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LAWRENCE December Odd. 1857.

Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune. !
LAWRENCE, December 23d, 1857.
MEsRRs. EDIToRs:-If the same policy is pursued
in regard to Denver in regard 10 Stanton, the
people of Lawrence have this day compelled him
To perform an act which will take his official head
off Ii will be remembered that Col. Cooke took
large quantity of arms from cmigrant tram,
whom he arrested Oh the Nebraska line i'll October,
Sc These arms,-cOnsisting of about J5D car
hines rifles and muskets number of rcvolvcrs and
sixty sabres,-were stored by Gov Geary at lie
COMPTON. Over one half got into the hands OF the
rufliars and the remainder the agents OF the various
Kansas committees have several times demanded.
but without success Yesterday Col. Eldridge de
tcrmined to go and take them, as conductor OF the
train from whom they were stolen by the U. ,.
Army. About sixty citizens of Lawrence volun-
tccred to 90 with him, and this morning the party
started all armed. On arriving within halt mile
of the town, Col. Edridge ami Capt. Cracklln were
deputed to ask Gov. Denver to give them up
They did So and he refused, at first, an toto. He
then wanted to send to Washin ston, and have
us wait the answer He then pledged himself 10
give them up i'll ten days. Several other PROPOSE
tons were made, but finally, after an h0dr's confer
ence, he agreed to let them 90, and Col. Eldridge
gave his bond for $500 that they should not he dis
tributed for two weeks. We brought back lI6
muskeis and rifles and number of slbres- lt was
Il scencc not to be forgotten, as one looked around
the executive chamber and ON the street close by,
and watched the stern, determined faces OF the Free
State men, and the astonshc looks OF the Lccomp-
tonites. The men who there from Lawrence
had, evidently, determined to have what they came
for-their property--and Gov. Denver felt that as
he gaZed on the stern, earnest looking vIsages
round him. never saw so mad Il looking mln ia
my life as he when he drew up the bond for
Edridge to sign. Denver Is a man of about fifty,
well preserved, tolerable sood-looking, with fea-
fb.1r,
intelligence | take it that tlct, ulscrupulousness
and energy, rather than intellect or talent, have
been his stepping stones to success. lie may bc
a brave man, but doubt his possessing the true
ring of manly courage wouldn't trust him by ms
looks, any more than the veriest ruifln in Kansas
with whom he associates. Sheriff Jones, Gen. Nc
Lean and Major Boliny are his counsellors in all
matters, and may, therefore, fully understand
his position.
However, we triumphcd, and backed Governor
Denver down. Had he persisted in refusing To give
up the arms, we should have taken them by force,
even asdid our Lca,cnwOrh brethren Ii seems 10
me that, to be consistent, the administration must
remove him for having Welded. At least they
(Dcnver and all tools they may send here will ful Y
undcrtand the fact, That The propte intend ruling in
the future, in spite of Governors and Federal bayo
nets. *. j. Ill.
THE FELoXs' ELECTION.
tended to be held, on the swnlins slave. Clause. y
very large number OF Illegal votes cart in the
Territory. Our Missouri COUSINS paid friendly
visit We hear from Johnson county that The full
vote OF Oxford cast, and probably Il few move
Ali along the border, south OF the Kansas river the
Mis- ;ouriaus came over AMI cast large number OF
votes In the neighlorlood of Fort Scott the pres
cncc of Free State force had Sedativc effect upon
the residents of Bates county, No. We have had
authentic adviccs from Doniphan that an Invasion
would take place there. As tor Atkinson county.
ii is in the pocket ofPlatte county, Mo- The in
terror counties did not cast any votes. At LccomV-
ton the poll was very small. No election was held
at Topeka, ort,t Einporia, Ossawattomie. At
Tecumsch but few votes were given, and at Law
renee, where the polls were kept oVcn noi Sjng,
rotc cast. In fact, there Viii be no voting done
off the border, and there principally by Missouri
ans. X. J. II.
LATER.