The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
From Lawrence.
Special Correspondence of THE News
LAWRENCE Kansas


a company of artillery and company of in
fantry to take care of US. Four big brass
guns now adorn the heights of West Law
renee, and we have the comfortable assn
rance that they can blow US sky-high in
case we don't behave ourselves. Some say
they are here TO protect the ballot-box;
but the general impression Is. that they are
here to watch us insurrectionists, and 10 see
that we don't 90 skewting down TO drive out
the Border Ruffians.
We have every appearance of getting the
'.fair election" Gov. Walker promised US !:
First place, the pro-siavery men have been
appointed Judges of election wherever they
could get any. Next place, they have got
eight voting precincts in Johnson county,
and we have got only four. Thirdly. they
have appointed Missourians as Judges OF
election down there. .Fourthly, they have
made precinct and an Indian payment at
the same time and place and filthy, and
lastly, so far as / remember, all Missouri
viii vote, if they have time.
This election illustrates the gal-orious
privilege of the elective franchise and no
mistake. Missouri voting proves that we
live in 'cfTee country"
Much difference exists as to the elective
franchise. The right to vote is carefully
guarded First, by bogus law, then by boz
gus officers, then again by decisions, :"
and lastly by dragons. The qualifications
of voter seem to be as hard 10 come at as
the qualifications of country schoolmaster.
We have had examination after examination
and certificate after certificate, and the thing
amt determined yet. The law is as hard to
translate as ''Mene, meme, tekel, upharsin,
and all our Daniels translate it differently.
The judges of election, though, are expect
ed to know all about it.
We have had the bogus officers speechi
flying. They are all Democrats ''-every
man of them is the Democratic platform
embodifed. They 60 for nonintervention
on all live subjects. They go in for winning
with a perfect rush. Hermaphroditus Ran
som is a Democrat Sheriff Jones is Dem
ocrat;' Stringfellow is Conservative esDem-
ocrat," and all the candidates for che Legis-
lature are Democrats All the rowdies In
the country are Democrats. IF mans
drunk, you may be sure he's a Democrat.
Great is the democracy Of the Border
Ruffians.
News is scarce in Lawrence this week
We are going TO have plenty next week.
There is another boat destined for Kanzas
river looming TO come The Maine Law
is on the decline in this place. Supposed TO
have gone into consumption whisky
consumption. The people are getting Sc
rious. Quite number went to church last
Sunday to hear a preacher from Chicago,
and the impression is with many of them
that they will repent if he should come
among them.
Thacher, Esq, of the Republican, has got
married. He went East, not to ''bear his
virtues to the Skies but '.bring an angel
down. She (his wife, was Kate Angel, but
he has clipped her wings.
Judge Cato presiding. The jail is not built
town were trying to raise money for that
laudable purpose, but have not got enough
yet. There is string of indictments
against Free State rebels on the docket as
long as the pedigree of the patriarchs. Iu
fact no Free Stale man in our section is re-
spectacle unless he is indicted. Hereafter,
our children, aud our children's children,
when speaking of their daddies and the glo-
rious days of SO, will ask, ''WHo was your
father, or grandfather Was he indicted 90
Old Judge Lecompte is holding forth at
Leayenworth, but they have not hanged any
body yet. By the bye, the bogus authori-
ties have not allowed the city of Quindaro
a voting precinct Itis too good Free
State town for that. Down in Johnson
county, where there amt anybody, they can
afford 10 have one at every paper town, and
two in one municipal township.
Kaw river keeps getting up and down
again. The weather is getting as windy as
Hermaphroditus Ransom. Emigrants still
come Houses go up in Lawrence. The
militia drill. Flour is S5 95 per sack, and
is emphatically
by far the sweetest fow-r there
They sell Sorghum syrup for dollar-a
gallon, I mean. Pine lumber S75 90 a
thousand, and knolLy as the Kanzas ques-
ton, at that. Saw mills do smashing bu-
siness;- that Is they break down every 9th
er day. Wages for mechanics from Two TO
three dollars per day. General health is i'm
proving. Beef is and cents per pound.
Green apples one dollar and one dollar and a
half. Drinks, ten cents. Ice all melted, or
drunk up. Lawrence amt lit by gas yet
There's plenty of it generated, and it is com
busGble enough, but you can't confne il to
pipes. We have brass musical band here,
and good many other bands that are
''brassy" enough, but not very musical
Politics are fiat as dish water this week
There is nothing going on but little cleo
pioneering which, you know, is disgusting.
Business is rather brisk; not so brisk as it
was, or as sellers would like it to be. We
hear that the Border Ruffians are coming in
already on Sugar Greek. There is another
rumor that the Delaware lands are to be
thrown open TO settlers. Squatters are GO
ing on in advance.
Voraciously yours, FELIX.
P. S.-The Missouri river is low
Freights are 81 rs per hundred pounds
from St. Louis. PASSAGE, (Cabin) S12 90.