The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-03-05
From Kansas.

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from the McConnellsyille tO] Enquirer.
From Kansas. i
SHAWNEE MISSION, X. T.,l i
Jan. 25lh, 1856. n
DEAR SIR:-Your letter dated the l4th
inst. was received this afternoon, and | has
ten to reply, although have nothing very
interesting or of special importance to coui-
m1nicate. The weather has been so cold
for the last six weeks that no one has been
able TO do any thing scarcely. In fact it
keeps every body busy to set fuel enough
10 prevent them from freezing. / cannot
imagine how some OF the squaters manage
to live in their cabins this cold weather.
They must suffer great deal. Picture to
yourself little cabin standing out in the
open prairie, with cracks in it large enough
for man to crawl through, and two or
three miles distant from wood, and you
have the Xii Of house in which many OF
the ''squtter sovereigns" of Kansas are now
living. The winters heretofore have al
ways been SO mild that no one was expect
ing or anticipating such severe one as this
has turned out to be, and consequently
were not prepared for it. Ever since the
2$d Of December the thermometer has
, stood at between ten and thirty degrees
below zero. 1t is still very cold, and
think we will have more snow before morn
ing. The snow at present is about ten in.
{ cheS deep.
, What do the people of Ohio think Of
Kansas? | am of the opinion, judging
1 from what [ see in the newspapers, that
they believe Kansas "am hard roai to
5 travel" 1t is very natural that they should
It think SO, if they place any reliance in the
S statements which the papers contain, and
II which are circulated in the northern states
= BY a set of scriblers, who have been sent
Il out here by eastern politicians, and hired to
i lie and misrepresent every thing that occurs,
so as to furnish them with material and cap.
s. ital TO work upon. 1t is really amusing as
= well as news, for persons here to read the
v different accounts published in northern pa
N pers about "karsas affairs" Every thin!
3. that is done, no matter how trivial aad un
r. unimportant, is msrepresented and magnif
&c ed into something monstrous. If it was MOI
ae for few hired abolition tools, who arr
3e continually fomenting and encouraging diff
l. ficulties, there would be no trouble at all
The leaders of this higher law abolition
al party are not in Kansas. They are mel
at who are seeking power. They are aboitio
lie politicians of the East who have succeeded
IL in uniting all the isms of the free State a
VI gainsl the South, and are endeavoring t
u Increase the number of abolition States, an
le to rear up northern confederacy, by bring
r. ing about a dissolution of the Union, an
ill thus to further their own political aggrar
r. dizement. Their object is not SO much
e. make Kansas free State as to abo itioniz
I'd ton was held here by the abolitioniSts, O
he the 22d of last month, for the purpose {
I'D ratifying their free State constitution, whic
III. Of course they succeeded in doing, as. the
in had no opposition They they then callt
in a convention and nominated State ticke
from the Governor down to the lowest c
ar fcer. and on the 18th of this month Il
polls were again opened to elect the ST.,
Of officers and members of the Legislature.
be- This Legislature ;s to convene at Topel
on the 4Jh of March next, and then Il
at Governor and other officers will be swo
TIA in and commence their term of office. Th
sia, have done this without any opposition
Ter interference by the law and order part
fhe and they intend to put their government
the motion, whether Congress receives th,
constitution or not. In fact they have
sed hopes of being admitted into the Union
lon Safe during the present session. If tb
90 on and put their government in motto
A. we will have two governments here, viii
the Of necessity must come in conflict, and
this reason think that there will be me
nus trouble about the 4th Of March, Bat lei
past come. II taey presist in such rebelic
on course they OUGHT to and WILL be, whip
7th. out Of existence. The "K4nsas war;" as
am is called, was ended by promise on /
Dlr. of the abolitionists to obey the lav
ates and to asst, if called upon hereafter,
that officers in executing them. and also BY z
Ieen ing up the men against whom warra
IAN had been issued, and whom they were cc
in cealing The treaty, which has been
ter ing the rounds of the newspapers, Is
ican correct. II was left in Lawrence to be ST
ex- ed by the citizens, and they kept it a
ON. changed tito suit themselves. But enor
All of Kansas. | have already said more ii
,ncy intended when | com neuced.
Very truly Sir,
49, Yours, &c., --.--
h0 sa ------.--.---4 -4--4-s-.
Mr.. GEy PIERcg. In the correspondence
with the ate Amos Lawrence, Of Boston, is
subioned remark in relation to Gen. Piel
= In will he remembered that Mr.. Lawrer