New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-29

n.d 10 dircoDtuue my presei official relation 10 the
Territory AID desire the favor of you 10 assure
tie President Ct my gratitude for his conf ience aad
kindness and ask him 70 relieve me from my present
position soon as m-y be convenient
Very respectfully, Jour OBJ dent servant
United state. Marina OF Ksr'A' Territory.
SALE OF THE DELAWARE CEDED LANDS.
From our Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. T., Nov. 20, lSj6.
The land sales progressed quietly at Leaven-
worth during the frs. three days of this week
Until yesterday there has been no attempt at
violence, and no Instance of the - shooting Of
AboEtionsts" which was so considerably proposed
by our Pro-Slavery friends. To be sure, the cir
cumsiances were not very propltiOus for such
amutements. The sales are made at the fort, aud
there with a considerable military force and all
tie paraphernslis of war in abundance there is
something that may operate as a check on this pro-
cyity for ruffisnism. True, were a " Law-and-
Order" man to shoot an " Abolitonist" although
be would be likely TO be taken prisoner under such
crcun Stances, It'll as he would be handed over
to the care Of one of our LaS-snd Order"
Counts, tie probabilities are, that the
Court would consider the oiiense as
baiiatie, on the ground that the person
shot was an "Abolitionist," and should the
case ever come to trial, his acquittal from all
blame for such a meritorious transaction is no
moIe than the past has led us to expect. Still there
is come thing forbddirg in the immediate proximity
Of a military power sufficient TO check all such
warlike movements in the bud; something in the
pacing sentry with bis carbine, or the c!ank OF
sabers. that has q moral suasiOn sufficiently streng
to make nan momentarily forget all the priri-
leges and mmunities be possesses, and all the sub
sequent steps by which his release might be
effected.
There is another reason why the threats Of the
Pros avery men have not ye. been executed. The
sales we're commenced with what was deemed the
leas, valuable part OF the land, and the portion,
also, least settled, and about which there was
Likely TO be least dispute This was at least pro-
dent. Sales commenced at the north west corner
of the ceded tract. Squstters, or those who had
ella ms, were allowed to take the land at
the sppraisement value, generally about 81 rs.
The remsining pieces and tracts were briskly
con ended for and brought prices ranging from ~ ~
to SO per acre. Among the purchasers there were
some residents Of other portions of the Territory,
and some persons from Missouri but most Of them
were men from the North Western and the Eastern
Sta es. No uncomfortable portion of what has
been sold has been taken by the very class of men
who were, according to Tie LeeOmpton Usio", to
be shot the moment they had the impotence 10
make bid.
At the rate of progress made during the past
three days. there is likelihood Of the land or town
lots in the vicinity of Leavenworth City being
reached in less than two or three weeks. When
they approach that quarter, and, indeed when they
cross the Stranger Greek, going east, the chance
for difficulties will be much greater, and the class
of persons likely to feel deep interest in the mat
ter, of kind not very scrupulous about resort
to hostiliiies. Nevertheless, with the power to
keep order which exists at the point Of sale, there
is no reason to expect difficulty If things are prop
erly managed.
The lsno already sold aud now being sold lies on
the Gras,hopper Creek and west Of it. There is
s.me very fine timbered land on the creek in ques-
ton and on its tributaries. The bulk of the
whole tract is prairie land. This prairie land is
Ere and rich soil, and large portion Of it lies we'll
Some Of il is broken, and some but not much, 10
broken, even where there is no timber. Between
The Gras.hoprer and Stranger Creeks is fine
stretch Of country, some fifteen or twenty miles
across. This is mostly prairie, although it broken
up by the tributaries VI these streams. On this az
on most of the tract the picked claims 3" have
been taken; these picked claims being generally
in the timber, often in the bottoms Of the creeks
and rsviber. Much excellent up and prairie has
betn passed by. There are some towns in this d.
rtciion Jacks n,ille, for in,tance -s'hiih are
uch better defined on the map than on he face Of
the country. The road from Fort LeayeawortA TO
Fort Riley leads through the lands TO be Told. Tie
place where the sales began is some thirty-fse or
forty miles from the former fIrt. 1t is to the north
Of the Kaw River, opposite Topeka, bat a. some
d.taIee fiom that place, in the direction Of Grass
hopper Falls.
The Court st Lecompton, which adjourned for
the land sales, has not resumed operations. 1t is
to be b. ped for the sake Of the poor prisoners that
the adjournment will lot las. long ss the sa'es
are Likely to. Whether Deputy Marshal Fsim has
bad bis attention, like that Of his confeder, tes,
Dopolized by the land sales, or whether be has not
Yet succeeded in getting force enough, do no.
know, bat be has no. made any demonstration
la,eiy FOR The arrest Of Capt. Walker or Lieut..
Harvey. Neither have the mh,is been disbsnde3.
1be at'enp: to get pose" for Fam from The
Free State militia merely ELECTED rather spicy
letter from Cspt. Walker " Gov. Gesy.
1t rainsd lass highs, and Ta;hcr cold and baeah.