The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-06-05
FROM KAMSAs.
Secretary Stanton going TO Church
Meeting Of the Free State Leg
islature Circular in regard TO
1.-THE Land Office.

IL no Adhu OAAG1'
tCou,spoudenoso Of he Cincinnati Gazstss.l
LAwREEoh KANSAS, May l6, 1857.
Secretary Stanton, acting Governor Of
Kansas Territory, arrived in this city last
evening; he says he came down 10 attend
Church here to-day. He is disposed to
keep quiet, to make no more speeches af-
Ser Ais unfortunate attempt in this city a
few weeks since.
On the ninth Of next month the Free
State Legislature meets at Topeka. The
| following circular has been numerOusly
signed by several Free State men, aud
sent to each member Of the Assembly:
| To THE MEMBERS or THE GENERAL AS
sEMBLY OF THE STATE or KAEsAsi-- Cen
lIemeR:--The ninth of June is the time
fixed at your last session for re assem-
bling to do the work for which you were
elected. That time is fast approaching.
and We have thought il advisable TO call
your attention to the great Importance nf
being at your posts. TO engage in the full
6llment Of the trust con6ded in you by
your fellow citizens. There cannot be
the slightest doubt Of the success of our
cause, il we all prove tue to ourselves At
this time. The present Administration.
we are sure, has no disposition to attempt
Il . iorcible suppression Of ourLegislature
The act of Col. Sumner, in dispensing
that body last July. was too Aagrant an
outrage 10 be sustained by even the ad
ministratioD of Franklin Pierce. The
President and Secretary of War publicly
declaimed the responsibility Of that act
Size then a new administration has been
inaugurated, and although we may not as
yet be permitted 70 entertain any greater
confidence in its justice than we posses
! sed in that Of its predecessor, yet we are
!, convinced that IL will be controlled by .
more elevated susceptibility to public opin
ion and a much higherorder Of statesman.
ship. Upon these qualities of the pres
ent lministration, at least. we must RELY
for protection from any infringement Of
} our constitutional.
All should therefore be present on the
; ninth Of June, to complete the state or
ganizatiOn. preparatory to admission int
I the Union, as a free and sovereign state
, Signed-CHAs. RoBlEsos, G. w. SMITH
G, w, DEITzLER, M. F. CONWAY, S. F
} TArPAS, Jr, and others.
The people have become tired Of living
, without law, and II the Legislaturl
which convenes at Topeka in few weeks
fails to provide for their necessities. thel
3 are determined to rise in their sovereign
I; capacity, in the several counties anC
i towns, and organise themselves into vel
, regulated communities. The town o
! Hyattand Anderson County 'so-called
! have been organised by The settlers, tn,
/, oe has been broken, the example set. an,
the people in the different sections Of Kan
r sas are disposed and determined to e,
+ and do likewise.
The Land Office has been open som,
weeks at Lecompton for the proving VI
of titles to preemption OF land On Tues
day the question having reference TO thi
town site comes up for Investigation be
! fore the Receiver and Register. El Moore
aud Wm. Brindle. There are many ad
y verse claimants to the land upon Whicl
the city Of Lawrence IS built. There 4
TO be smashing work, and m,ny will sui
fer and IS many be the gamers by N
: decision as 10 who has che right TO hol
: Lawrence and dispose Of lots, 80.
Ion.