The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-03
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. c, JUNE g. 1853
KANSAS NEWS.


Int KANSAS correspondent of the Boston
Tavs saws. under date of Mov12.
Int ews OF the postponement of the land
sases ia thrill of JOY to every heart, for all
IeIt III under the sales was concealed sure
ana NJ deadly blow at the prosperity of our
people
The anvass for the Leavenworth Constitu.
uoh n aing on rapidly, most of the nominees
on the tate ticket having taken the stump du-
riag ~ present week.
The half breeds are endeavering to show
that IT, e is no need of the State movement,
so tbst but small vote win be cast on the
18th { itant. Should they succeed in this
m5veY 1t, then they will begin to feel their
way Il ards Lecompton, and try to persuade
the pei le that the best thing to be done is to
accept ie English swindle.
The ew Constitution will receive q vote of
$780, 10000 against it, and abont 900 for
The eviysl has reached this CITY. PRAYER
M etip are held nightly, and q pouring out
Of Spi, is confidently expected. At Leaven.
We th imiiAr interest is manifested, and the
GO d will doubtless speed on.
fhe' is q large company of young men ft-
tiI Of in this place for some point on the
ca teri lope of the Rocky Mountains, where,
&C ord to the reports of hunters and Indians,
a Sabt US quantity of gold, both dust and
90 srtz. as been found. do not think that
less til two hundred will leave Kansas this
se son ,r that section. A great many Pro-
81 ver7 men are going also, ard it can hardly
be pos lie to avoid q collision between the two
pa ties
Boon Tile, No., May 27-The Lawrence Re.
pu 5tict extra, states that on the 10Th instant,
a part, of Pro-Slavery men from Missouri
ca ne /. a trading post, on the read from Fort
Scott Leavenworth, and took twelve men
prlsons into deep ravine, formed them into
line, al firing on them, killed FIVE and wound
ed six. he rufhans then fed There was an in
ter sc e. itement at Lawrence, and a force was
beng ganized to start in pursuit of them.
TITS in rmation is considered reliable, though
all kar - stories are rather doubtful.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
st. ! Ouis, May 27-The Republican,
W sstpo correspondent gives totally differ
en- ven on of the reported attack on q trading
pc Il be seen Fort Scott and Leavenworth. he
ste tes at those driven out from Linn county
by the iontgomery band, after placing their
faIoilie' in safety, returned to the Territory to
Loo k aft their property. They captured the
me n at ae trading post, supposing them to be
pat Of Iontgomery's band, but on ascertain
ING thi mistake, released them. They sub
sequeai heard a gun fred on the side of a
hill, so returned the fire, ascertaining they
were tt men they had released, who were now
armed. A fight ensued, resulting in the death
of the alter. The correspondent adds, that
no Nil ,urisn took any port in the affair.
This Sc as as improbable story as the first
espeeia J as all On one side appear to have
been XII I'd or wounded, and no one injured on
the 9th side.
He1~ ommodore Vanderbilt, seeing that tt 9
great g of Government steamers across the
Atlanti re failures, has commenced running,
weekly,' line of good steamers, upon his own
respons ility. He adopts the plan of cheap
fares, ses quick passages, and probably ex-
poets t. enterprise will prove selfsupporting
1t is bu- air, since the Commodore las opposed
the graz of subsidies to the old lines, that be
shouldt bis hand at the business II he can run
frst-cla' steamers to Europe, and make them
pay, Gel inly there will be no future need OF
giving e ,rmous grants to other lines for car
rying tb mails.
Hk5- he Leavenworth Constitution has
doubles received a majority of the SURFACES
of the p, pie of Kansas. There was little ex-
citemep and thousands probably staid away
from tn polls.
ns1r ,e Administration papers make great
compai of Montgomery's band of "Regula.
tors" the. Fort Scott district of Kansas.
Many shese stories doubtless are manufac-
tured purpose. A Washington cores
ponden "a New York paper says:
"Tht are considerable number of Free
State ne here from Kansas. They furnish a
very ca id answer to the complaints of the
other q p, about the operations of Captain
Moptgo cry and his band of Regulators in the
Fort Sec district. They say the outrages, of
the Peep congregsted in and around the vii.
lage of 'ort Scott have become intolerable,
and mad it necessary to clean out the coun-
try rouu about. This means the violent ex.
pulsiOn the whole population. Whether the
neighbo, God will be any cleaner after the
sweeping out of the old and the incoming of
the new inhabitants, is the question. The
prospect for peace in Kansas is not favorable,
and the ext shape in which the Slavery ques-
ton vii. 20 found not removed from Congress,
will be fierce dispute over the responsible
ty for " It is about to occur there"