saS
by the Indians at Fort Laramie last spring, brouga
in by the trains and buried aere this week There Is
learn that the case Of McCrea who is being tried at
Ieavenworh City, before Judge Iecompte for the
The met September last but the jury we're ua
able 70 End BILL being divided bill fsr murder
the JURY 70 the s q WITH
out oisnsing them otherwise the prisoner would have
had TO be discharged When the court e at the time TO
which il had tjourned, several Grand Jurors were
empapnfed partly To y the place o. ao,enees anu
partly 10 extend the number BY the Grand Jury con-
first degree. The Court has progressed very slowly
great deal Of difficulty has been experieneet Ia getting
he indctnect partly for deIec its face, aud partly
en- Of the manner Of forming the Grand Jury
We learn That this demurrer has been overrued by Judge
lecompe, also a motion 10 plead in abatement The
case believe has occupied tea days and no progress
be made to gel change Of venue as t was appreaea ed
that she prisoner could Dot get fair trial here Great
y Sss SAT- En-
some of The jury both grand and petit are Of the "bor
der rnfan Glars, o. them having beea engaged in
ynehing Phillips last spring. motion hes been ma te
by OF the attorneys dismiss the Clerk, and those
Of the attorneys who had been epgaged and Aida
Wits filed to prove these facts but tho Court has not
granted the motion.
There some little excitement in Leaveaworth City
te, s. and Learn that it. is still kept up There i no
danger to be appIehended by peaceaole people however
at least hi not Another law and orier meeting i
called be hed at Ieaven rth City the 7th Of
month This call GENES from the free State aud il
intended TO 10 ebut TO the pro slavery CLAW and order
W. <l.a f1fnt
must be 10 defeat their avowcd object II thece were
fewer meetings here, there would be more law and order
These differ meetings called ami Carried mostly
BY politicians beth sdes Unfortunately, there AZ
pears TO he little necessity for organization the
part Of the fee state men, the territorial authorities
do not feel e uniting to the laws or the legislature
they with TO take steps to prevent it, while The terrific
y Of ,he peep agas any The
slavery men. All This Is wrong good territorial g,v
erpment that could receive the confidence Of the people
and prevent outrages the elections, would have pre-
vented oil the difficulty that has occurred. That snor
tunacy Kansas has no. yet and Is impossible say
EX-GOVERNOR REEDER's ADDRESS AT TRENTON.
The Trenton Gazette contsios the following report ., the
smails made by Ex-Governor keeder at that place
the Goth ult -
large number of our citizens, of all political parties
assembled at Temperance Hall, on Thursday night to
listen TO an exposition OF Kansas afais by Governor
Reeder Hon. Joseph r. Randolph called to the hiir
and in few appropriate remarks welcomed Coz. Reeder
whose address was exceedingly eloquent and eec live
One important TACT cicioss which destroys the ell
caey CT all the miserable apologies that have beeu offered
for tho ontrage in Kansas aud exhibits not only the de-
signs entertained by the ssouvians to subyert popular
.everegny in Kansas but ao tie direct concurrence Of
the the Sn in t. Governor sesder stated
in Missouri for the purpose Of tr.nsfsrring
to the control of for the purpose Of establishing
the institution OF slavery This information il was int
executive but undertaken to the
tndiDg outrgcs After thtr perPetr alton, the exc
lee. and eSpumeT lie eson .hews as eoucas
the seriousness Of the reason assigned for Governor
Reedcrs removal and that his refusal after promises and
threats, 70 participate Ia the frauds on the settlers Of
Kansas The ouly motive fo- that act. For the
her,im displayed by him in The discharge Of his duty
he eeerves tie highest commendai n. The account
given If parties politics in the Terror and Of
manner in which the border marauders sccompl shed
their unde taking- will be fouc interesting Below We
give synopsis Of the principal statements in nd
Dress, which listened to with the i att.n-
on and was frequently interrupted by bursts Of sympa
thetic APPLAUSE
After audlng The pleasure he experienced ia meeting
the citizens OF Trenton, and his personal feeling that he
was dischargDg important duty in addressing them
the affairs Of Kansas 10 proceeded TO remark the
agricultural resources Of the Territory lie had
riAt. II is land Of undulating pains-not fiat and
notcnoue like the psses hut diversified With hii woods
river bottoms Gcwth a rich alluvnl soil OF fiom 10
80 eet deep IL has Every variety q soil and l. capable
II raising ALMOST every variety of production He des
eeeins,y beautiful! The climate, for salabrousness
cannot be surpassed. Ia summer IL pleasant aud de-
lgh ul beyond Improvement from tho time the spring
rains end until winter. The heat OF the is temperc
by constant fresh breeze In winter it is mild that
the agrcuiturist almost feed his stock without grain
For htahness soil and beauty the country cannot be
surpassed But these not the only recommendations
The Territory is in the direct route the Pacific
lies between the frigd Nebraska the north and the
SICILY lndan Territory on the SOUTH it has river well
adapted to commerce. II contains undoubtedly the best
route for the scc railroaa direct air line from tho
nouth Of the Kansas river 10 Salt Lake City, in the val
ley Of the only river along which timber be
in quaint les sufficient to build and operate the road,
,1a oCf hoo
the best epeninR through the Rocky Mountains seventy
eighty miles south Of South Pass He repeated that
personal examination, would invest his money. lie
spoke also OF the amount OF trade which slrcady
land emigration to California and oregon g,cs
them. The natural advantage Of the country are 80
opened to settlement There are some 1900 or
10 000 mules ard engaged In trausp oretion annual
Y Besides, from The nature Of the country kansas or
the eastern portion of IT, when formed into State must
be the only great agricultural State between Missouri
and Salt Iak and consequently vii furnish supple. 70
affairs Of Kansas It was thrown open to settlement in
1854 Our citizens invited tther under peculiar
circumstances Congress Ind chosen to the
strctions hitherto imposed in territorial organizations
additional inducemcHt for settlers, and pledged
the isi q the nation saat they should enjoy the priv
iitori act are such Ms are guaranteed BY the
ton Of Independence and such remain in every man.
How has the pledge Of the nation been redecmed He then
nor and previous to bis leaving home, he received nu
meIous IntimAuons tuAt pi9t WA5 converted
TO overwhelm tho ballot box by Missouri votes,
and to prevent the people Of Kansas from governing
themselves He thoue hit most judicious to preserve
silence concerning this matter, and he communicated
only 70 him TO whom IL his duty to commit II,
rusanug the national Executive) In St. Louis he
approached and the plot ayowed and he was asked
If he woud sanction tho proceeding Hc treated the
matter gently and courteousy as possible determined
avoid exciting If he could any disorder and hoping
the plot would not be put INTO execution But he soon
found that was chimera secret society had been
organized in Missouri for sendug voters Into Kansas Es
teemng the ballot box the guardian Of freedom, he
determined 10 guard sacredy possible. He had
alternative but to neglect his duty forfeit his rcspon
sbnty, lose his serespcct and damn himself to ever
lasting or" and n' msp.ee "ch ..
he had not expected. There but course
for honest man--to protect the ballot box
oaths This he did and from that time 70 this the storm
has not ceased Before the March election 1884, he
again approached and promised forgiveness aud many
other things, II he would throw of responsibility upon
Al unlid