Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-11

Special Correspondence of the Tribune.
There is more political excitement in the Ter
| ritory at present than there has been for months
past. The proceedings OF the Legislature plain
| iy show that determined struggle to secure
Kansas as Slave State, is about to be made
| and there is great uncertainty as to the proper
course to be pursued. Some are for uniting III
the election, under the Territorial Laws; others
| take the position that until Congress pass the
| enabling act they will not abandon the Topeka
Constitution; and all agree that the DILL nov
before the Legislature Tor taking the census, and
having Constitutional Convention, there would
| be no hope of far play from the hands OF the
| Pro Slavery men who are to manage it.
A call tor Free State Territorial Convention,
| to consider what is to be done by the Free State
party, has been issued by the Kansas Central
Z, mmittee. The following is a copy!
FREE STATE DELEGATE CONVENTION.
There will be Delegate Convention Of the
Free State citizens of Kansas held on Tuesday.
March IL, 1857, at Topeka. Each District will
be entitled to as many delegates in the Conven.
ton as it has members in both branches of the
Legislature. Citizens of the several districts are
requested to meet in their respective districts,
ani elect their delegates. We trust the impor.
lance Of this Convention, at this time will be
fully appreciated by all the frenas of Freedom
in the State. go. I 7kfa54
II. MILES MOORE, Secretary.
Lawrence, Feb. 3, 1851.
Thomas Shoemaker, Esq, formerly receiver
of the land office, was recently murdered in
Leavenworth city. He was beaten with clubs
aud an iron poker, so that he died a short time
afterwards. Mr.. Shoemaker was one OF the few
men appointed by the national executive to a
post in the Territory, who proved to be a Free
State man. He formerly resided in Morgan Co.,
Illinois. There he was a democrat aud friend
of Douglas but after he came to Kansas had
his eye open I'd to the Nebraska Bill, and Squat
ter Sovereignty, and turned o Free State man.
On this account he was removed by President
Pierce. His life has often been threatened by
the pro-slavery DULLES of Leavenworth. lie
was killed by some OF them.
FRAUD AND LAND CONSPIRACY.
The public are deeply interested in u most ex-
tensve plot which is designed 10 throw the whole
of the valuable Shawnee Reservation into the
hands of people from the State Of Missouri
Meetings have been held in Missouri, to secure
these lands to the Border Rntfians, as reward,
ana BY having them in the Territory for shor:
Tune in the Spring they will then be included as
voters.
The Shawnee Indians have made their selec.
ton. 3s4
The agent of the Shawnees went with his map
aud plots to Westport and Independence. There
all the land remainlns WAS selected and divided
amongst certain parties who have formerly taken
interest in kaisas affairs. ltis Said that TWEEN
" five hundred men have thus divided these
valuable Ian is out amongs, them. They are to
aid each other in securing it's possession. This
| is worth from tea to twenty and even fifty dot
lars per acre BY the terms Of the treaty no
one should be permitted to so on it until ninety
days after the surveys are approved. Its ex'
pect,d in this way to keep the Free State people
off and that III the meantime the pro-slayery
men will take possession. No pre-emetion is
scarcely worth anything unless there is an actual
settlement The Free Stare settlers and their
friends. who have not already claims, intend
going into this land as soon the surveys are
approved. They also will protect each other
against Missourians who pretend to hold by vir-
tue Of merely stalking of claim. This is excel
lent land. CHRISTINA.