New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-18
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ToR CONGRESS-:
J. W. " II | 4 Il | i ID.
FOR RLPkLsfNTATIvES:
JOS. G. ANDERSON JAMES GARYIN,
j. {. THOMPSON, o. II. BROWNE,

IL. BUTCHER.
Mr.. Christian, who is q gOod-natured little Irish
man. asked NE to vote. asked him how much
woud have to- pay He said " Halfa dollar. TWAS
dollar by act the bogus Legislature, but the Pro-
Slavery cause and tax are both reduced one half
since then. At night, when the polls closed at
Lawrence, there we're seven " Law-and-O Order"
tickets voted, and the Law-and- Order candl-
dates may well he proud of having received Unan-
inOs vote in the infected district" as they
cal it,
At Lecompton they had very fine time. The
RLilaus lLele pollcd l57 votes. At Willow Springs
The, poed 81 vo;es-mahing in the entire county
douglas they call it) about 90 votes MOI Free
STATE nan voted III this county, that they had it
oil iheir own way.
have just heard of very interesting trick which
they ale said 10 have practiced at LecOmptOn.
" Len doubtful man, one who they suspected
was a little shaky went up 10 vote, his name was
written On the back Of his ticket, 50 that had he
voted ON the other side The goose he would have
been spotted In this election, there was no need
far such precautions, as 1.-the goose had but on:
side. still il is Illustrative of the vigilance Of these
men.
New disturbances have broken out at Osawatta-
ME- in tie southern part OF the Territory. j. u.
Holmes Of that place formerly of New-1orh CITY,
had Al interview with the Governor in relation 10
these distuIbanc Mr.. Holmes, IN behalf OF the
people of Osawuttamlc, asked Gov. Geary II ne
would allow the FIee-State men 10 form company
for protection against band of guerras which still
existed i'll that part Of the Territory. Mr. ii. tod
the Governor that fifteen houses Of free-StaIe seq
tiers had leen burned, and their owners, with their
tau.ihes, had been driven away. Gov. Gear, re-
phed TO Mr.. Holmes, that if The Free State men
formed a company, and Killed any Pro-Slavery men
down there, "they would swing for ito use hls
own language He said that when the troops (sent
moth ~ capture and take prisoners the emlgrants
return, lie would go with them to this scene ol
Il Cuble aid hud cut about 1t. An0her gentle
man from Ossw attamle whose Dame have forgot
ten went to him, last Sunday, on the same erraDd
but received about as much satisfaction. There are
great many citizens leaving that part OF the Ter
rlUry Oh that accounts aud the worst OF II Is, they
don't settle IN any other part, but generally 60 oack
10 the States whence they cmgraed. Indeed, a.
hear | can find out, there Is not much induce
nent for settlement, unless a Frte-State trading
post can be opened SOMEWHERE ON THE MissOu Ki
RIVER IN KANSAS | have every reason 10 believe
that the western border of Missouri, from Arkan-
sas north 10 Iowa, is organized 10 keep out Free
State settlement. Several men are known % have
gone to Missouri after loads OF pIoNislons who never
returned. This remark applies only To men IN
southern Kansas. Their teams have been taken
from them, and they have been given their choice.
either 10 be shot or to "a home to the State from
which they eBigrattd.
| meniIUbed in former letter the removal of
Thomas Shoemaker from the office of Receiver OF
Public Funds tor tie Territory, and of the appoint
ment of W illiam BGiudle 10 that office. l have
iust heard Of al incident which may serve 10 Illus
trate how this Territory is governed and By whom
il is governed. Early III the Summer ii seems that
an order came from the Secretary of the Interior
10 tie Surveyor General OF the Territory To open
The lsud Cfiice for the sale OF the pubic lands
To this order a certain tlucionary replied that he
would be- id if the office would be opened by his
consent ill that id Abolition Shoemaker was IT,
moved. We know that The office was not opened,
and we know that Mr.. Shoemaker Is no removed,
although he was appointed at The ins'1uee OF Doug
las Kpt his criaie was in not understanding
"Squaiter Sovereignty" "a Douglas does, ADD so
they have now got man whO does understand It in
just that light and no other. Brndie Is a well
known small politician of Northern Pennsylva
but becoming disgusted with the Free-Soil major
nes there ivs lew years past, he lett The State
and sets up for TN "A No. !" Border Ruaiaa at
Leavenwor,h. II js said that 1t :cok part 20 TIE