The Kanzas news., 1857-08-08
Correspondence.
From Lawrence.
Special Correspondents of THE Srws-


LAWRENCE, Kanzas, Aug. 8, 81.
Great "IsothermaP' Walker and his troops
are back again. Two days ago our Quixot-
ic Governor raised the seige and resreuted
towards Ft. Riley, under pretense of going
TO fight the Cheyennes. 1t was reported
that Cheyenne mule had kicked a Potta-
wattomie donkey, without having first OBJ
tanned an act of the legislature. Others said
the matter was more serious, and actually
reported that three thirsty Cheyennes had
halted before Ft. Riley, under the impress
sion that it was a grog shop. Be that as it
may, the great "Isothermal' at once per-
ceiyed that his duty called him to other fields
of renown. He at once got his dragons in
order with all their dirty uniform and tog-
gerry; their big drums and little drummers,
and threatened the liquor venders of Law
renee with total ruin, by moving away
While protesting to be after the Cheyennes,
he did not even Issue proclamation. He
did not investigate whether the fancied dis
turbance was in accordance with the organ
ic act, or whether they had even obtained a
charter from the State Legislature. This
was too precipitate. The mercury must
have been raising in his ''IsothermaP' tube.
As in all such eases, the Governor has
seen his rashness and come back again. He
prosecuted his march to the tune of stWest-
ward the star of empire takes its way. p
When he passed through Big Springs the
people were holding election, and the cry tthe
sogers the sogersl'' announced the ap-
proach of the great Pacifcating Isothermal.
At first the Big Springites supposed they
were going to be blown to Texas for not be-
ing according to the ''organie act and the
laws of the territory" hut Walker was spar
ed the ''effusion" of another proclamation or
''blood."
When he got to Topeka crowd rushed
round the hero Governor, and he, fearing
personal violence, (he is a title man assured
them that he had taken the troops to Law
renee because the rebels there had dared to
establish city government in violation OF
the Topeka Constitution, and the Constitu-
ton of the United States. Between our
selves, this was, of course, a dodge to ap-
pease the "Topekaites," and ''Isothermal
is good on lodges.
| The Governor prosecuted his western
campaign as far as Silver Lake. He sent
the soldiers that way under the sup
position that there was good water there,
| but took the southern side of the Kaw river
himself, it is supposed, to get something
stronger. He had heard that there was q
i town there called ssUnion"- town, and being
l ST IL, hot
way There he discovered that the 'sUn-
ion'' was all 80. K.," and that the Chey-
ennes were purely imaginary and unsubstan-
tial, whereupon he E'bout ship" and came
back again. How finely this is touched of
in Young's Night Thoughts, in the lines
"At thirty man suspects himself a fool,
Knows it at forty. and reforms his plan"
Well, Walker and his troops have go
/ back, and there is difference of opinion a:
to what he will do Some think he will ar
rest the whole Board of Aldermen, hang
; and quarter the Mayor, or worse yet-issu
another proclamation. For my part fee
certain that he will swear extensively, ant
drink bad whisky; but he may do othe
things.
Election returns come slowly in. In thi
r ''insurrectionary" city the ''Topeka faction
| polled 652 votes for the Topeka Constitu
ton, to 2-all told-against it. tits report
; ed that the man of the Herald of Freedom
voted by instalments that day; having yotet
for the State ticket in the forenoon, and thel
in the afternoon, he prudently reconsideret
= the matter and voted little slip of pape
which the charitable suppose to have beer
: for the Topeka Constitution. This prove
he is a true Republican and has an unsha
ken faith in the cause of the ''majority.''-
5 The neodus operassdi shows that he is nice
3 too, as he wants State government befor
he wants Constitution. This, | fear, look
) srabid.''
: They have got to hanging ssrascals" owe
t in Leavenworth without law. One man wa
} murdered for his money, and the murdere
, and an aceompliee were strung up by an in
= dignant populace. If the LeayenWorth Wig
lance Committee hangs all the s'rascals'
: there, they viii thin out their population.
!, We have had several rains. Kaw rive
r rose two feet The Missouri has been u
r and is still in good stage. Freights fror
e st. Louis, 45 cents. Potatoes are scarce
, flour 81, so In Lawrence, and beef tedrooI
ing" but forgive me, am getting CONNER
e cial. a considerable amount of building
e going on in Lawrence. Town propert
kanywhere, is duller sale, and emigration nc
: quite so brisk. A report was on the tapi
e that some ''prominent Free State men
. meant to buy Leeompton. do not belieY
u it. hope not. / protest against it.
hope that no Lots viii go to that Sodom I
e save 1t from the fire and birthstone. If the
q do viii file demurrer against their e'righi
eousness." Col. Titus is back again. Rr
mors of Missouri invasion to carry th
fail election are common. The ssIsothermal
law is being in process of amendment, an
l am yours, very truly, FELIX.
Editorial Correspondence of TIE NEws.