New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-21


ton of prominent and painful interest. The letters
which we print to-day, though not so late as the
| telegrapbic dispatches published yesterday, still
have, in the present posture of affairs, decided
importance 1t will BE- seen that our sagacous reg
ular correspondent is clearly Of opinion that the
pretended Utah expedition is and has been mere
cover for the concentration in Kansas Of a strong
military force-for what purpose, unless to trample
the Free-State men under foot, and to carry out
| the Border. Rufan uturpation at the point OF
Federal bayonetsl
We have received along with those letters a
printed slip containing the City Charter for Law.
renee reported bya Committee appointed for that
purpose by the citizens and also the address of the
| Committee by which the report was made That
address, which We give elsewhere, clearly explains
the grounds and necessity Of the procedure taken
by the citizens. Being without any local govern
ment, they have proceeded to do what has always
been done in this country since its earliest settle
ment by communities similarly situated, namely, to
form such local government by the vote of the
major part of the inhabitants This system of self
government, and, in defect Of any other recognized
political authority, of seforganization, Of which
the emieraDts by the Msyfower set the first
example, has been found very numerous
limitations in America from that day to this
and that, too, without ever having encOun.
tered, so far as We are aware, till the issue OF
Walkers proclamation of which we yesterday pub
lished telegrsphic account the stigma Of treason
and the threat of suppression by military force.
Half the townships in Kansas are at this moment
living under local administrations similarly organ
lied. The Government Of the United States have
looked quietly on, allowing squatter associations to
organize themselves and that not for the essential
purposes of public order and protection to life and
property but for the purpose Of securing the squat
tiers in their claims to land even beyond the extent
to vi ch these claims arc borne out by tn, laws;
ard these sauatter associations have been allowed
in Kansas az elsewhere to enforce their regulations
by the terror of Punishment and personal violence.
Yet now this same Government, having private
end of its own to serve is resolved it seems, to ex
srt all its force to put down associations of which
not the private gain of the members, but gen.
e7al good government, 10 the Objent.
The ordinance adopted by the citizens Of Law
renee, as it would seem from the letter Of one OF
our correspondents by general consent, provides
for erecting Lawrence, within certain boundaries,
into city, to be governed by Mayor and seven
Aldermen chosen annually by the qualified elect
ors, aid to choose their own Clerk who shall also
be City Clerk. The ordinance alec provides for
the election Of three City Assessors, City Treas
urer, City Marshal and Justice of the Peace for
each Ward. The authority vested in the City
Government is set forth as follows:
9th The MAYOR and Board Of Adermn shall have power
BY Within ,Gs y not exceeding Of per
upon the assessed value thereof except as hereinafter
eonssion. d. to make acquisitions the general
health Of she 10 sna aDs s
lighting provide for cen'ins tsxins sud
hackney carriage. arts, dI;ys S
and .n ebt iDS Osh h6n: s.n be
bou,e and other di.ordey establish and regulate
Iepair streets srenas. lanes alleys. and sewers.
keep the same to ,n and or h
lstion of weights and measures to De used In said
@ the 81 .nS ina bsn.
provide for the inspection Of lumber and other edns ma
ard walls and partition fences: to IeF ase the hspee
ton Of oue lard wood and int te b. and ab
bic maisl to erect pumps in the streets Tor the convenience
to cary into effect and the hereby grated
the good require and m and sppro,
e1 , b coetos thereof Pros1.d fhs, no tax shall
be laid upon the wearing Apparel O on bis " s1
nor be subject to distress or sale for tax
If the front Of the ct. on any Of street .h
b lawful for the Mayor and Aldermen % levy and collect
street according their respective fronts for the purpose Of
pns OF p,as .SSa ss ss ae s o
part Of street upon similar " levy "a. ~ ns
s.h The Mayor and Aldermen shah have regulate.
tho limits of the city"
The ordinance contained provision for taking a
popular vote upon it on the 9Th instant, which was
accordingly done, and the ordinance being accepted
an election was held under its authority on the 18th
instant at which the officers provided for in it
chosen. An account Of this election is contained 10
one of TIE letters to which we have referred.
We shall expect with great anxiety further adv.
ces from Kansas. The Southern prouunciauientos
against Walker have evidently frightened him into
a change of tactics. Well knowing the weak and
yacillatipp character Of the Administration, and
frat with this Cabinet as with the lsst the voice of
Mississippi or of Georgia is FIVE times as potent as
the voice Of any Northern or North western State
though FIVE times as pcpulous, already Walker
begins 10 shake in his shoes. Fearful Of suffering
the fate of Reeder and Of Geary and of every other
Kansas official who has made even pretense to im
partially, Walker is already looking round for the
means Of reastabshing himself in the favor Of the
Border Ruffians and their ultra saveholdng allies
For this purpose he is bestrring himself to set
on foot a new raid upon Lawrence. very much like
those got up in Shaunon's time, and which resulted
in the robbery and plumber Of that city the de-