New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-17
INTERESTING FROM KANSAS.
PROSPECTS, PRESENT AND TO COME.

Correspondence of The Missouri Democrat,
LEcoNFToS X. T., April /, 1851.
Iecompton has not been the theater Of the expected
rn,oar Thers bas been no disturbance. have
not heard Of even an arrest this week Secretary
Woodson has behaved so well during the two
weeks that he has been acting Governor that many
think the Pro-savery men have given II up. IL mot
So but they have no means of acting here now, and
are really afraid. The troops have been removed ana
il is too early for their friends on the border 10 he'P
them. and they are frightened. They well know that
the State men could drive every one OF the Pro-
Slavery men from the Territory. The arrival Of emf
grants, the determined position taken by the Con-
yenton at Topeka, and the presence OF Col Lane ana
other persons disconcerted them. All Kinds oi ru-
mors are brought to them. Old Capt. Brown Is re-
ported to be in the Territory with his company greatly
augmented. Everything is managed very secre,y
about the Executive Office. Messengers from the
stat have several times Of late held secret consul
tations with Pro-Slayery leaders here, but nothing
comes Of il. The merchants and other business men
here talk very conservatiyey. There are but few OF
these, and they ore afraid the place will be de-
molshed.
held The prisoners indicted for high treason are %
he placed on trial Many others are indicted. IL viii
he dfcult TO carry on these trials trials have been
hitherto carried on in this Territory. think thar u
would be impossible TO inct any punishment on 'nem
II will be equally difficult to arrest more, and beeve
il dangerous ..,,
The time for taking the census for the constitutional
convention expired to-day. The ProSlayery men boast
that they have large majority" There s no douDt
I'M, that this census has been taken in very raudu-
lent manner johnson county, and other border coun-
les in the Indian reserves, reported to be dsnrey
populated All the pretended claim-taLers oi I'd:
Shawnee and Wes land associations have been placer
mon the census lists II il reported 10 be 80 elsewhere
Less than half Of the actual FreeSate settlers nave
been taken.
The land Office IL not open yet, and do not know
when will be- There is still no continuation OF .ne
mnor that the Delaware reserve was to pe sofa. ine
association still claim "a hold tna western
ncr,ion and saw il il ceded. The remainder ot the
MT lands are 10 be sold in May aud June. Before
that time they will be in the hands OF squatters :,
Town stockis stll rising. Lawrence, D-isware ano
Ouiadaro appeared 10 be the points attracting most
interest The lots are already 80 hlga 10 Lfa'en,
worth that no one can buy ther- Nothing n sald
| sbeut the Ksnsss and Gulf Railroad, 80 many d
which were chartered. The East railroad corrfruc'eo
| NH likely be that from Quindaro TO Lawrence
II u reported that Col. Lane has LEFT the Ttrtyty
Some report that he has gone down tue nse, IN I..
puise a. he up; but il believed .na. ,o
| zone 10 Nebraska, so es TO brisg IN aSy o""e
| trains that may be cOmisg through. c,,;,g
Emigration still keeps coming s eoi.ns, nore ,han
| The stenmeE Iacon, which let Ea~. "a r.,,,,ed
! week ago, went down to hrnb So sta,,ed bAck this
the day bciore YESTERDAY, sa un an n 10 Lawrence
| ,no,ning great many saips w On " - rar IN; !.
I mv.n'ne. ~ sxesedngy dry weather 80 iat 'hus
| IL mas III h.x, INST had day or two OF snoweIy;
s{nne. w.. however the fyst Of this Spring ana a
| gloomy ,o,ornnts arriving at that tDfie tnougn'
sene le 90 |. teribe rainy country, ana go' ui'.
hnssad sd asa started night back; suppose pe'a'''
il was muddy.