New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14
HlcalY IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS
Calling Of the Legislature.
CIVIL WAR AvERTED.
rsgE-srArE CONVENTION AT LAwRKs, ~
BoA Constitutions 10 be Submitted.

LAWRENCE, X. T., Dee. 1, 1877.
II would be netdless to say that there has besa
great deal Of hard thinking done in Ksnsas dsups
the lsat week Or two. Thoss who have fax De
responsibilities of the future resting On tAsu have
been scanning al points Of the political koriaa
with On intense interest Science Of al sorts have
doated like bubbles on the troubled surface q H.
popular mind, ard tie earnest and anxious hass
licked to those heretofore fertile in expsdisas.
sskipg: "Watchman! what Of the aSAtf
With the people, tie sentiment most prooiaeak
was one Of indignant resistance. A solemn oaA
never to submit, And q threat Of death to tts
usurpers-ttis nea was strong and oouclusivs, sst
tsd to be put in practical shape The supcr1oA
The usht that the small number Of the Pro Slavery
party here made the whole thing enly worthy 4
cent? mpt, but tie mas feel its Importance Pc
liticsl sreculstors kok around during the Troubling
Of the waters to catch glimpse Of which way tAs
curreItse!s. Meanwhile, the Border Ruff a faS<isa
move quietly and steadily on.
Gov. Walker Secretary Stanton. and "caiIei
session" lave been prominent elemests- May
we're dubious Of any and all promises of aid frsa
that source. The antfcedents Of Nsss paries &a
not kave the people ros N to hope for much. Bat
esen politicians are subject 10 certain laws. Thsrs
lisa political plug met to which they can Be brought
A called session ii tAe Tel rtorial Legislature dk
not sppear very probable. Even If obtained. III
efficiency for all emergencies wss debstsble.
Through the agency Ct those who might be rcAcAsd
by those men, the sane continued argument eans.
1t came n a suggestion from the Governor sai
Secretary Themselves Bat have fully recorded
al its transitions The promise, tho evasion. Tie
hesitation, the conditional premise, and thea ths
refusal These were dove tailed into each etAr
meet accurately. They perhaps, amounted b
this: The executive officials would like 10 call .
special session; above ALL they would like to make
the people believe that they would caIl . specid
session, but ewing to their aItecedeuts and oonaes
titns, could not. The 6nal REFUSAL several dsys
ago, seemed to BE- conclusive.
Meanwhile matters were not quiet Every tswa
and con nunity WAS speskiDg in manner calcs.
lated TO alarm even more conservative mea than
Walker and Station. A FRA movement wss likely
to be made in some direction. A delegate Coavea-
ton from all parts Of the Territory w~ about to
meet at Lawrence 1t was rumored that at Wash-
Secretary was to be the Stonement for the past.
Walker had left the Territory where anything short
Of useful opposition to this usurpiDg Consttuti,a
would doom a more popular man than Waker I'D
succeeded in becoming.
Such we're the aspects that revealed themselves
when Secretary Stanton came to Lawrence yester-
Cay. He came once more to ascertain what Was
likely ~ be done and ~ suggest once more called
Session Of the Territorial Legislature 10 the very
men whom be had told but few days before that
10 "coud do nothing" He was informed that
be Legislature would assemble whether ks called
t together or not. He was also informed,
arnessIy and seriously, that nothing short Of Oh
sinpg legal remedy in that shape could preysst
civil war. That il was, 10 fact about 10 DO deter
mir cd on In this situation, be agreed to eonvsas
be Territorial Legislature. He once more stipu.
lated Ior written request, with pledge that tho
legislation would be confined TO necessary action to
meet ard prevent the action Of the usurpins Ca
vention Of Lecompton, and Of the Regent, who
was already exercising bis power. A written paper
was drawn up setting forth that nothing short Of
called Session, presenting legal means Of remedy.
would prevent civil war; that tho Legislature
would ctnfne the action Of the Special Sessioa to
the overthrow Of the LecOmpton usurpstion. This
was sent to him at Lecompton late last night, with
tho names of majority Of both branches Of the
Territorial Legislature attached. A few other
Fan es stipulated for were placed to similar Docs
ment guaranteeing this and attached TO the ZANE
paper. These were J. II. Lane, Z. @. Elliot 8.
W. Eldridge, J. K. Goodin, c. Robinson, I. d.
Thatcher, W. A. Phillips and one or two others.
The proclamation is expected every moment this
morning. The Legislature will meet on MondaS
neIt.