Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-22
Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat.
..- FROM KANS AS, 81, -.st...

..l5 LEcoMPToN, K T., April s, 1857. 81
Fresh cause for pro-slavery agitation has again
! been sent to Kansas from Washington. The APP
! pointments of the new Administration for Kan
sas, has inspired new courage into those who
wish to make Kansas slave State Stock in
! the pro-slavery towns is rising. a spirit of
violent and reckless lawlessness is again begin.
| ming to be exhibited. 1t is now considered a
| sure thing that the power of the government
| a. Washington will be used to make Kansas
Slave State. The appointments, Of leaders Of
the law and border ruffians to Offices give great
J encouragement to all who would follow in their
i footsteps. W. E. Murphy, OF Leavcnworth, a
noted ringleader in the proslavery difficulties,
| has been appointed agent to the Pottowatomie
Indians. Captain Emory who led on the gang
| that plundered and burned houses in Leagen-
| worth last September and murdered Mr.. Phillips,
besides driving out industrious and useful citi-
| zens because they happened to be Free State
men, has been rewarded by an appointment in
the land Office, instead OF being put ON trial for
| his crimes, as he deserves. The government
| can hardly be ignorant of the frauds on the
| Shawnee lands, under which actual settlers are
detrauded, and q false census list has been made
to carry the delegate election. So far from put
| ting stop to this, the government has become
responsible for it, and has placed the fraud be-
| yond the reach of cure, by appointing Johnson
who lives near Westport, and who is re ported as
being actively engaged in the same fraud, as
Shawnee agent. Other appointments of the
same kind have been made; j. C. Anderson OF
Lexington, member of the bogus Territorial
Legislature, has been appointed to one of the
new land Offices. Even MIR. Babcock, postmss-
ter of Lawrence, has been removed, and Mr..
Christian, pro.slavery and member of the bogus
Council, has been appointed in his place. 81
This is the kind of democracy that is being
| inaugurated in Kansas. Men of stern Jefferso
| man democracy are being sacrificed because
they will not worship the niger. The desire to
advance the interests OF property-slsve prop
erty at that's backing our government to dis
| niocracy. The men of Kansas can have no A..
curity unless they worship the Hnigger interest,"
Those who murder men for their devotion to
| the policy of Free State, are rewarded with
Office. $50 100 t5te 81 7s,ssIi
The news of Walkers appointment has reach.
ed this place. II gives great dissatisfaction
The rnmor that he comes instructed to carry
out the censusfct rouses indignation. Kansas
was beginning to be quiet and prosper when this
new hrebrand is thrown into it from Wishing.
ton. The question is asked everywhere. s.Do
| the President and his Cabinet want civil war ~
4 man named Kline has been shot ut Grass.
hopper Falls A person claiming to be 4 elepu.
y sheriff took several other persons with him
and proceeded to arrest Mr.. Kline az 4 place az
public worship on Sunday Nj. Kline refused "a
| 60 with them, but said be would 20 next day.-
They ordered him TO come with them and on
his stll declining, they commenced shooting q
him inthe house. Mr. Kline has several wounds
and At last accounts vas not expected TO live.
NC t osnefs we're hurt- SPILNAS.