New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26
THE KANSAS COMMISSION.

The Missouri Republican (St. Louis) has the follow
ing letter from its correspondent in the Border Rusn
interest on the Kansas frontier, Though replete with
malice, is worth reading as evincng .he spirit in
which the PrO-Slavery party in Missouri and Kansas
regard the House Investigation:
Correspondence OF The Republican.
KANSAS, Mo-, Monday, April Il. ls56.
The Kansas Commissioners arrived last night, or part
of it, should say. II was understood that the Com
mee would meet first at Leavenworth, and with that
understanding General Whitfield and the Hon. Mr..
Oliver went to that place. For some reason Messrs.
Howard and sherman changed the programme, and
landed here. They awaiting the return Of
Mr.. Oliver, and the present arrangement is that all
hands proceed to Lecempton, where the public dOcu-
mens of the Territory arethat Is the present arrange
ment, ray, for there is no telling when it viii be
changed and some Other adopted. Ii appears that
they greatly at loss where to begin, what To do,
and where to go to do it. II may be that Governor
Shannon Secretary Woodson and all the Others inter-
ested, Will be summoned to appear before the Com
mittee in Lawrence.
This is a suspicion perhaps unfounded. ] hope, for
the sake Of peace and the credit of Messrs. Sherman
Howard, that it is un.ounded. But there ale several
reasons for thinking 40.
The Committee have been treated with marked pO.
hieness, and doubtless the majority of them
prised to find the Be rider Ruians decent set of
fellows. Being introduced to the Chairman, be proved
to be geltemanly ID bis bearing, and apparently
sonabe in bis principles; be rs tall and rather good
boxing, and at first sight would take him for
Georgian, but the Yankee brogue of the " Western
Reserve" soon " sticks out after few moments
converation. Mr.. Howard i not prepossessing in
his Appearance and as have had no talk with him
yet, cannot say anything Of his personal department
and political principles Doubtless he deserved all
the complimentary things said of him by the news
paper; and when your servant knows more of him,
perhaps he will be able to ndorse him; he sincerely
hopes 80.
Yankees the worst specimens, are pretty thick here
to-day. They are nearly all bound for Lawrence and
Topeka bOw and then one for Manhattan. The
American" or Yankee hotel here IA crowded and
running over. Men, women and children are thick;
far too thick to thrive"
good hotel, of the right stamp, well kept at this
place would pay for itself and make small for
lure Can't some good SOutherner come here and
build cOmmodious house for hotel Ii would GER
tainy pay well. Property advances here at a great
rate for the simple that everybody sees II Is 10
must be s. o. Co. for want more Abolition hotels
at Kansas: there il one too many now.
Let us see: Besides the Congressional Committee,
their attaches and Gen. Whitfield, there are some
distinguished persons sojournng for time with u.s.
They are Ex-Gov. Reeder, the Hon. A. III. Reeder
Delegate TO Congress from nsas Territory, and Mr.
Reeder one Of the Senators elect from the state of
Kansas 1t is thought that Senator Jim Lane, the
latters colleague will not be in the Territory at the
inv estgatiOn for entirely personal and salts
factory 10 himself"
They expect to start toward Lecompton tomorrow;
and l erDect TO follow them, ii they GO, "in few
days"
have given you the first Of the fret actin
my next the curtain will rise on the second scene OF
the farce" II. {. p