Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-29
Kanzas Notes.

A recent letter from Lecompton, Kanzas, to
the st. Louis Democrat, states that the border
ruffian deputaton, who have been at Washing
ton ever since the Inauguration, have just re-
turned, all highly delighted with Mr.. Bu-
chanan, and holding appointments to terrific
rial offices. Major Clark, being under in
dctment for murder, secured his Office in the
name of nephew. The people of Kanzas
are indignant, as they have right to be, at
these appointments. Rev. Mr.. Mute writing
to the Boston Trageller, says:
"When such men as those who led in the
banditti that ravaged our territory last sum
mer, burning our houses, numbering our
friends and plundering us on the highway,
are promoted to office, can the people be any
longer blinded? Win they require more
explicit proof that those inhuman outrages do
receive the official sanction of the party in
power %
The general government has also shown its
fondness for border ruffianism by locating the
land offices at paper towns projected by Mis-
sourlans, instead of placing them near the
cehters of population, where they would be
convenient to the settlers. The notorious Col
Jim Lane, with company of free state men,
has bought out the pro. slavery town of Don
iphon, and will make something of it. 1t is
the only free state town that has a land office
in it, located there, of course, while it was a
pro.slayery settlement. DR.. Stringfellow ex-
posed himself to violent suspicion by his rec.
onciliaton with Lane, and was obliged to
make an apology to his rutian associates. He
said Lane called on him as q private gentle
man, not as a politician, and having no per-
sonal dispute with him, he was not the man
to turn him from his door or insult h i'm.
A young free state settler on Potawatomie
creek has lately been seized by gang of Mis-
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supposed to be in prison, but nothing is
known of his fate His family asked the ter
ritorial officials at Lecompton to take measures
for his relief, but they refused. -Rev. L. r.
Standenmeger of st. Louis, has purchased
claim at Atchison, where he will erect an
Episcopal female seminary.
The Washington correspondent of the Jour
nal of Commerce further develops the Kanzas
"compromise" plan preached a few DAYS
since. Now blow at the Republican party
is included in the programme. This is piece
OF extraordinary cruelty, when it is remem-
bered that the Republican party was killed
last fall-according to the Northern pro. slav-
cry newspapers The writer says:
sa"Southern pro-savery men in Kanzas now
show disposition to compromise of the
slavery question, as | have heretofore mem
toned. They say, with much reason, that
If they find they cannot make Kanzas a slave
State, they do not wish to destroy the Demo-
cratic party by the attempt.
The pro-slavery men will of course have a
majority of the Convention on the whole
body, if the Free Sellers persist in their reIu-'
sal to take part in the election. The Conyen-
ton can, however, easily find, from the re-
suits Of the census, whether they are likely to
MAINTAIN the ascendanoy of the pro.slavery
party. Ii not, they would be wise themselves
to form free State Constitution, and thus at
once take the wind out of the sails of the
Republicans. They would, of course, pre-
serve the rights Of the owners OF S 49, now in
the Territory.
To whatever extent they admit slavery,
they may provide for another Convention at
some future time
II is suggested also that when the Consti-
tuition is submitted to the people, as it will I'M
doubleday be, the day for the popular vote on
the question may be fixed three months after
the adjournment Of the Convention, and un
der some proper mode of receiving the full
expression Of the wishes Of the actual inhabi-
iiants."