New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24
KANSAS.
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LAWRENCE, K. T., Aug. ~, 1857.
The Grand Jury have not concluded their invest
Saicns yet and 80 an 10 nero speculation as TO the
ssNher Of indictments found. 1t is very we'll un-
1estcod, however, that they have mapped oa!a
eeoa deal Of worA for the Court The Marshal did
not get into Lawrence ye,terday. He was in lie
compton yesterday afternoon but was more reserved
and mysterious as to hs future proceedings. One
Of his subs went up TO Topeka and endeavored to
1rIest some ten or twelve persons on old political
sepsfes. lie had neither Dragons nor posse with
hin. The persons on whom be waited very EN-
DAaticay declined the honor of waiting on him, and
he returned to his propretors for further advces or
assistADce.
The troops are over the ravine. Walker was in
camp with them yesterday. The Common Council
was In session yesterday. 1t is stated that the mill
hry are to be detained in Kansas and stationed at
ne strongest Free-State towns (the most peaceable
parts Of the Territory, by the by) in order to over
awe the people, and, by making it appear th,t
the Free State party is in rebellion, frghten selfish
Or fearful men from the party and having thus oroken
down popular opposition, the way will be clear for
al their schemes Of Pro-Slayery vinainy. Besides,
fAey want the troops 10 guard the bogus Convention
IN September next. They want the troops u pre-
vent tAe bogus Judges Of Election from being oused
In fact they want the troops for the entire military
ssbjugstion Of Kansas
Our Government has been converted into mill
aIy despOtisn under pretense that the people were
m state of insurrecton. This is false but it is
ED and artful dedge-Russian and Austrian despots
have reeOTted to it before.
have heard a report from the military camp
which / cannot forbear mentioning. soldier was
hogged the other day. 1t is reported that he an1
bis eonfreres had been debating as to whether they
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that he "wOULD NOT" For this offense he was
condemned to the lash. 1t was but little impress
sion Of the footprints of despotism.
Who can say that Lawrence is not "weD
governed 7" We have the bogus law and the Mis-
sOsri statutes to begin with all that these have
left Of federal authority; the half developed "To'
peka Government" which, de factO, is more a
government than the other; q City Government OF
the people in Lawrence, and government of dra-
goons all round it. Who dare say that we are in
lawless statel"
Election returns come in slowly. At Emporia
they pOlled 1852 votes the total vote in that place
being for the Topeka Constitution.
i learn that Efforts were made by Pros Slavery men
at several places to stop the election. At Sugar
Creek some Pro-Savery men were on the ground
and endeay0red TO intmdate voters. They said that
every man who voted would be marked, and that a
Missouri army was coming up this Fall when all such
would be compelled 10 leave. At one precinct fifteen
voters were scared eff in this way.
learn that the Pro- Slavery men are holding meet
;ngs, not only in the Territory but in the adjoining
State, and declaring that the Free.State men shall
not get possession Of the election in October.
Lanes militia, to protect the baIotbox, exercises
them very much. They are very anxious that
Walker should at once proceed against it.
The Land Office is again open at LecOmpton.
The officers still engaged in trying the case rela-
tive to the Lawrence town site. The Osawkee
land sales terminate to-day. l am glad it is so.
The amount Of rascality developed at such places is
frightful. The Delawares are all as rich as Jews.
Half million of the specie in Kansas has gone that
way lately. Money is very scarce. Town specula-
E0n not 10 active.