The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-08

Additional from Kansas.
(Corres pondence of the st. Louis Iatelltge ncer.
VOTE ON THE NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE

Additional from Kansas.
lCorres pondence of the st. Louis Iatelge ncer.]
VOTE ON THE NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE
BALLOT Rox-THE NOMINATING CONVENTION
DELAHAY's OFFICE DESTROYED. =, ,a,.
full return Of all the ties polled tor the new cons
tuition framed at Topeka has not been had aud judg
ing from the severity Of the weather and the difficulty
OF sending aud recevl throughout the Territory
In winter the probability that Information
wil not be received for weeks yet Enough has been
learned to know that the will not be heavy The
war had engrossed all the time and attention Of the peo
pie snd the sending of ballots and poll books had ever
been neglected The general Is that the vote
as poiled will be somewhere about two thousand. la
many places the polls not opened, and the people
were not aware that it the day fixed to hold election
ou ths day OF alec mob Of persons, mos. OF then
said to be from Platte county No. ,ering 800
or 400 men, went into Leavenworh city and taking pos
session OF the house where the election held seized
the ballot box and after abusing aud beating Of the
clerks of election who tried to resist carried the ballot
great deal OF excitement existed in Leavenworth and
fears OF further violence ained there had
been threats OF burning some houses and throwing the
press OF Colonel Deahay (the Territorial Register ofce)
in the river. Owing to the intervention of
vative slavery men, and also to apprehension that
there would be fngt II any hing further attempt
ed the mob dispersed without Doing further mischief
that time.
On the same day there was sdisbandug of the militia
Of Kansas" at all Of the the rivsr. This was
done by Eastn and other who had received the Of
Of generals and colonies from the legislature which
assembled at Shawnee Mission There is regular
militia enrolled In Kansas Territory and at least nine
enths Of those who had been out in Jsnsss posse
had come the Missouri from Platte Clay and Blu
chanan counties who assembled the day appointed
TOR holding the the constitution at Lea
venworth Dalaw.re Kickspoo, Atchison add Doaiphan
There doubt but this pre- arranged in to
point where election was attempted and there the
people thus assembled mobbed it. At Kickapoo the
houses OF two of the persons named judges Of cleo
ton were burned down and Of these fred at
twice. II viii thus be that the whole vote of the
section north of the Kansas river and to the Ms
souri, river failed to throw any vote for the new nttu
On and the section thus cnt of would likely have poll
ed twelve or fifteen hundred votes.
cerned in the invasion against Lawrence except
to get two dollars and fifty cents per dry from Congress
tor their services and ia; also expect to get bounty land
pirate funds and bounty those of ths citizens Of our
State who invaded Ksnsas must appear preposterous;
be spared by the Territorial officers 70 effect it.
On Saturday last the 22d inst convention was held
future state They are 10 be voted tor the third
Tuesday OF the ensuing January and will 60 into the
discharge OF their duties next spring if Congress admits
The allowing gentlemen nominated for the vari-
For Gourror-Chsrles Robinson republican, for Lieut.
Governor, w. J. Roberts, national demo ,rat.
For For Songrsss-H w. W. Deahay, national democrat.
fbr auditor. A. Cutler, wing republican.
For STATE Trsasurer-J A. Wakefield, free soil whis
fbr Judges Of Supreme COURTS L..ts, national waig;
W. Conway, free soi democrat; Morris liant, whig.
hr clah Of Supreme Cawt-s. 3. Floyd, free soil
Fbr Reporter Of Cowt-Thurston, democrat, rspubli.
Col. Lane contested with Robinson for the office Of
Governor but at the last ballot IL stood Robinson S.
Lane p? The Douglas democrats have got rather used
up. Col Dsahay would not have got the noninaton
for Congress only account of his locality the
ton in order to strengthen the icke conceded part of
the offices thus bat there force enough ia the
vention to have demolished Douglas and Pierce cracy
completely
Col Lane who evidently felt baly beaten, has acted
very we'll and IN speech before the convention urged
the free Sta e party to support the nominees.
Again has the hand OF violence rked the of
the border Invaders ia Kansas learn that the Off 20 Of
the Territorial Register Col Delahay's paper, de-
stroyed by mob partly of pro-savery men from the
vciuty Of LesveIworh, but chiefly from Platte county
No. The attempt Was made Saturday night. Col
Deahay abent Ut La vrence and Of about
h,s Office to defend it; indeed there
distance The press type and the whole OF thu materia
thrown IN deep water in the Missouri river
siderable lot Of newspapers burned The citizens OF
Leavenworth did not attempt to resist the mob. The
latter had come fighting among themselves in the groce
res around the evee afterwards Three four
reported to have been shot but we're killed. The
pal ties had been drinking freely.
The weather Intensely cold here. The Missouri and
Kansas rive frozen and men and horses
on the ice at ksnsas City.