The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-21

.pondence ST. Louis Democrat
LAwRRNcH, Aug. ID, 1851.

From KANSAS.
Correspondence ST. Louis Democrat
LAwRRscH, Aug. l3, 1851. 4
u INpIcfHHxSs.
told you two days ago, that the grA0d
;ury had found indictments against tbs lead
ers Of the free stats party in Lawrance. II
has been thought more prudent to delay the
execution Of the warrants until Gen. Lane,
who is now in Douiphan, returns to Law
renoe, or until instructions on the subject are
received from Washington.
nm informed that nearly two hundred
indictments have been found against the free
state men in the neighborhood Of Topeka,
alone.
wALKER VERSUS CATO.
It is rumored that our little isothermal
governor is indignant wrathy--against his
(bogus) honor Judge Cato, for deciding ex-
tra-judicially, that the payment OF = tar 10
requisite quali6ca for . territorial voter.
He says il isn't hnn't be--ough ta't to be-
because ii is contrary to the promises he has
made in his public speeches. l agree with
the little fellow, that it oughtn't to be, but
facts are stubborn things, and the statutes
of Kansas sustain Judge Cato. | am glad
to learn that Walker is awakening to = sense
Of decsncy. But the free state men, let me
tell him, won't be contented with the fulfil.
men. Of moro fraction Of only one Of his
promises, unless he proves that he was sin
cere when he made the others, by seeing that
they also are faithfully carried out. He
promised that weshould have fair and free
election. The apporsionmsnt viii prevent
fair and free election. The disfrs0chise-
ment Of the foreign born element, OF all save
six months residents, and OF the people 81
the southern counties, will most assuredly
prevent fair and free election. The char
acter Of the judges and the constitution of
| the county courts, viii probably prevent a
/ fair and free election. Let Walker see that
| these grievances are redressed, and then We
| may think he is q man OF HE word. 1t is
/ impossible to do so till then, your excellen-
CIV. You have deceived and insulted the
1 people once, little man, and until you bring
j forth fruit meet for repentance, we won'l
and can't believe you again.
ARRESTS AT FRANKLIN.
A company Of dragons passed Lawrence
this morning in the direction Of the village
OF Franklin. They returned in the most il
sulting way this evening through the towr
! Although it is not in their direct course
and took six prisoners to camp.
4 They were arrested in Franklin.
+ There is rowdy there by the name Of
Crane, who has several sols Of the rufhar
species. Last year this family, when tn,
Georgia and Missouri highwaynen held the
town, burned down mill belonging to
free state man there. Although this fac
was known and could readily be proved, the,
were not driven from the town when tn,
free state inhabitants returned. Forgiveness
seems t. make some men more iendish.
j was 30 with these Cranes. The sons hav,
repeatedly threatened, within few week
past, to shoot several of the prominent fire.,
state citizens. As they were often drunk. i
was feared they might do 20. A COMMITTEES
waited on two Of the sons and told them, il
the nsme Of the citizens, that they must ceas
their impertinence or leave town. One o
them left town--for Walkers camp-and re
turned with company Of Dragons.
This sort OF thing has never been tolera
ted here since last autumn. The bogus Of
fcers everywhere know that if they ever i'm
prisoned any free state men, they would b
shot for their pains. They wisely refrane
at least in tho interior. Walkers receu
raid against Lawrence is encouraging ther
anew. 1t will be put stop to in week o
two.
GREELEY.
/
Neither, it appears, does our respected Jeemt
the bachelor Of thu white house. There is
little place--or town site-called Greeley, i
. the southern part of Kansas. The propris
tors applied for postof6ce. The reque,
was granted, provided TIE name of II Dd
, changed to Walker. The alteration Wa
. made. We have q Walker postofhcs, there
fore, in the town Of Greeley! Don't thu
''smel pretty loud" of the millennium p
Where's the little child2
LAWRENCE.
The Lawrence case is in court. The tit
to the town site is disputed. There are 80,
eral parties to the suit. Governor Robiusc
! Is one of them. II 10 very complicatt
= case.
: Lawrence is going ahead steadily and sui
stantially. Labor Is in demand trade to
], erably brick, the real estate business excep
= ed, and the most perfect order reigns. III
price Of lots and houses 10 enormously hig
y Some So by Iii feet lots on Massachuset
: street, sell as high as three thousand do
;, lars, and tho tendency 10 constantly upwar
The common council sits every evening
= with public sOAsions--snd is busily engay
= compiling code.
: GOV. ROBINSON 70 BK TRIED.
- II was generally reported that nolleprc
q egui was entered 10 the case Of Gov. Rob-
son and the other "royal prisoners,o vi
! were arrested for usurpation Of Office in I
= = spring Of last year. This is false. Cove
- nor Robinson has been notified that he mu
70 appear for trial at Lecompton, on Mond
&c next.
:. This shows the vindictive spirit and pr
y slavery character Of the administration.
y This is the beginning Of another series
!. outrages perpetrated under the guisc and
= the form OF law. Yours, in haste,
!. JACOBIUS.