The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-23
THE LATEST NEWS FROM KANSAS.


Action OF the Legislatures-WarF Feeling In the
Territory'-Election Frauds--Mr. Header
sons DcHence--Gen. Lane and the United
States Marshal, Mr.. Dennis.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD
LAWRENCE, X. r., JAN 13 1858.
The eeeng here IN regard 10 the admission OF Kansas
under the Lccoptou constitution continues undimni'hed
Mesree State people firmly deliberately resolved to
sestt all State authorities acting under said constitution
also the federal authority should attempt to assist the
Ste authorities If they cannot resist in open warfare,
they will resist by Individual slaughter Any officer who
should attmrt to enforce the Iecompon constitutional
State government unprotected by large military force,
would In some parts Of the Territory, be killed without
hesitation. There Is general impression among the
peop g. based upon letter from Washington that
they VII have TO fight to settle their difficulties and they
are preparing for that res If in the future the free
party and the pro slavery party meet in arms the
record Of slaughter and destruction will be on the side OF
ne former for they exasperated and determined
opportunity repay with interest upon their op
ponents what they have suffered from hem or think they
The poor Topska State Legislature are by the
pTeeent aspect Of affairs, placed slightly more impor
Ant position They held meeting last evening" roll
was caled-no quorum present. debate arose to
their competency TO legislae without quorum md upon
the legality OF such legislation The President thought
they could egsate without quorum providing the roll
had not been called The House concurred in that opinion
The President asked some member TO make. motion to
Of eght) after which he would cali the House TO order
and proceed TO business without calling the roll Such
motion made, seconded and carried. Toe President
immeda atey declared that II eight O'Clock, and
called the House order whereupon went to work and
legs lated. militia bill introduced and passed 10
the second reading compelling every male citizen OF Kan
between the OF eighteen and forty to serve n the
militia
The bill was about the that passed the
session of the Territorial Legislature
code OF regulations govern its deliberations, the
those of the Territorial legislature was3 adopted
ra relations
The Territorial Legislature is pursuing the usual course
~ legislation. Nothing OF importance to persons outside
Of the Territory has yet come up before it.
One OF the judges OF election, Mr. Garrett at Delaware
ferry has been secured by the free State
party, brought bere and carried hence 70 Lecompton.
MI Garrett teses that when the returns left the judges
hands there but thirty nine votes upon them The
ee State party claim that they amount 10 S00 The
fraud laid upon John Henderson, who, upon his
application permitted TO the returns from the
jadges Calhoun. Mr.. Henderson arrested yeser-
day ing, few miles out of Ieavenworth City, in the
here and Is close prisoner Cen Calhoun Is said n be
~ Lecompon, with respectable force OF United States
troops Mr. Garrett and men from here have gone to Le
compton. The alleged fraud will be fully investigated
there and if II be proven on Mr. Henderson he will be
held to the severest punishment allowed by law.
LAWRENCE, K T., Jan. II, 1855
So far physical violence concerned all at
present quiet in the Territory But the people are in
hear feeling and resolve in open rebellion against the
federal government, and ready for civil 1t is only
III within few days past that the believed that
Kansas would be admitted into the Union a sovereign
Sate under the Lecompton constitution and since that
faith has taken possession Of hem they have apparently
resigned all hope of peaceful settlement Of the difficulties
10 the Territory. Conservative men who have never
heretofore taken part with either party, say that
constitution sought be forced upon them they will be
sompeled TO throw themselves into the ranks side by side
with rabd aboltonists and fanatics OF every color
pro-savery from Lecompton, said 10 to day
"We must now bow down TO that inquy, enter INTO
desperate civil war, the end Of which one can
Ssresee."
The Council the Territorial Legislature yesterday re-
Veaed entitled ''An 10 punish crimes against
slave property" The resolutions sent TO the Territorial
Legislature, by the Topeka State organization were
ferred special committee Of three in the Council and
Ave in the House. The House passed act removing
the county seat Of this Douglass county from Iecompton
u lawrence; also egalzed this city charter and
nicpa government, against which Walker led an army
previous TO his siding with the other side
bill passed both houses yesterday, authorizing the
appointment Of committee Of five TO investigate all the
election auds and alleged eleoson frauds that have been
committed 10 the Territory. The committee appointed
conss Of Henry j. Adams, Mayor Of Leayenworth
city, Thomas Ewing, Jr and Adam Fisher, of Ieaven-
worth lily Moore, Register in the Land Office Lecomp-
ton, and Major J. b. Abbott, of Lawrence
The Topeka state Legislature will meet in caucus at 10
O'Clock this morning The subject to be considered
will be the proprety OF taking until the
close Of the session of the Territorial Legislature.
arecess will prevent any collision in the legislation
OF the bodies have the advantage TO the free
party OF retaining TO them for the present Legislature
whose legality is acknowledged by all. Then as they
Say u things 10 the worst they will have the To-
peka organization ready TO be put IN motion TO defeat
State government attempting egsate under the
Iecomp,on constitution. This policy OF the free State
party would of course be entirely changed should Con
gress not admit Kansas under the Lecompton constitution
should they have carried the Legislature and State
tket at the recent election, the 4th, under this
Iecompton constitution.
The Topeka Legislature yesterday passed a Personal
Liberty BILL something similar 10 that OF Massachusetts,
which Intended to prevent citizens from being compelled
70 aid in executing the Fugitive Slave law.
MI John \. Henderson is still IN town. The following
s his version Of the cause and manner Of his arrest word
for word, as he gave II 10 me
As was going from shawnee johnson county, 10 10.
compton, on my private business, was asked by the
judges OF election at Delaware Crossing III would take the
returns 10 Lecompton. said, Certainly, will with
pleasure" took them there and gave them the proper
ofncer.
O. What officer was that's A. That Is what can't tell
you that What they he free State party trying
ind ou, row Well since gave them up ! have not seen
them know nothing about them and have done nothing
more than any gentleman would have done under the cir
The free state party arrested by mob law they had
wrts; nine armed men down horseback 10 the
aage, In which was, on my way 30 Washington, with
revolvers and rifles had not even a pistol about me
hey surrounded the coach and Asked If was in u The
cport was that was They said they wanted
me when got TO the place 70 which was 10 be taken
Sked them by what authority they arrested meS had
been introduced TO Mr. Cowells, who called himself
United states Marshal and he answered he arrested
the authority of writ IN his hands told him
ould not be arrested unless he would show it-sy God
N said we have enough 10 take you with or without the
vii, and by God we will take you. answered you have
ue most men, you may kill me, but by Cod will ret
two Of you before you do show me your writ and
Ivi 60 peaccaby Gov. Woodson asked Cowcs II he was
United states Marshal. He remarked tha, he was
Gov woodson gave this his for asking Covells
" said he, "you are not United States Marshal Jack
vii not go with you-he will 1gh first Cowells answer.
ed-'I pledge you my word Of honor as a gentleman
United States Marshal, and have writ for his ar
snd pledge you my word Of honor that no harm
shall 10 him. and that he shall be taken 10 Ieaven
worth and have fair and honest hearingD Gov Wood
remarked that would be better for Jack 10 20 AZ no
believed Cowes held writ for him, that only few
hours would be requisite 10 have an examination and
clear him. then agreed 10 20 condition that Covels