New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-21

u,uH ih,tdO1 The PrU-Sl,yrry meo woI'd no.
re-, ard il, sud H. slrer AL would oriog rs oObieg
/ That is p1ssb.o'- OsD the GuberDs,oriA scror'
and hs c. nod, ntsIy ADDS that be really les a''
see any very positive good to result from any
| 4" sc,ien vi CD this Legs may take.
Mean stiIe, the People are waiting for the remedy
They have spohen and said what they Wantei'
Th.y wait. there is = lull, and the popular ten.
l pest that threatened alike 10 swallow up u'urprs
and political ~ inolers has oil thrown on IT. WEst
exquisite " Conservatism {" BY its aid, the COZ
.piatore e1pec. TO SILVER the Fre.SGate party; To
leave il without a cause, and to form eorripH
ksyes and fshss Democracy" welded TO
Slavery and orn zoe 10 every lofty sentiment that
iArobs the Bosom Of humanity. Meanwhile the great
,erp. Mt Of Slavery is cOiIDg up for ts spring. By
l.t Us wait { the grand remedy Of the " e1tTaor
binary session."
LEcoMrroy, X. T., Dec. 9, 1857.
The Territorial Legislature orssDiI'd yesterday
afetneon. Unexpectedly the Pro Slavery men
came forward yesterday and took their seats on
certificate. This ia significant. They're "Deno
| crate" in this body. There is deeper game,
fear in this call. session than appears on tie sir
| face. All Of tie Counclmen elect are here
T~enty4ne members Of tho House are in t.eir
sests. The following persons were elected officers
If these bodie,: Oftbe COuncil-C W B,bco'k,
| Pre,ident; J X. Goodip, Secretary; j. G Col
| tod, Assistant Secretary; d. IL Weir, Ensros.ing
Clerk p. j Hutcbbs, EnIollog Clerk "A Cutler,
| Sergeant at-Arm,; w. Il. Frvst, doMkeepsr; the
| Rev S. Y Lum, Chaplain. OF The House-G. W.
Dieirler, Sveater;C. +. Carrier Clerk; W. b.
| Parsons, Assi.t,Lt; Gilbert Ludlow, Recording
CleIl; II. C. Sergeant, Enrolling Clerk; J. +.
Warren, Observation-Disclosures; Blake 3. Foley door
keeper; Robert Speer messenger; the Rev. I.
Lovely, Cbsplain.
1t was about dark when the Message of acting
Governor Stant' was tent IN. l send copy Of 1t
With this The document erh bits the policy to
abich Secretary Stanton intends 10 Ii NIT this body
UDfor'ul atey it is too much 10 his Influence, or uo-
| der the control Of bis veto power. lhe Message,
While il condemns the non submission Il the Constr
iutiop, il cautious in hat it says of the COnsptu-
| tiOn iuelf. 1t sseks TO eohfne the action of the
Legislature 10 one pOibt a0ne-.be submission OF tbs
Letompton Constitution alone making this body
supply th 8 defect in inviting the people TO poll
most repu'siye to them. In the Message, however,
the Secretary sets forth all the defects 10 the st.ps
for Il G, ri. ituiOna Convention. He even suldes
to the ectiye census and the apportiOnmsDt all OF
which is very proper, but comes with rather bad
grace from him. He eDdesyOrs TO show how rery i'm
proper it vas Il the Free-State men to abstain from
yCtn g. even under such circumstances, but msnton'
that This abstinence on their part is fatal defect 10
ON the Decersiiy Of their mitDs their action ~ the
mere submission OF the Lsc"Dpton Constitution He
takes the srOuLd that the Legislature cannot repeal
the law which created the Convention. Without
expressing any opinion on this point, it is well to
state fact in relation to it, When this called session
Of the Lei slstsre was frat mentioned as remedy
in caucus, it was stated positively BY those men
mo were Walkers mediums" that the Lsglsla-
tdre eouM repeal the law which created CHS Con
veDtcn. This position was objected TO- IL was as
sumed that such step could not be legtansteiy
taken at this point This was met by assurances
from Walker apd Stanton tb.t tho Leg stature could
do this thing; that tuty thought 1t was clear and
nosld recognize the propriety Of such step, and
50, 1t ea,r,.d out. Now, Secretary Stanton, when
pbaticsly takes tho ground that the people cannot
d. this hing that was to be remedy He limits
their action to o step tina; will ameust 10 nothing,
and il is understood that bis rsto will be that ur
There will be an effort to keep this Legislature
here doing nothing until the regular session, 70 keep
he people from seeking another remedy.
Frem TAe ST. Louie Denos,as TIA int
We are IN possession Of news from Kansas 70 the
18th inst. In the counties along the Missouri River,
attempts were being made to get up companies Of
voters TO 60 to Kansas on the 2l-t A meeting was
he'd at Ii Xpgton Saturday for that purpose, bat
the proceed Dgs were kept secret far practice
bic. Tie proposal did not meet with very enttu-
slssic reception. At Fayette, in Howard County,
q meeting for the same parpose was had On Thurs
dsy, and number Of vOuLteeB obtained. Along
The border, the Blue Lodges were epdeayJring to
rsOrgsnre and vote claim holders in johnson COun-
ty-tbat is, men residing 10 Platte and Jackson, who
have driven stakes In Kansas Government lands.
Large preparations are being made for frsutulent
returns upon the bogus Constitution. The nul6ers
hsd held Convention 10 nominate candidates un-
der tne State organization. II Was to have been
hxld at mntan on fhp nm
State IL TN from Lawrence came over wing taree
cheers for Free Kansas; when the nulihsrs, some
300 in all, adjourned across the river aud
made their nominations, en- route home. Calhoun
| Was, by reclamation, rendered the race for
| Governor, but he declined the 6.t5erins honor
br. Marshall was then selected as tho cto'
| ddste for that post and Mr. Matthias, former
Speaker of tie House OF Representatives. was nomi
rated for Lieutenant Governor. In the Ierf tory,
the people are masse opposed TO the bogus ecu.
ventivn and all its dongs They will not sabui. -
| it unoer any terms. Only one newspaper supp 'r1
the Cor stiiutOn with any hesrtiness. The neS' OF
| StsntOn's removal had not reached the Territory.
The LeeslatuIe was in session and had fully organ
| lied. The nullfers returned as members from
| LsaveLwOrh had been throw out, and their seats
| gwen to the Free State men, which secured the
latter full CO ntrol by more than two-third vote OF
both branches. The course Of policy had not been
fully determined upon, but it Was believed they would
repeal re act authorizing the Calhoun CODveDsoQ.
Mr. Henderson (~hO recently figured at Washing.
tony bad parsed up on Monday, beaiDg.' as Was re-
ported, Secretary beavers commission, and IN.
a,uotions TO Calhoun. The proceedings of the Ls-
eslaiure are reported very fully In The LesrsnDOrsk
Times OF the 12,b, which has been kodly forwarded
| to us. We subioin the most important Items. The
mass Convention Of the Free.Sts.e men, which had
| adjourned over from Lawrence, aud which met at
LtcoDptOn on the eth, Is said to have been . very
| enthusiastic assembly. II marched in procession,
| fully armed, each man with q Snaps rife aud r..