The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18


truths and neser.in tTuisfas, sophisa3s, or
patriotic appeals, instantly calls for him
complete silence and respectful -eonsidesa-
ton. Mr. p. had not proceeded far before
he remarked that Information of a startling
nature had recently came unsolicited 10 him.
lie presumed that his informant had given
the intelligence in friendly confidence, but
ia his mind the nlatter belonged to the pub
lie, and he deemed Ii his duty TO give it to
them at Ibis opportunity. He said that
while about taking the census In some south
ern township, an editor of apaper published
there, told hira, that an editor of this place
Lawrence. had approached him, saying
that they We're about TO start q l''lWALkER R
PARTY. = aid offered inducements to him to
become an organ under it.
Never have | heard more exciting de-
7Ouetaent than this, The widest agitation
prevailed and loud cries Of name him ?
name Aim - came up from al quarters of
the house. Standing in his Brougham-like
strength the speaker announced the traitors
name :--s'aTHE PERSON WHO MADE THE PRO-
PosALs WAS GRoReE WAsHINGTeNs sBhowN,
AND THE NAN TO WHOM THE PROPOSALS WE'RE
MADE, AND FROM WHOM RECEIVED THIS ~
FORMATION Is S. S. PEouFY, THE EDITOR OF
The FREEMENs' CHAMPION, at Prairie City,"
One universal hiss met the announcement
Mr. Phillips then proceeded 10 answer some
of Parrot and Moore's arguments, over
throwing them all in single sentence,
which was this should have stated that
the principle peiut made by these gentlemen
PaFTott and Moore, In favor of abandon
ing the Topeka Constitution and joining In
under the bogus legislature was that the
Territorial legislature might apporlion to the
nefarious Lecompt district In Arrappahoe
Co. Against this judicial 1uminary they
poured all tho scofn, the irony, the sar-
casm, and the threats they were capable of
Mr.. Phillips inquired if the legislature
would not be Obliged to. .edistrict Cato in
an inhabited part Of die Territory, and how
much better is Cato than Lecompt ?'' /
would also suggest 10 Mr.: Parott that Ar
rappahoe Go. is not entirely out of civili-
zation and that the people of Mariposa and
other fourishing towns in this region might
not fancy Lecompt's justice(?) any better
than the people of Leavenwesth
After Mr.. Philips, Mr.. Conway, Mr..
Smithsof Quindaro, and Mr.. T. Dwight
Thacher was. called forth and made neat
and well received speeches, when the Meet
ing adjourned,
To-day, Lawrence has been the scene
of the first real election. Late last night
the Parott faction got up a 's Lantern tick
et," which has been pushed to-day by
Brown, Christian, Wade, Fry d Co. with
commendable zeal Notwithstanding the
heat of4the day, much excitement prevailed
in the street The result showed a poll of
fve hundred ard seventy voters, and the
election of the regular ticket by good ma
jority.
At P. N. railroad meeting was held
in front of the Morrow House. Gov Rob
inson presided, and Mr.. Shoemaker, an en-
gineer. addressed it; giving some practical
observations on several proposed routes
The meeting being merely preliminary to
something further they resolved to meet the
people interested in Western Missouri at any
point along the Mo- RiKer---