New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-01
X A n S AS.
From Our Special Correspondent.


LEAvENwORTH CITY, K. T., Aug. IA, lc56.
The City of Leavenworth has suffered this Sum-
mer for her participation in and liberation OF the
rufiapsm which disgraced her in the early Sum-
mer. During the early part Of the season business
was brisk and buildings Of all kinds were in rapid
course Of erection A new and iuportan! river
trade, not only for the country surrounding it, but
for the whole valley Of the Kaw, was beginning to
pour through Leavenworh New, the Missouri
River trade, so far as Kansas is concerned, is
shredded down by Border Ruffan piracy until it is
comparatively unimportant. The river boats, also,
have suffered. The riveris Low in very good stage
for the Summer, but there are few boats running
Many of the steamers have been laid up in the
docks, and even those few still in the trade have
dull business These are part of the mischiefs OF
this gigantic system of fraud and violence by which
Kansas is to be reduced from Freedom to Slavery.
OF course there is not lacking the usual number OF
BUSH ess moralists who affect to depore all this,
although they would do little or nothing to prevent
it. With them the principle of Repubicsnlsm is
comparatively worthless thing. so far as 1t
affects their pockets they are sensitive; but too
many of them would be willing to purchase ex-
empton from these pecuniary evils by any sscrlhce
of principle or public security. Money is with
them 1.-The one thing needful," and to this arch
ruler of civilization they are so blindly devout
to sacrifice their future money interests for
little fancied advantage in the present
Border Rufianism is fesrfuly exercised at the
insress to the Territory of emigration from the
Free States through Iowa. The length and ex-
peDse of that route and the expectation OF being
able to stopit had kept them comparatively salts
fed, so long as none got in. The entrance oil the
tkako xx-,th n
tensey bitter feeling. So familiar have the Border
Ruffians become with the perversion OF United
States authority that they clamOr for the exclu,
sion Of emigration from Free States with zeal
which would look ridiculous if the pact conduct
Of the National Government had not given them
too much reason for this outrageous demand. Ihey
demand that none but small parties should be per-
mtt.d to enter. In this they have their usual
amount of plausibility for outside circulation. 1t
is not difficult to represent body Of emigrants
sufficiently large and well armed to take care of
itself, as an " invading army" those emigrants
were TO come in email companies, none of them
would be permitted to enter. No emigration from
the Free States has been permitted where 1t could
be prevented. Violence, robbery, insult and
every other obstacle to such emigration has
blocked the path of these emgrants, and those who
could not thus be ntimidated were sent back.
The emigration in question got in unmOlested,
simply because it was strcIg enough to be able
10 get I'D, OtntTWlse Uen NcndTusOu anu MS
militia" could and mould have kept them out
Whatever pref. nsion may be made elsewhere
there is no oncealment here of the fact that the
accession TO the strength of the Free-Stste voters
is the true cause Of objection to the emigration in
question. "a
do not know what may be attempted BY the
Border Rufiana but owing to the excitement that
exists in Platte and Buchanan counties, would
not be surprised if there was another invasion.
The bitter feeling which any accession to the Free
State numbers creates, is sufficient indication of
the determination of the Pro-Slayery party to re-
lax no effort.
Leavenworth is now comparatively quiet but it
is the quietness Of submission. Prominent Free
State men have to take care how they act; and,
although there is a majority Of Free-Stste men in
the place, the cOntiguty to Missouri makes them
afraid 10 act in the defensive.
There is still quite a sprinkliIg of the young
Southerners about Leavenworth; but owing to
their conduct chiefly their plundering nclinations,
they are in bad odor with both parties Only
two days ago, some of them knocked down and
robbed a Spansrd, and scarcely q day passes
without some indication Of their industry. Their
victims are not all Free-State men, either.