New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-26
KANSAS.
VOYAGE TO LEAVENWORTH-DhLA"
LAND SALE-COL. BUEORD AMONG THE
PASSENGERS.

PASSENGERS
Correspondence o, The Evening Poss-
MISSOURI RvER, on board the Australia,
Near Le1r gton, Now 10, 1855
We have on board some two hundred passenger,
two Thirds Of whom are on their way - Fort Leaven-
worth to attend the sale. The opinion lie prevalen.
that the excitement and competition consequent on the
attendance OF crowd Of Spectators from al dirctons,
viii render profitable investment imprsctcsb'e.
Much apprehension is felt tina, sha be able TO find
shelter on reaching there and some danger sntc'-
patsd from the thieves which such an expedition 10
likely to collect. We have had slow passage. IL
ha. required two days to reach Lexington iron Jesr
son City, and we are one hundred miles ds.ant from
Fort Leavenvorth.
We have net with sapdsars to-day, which have
much delay ed our passage Once the passengers die
eobs,ked 10 relieve the boat of the bures and ssed
two miles on the shore, until the boat h1 paced the
h.r and caught up with u.s. We talked With the larme
and found the rch bottom land alorg the vef valued
At about IS an acre, being considerably cheaper Than
wlcrc lew miles further back, there Is less dangx
ina, Il will be carried away by an alteration In the bed
Of The river The time on board has passed quite rs-
div so ysred il the class of pssseogers and % eong
il their disposition TO converse. Ihey are mostly
intelligent men, who have s,ar'ed WIN tne laes OF
inye,tipg in the Territory. They are usually tenn
re,ate. ar the bar is deserted. Ihls sdt-sonro.
promned by the fact that each ODE has eoaS ierabe
funds on bis person 10 protect. Inc hsnsas isnus'
their value, ard particularly tue cisns VI sq1aasis,
ar much discussed. Tie map of Kansas Is gres'
object Of STUDY. The sdusttes ON ecra are
mJta fierce about their claims, and iecisre
thst any ore who bids against Shen WIZ &c
scalred. They have taken Tie choicest Spots snu
f,hid conn, tliop II ey talk coed deal about roe
eastern capt Al which has recently been ssnt TO ine
Territory for the purchase OF ire Delaware lipas.
Exaggerated reports in relation IA its amonnt are
cir, dated. Ii re ,oftod 10 AMOUNT 70 urss nliSns
OF dollars Mr. Parker, the laud agent OF Neo ssks,
ia ON The boat al will on his arrival there, open hs
office for the precu p'ion of claims. He expects toS
land IN that Territory Will be ~ the market Ia niney
dave The conve'sat on on the slavery queSt on ~
rsiber evssve. There is disposition 10 avoid the
exrre sion of positive opinions. The gnera opinion
is that Karsss will he Slave State All ssFee-,eNen
tie Save State that il Fremont had bean seeted
il would have been Free STATE as the Pro slavery
men in that event would have Ion the Territory. l
toticed the conesson OF one Pio-Slavery man, max
while the Sou h had sent In men who "bseweH ana
mace great noise, the Norfh nad sen' IN mhn VINO
lad setftd down and become citizens. Toe Pro-
slavery NJ are pot Confident Of maj ,rty OF vcSs
hut n ey say when Constitution frsms1 thS Free
State II en- will not vote nDder { o testiass wes
much Interested III q conversation Wtl Iauy wnoe
on b,rrtun Ia her home DeAr Sc JOSEPH I'D Buchanan
Courty Missouri which s of the counties whence
the invasious were made She SAID her hesosnd
Thought q, going over but, on IN Jury una that co,n
pstth were wrong aud he reiu'ed 10 ~" lie eS
ko,,ucLinn She SAID the people Of the county hsd
been much excl ell by a report, which passed oneon-
taiicted for montbs, ttat while l'ne men were IN
vaurC kapsas and the Nisrourihis wer" uef', W
army of eco Norihernsrs were Ia he on their way o
murder their wives AID children. She condemned me
copouct t the Missoursbs aud did not desire slavery
Tbs messengers on the boat from various oesh-
ties. there are several Keatuckians and Penasy'-
ysn;sns One old gentleman from NewJerey " @
bis soy to buy farm tor his grand,on. Col Whit
man of Lawrence aud Lieut.. Gov. Rooer" are among
tbe Messengers They move about With perfect Tree
dom noticed yesterday and to-day tae'iturn man
listening 10 the remarks Of Others, and saying no'hng
himself To-day am informed that he is Majsr Bu-
ford. The potorious Car1iniao. He 10 h'e nee, Ten
inches high is spare in HIS FORM aud dressed N oril
nary bIosdc, H. with fur cap. He almost % years
old and his hair Is partially gay. You would not sos-
rect from hi. appearance the pert he hs played IN tue
Territory suspect he has feveral cnmraoes ON board
hut ,hey keep very quiet. Col. Whitman engaged 10
conversation with Buiord, aud sat BY his eide a. dn-
| ner hut Buford did Dot know bis companion.
! The Presidential re-ut is little talked Of on board
Some cecale for BuchaI an mud Others for Fil more
| but nope publicly for Fremont. | am informed ina
the GenaDs of Niss0uIi, strong Is their aDnpatoy
| 10 the extension of slavery aD1 the Slave Democracy,
voted for Fillmore. TIE Benton Deo stayeo away
from the polls in large numbers. One thing is certain.
there tr ny sentn ebt of siiIy to the extension
| of Slavery in MissonTi, which woad have showed "
sef in its power il Fremont had been elected.