New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-23

This handsome majority also obtained in spite
of sOcalcd enactment dug up from the bogus Leg
ature records, Of which fix months residence was
required in the city qualification for voter This
cut of large Free State vote which has come luto
the Territory since Spring.
During the day attempt was made by squad Of
ruans to disturb the quiet OF the election. Theleader
-goiying in the name Of Jim Murphy '-lnsued a
Free-Stale man. who drove the braggar from the
polls This same Murphy subsequently got up another
crowd and when the polls were closed and the Free
| State at dinner, fell upon Mr.. Mitchell, whom
they pounded barbarousy. This created an intense
excitement, revOlvers peeped from every breast or
belt aud it would have taken but the slightest aggra
| walton TO terrible cOmmotion. The Free
State men stood TO their post like old Castians and
the glorious result Of this good days work Will be long
and widely felt.
ARRIVAL AND SPEECH OF MR.. STANTON.
Mr.. Stanton, Secretary of the Territory under
Walker, and acting Governor during Walkers abb
senCe, arrived in the city to-day and delivered an ah
dress to the people, in opening which he announced
himself as native Of Virginia and resident OF Ten
nessee and then very cooy informed his hearers that
they might judge from tins fact " of his proclivitics
lie thought that the Ere -State people were making
great mistake in not voting for Congressional Dele
gates and further that the Constitution there adopted
would pass Congress He deeply regretted the dis
turbances that had occurred in the Territory, aud
hoped that there would be further trouble, but
maintained that the laws of the Territorial Legislature
must be enforced. Mr.. Stanton is fine looking man,
and il is said means to DO about right; Dut the free
which betrayed, they think an unaccOuntable lg-
norance Of Kansas affairs and hostility to the Free
State cause. will take occasion to see Mr.. Stanton
and endeavOr to learn his views and policy more dis
tnctly.
1t NAV be mentioned n singular fact in connection
with Mi Stanton that he followed DIR. Stringfellow,
who delivered pre-eminently Pro-Slavery address,
holding that he had, National Democrat, two
great objects in vew-the first to do all in his power
10 make Kansas Slave State, and failing III this, t.
make it Democratic Free State, which Is about the
thing.
HOW sCRoGGs COOLED DOWN.
A Pro- Slavery individual by the name of Scroggs
got excited few days since and marched about the
streets with loaded double-barreed shotgun, swear.
ing that he would exterminate the whole race OF ID
Abotonists. Mr. Iialler glorious young buckeye,
took revolver and catching old Scroggs by the col
lar ordered him about hs business. Scroggs didn't
ike the looks Of either llaIler or his revolver, ana
promised to be very good and quiet IL ms hie ~as
spared In fact, the tre-eaers are modifying their
tone amazDgly and quite number oil fOrlner frO-
Slavery men are becoming i'll favor Of making Kansas
Free State. They that the best interests OF the
Territory only be subserved In this way. Never
was the Free State party stronger in beter spirits
than at present.
FRHT-sTA1E MAN MURDERED.
Felix Brandon, FreeState man, recently located
claim in the Delaware Lands, above Grasshopper
Falls whereOn he built cabin and made other im-
provements. On Monday evening last he was sleep
ing in a tent with companion when some murderous
scOundrels shot through the canvas and killed him
instantly. The gentleman who sleeping with tho
murdered man, some five men making oil IN the
distance but was unable to distinguish any of them.
IN, murder created great excitement in the neighbor
tod or attempts have been made to secure the mur-
a h,t a. =. is only FreeState man that has been
shot. | don't suppose the Government will think
worth the while 10 endeayor to maze arrests
TIE MIssouRIANs DAuVERREoTYPED.
have taken occasion OF late to VISIT some OF 'he
border towns in Missouri, and inspect the inhabitants
They are queer looking set, slightly resembling hu-
man beings, but more closely allied in general ap-
pearance, to wild beasts. An old rickety straw hat
rdgged shirt buttOnless corduroys with leather Deli
and coarse pair Of undiscovered boots constitute
full dress" They never shave or comb their hair
and their chief occupation is loehng around whisky
shops squirting tobacco juice and whiting WIN adul
Jack knife. They drink whisky Tor ving ana sleep
ON dry goods boxes-arc all National Democrats,
and deleh. in robbiDg hen-roosts, aud pllenns
from Free. State men. They generally carry huSs
bowie knife and greasy PACK 0i cat~ anu
expa;ate at length on their exploits IN nan Nan
ns ,n,cny the id Abolitionsts. They are geneaIy
about SIX feet high spindc-shanEed and siab-'lded
II would be an insult the brute creation TO call them
brutas although it must be confessed that here sens
| To- be little congeniality between iheif anu 'nr
| "porkers" AZ much So indeed that they frequently
! suepd the night i'll close proximity, IN some con,
yenient mud-hoe Their conversation is intersperSed
with ORIGINAL oaths and generally ends III ree-hght
| Thry ar, down on" schools, churches and printing
o;css and reycl in ignorance and filth. Aer Visiting
them. one cannot but feel the traih OF the doctrine o
total deprayity far apples to parts oi thc NJ
| man family ,.,.,.- -
| Government should cater TO such set OF speelou'
scsmns and indorse them in the outrages and crime'
they have perpctrated upon the fortunes and ives
:he nt,lgent and industrious FreeState residents o
kansas Wonder if it wouldn't be good idea To-
Frank Pierce who is in want of congenia nome, !,
| take up his residence among them. They would iOl
low him devotedy and beneiitting by his experience
he could make profitable sorties in Kansas and acquire
considerable plunder
| col. JIM. LANE.
| Among the Border Ruffans Jim. Lane" is per
| feet terror Breathe his name and they turn dead
| gale. Sound his approach and they beat retreat
Torher diseased imaginatons he appears as the EN-
! budment ahd incarnation Of al that is to be dreaded
ard avoided Lane is at present in the Territory
pacns IN specuaticns and endeavorng TO interest tn,
peopi. in some projected railroad enterprise. He
q; Atchisoh recently, and stopped with Dr. Sirngfcl
low who resides in the town. Their meeting partook
of the character of the meeting between Car;olanu,
and Amfdius. il we may believe general report
| though unlike ihat meeting in the fact that both
Stiingellow and Lane were desirous OF burying the
ha:chet ard living in peace.
new Free-State paper is to b. started soon al
| Lsvrence-the need OF which many assert to have
| existed for long time.
| The weather in this vicinity las been exceedingly
unpleasant. of late and the Spring is very backward
! more N than has been known for many years. The
emigration increases rather than dmnishes, and ever,
boat TO this point is loaded down with freight anC
passengers.