The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-23
81. Loois Dee. L.

Tho special sessson Of the K~nsAs Legislata
orRanissd on che 8lh, by the election Of 9.
Rebceck, President or Council aud @. w. Dice
u. Speaker Of tho House.
r. Stanton, II his Message. says:
- aln consequence Of recent events having pr
daced profound agitation In the public min'
and ) sense Of wrong and injustice, wneshs
woll ~ n founded, and IN apprehension Of gres
ter evn % arise therefrom have aroused the pes
ple of the Territory 20 condition Of dangeros
i excitement, 6nd myself compelled, BY sens
Or duty. to call you together, that you ma
ADOPT prompt legislative measures 70 arrest %
calamities which threaten the public peace.
After reviewing the formation Of the Conven
Stanton recommends the passage OF IN act d
rectinR "a election to be held under differen
i officers on the same day and in the same plac'
provided for BY the proclamation Of the Presi-
dent, and authorizing the people to vote for th'
Consultation 10 either form presented ~ .ths
Convention, also against the Constitution u
both forms.
He also recommends the passage Of law ma
king ! fraudulent return Of votes felony, with
suitable punishment.
great excitement prevails among all classes oi
people ia the territory, and the probabilities are
that the party opposed % the Lecomptcn Con-
rl,c II u, ~ o., ~ HS7'F 93F7
T.ne v;,h snn - 4n, men Il enc.mped near
Tecomntnr
Threat, have heen made "a drive Calhoun and
tho memhers ~ ~ Convention out of he terri.
tow ~. ~ o,,,h.e.L h.s heen at,emnted 4
yet.
The Lecompton Ledger Of the 9th says that
an express has Just arrived from Utah.
Col. Sumner arrived here last night.
s.,nrd.v no.r;ne Their - Mi movements are
snr,,,.aa - h.va 80. enc. - ,he nah .rmv or
NJ m.v ~ hs.,e, oS ,ns,ruc,;on. - Gen Dan
- i. - 49,. - ~ ndo. cf,hc troons
A. K.ns.s
New York, Dec. ~.
The Adriatic lett the Light ship at Z. NJ. on
the ESQ ult., and was passed by the Europa At
noon on the lst, when about GOO miles from
Liverpool. She probably reached Liverpool
about o'clock A. n. Thursdey. the Sd inst,
thus making the run from the Light ship at
Sandy Hook to Liverpool IN about days and
iS nours
The steamship Star Of the West, from Aspin-
wall. with the California mail. arrived this
morning. a
The dohn l.. stephens brought down to Fan-
anna upwards OF S2,7OO.OOO in treasure. She
passed the Sonora Nov. 26th, with the New
York mails and passengers OF the 9th.
Gen. Wake landed 5000 men ct San Juan
del Norte, and took possession Of the town.
a Lieutenant Of the Saratoga. who happened to
oe On shore. Vas ordered by Walker 70 60 on
board bic (the Lieut's ship
Oh the evening OF the 30 the frigate Wa
bash, together with the English ship Of the
line Brunswick, and the steam frigate Leopard,
sInsu ,ol Han suan; M"'cn p.aus ,nsy ~ou.u
-. - s. W",,., w. 80 P 80 as;-
m II. .;vsr
IT, ~. asa;.u .a... - -. u.,.a
c;ras - f"ma..:.s .Sait;a.., ;a,,.n,.,;a, ~.
eao,;nr WsiL.- fraan Isnd;na ~ 49,, IN.
.nsd;at.,w n.o.a.dse ~ .ha co,ns.to - -.
;nnc,;on iii ~ c. I.an o. ,,,;ias from f.,sv.
~. "a .aan =. ...sa:s.' ~' e e Ia.s $3.50
M rc;r, ~ ,..... $50 $50, J;v;dad. Or &c
49, p a.. 80 P - c....,. -
-;vsr :, no;n. o.il.d ro.. Ands.son op ths
rl.n,.,;or e g.. p...L. Sn.a;.h .uh;sot
Il II. Ta..
Walker ~;,h h;s III mon w.s hoard "a sav
:. -ania - ...as. s,.saao - III.
;n,s,"r IN sse - % ~ sSsa h " "e
s,a.n,a. f-on, r.r.v.ruaho .nd nr;o from
Galveston: we're daily espected with other dlR.
busters.
Public oninion At Greytown. A well as here.
is strong against Walker. and the general i'm
pression il that he will be starved out in six
weeks.
have news from Port San Carlos and Castil.
10 Rapids Of the 2sth November The fort was
still blockaded bv Gen, Cawley in the steamer
San Carloss, and so meu. Il was held BY $50
Nicaraguans, one half Of whom were sick
About 45 Costa Ricans hold the Rapids; about
one half Ct for duty. Provisions very scarce.
ro.,. >.
New o'.es"s' - -. -. -,
me H"P're ivy srrseu ~ ner "nari '"'s
morning. -, n,...
lne Oa'liornia's neWs = un'uuPa''4ns' S1A''N
mining P1ose.u'eu ''Eo'vu! ~
Accoun.s ilon 'ne 'ains s"o~ '""s s"o -
mons ~ ace preparing io' o,oOuy
Inc oregon eiect'on resulted ~ she 1eJecuon
OF slavery ana tne excursion VI 'ree nes'oes
rom tne 'erT'tory;
Lie"sensnt pears Gamer .rsn, '1o" @ gan an
tonio' arrivec ~ LOS A"se'es W '"e %" wy.
-sM ~ gooa condluon. ~ 81.
GsSIkA. AA1hicA.- ' alAe1' ue'o'e ,.'1ns ~
- .nn'a nrenas' sent co"Psny " '"e WV
raao 90 river. Yer .
Inc N'caraeuans nave ue"' Oan'y P0""eu "
ON sne iake'
Washington, Dec. 8.
Jack Henderson OF Kansas, one ofthe leading
members Of the Lecomptou constitutional Con.
vention, who was so roughly handled by jim
Lane in his recent speech In Leavenworth, ar
rsasa.,,a. - a.o.,.a oar,l;r .mo,rt ~
n.;n,;n. Snr 10 Tsrr;,orr and make that an
a,cnsa "a III nrasent vis;, ~ W.shinuton In.
ssmnch a tha mining for he Territorial Gov.
ernment of Kansas l. Nh done AZ 81, Louis
I.cL,s arcnsa ror coming here don't amount "a
mnch He ha. .nother and ! higher mission.
NJ has heen closetea with James Buchanan.
~ savs ,h,t before he left the Territ, ~ the
Mssourians were organizing in large numbers,
for the avoved nnrnose az invading the Terri
tory 10 vote for the Slavery proposition on the
| olst &c fhis month The ProS,ayery men. fear
;ra ,ba ac6srt tone ~ The Free State men. who
undar Gen. Lane. are preparing TO resist op
nression have sent Henderson here. He de
clsres thar the result OF his interview with ths
| President has secured fresh orders for NOR,
troops 10 surround the polls and protect thos
rho present themse,res to rote-in other words
10 Drofect bs inraoers from Missouri!
( distinguished politician, who Is in the con
6dence Of Mr.. Buchanan, asserted yesserda.
that Mr.. Forney. who has been here for severa
days. wouia NJ. Re recognized Ut the Whit
House. The President is said to express him
self, concerning Forney's course, with feein
not AZ Nh friendly 10 the man who made him
nolit;cally. hut who now has the courage, o