American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-03
KANSAS ITEMS.


acquitted except fifteen, who had been
convicted and sentenced the Herald of
Freedom thinks the Governor will par
don them. Several ladies Of Lawrence
visited them, with thanksgiving dinner.
In Lawrence every house is crowded
and dates to the 29,h ut.. says, the flu
tuie OF Kansas was never so encoura.
ging US at present The Herald says.
| we give it as our honest convictions
that Kansas is as safe country in which
TO make investments as any other,
wnelher in large or small amounts
Never has the prospec, of permanent
tranquility seemed SO great as at pre-.
sent.
Messrs. Army and Hyatt, OF the Kan.
sas National COMMITTEES are in Law
renee. The Herald says:
These gentlemen have done much
for Kansas. We are now better suppl.
ed with -four than ever before. Many
thanks to our sympathiZiug friends East.
DIX thousand sacks of good -four have
been received from them. stored in the
territory for present and future use will
make many glad heart. There is now
no fear of want. Some dissatisfaction
was manifested with the distressing
committee here. The changes that have
been made we hope will prove sa,isfac-
tory TO all pa,ties.
Al Leavenworth reports represen,
everything quiet at last advices ms has
been the case, remarks the Herald,
since Gov Geary ar rived at X ausas'
The Kansas City Enterprise ia Mis-.
souri, papeD says:
"A feud seems to be brewing between
Gev Geary and the law and order par
ty "i the territory. AS we are not of
that hailiwick, and believe in Kansas
settling her own affairs. we shall MOI un-
dertake TO decide between the parties.
or one thing however we are confident
-as long as The present executive of
tbs Tertiary preserves the peace as it
mas been for the last two months. he will
have the sympathy Of at least all good
men in Missouri
Many of tho claims on Washinpton,s
creek near Lawrence are found to have
coal on them, and no fear Of scarcity
Of fuel in that section need be entertain.
ed.
Capt. Walkers Free State COMPANY
OF militia have been discharged AT their
own request. la their application they
say:
We have watched your course since
your arrival among us as oar executive
with much anxiety; and although we
have wished to see you do what YOU
have not done, still we are sensihle,and
5 bear 1t in grateful remembrance. that
by your activity and energy you have
done much toward that feeling of pro-
lection which all who live under organ
lZed governments have right 10 expect
we thank you for it.. and trust conf.
IDENTIFY that you will not forget that we
are part and parcel of this great Re-
public, although we may differ from our
he,ghoofing States on some political
subjects"
Gov. Geary says to Capt. Walker:
You may please to convey to your
command my thanks Cor their kind ex
pressi"ns of regard, and assure them
mat highly appreciate the services
they have rendered, by their example
and soldier like conduct to the cause Of
peace and order; and should again
have occasion for their services, will
unhesitatingly accept their generous of.
fer and rely upon their hearty and en-
ergetlc cooper alton"
The Herald of Nov. 29,h says:
we are no admirer of Governor
Geary. Tie came here as the represen-
tive OF an odous administration, cloth
ed with authority TO enforce one Of the
most oppressive code of laws known i'm
any age--a code which would have dis.
graced tyrant, even in the darkest pc.
tiod of the worlds history; and vet he
is MAN, and was resolved To do ips.
tice TO all parties, as far as those Cd.
pressive laws would allow, and restore
! tranquility to the country. The latter
he has done as far as human agency
was capable of doing, the former was
engrossiDg bis thoughts continually but
the Kansas J.freys has stepped IN be.
tween him aud his works and stripped
him of all power for good A collision
between The two branches Of the terri.
! 'orIai government is thus brought about
and an appeal will be taken to the Pres
! ident. Ii the latter sustain Lecompte.
then Gov. Geary cannot do else, if he
! respects his manhood, than resign. If
! he resign. the country is again plunged
in anarchy and the whole union will
feel the recoil.
The bogus Territorial Legislature re.
Gently elected meets in Lecompton ear.
ly noxt month. Gov. Geary is expect
ed to do all he can to have tho most oh.
noxlous enactments repealed.
The Free State Legislature, elected
by tho people, meets about the same
time in Topeka. Interference by the
Federal troops. or his Excelency Gov.
aeary is not expected, by many ofthe
] people Coy Rnhinenn and L. L..