New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-05
JMPOETS AT BOSTON
FROM KANSAS.


shall Immediately make my way toward Lawrence
and Lecompton-nOt by the Westport shack
door," bur by the more direct but less iraversed re-
serves Of WJsDdOt and Delaware. The boats on
the river, the hotels here and every where on the
route are crowded with emigrants. There is, in
deed, a very heavy fluttering Of the birds OF
passage to the land of promise. "Jew and Cen
tile" Pro-Slaveryite and Free-State men, BOND and
free. are coming Kansasward each of the vo'1n-
teers certain Of the ultimate success of that policy
on which he has predicated his hopes in euigra-
ting. So far, if rumOr and report be credible the
Southern emigration has the advantage this SP log;
but an OILY on the thr shold Of the Territory, and
will touch such runners lightly, no mater no" ap-
parcntly true. In this vicinity II was that Calhoun
Survey or General of the Territory, penned his ia
NOUS or infamous, letter, in which he prOiessed to
give an impartial account of the events connected
with the siege of Lawrence. The facts from which
he lad to cOllate were the stories trumped up along
the borders of Missouri and which were designed
to throw every troubled spirit into flame
and send an excited and reckless population
up to Lawrence on the work of death and
destruction. The best apology l can offer for
the SurveyOr.General is that he under
took to write about that which it was impossible
he could know, and, giving him the benefit of it,
will eDdeavor to avoid a course which have not
the constitutional qualifications to admire, and so
turn deaf ear to the reports which fly thick as
did the plague Of feas during the period of Egyp-
tian tribulation: First, that many Free-Stat men
have been arrested; secondly, that there has been
resistance aud the troops have been called ous;
thirdly, that the "immorta" Sher fl Jones has been
shot ard "gone the way Of oil the earth; that
war has again broken out, aud so On ad iniinitum.
That there have been arrests or attempted arrests
of sundry prominent Free State men is certain
have on that point information which is conclusive
Some of the officials, appointed for the different
Counties Of Kansas by the Missouri insas
Legislature which assembled at the Shawnee Mis-
sion have evidently made up their mind to test the
extent of their little brief authority" in placing
those connected with the rescue Of Branson, tho
members of the Topeka Legislature, and all who
baye sinned against the authority Of the hrst-named
legislative body. in durance. or holding them to an
swer for their breaches Of CLAW and order, in all
the terrible penalties of that fearful and funny leg
slation. had expected that things here would
now be peaeesble, cry, almost inspid; but II ono
ihe of the reports be true, there is some serious
work yet in store for Kansas.
There are several pretty large companies from
the extreme South at present on their way up the
river Msjor Bufords men had been arriving in
st. Louis, and we may expec. some six or seven
hundred armed advemu-ers here Immediate
". have cOnve rsed vita several gentlemen who
have seen these men, and they represent them as
mostly young and not Overprepossessng, culied
chiefly from that class 50 abundant ia the South
and so easily spared-rhe poor but aristccrahc de-
pepdents and relations Of those who owa properly
and slaves, but who, owning none themselves, are
sent out as the pioneers OF system OF which 1t Is
supposed with truth, that they will prove defend
ers TO be relied upon. l had not the privilege OF
coming up the river with Any Of these companies,
and therefore had not 30 good an opportunity Tor
est mating he pecuiarties which the strength and
enthusiasm incident to aggregation might have in-
duced them to exhibit There was on board q
spribklng of young SOutherners, from different
States. however sumo Of whom uDquestisnaoly be-
lopped to the class Of ''Ou;fttod." Private aud
individual euigrants impired and kept agolng
nv An indefinite notion of the "h"nor OF the
South" aud little OF something more substantial
from those friends or relatives who might happen
to have it, they proceed political MISSIONARIES 20
the htaben field of Kansas, TO brog 1t into the or
| thodox fold If Slavery. l believe that there has
been and will BE-, this Spring, great deal OF such
| upno,ed emigration of the class referred to. And
let tie III come. only wish that they may make
Industrious and enterpdsng citizens Let them
vote for Slavery in Kansas too, and rejoice III their
work. even should they never be able TO curse its
soil with single human chatteL
Its unqussios able that the South has gone into
tire "actua settlement" business to great extent
this Sornp; but that oil intention of Interfering
with electous and Other matters in Kansas, BY the
Bord. r-nen Of Missouri has been given up" as
ass. rteo, is poll, not 80 clear. do not believe
a1yitipa of he kind. l only thipk that 1t ~ ms
Intention that the Pro Slavery party shall have
bett. footeold xilin the Territory, more numerous
poipts round Shich to rally, aud a party powerful
enough to protect the "goods" when the process
of political tryacberJ violence, and fraud 'hau Do
copsumma'ed in the conquest Of the Tree Territory
Of Kansas by Slavery
S,me OF thee young S utterrers are gentlemss-
Iks IL lows Que aniahle and rather inteilige Mt
touth with whom oonvased, had quite an anxiety
for i, t~res,ins adventure. He msaat to 60 out 10
the plains and hunt baalo; but "not tall alter the
"elec,ion-no, not tail after the election lie
sa. mod n, hs ccnse otuus on this point asked