New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-25

his tongue 90 about his business il he happens 70
have any, and not be creating muss. THIS very
fair expression Of feeling comes 10 The suTface IN
Western Missouri. Not having made the pulse Of
Missouri towns the subject OF special diagnosis,
would not presume 20 decide whether anything POISON
oas OF e, pcsive Is concealed under their SINKING
nor or not. Ny hTm belief however Is that softer
Nssouran could not be dragged for lighting purposes,
forty miles west Of the Kansas boundary oy The best
pair of mules il the Territory.
Perhaps q brief depression on the subject OF the
Santa Fe trade and traders may not be uDin,eresng
TO the readers Of The Tribune Caroondale ls on The
Santa Fe road, forty miles south oil Lawrence.
Consequently | am in the way OF seeing Whatever
there is 20 see 10 this great and singular tratc. An
outward Santa Fe train consists o: mules, wagons,
Me1icans ana MissouriGDs 90 suit coptTactos. Usually
ten mules hanessed 20 one wagon aud driven by
man, who walks by the side Of bis team OF iGes
one OF the animals The proprietor contractor rdes
horse in advance of his train and ascerains the
diton Of the road and selects suitable places Tor en-
campment. The wagons are very large and heavy,
and loaded to their utmost capacity with goods OF every
description: cottOns ~ooens, silks, boots shoes hats
ready clothing, hardware and whatever else the
fashions Of New-Mexico require. These goods are
shipped from 81. Louis 20 Kansas City by steamboat
and there transferred 70 gigantic covered arks and
dragged by mules over $40 miles Of weary dis
lance. The drivers generally OF the same
complexion as the muies-that IL, about the
color of an earthen splttOon. When two Mex-
can trains meet the drivers rush away IRON tneH
teams in frantic JOY, embrace and kiss each other
with the transport and excitement OF long separated
lovers and then proceed 20 shake hands and inquire
the prospects of gras--the mules meanwhile braylng
an accompaniment 10 this strange ceremony like from
bones from the Puton:sn orchestra. The manner Of
life in Santa Fe train is exceedingly simple and gen.
erally free from moiestaons of etiquette. AT sunset
the mules unharIeS and allowed To take care OF
themselves till morning. Their masters get on; their
tents and complexities, regale hemss yes with buffalo
meat bacon pIlot-bread, psalms and yarn-splnning
At sunrise the mules present themselves to oe harness.
ed the train moves twenty or thirty miles, again
gHI IN mi kef
bring back wool buffalo robes hides cattle and specie
The Santa Fe trade has made great fortunes IN both
Missouri and New Mexico. Formerly Independence
was the great starting point, but latery Kansas City
Westpori. Weston and Lcavenworth have divided
the business among themselves. Ii is question OF
some speculation what city the will ultimately
concentrate the business and reap It's prohs. think
il will be some point in Kansas rather than Missouri
| have thus far met three Free-State who talk
Of voting at the bogus election, but unfortunately
none of them are registered. Two OF them made regu-
lar application at the proper quarter bu; Their names
were either msspet by the copyst or rejected as un-
worthy by the grea, man VINO presdes over tne cen
sus OF that county These applicants for the elective
franchise are honest, honorable, and valuable citizens
They are comers and passed for good Dem )crats
| il Illinois. They thoroughly in favor OF FREE
State and though they differ radically from me IN
their plans Of keeping Slavery out of Kansas, am
bound to respect their ignorance OF the way things are
done by bogus authorities under the Constitution ot
the United States" II they have the faith which be-
leyes great good Will now n4'ufaly ahd praceaoly
from grim succession Of atrocity and outrage, add
| mre al that faith
Please allow me record that the Free-State men
nH not rote at that election. They have been vio-
leptly assaied by enemies and geyousy approa ched
bv every lukewarm friend. They have been soberly
chastised By atul dodgers ana given over 10 the adj
| versary by quacks and quidnuncs promiseuously.
With facts patent as the fraud and fasehood of their
| so called election they see nothing in this COM
mngling Of cries but another part Of the conspiracy
TO deprive them OF their liberties. Men with no better
occupation FOR the past two years than soothing at
| bleeding Kansas are now palsicd with alright,
| lest Kansas be made Slave State, through-what
| Neglect Of FreeSate 10 risk their liberties al
| thimble-riggDg. OccIDENr.