Kansas weekly herald., 1855-02-09

:KAEsAs.-We have received call from z
gentleman who has inst arrived from Lawrence,
K. T. He says the settlers at that place are
comfortable, contented and happy. Three pG-
pers are soon 20 be established there, all of
which will go for making the State free from
slavery. Coz. Reeder is popular NTH the anti
slapery peoples, He is going to have the census
taken and registry made, and will do what he
can to secure a fair expression OF opinion when
the election of Territorial Legislature is held"
We clip the above from the Boston
Weekly Telegraph, under date Jan. 5th.
1855. 1t is highly significant; and taken
in connection with the following extracts
from the N. Y. (abolition) Tribune, and
the Easton Argus, published by Gov. Rec
der's nephew, seems to indicate the course
the Governor intends to pursue. Under
date of Dec. 9TH, the Argus says
'sGov. Reeder has decided not to order an
election in Kansas for Territorial Legislature
this season. His reasons are, that no Census
has yet been taken to serve as a basis OK repre-
sentation, and that there is fit place for hold
ing Legislature. This deter rminati0A it ap-
pears, for some reason, has not pleased the dem
agogues of Missouri, and in consequence they
have violently assailed the Governor" eE
The Tribune, abiding to the recent cleo
ton advises thus:
''If Governor Reeder shall postpone this cleo
tion till next June, WE may hope for a better
result; and if not there is scarcely chance"
How positively the whole abolition parry,
from its tail at Wakarusa, to its Erebus
head at Boston, understand the future ac-
ticn of Gov. Reeder! Observing, un-
doubtedIy, that the people of this Terrific
ry, were becoming too impatient, to safely
admit of longer delay, the Governor has
ordered the census TO be taken, and the Of
fcers are now at work. They are at work
on the system foretold by the LAWRENCE
letter; and we regret exceedingly that
Gov. Reeder, in order to find agents will
ling to undertake such novel and disrepu-
table business, was under the necessity of
overlooking the rights of his subjects in the
Leavenworth district who had availed
themselves of the sacred boon of enlight-
ened governments, since the days of WIZ
LIAM AND MARY, viz: THE RIGHT OF
PETITION, and prayed his Excellency in
a unanimous voice to grant their choice, to
the extent, of appointing an individual to
take the census, whom he KNEW, or ought
to have known, to be obnoxious to the
community at large. It is not unusual
that insult follows injury.
ssHe is going to have census taken and
a registry made" :. 1t is going on; and to
compile satisfactory registry, it becomes
necessary that a partial census be taken.
From what we have been informed, we
anticipate great injustice from the officer OF
this District. The last Census Act passed
in 1850, and which should be followed
here; (when it is not inconsistent with the
Organic Act creating the Territory )makes
it the duty Of the officer to go to each dwell
ling and obtain the name of each member
thereof, the age and place Of birth Of each. y
+. The officer has been among us, and
+ left without calling at numerous ..dwell.
ings,' and large number of persons say
they were not noticed By him. Againthat
the registry may prove satisfactory to his
! Excenency, the officer, instead Of enqui.