Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1857-12-11
FROM KANSAS.
FROM KANSAS.
Coz. Walker as a Troceiier-His Talk about
The Contention

FROM KANSAS.
Coz. Walker as Troceiier-His Talk about
the Convention
STEAMER OGLEsBr, Missouri River,
November 90, 1857.
The good steamer 0glesby is approaching
Jefferson City, with passenger list embracing
the Hon. Robert j. Walker, the Hon. j. IL.
String gfellow, the Hon. Somebody of South
Carolina, aud your correspondent.
Gov. Walker came en- board at Leayenworth,
with the most remarkable lot of travelling appa-
ratus ever seen on this throughfare. Among
other portions Of his outfit rs his whole Kansas
library, boxed and secured apparently for long
Journey. In addition to this he has about two
drays of miscellaneous freight, comprising, ]
should say, all the movable property belonging
to the Governor of kansass His Excelleuey has
not been communicative on the subject of his
early return to the Territory, whence his fellow
passengers have inferred that he does not anti
cipale returning at all. Navigation will have
closed before he gets back from Washington, anu
the transportation of his freigat By land from
Jefferson to Leconpton will cost somebody $40
per 100 pounds-an expense which SO shrewd
fuaneier as the Governor would certainly not
incur in a crises like the present.
There is to be no special session of the Kan
sas Legislature. The Free State Territorial
Committee met in Lawrence, few days before
We left the Territory, aud appointed Com
mittee of their own number to wait upon the
Governor, aud urge him to call such session
to take action concerning the monstrous pro-
ceedings of the Lecomptou Bogus Convention.
This Committee divided itself into two embassies
one going to Lecomptou and the other 10
Leavenwor,h. The Governor was found at The
latter place, or rather at an embryo town just
autside of Leavenworth and just inside of the
Fort Leavenworth Reservation The Governor
said it vas quite clear special session ought
to be called, but he doubtei his power to issue
the call. He would examine the law, and if
he found ii within the scope of bis authority,
he would act in accol dance with their sugge.-
ton.
The Committee said that they would remain
in Leavenworth until the Governor could post
himself up. They called the next Gay in season
TO learn that the Governor had taken passage on
the steamer 0glesby for st. Louis. 60 AIN in-
formed by q gentleman who came on board
jast as the steamer showed off. The Committee
who went to Lecompton found Stanton, and
He agreed fully with their views, aud thought
that course Indispensable; but, of course, de-
clined to take any action on his own part while
his superior was in the Territory. Mr.. Stanton
knows by this time that his superior has ran
away from the responsibility of either calling
the session or not calling it, The Secretary
who is now Acting Governor, will, doubtless,
avail himself of some other dodge.
Gov. Walker has expressed himself very
freely during the trip concerning the trainers
of the Lecompton Constitution. He even
alleges that they are Liable to indictment at
common law for conspiracy. 4 more beggGrly
and Jutcheriy cyolcf Of Sots, rutfaas ana asSas
s,as, according 10 the GoUerHor, neuer assem-
btei together on the face Of the earth. His Tx,
celeney renews this there every few minutes
with the utmost energy OF cursing. | happen
TO khow that the Governors maIedictions are
richly merited, but confess both surprise aud
admiration at the fai,hfulness with which they
have been applied.
Among the passengers on the Oglesby, as ]
mentioned before, is DIR. j. Fl. Striugfelow,
scme .ghat notorious in Kansas history, though
not so prominent as his brother b. f. String
fellow, late of the Squatter Sovereign Last
evening, after Gov. Walker had retired to his
stale-rocm, iBebriated, Stringfellow got into
dispute with an ii-looking customer, who hailed
from South Carolina, on the fruitful topic Of the
Oxford election returns. Stringfellow man-
tanned that Walker had acted properly in throw
ing out these returns. South Carolina held
exactly the opposite. OF course the proper way
to arrive at the truth was to shoot each other.
Out came couple Of revolvers, and bang went
one of them at the head of the hereto on the
other side of the table. Fortunately, or un-
fortunately, both weapons were struck aside
ard the combatants separated by the bystand.
crs
The excitement in Leavenwor,h on the SUBJ
ject OF the bogus Constitution is intense An
Indignation meeting Of Free State men was
held there last Saturday, and another will be
held on the 25th, to decide whether to vote
at the Constitution election, or fght.-Cor.
Chicago Tribune.