The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-20
Correspcnds nee Of the New York Tribune.
Queer from Kansas---A Preacher Waiting for
80 A<-f His Rifle. !.

Queer from Kansas---A Preacher Waiting for
- .<s His Rifle.
LEAvENwoRTH, Sept. %, 1855.
After an exodus that would astonish Moses
and Aaron, / arrived in Kansas on Sunday
|cvening last, and am now one of the Squat
Nc Sevesvigns tlsercsfs =. my Pilsrian.gs:
hther attended two camp meetings by the
way side, preached occasionally, and "ared
sumptuously every day. on corn-bread and
buttermilk. $50. sfv
find this a thriving city, beautifully loca-
ted on the banks of the Missouri River, and
containing some fifteen hundred inhabitants.
One year ago there was not house or habi-
| tation on this soil. have looked over the
region round about, and a more beautiful
country never beheld. The land is fully
equal to Illinois, and possesses advantages
over that State. a i bi,-,s'
The apprehensions and fears of 'border
ruffianisrn" and slavery have greatly dimin-
United States District Court is in session
here, Judge Lecompte presiding; In the
| case of McCrea, challenge to favor was
made against one of the Grand Jurors. The
Court after an elaborate argument, decided
Lane, late member of Congress from Indiana,
N1CCicd dCtOIuCyJ upon LIS dutHiooiOu, IT,
fused to take the oath, and was not permit
ted to appear and defend McCrea.
On Monday evening, mass meeting as
sembled and appointed delegates to a Con-
yent.on preliminary to State Convention to
form a State Constitution to be submitted to
the people. This is an important movement
and its success will relieve Kansas from all
fear or danger of becoming Slave State
Tho ho~ hooO ~ 4 box
| is every indication that Kansas will be pre-
pared to come into the Union in quicker
time and with less difficulty than any other
State Even the United States officials here
do not hesitate to utter free sentiments, fear
less of the Alien and Sedition Laws of the
Legislature, or of the executive displeasure
of Franklin Pierce. This city will undoubt-
edly become the largest place west of ST.
Louis. The river trade, the immense trains
over the Plains, the fertile fields of Kansas,
must make this very important city. 1t is
healthy, well watered with pure springs and
with the leaven of Northern activity, indus
try and enterprise, it will grow amazingly.
Senator Atchison lives some fifteen miles
across the river, but he stays quietly at home
to keep the whisky from running away. not
the niggers. Col. Doniphan resides some
forty miles down the river, and has not iu-
terfered. A nephew of his, (also Col. Don
iphan of Weston,) is member of the Leg
islature of Missouri, and is the fire-eater sup
posed by persons at distance to be Col.
| Doniphan of military renown. | have been
invited to visit Weston, but am waiting for
one of Sharpe's or Perry's rifles from New
York before venture over there, and wish
you would hurry Penfield or Carter of New
! York with nv rife. / visited McCrea in
Prison, where l met his wife and little son
with him, and he seems in excellent spirits.
The population Of this city is composed of
intelligent, enterprising, moral men, who
fear God, and do not worship Mammon.-
One would suppose himself in New Eng
land camp-meeting here. There is none Of
that profanity, gambling, CT dram-drinking
to be found in other Southern and Western
cities. The churches, Sabbath and Common
Schools are as well attended and crowded as
| in Connecticut Send on Northern farmers,
for We haye a surfeit Of lawyers and doctors.
NJ.
A female pedestrian Miss. Isabella
Nelrose, has performed at Meath, England,
the astonishing feat Of walking FIVE hundred
half miles in FIVE hundred: half hours, aad
eve hundred quarter miles in Ave hundred
| quarters. The event came off upon the
green near the railway station, in the pres
erce Of large number Of persons.