Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-12-12
Letter from Kansas.


chanan is President for the next four
years, &c. No doubt many think that
this seals the fate of Kansas for slave
ry. and will give up the struggle, but
such Is not the case-Kansas can new
er be made Slave State, if the free
State men will but vote. And since
the election is over and nothing can be
expected from the Government. /
hope the Free State presses in tie
States generally, will urge the necess-
ity Of obeying the laws in Kansas,
and advise all free State men to turn
out and vote at all elections-this is
the only rensedy-and there is two to
one free State men now in the Terrific
ry. and they could easily have carried
the late Election-and elected their
own Legislature and Congressman had
they voted-and if Kansas is now
made Slave State tits their own fault.
The advice should be, obey the laws.
and drop the Topeka Constitution.
And when Convention to form a
Constitution is ordered, let the Free
State men elect their own members
to attend the Convention, and if the
press throughout the States would adj
wise this course they would do il. the
free State party here are governed BY
the Northern press-the pro-Slavery
by the Southern press.
The Kansas war is over, all parties
appear to have become tired and dis
gusted with it-and although the pro-
slavery party appear to have triumph
ed, they acknowledge they ere defeat
ed, and that Kansas can never be
made a Slave State, under that i'm
preston great many Southern men
are leaving the Territory, The idea
that we free State men are conquered
and fled the country, is all a mistake,
they are here still, and still coming BY
the hundred. That universal Yam
kee Nation East, is sending hundreds
of young men here as settlers. and il
is only necessary to see Kansas, to be-
come attached to it. They are also
sending large amounts of money, pro-
visions, clothing, medicines. and 9TH
er necessaries Of life, to be distributed
to such as are in suffering circumstan-
ces.
Since the war is over, the settlers
have gone to work, there has been
more improvements made in the city
in the last month. than had been all
summer, before the troubles preven
ted the people from building their
houses, many from raising crop, and
continued so late as to prevent there
being much wheat sown this fall
The true and full extent of the wal
here is very imperfectly understood in
the States--it was war in the full sense
Of the word, but that is over. Still
there is scarce day but we hear of q
horse or mule being stolen, or a mar
stopped on the highway-robbed oil
shot, but such occurrences are so fire.
qnent they produce very..little excite
ment.
The ist District Court Judge Le'
comply adjourged on Saturday the
18th inst. at Lecompton. There wa'
AZ prisoners during court, l8 were
convicted Of manslaughter, and sen
fenced to hard labor for. from two
to 8 years. and are now in the charge
of a Master Of convic,s-what further
disposition will he made Of them is mo-
known, the pro-slavery party wan
them sent to the Missouri Pcnitentia
ry, but the free State party are no
willing to that. Since their convic
ton, some Of them have succeeded II
getting away.
The Cd Judicial District Cour
| Judge Cato) commenced its setting
at this plvce on Monday last, Al free
State prisoners were brought up here
on change OF venne-under tn.
charge Of Marshall Donaldson, ant
an escort Of about one hundred Uni
ted States troops for trial-they were
placed in three Of the Office Rooms o
the Court House for safe keeping. ant
a guard placed around them. The
citizens took quite an interest in tbei
welfare, and furnished them with pro
visions, blankets, bedding, and every
other comfort they could, and suppos
ed they were well satisfied. as they
professed to be, and would stay, bu
they were mistaken; they stayed unit
about II o'clock last night--when i
was discovered by the guard on going
in to the rooms that 80 had fed, leay
ing but rs, who gave as a reason WHY
they were not gone, that the night wa
too dark and rainy. All but one lef
are held on trifling charges that they
do not fear, the exception ia our frient
AL. Patrick, Of Indiana. saw hin
this morning he said he could hav'
gone. but he chose To stand his trial
as he is able to prove an aiibi. and ha
no fears.
There is trouble here among th,
heads OF our government, on accoun
of the release, on bail, Of Charlie
Hayes, who has, been arrested for tn,
murder Of Buifum, without trial. !
Is said that he Is guilty, and that il vii
be proved on trial beyond doubt. Blu
Hayes Is q pro-slavery man, and |
was no trouble for him 10 get out
When, at the same time there wer,
Gfty Free State men under arrest, ant
had been In prison two months. M,
though nothing was proven agains
them. they were and still are denies
bail.
Az soon ms the Governor founs
that Hayes was out. he ordered Don
aldson to re.arrest him. Donaldson
refused to execute the writ. Judg,
Lccor,p.e decided II q great contemp
on tho part Of the Governor. Donald
son has resigned tho marshalship o
the Territory. his resignation TO taxi
effect on tho lrst OF January next.
The sale Of the Delaware Trus
Lands Is now going on. and will no
close for three or four weeks yet. s.
far, the settlers have got their land
without trouble. These lands lie be