New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-17

more than sir'y miles (tbirp hive stragu1h a.u
bordering for thirty mile. on The rIcoeSs ses'ou,'
Of Western Missouri, has been rrgu'a'V .;".i
out a. pay IN advance, iOr pioSPoo",NI -
,erIices in the Territory, by M aui
Order Ma ional Democrats oi "o''Pet, gu
I,5.ns,de,ce Tie plot is cunnlne snd
ccol oue a, q has been plooDed Ior s"nic u nv IL
6o,etails into the political hfcrs''"e' vi Kansas
viii A. admirable fitness. Pro-o"'ery voters are
,vsnte1 in Karsas and here is neahs vi nahu,ac-
turing AID paying them al 'ue saiiis uiT WI
80 o,cspiz.tion bas been formed IN WestpOrt,
o.Iad ,t. Shawnee Association; but ii has As many
J-.,'otas 8. tbe KaDsa, Valley Bank The pre-
o. ,.-,s are thesf IL Is composed Of tao classes,
vtom hail style the eIPec0ots aud the tSulybe
olent. The former class are, a. usual ia society,
the n, # numerous They have already divided all
fIe md. left by the ShawGees among them. This
desire 10 ooonize has been carried far that there
SIRE two Or even four persons to some Of the c4ims
;ba. sre COZ sidered most valuable. The claims 50
situated ale TO be divided by "amlcsble
arrangement an arrangement that is likely to
be much more "anlcaoe at the present
time than at any subsequent one. the Assocl-
alton possesses a map Of toe ReserVe, "hca
shows where tue Indian locations are made and
every vacant quarter soc ION. From 'hls n'P 'nc
distribution was effected, an WestpOf cmeny
ON paper, aud the diyidees are coming OUT from
Westport with perfect rush to look at the goods
aud stake off," this "dibbllDg' process resen-
bpg the gOugiDg penetTa''oH OF nour Inspector OF
the gimlet vigilance Of a critical retailer III cheese
One leading feature Of the ASSOCIATION IL mat all
il, ner,bers wil guarantee and defend the aforesaid
dyide.s IN the possession Of the promised laud, and
drive out any ''AbUlitIUn' Hlttites aud Invites,
who nav presume 10 interfere with such pleasant
sr,angement Another feature OF the Association
~ the one half Of The money necessary 10 purchase
such claims al precmptOa rste shalt be furnished by
the association. The nou-diyldee portion Of tue
Association Ga very slender one by the b. are to see
these siipulations carried out good TAI n benevo
lent men. There IL, also, another feature Oi Im
portsuce 1he persons thus dividing the land pledge
themselves to be OH hand at all times when there Is
TO be Letting Of voters an election, and they are
to aid the National Democratic party in Kansas
t. make il Slave stare. They are also pledged to
rally when called on to defend their fellow claim
takers from any misch ef they may britg about ther
ears and also to be ready at the call OF the atore-
said Pre- slavery " Democracy" for voting or fight
ing. Such are the mutual terms of these "hgh
contracting parties.
II would be needless to laugh at this Association.
II is a sbifu plot, suited 10 the emergency, well
timed and but for the efficient aid aud comfort OF
the Government officials, would not have succeeded
as well a. il has far. Before came down 10 the
Reserve had heard that the MssOurans we're al
ready coming on it, but had no idea that the exc
dus from WestpOrt could have assumed so extensive
ar systeInatic d character. To-day aud yesterday
every TEEN from WestpOrt see rs 10 have been
chartered to haul them out, and the " progress of
improvement Is lrightiul.
There were few or no symptoms OF this squattlng
until got below Capiaus Creek That creek Is
six miles from the western eud OF the reserve, or
the end next Lawrence, ard is the western bound
ary Of JOhusOn County, that part OF the reserve
which lies between Franklin and Captains Creek
being in Douglas County. Between Captains
Creek and Shawnee Mission, which Is close To the
Missouri State line, the squattlng Is gong on with
fea FIJI rapdity. Between Null Creek aud the In
dian locations out from the state line, the squat
ters marks are as thick rs peas In about i'ur-
6iths Cf the cases noted the clam has been taken
by "stakng off and laying down four foundation
l,es On about one eth Of the claims there IS
small cabin built Many Of these caOns are just
the logs thrown up, aud roof; the cracks between
the logs Open no floor and no occupant. Quite
lumber, however, Inhabited; some by young
pen but | saw several families. have not been
able to penetrate the precise DRIFT OF all tins, but
suppose that Il cettain number have been
detailed to wait aud watch the claims
thus taken and report and raise runpus II duy
one shall attempt 10 Interfere Sucn Is tie manner
in which the claims are being taken nov, aud at the
rapid rate in which matters progress the whole
" III soon be swallowed up. MeauNh le, 1t Is hot
the design of aIy considerable poctlon of those
thus seizlng those claims to Improve or ultimately
reside ON them. They have been taken, III the
great majority of instances by men who have busl'
ress or farms to keep them IN Missouri. The de-
sign is double. Those VINO are at che bottom OF 1t
design this, and Il similar course with The reserves
south Of this, the basiS OF needed Ere Slavery
vote for the contemplated Constitutional delegate
election. The men who have thus gone ON are IN
tending TO make private speculation OF che v,luabe
lands they thus raudueIly seize and hold, AMI sell
them, after the struggle Is over, to bona hide
settlers.
Would prepare and send map of the reserve
showing the Indian selections, but its publication
would be too late to be of service. Will give as
careful a statement OF the uulOcated part and the
located, as / can. These fraudulent claims amount
70 nothing strictly in law. To prefmPt there must
be residence True, this may be evadcd, as was
done in the case of the Delaware trust lands, by
false afidayits by judlciOus aud resOlute effort
the aim of these fraudulent locations may be de-
itattd.
The Stowuees have taken all the timber land in
the resciye. / say all, for there are only few
fe.tbfry strips of timber the heads of creeks or
branches that have not been taken. Wuefe they
have taken any of the prairie land II rs only adoln-
inc the timber. They have taken bat htle OF the
nrsjrie anywhere. Settlers msy easily purchase
timber If the Indians who will sell and allow 1t to
be- cut of. The Shawnees have taken all the land
sdioini1p the Kaw River, and back IRON IL Tor TWO,
fonr. a,d ia some places toward the lower end SIX
or eight miles There are hve CREEKS OF consider
able sizc. the bottoms OF which are lined with tn-
bsr. These are Cedar, near which AN writing
and which is the largest, Captains Creek Two
Mill Greeks and Turkey Creek which latter emp.
tie, into the Missouri River between the mouth OF
the Kaw and Kansas CITY. Mo. Along thess
creeks all the land has been taken 10y the Indians
There are only one or two points where uneccupied
land touches them.
There is grove of timber on the western sac oi